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GK Media is a multimedia company based in Galway specializing in cutting edge workshops and high quality digital productions. http://www.GKMedia.ie

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The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars (Feb 22nd)

Performance by an Actor in a leading role

Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher” Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper” Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game” Michael Keaton in “Birdman” Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”

  Performance by an Actress in a leading role

Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”

Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”

Julianne Moore in “Still Alice” Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl” Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”

  Best Supporting Actor Robert Duvall in "The Judge" Ethan Hawke in "Boyhood" Edward Norton in "Birdman" Mark Ruffalo in "Foxcatcher" J.K. Simmons in "Whiplash"

  Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette in "Boyhood" Laura Dern in "Wild" Keira Knightley in "The Imitation Game" Emma Stone in "Birdman" Meryl Streep in "Into the Woods"

  Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

“Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli “The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

  Achievement in Directing

“Birdman” Alejandro G. Iñárritu “Boyhood” Richard Linklater “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson “The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum

  Best Motion Picture of the Year

“American Sniper” “Birdman” “Boyhood” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” “The Imitation Game” “Selma” “The Theory of Everything” “Whiplash”

  Cinematography

"Birdman" - Emmanuel 

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Robert Yeoman

"Ida" - Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski

"Mr Turner" - Dick Pope

"Unbroken" Roger Deakins

  Costume Design

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Milena Canonero

"Inherent Vice" - Mark Bridges

"Mr Turner" - Jacqueline Durran

"Into the Woods" - Colleen Attwood

"Maleficient" - Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive

  Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

"American Sniper" - Jason Hall

"The Imitation Game" -Graham Moore

"Inherent Vice" - Paul Thomas Anderson

"The Theory of Everything" - Anthony McCarten

"Whiplash" - Damien Chazelle

  Writing (Original Screenplay)

"Birdman" - Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo

"Boyhood" - Richard Linklater

"Foxcatcher" - E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness

"Nightcrawler" - Dan Gilroy

  Documentary Feature

"Citizen Four" - Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky

"Finding Vivian Maiar" - John Maloof and Charlie Siskel

"Last Days in Vietnam" - Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester

"The Salt of the Earth" - Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier

"Virunga" - Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

  Documentary Short

"Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1" - Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry

"Joanna" - Aneta Kopacz

"Our Curse" -  Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki 

"The Reaper (La Parka)" - Gabriel Serra Arguello

"White Earth" - J. Christian Jensen

  Film Editing

"American Sniper" - Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach

"Boyhood" - Sandra Adair

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Barney Pilling

"The Imitation Game" - William Goldenberg

"Whiplash" - Tom Cross

  Foreign Language Film

"Ida" - Poland; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

"Leviathan" - Russia; Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

"Tangerines" - Estonia; Directed by Zaza Urushadze

"Timbuktu" - Mauritania; Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako

"Wild Tales" - Argentina; Directed by Damián Szifron

  Make-Up and Hairstyling

"Foxcatcher" - Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier

"Guardians of the Galaxy" - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

  Music (Original Score)

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Alexandre Desplat

"The Imitation Game" - Alexandre Desplat

"Interstellar" - Hans Zimmer

"Mr. Turner" - Gary Yershon

"The Theory of Everything" - Jóhann Jóhannsson

  Music (Original Song)

"Everything Is Awesome" from THE LEGO MOVIE

Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson

"Glory" from SELMA

Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn

"Grateful" from BEYOND THE LIGHTS

Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

"I'm Not Gonna Miss You" from GLEN CAMPBELL...I'LL BE ME

Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond

"Lost Stars" from BEGIN AGAIN

Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

  Production Design

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)

"The Imitation Game" - Maria Djurkovic (Production Design); Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration)

"Interstellar" - Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Gary Fettis (Set Decoration)

"Into the Woods" - Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)

"Mr. Turner" - Suzie Davies (Production Design); Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration)

   Short Film (Animated)

"The Bigger Picture" - Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees

"The Dam Keeper" - Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi

"Feast" - Patrick and Kristina Reed

"Me and My Moulton" - Torill Kove

"A Single Life" - Joris Oprins

  Short Film (Live Action)

"Aya" - Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis

"Boogaloo and Graham" - Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney

"Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)" - Hu Wei and Julien Féret

"Parvaneh" - Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger

"The Phone Call" - Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

  Sound Editing

"American Sniper" - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman

"Birdman" - Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock

"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" - Brent Burge and Jason Canovas

"Interstellar" - Richard King

"Unbroken" - Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

  Sound Mixing

"American Sniper" - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin

"Birdman" - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga

"Interstellar" - Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten

"Unbroken" - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee

"Whiplash" - Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

  Visual Effects

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" - Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist

"Guardians of the Galaxy" - Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould

"Interstellar" - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" - Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer

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Workshops for Heritage Groups

GK Media have developed a new series of courses for local Heritage Groups in the areas of Podcasting, Interview Techniques, and Social Media. They also provide Oral Heritage workshops covering a number of important areas such as research, recording equipment, consent forms, copyright, tagging, online publishing, etc.

(1) Social Media in a Bundle

-Why is Social Media important? 

-How can it benefit us?

-Implications and Considerations for using Social Media

-The main channels of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, & Google+)

-Setting up your Online Profiles & Pages (Public & Private Groups)

-Knowing your audience and your demographic

-Promoting Events, Podcasts & Workshops

-Finding sources, growing your audience and driving traffic

-Engagement, Credibility and Effective Communication

-Developing your content strategy

-Measurement, Analysis and Promotion

To register for a course email [email protected]

  (2) Oral Heritage & Interview Techniques

-Folklore & Oral History

-Topics of Conversation

-Recording Equipment & Microphones

-Benefits of Audio Recording

-Conducting an interview

-Narration

-Clearance & Consent

-Copyright

-Transcribing

-Editing

-Tagging

-Publishing & Online Hosting

To register for a course email [email protected]

(3) Podcasting & Online Publishing

-Sourcing Equipment

-Home Studio set-up

-Recording Equipment & Microphones

-Editing

-Mastering

-Hosting on a server

-Creating an iTunes Channel

-Tags & Images

-Online Publishing

-Measurement, Analysis and Promotion

To register for a course email [email protected]

Garry Kelly (@GKMediaIRE) is Managing Director of GKMedia.ie an Irish multimedia company specialising in Film, TV, Radio, & Social Media. With over 10 years experience working in these industries, the company offers a number of services in Digital Productions, Advertising, & Training. Garry is also a Company Director and Producer with the Irish Film & TV Production Company - DIGProductions.ie Since their inception in 2000, they have produced a number of award winning short films, documentaries, and feature films.

Email: [email protected]

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Workshops for Transition Years in Film & TV and Radio Production

GK Media are running TY Camps in Film & TV, and we have also teamed up with Flirt FM to provide workshops in Radio Production.

Radio Production

GK Media are running a Radio Programme Production Course for TY Students based on the FETAC Level 5 module. The course includes 10hrs Studio time in Flirt FM, which can be spread out over a semester. The workshops cover the areas of engineering, research, on-air presenting, and producing. Students will get to record a group showreel featuring different elements of a radio show. They will also script their own program and select the music.

  Film & TV

With over 13 years experience in the Film & TV industry, GK Media is delighted to continue its Film & TV Workshops for TY Students. The layout of the course includes scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera & sound operation, editing, and other essential areas in filmmaking. Students will get to record an in-camera edit and/or a short film. Last year's TY Short Films produced by GK Media made it through to both the Junior & Senior National Finals of the Fresh Film Festival, where we worked with TY students in Galway, Mayo and Sligo. 

Bookings can be made via [email protected] or phone [phone]

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GK Media - Evening Adult Courses at GTI Galway

GK Media have teamed up with Galway Technical Institute (GTI) to run a series of evening courses for adults. The three main media courses will run from September - December (7pm-10pm).

Below is a list of courses for you to chose from...

Radio Programme Production

The Radio Programme Production (FETAC Level 5) evening course covers the areas of engineering, scripting, editing, and producing radio shows. Participants will learn the style of different radio formats and get to record a full professional Radio Programme.

  Time: Every Monday (7pm - 10pm)

Dates: Monday 29th Sept - Monday 08th December

Venue: GTI, Fr. Griffin Road, Galway City.

Course Fee: €220. To apply for this course visit http://www.gti.ie/aeapply/

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Digital Video Production / TV Presenting

The Digital Video Production & TV Presenting evening course (GTI Certified) covers the areas of scriptwriting, storyboarding, photography, sound recording, casting, scheduling, marketing, editing, and other essential areas in filmmaking. It also covers the areas of voice projection, intonation, presentation style, posture, and pitch for aspiring TV Presenters. Participants will get to shoot an in-camera edit, make a short film, and if desired produce their own showreel.

  Time: Every Tuesday (7pm - 9pm)

Dates: Tuesday 30th Sept - Tuesday 09th December

Venue: GTI, Fr. Griffin Road, Galway City.

Course Fee: €120. To apply for this course visit http://www.gti.ie/aeapply/

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Scriptwriting

The Scriptwriting (FETAC Level 5) evening course covers the areas of visual communication and storytelling techniques done through lighting, camera movement, music, etc. Participants will produce and adapt their work for Film, TV, & Radio and focus on character development, backstory, themes, timeline, dialogue, body language, locations, etc.

  Time: Every Wednesday (7pm - 10pm)

Dates: Wednesday 01st Oct - Wednesday 10th December

Venue: GTI, Fr. Griffin Road, Galway City.

Course Fee: €220. To apply for this course visit http://www.gti.ie/aeapply/

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  Garry Kelly (@GKMediaIRE) is Managing Director of GKMedia.ie an Irish multimedia company specialising in Film, TV, Radio, & Social Media. With over 10 years experience working in these industries, the company offers a number of services in Digital Productions, Advertising, & Training. Garry is also a Company Director and Producer with the Irish Film & TV Production Company - DIGProductions.ie Since their inception in 2000, they have produced a number of award winning short films, documentaries, and feature films.

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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The Life & Times of Commander Bill King

TALK & FILM:

The Life & Times of Commander Bill King (Monday August 25th 7:30pm)

Join us for a FREE night of Talk & Film in Oranmore Castle on August 25th 2014 when Irish filmmaker Garry Kelly discusses the Life and Times of Commander Bill King.

In 2012 at the age of 102 years old, Commander Bill King of Oranmore Castle passed away. He was the last surviving submarine commander of the Second World War and an adventurer who single-handedly sailed around the world aboard the Galway Blazer II. Back in 1998, Garry Kelly (GK Media/DIG Productions) started interviewing Bill about his life and many adventures. As part of Heritage Week, for one special evening only, Garry will discuss the days spent filming Commander King in Oranmore Castle and screen footage of Bill on board the HMS Snapper in 1940, footage of Galway Blazer II been launched in 1968, and 35minutes of video interviews recorded with him in 2001.

Light refreshments will be served afterwards. Parking is available in the town, which is a short walking distance from the castle.

This event is FREE and is being held in partnership with the Heritage Office Galway County Council.

To reserve your place, email [email protected]

Date

Time: Monday 25th August 19:30 to 21:30

  Venue

Venue Name: Oranmore Castle

Address: Oranmore Castle, Castle Road, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland

  Photos Courtesy of the Daily Express

Garry Kelly (@GKMediaIRE) is Managing Director of GKMedia.ie an Irish multimedia company specialising in Film, TV, Radio, & Social Media. They offer a number of services in Digital Productions, Advertising, & Training. Garry is also a Company Director and Producer with the Irish Film & TV Production Company - DIGProductions.ie Since their inception in 2000, they have produced a number of award winning short films, documentaries, and feature films.

Email: [email protected]

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SUMMER CAMPS IN FILM/TV & RADIO

GK Media are running a series of summer camps in both Radio Production and Digital Video Production, for teenagers (aged 12-16yrs), over the coming months in Galway City.

The Radio Production Course will be a special week-long course for a limited group of teenagers, starting Monday June 30th. The workshops will cover the areas of engineering, research, on-air presenting, and producing. Participants will get to record a group showreel featuring different elements of a radio show produced by themselves such as music shows, news reports, & adverts. They will script their own program and also choose the music.

The Galway-based multimedia company, which was founded last year by producer Garry Kelly, will also run a series of two week courses in Digital Video Production, starting Monday July 14th & Monday August 11th. This course covers the areas of scriptwriting, storyboarding, camera & sound operation, editing, and other essential areas in filmmaking. Participants will get to record an in-camera edit and a short film, which will be screened exclusively at the Eye Cinema on the last day of the course. They will also be treated to a trip to the Eye Cinema to watch one of this summer's top movies (which is all included in the course fee).

Galway City Museum have also partnered up with GK Media to run a summer camp on Creative Filmmaking. The 5-day film course helps participants  produce a short documentary about the history of Galway. The group will develop their communications skills, build their confidence, strengthen their means of self-expression, embrace their local history, and gain invaluable knowledge about the film industry whilst having fun. This course starts on Tuesday August 05th and is expected to quickly fill due to its subsidized fee by the museum.

For full details on all the courses, go to www.gkmedia.ie.

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PODCASTING THE PAST

Over the past several months, Galway City Museum has been running a Thursday evening lecture series relating to the history and heritage of Galway. These fascinating and engaging talks by specialists in their fields covered topics as diverse as Galway slave traders in the Caribbean by Dr. Orla Power, TCD, traditional boat songs of the west coast by Dr. Ríonach Uí Ógain, Director of the National Folklore Collection, UCD, and the Galway writings of John Millington Synge by Prof. Patrick Lonergan, NUI, Galway. A selection of these popular talks were recorded as podcasts by GK Media and are now being made available to listen to or for download, free of charge, on iTunes.

Brendan McGowan, Education & Outreach Officer, says "our evening lectures have proven very, very popular so we decided that, as we can only accommodate so many at the talks, it would be a good idea to record a selection for posterity and make them available to an infinitely larger audience via the world wide web. They are a great resource for researchers and those with a general interest in Galway's past". 

To access the FREE podcasts go to... https://itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/galway-city-museum/id840449636

  Photo Caption: Garry Kelly of GK Media who has been working with Galway City Museum to make their podcasts available on iTunes, with Galway's own Sean Phádraic. Photograph by Joe Travers.

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10 Tips to make a successful MOVIE SCRIPT - (GK Media)

Ten questions to ask yourself after finishing your script:

(1) Is my story clear? We always encourage writers to get someone they trust to read their script. It is important to get feedback, and although the story might make sense in your head, it's important the reader has the same understanding.

(2) Who is my main character and what does she or he want? Again, clarity is important when it comes to storytelling, otherwise the process is quite often pointless. This tip is mainly concerned with writers who start writing their script straightaway without fully brainstorming their ideas, forming their acts, or writing a treatment. As a result, the focus on characters tends to 'drift' with no one character dominating the story.

(3) Is the main character's goal achievable within the time frame? Sometimes new writers find it difficult to decide if their story would work better in a short film, feature film, or a TV series. There are certain golden rules you need to incorporate which will help you easily solve such a dilemma but basically a short film is often a 'moment' in someone's life, a feature is more of a 'journey' where something happens and our protagonist must change in order to overcome a massive obstacle, whilst a TV series is based on a number of characters who generally remain the same week after week but the 'situations' that affect them keep changing.

(4) Is the main character capable of following through with his or her goal? Our main character may be weak but there is no point having them incapable of achieving their goal or having some sort of resolution. For instance if Rocky got beaten every time he goes in the boxing ring, it would be very hard to sustain the audiences' attention and make a string of Rocky movies.

(5) What is the conflict/what are the obstacles? Conflict or plot hurdles are essential in storytelling as they make the journey interesting. Life is hard so we - the audience - want to see our Hero jump through hoops too. Always throw a difficult situation at your character. How they solve them reveals more about them. The conflict cannot be sustained if the character is not relentless in the pursuit of his or her goal. Likewise the antagonist must be a suitable adversary up to the challenge. What the conflict is must be very clear in your story.

(6) What does it mean to them? Again, unless this conflict is seen as the ultimate battle for our hero and to not overcome this hurdle would be the ultimate loss, than the whole tension and excitement of the story is lost. This obstacle they face must mean everything to them.

(7) Will my audience care, if so why? It's so important to write good, strong characters as you want/need your audience to care about them. The more detailed and complex they are, in other words the more human-like or three-dimensional they are, the more the audience will invest their emotions in them. We always encourage our writers to draw up detailed biographies of all of their main characters. 90% of this information may never be written in the script, but their profiles are very clear in the writer's head and their individualism and personalities will shine through.

(8) What do I want to say about this theme? One of the disappointing elements in reading new scripts is you can see how heavily influenced the writers have been by mainstream culture. Nowadays I can read a pilot script for a Television Show and figure out within the first ten pages which TV shows heavily influenced the writer to put this script together. To be a great writer you need to have something to say. We have come across so many writers who have written stories based in America, yet none of them have ever traveled to America. Their only knowledge of the country is by watching it on television. To put it simply, write about what you know. Write about your own world. It may not be interesting to you, but we don't live in your shoes so it may be quite interesting to us.

(9) Does each scene expand the story? Make sure every scene has a purpose and moves the story forward. With scriptwriting it's not like novel writing - Crisp, Lean and Economical writing is best. If the scene doesn't have a purpose - delete it!

(10) Do I resolve the character's story at the end? This is what Act Three is all about. It is expected to bring the story to a 'climax' and ultimately a resolution to give the audience the pay-off. It is usually the triumph of good (Protagonist) over evil (Antagonist), with rare exceptions. You may wish to leave the storyline 'open' for a possible sequel but at the same time the next script should be a different story so it's good to bring this one to a satisfying conclusion. You may wish to bend the rules, but before you break or bend them you first need to know them. You may wish to get a big reaction from your audience with a twist at the end and that is fine but it's another issue disappointing your audience and making them feel that the time they invested in your story was ultimately fruitless.

Don't forget the key to being a successful writer is ... writing, rewriting, and more rewriting.

Garry Kelly (@GKMediaIRE) is Managing Director of GKMedia.ie an Irish multimedia company specialising in Viral Videos, Podcasts, & Online Marketing. With over 10 years experience working in the Film, TV & Radio industry the company offers a number of services in Digital Productions, Advertising, & Training. Garry is also a Company Director and Producer with the Irish Film & TV Production Company - DIGProductions.ie Since their inception in 2000, they have produced a number of award winning short films, documentaries, and feature films.

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS 2014

FILM

Best Motion Picture - Drama "12 Years A Slave" "Captain Phillips" "Gravity" "Philomena" "Rush"

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical "American Hustle" "Her" "Inside Llewyn Davis" "Nebraska" "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Cate Blanchett - "Blue Jasmine" Sandra Bullock - "Gravity" Judi Dench - "Philomena" Emma Thompson - "Saving Mr. Banks" Kate Winslet - "Labor Day"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 years a Slave" Idris Elba - "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" Tom Hanks - "Captain Phillips" Matthew McConaughey - "Dallas Buyers Club" Robert Redford - "All is Lost"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical Amy Adams - "American Hustle" Julie Delpy - "Before Midnight" Greta Gerwig - "Frances Ha" Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Enough Said" Meryl Streep - "August: Osage County"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical Christian Bale - "American Hustle" Bruce Dern - "Nebraska" Leonardo DiCaprio - "The Wolf of Wall Street" Oscar Isaac - "Inside Llewyn Davis" Joaquin Phoenix - "Her"

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Sally Hawkins - "Blue Jasmine" Jennifer Lawrence - "American Hustle" Lupita Nyong'o - "12 Years A Slave" Julia Roberts - "August: Osage County" June Squibb - "Nebraska"

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Barkhad Abdi - "Captain Phillips" Daniel Bruhl - "Rush" Bradley Cooper - "American Hustle" Michael Fassbender - "12 Years A Slave" Jared Leto - "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Director - Motion Picture Alfonso Cuaron - "Gravity" Paul Greengrass - "Captain Phillips" Steve McQueen - "12 Years A Slave" Alexander Payne - "Nebraska" David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Spike Jonze - "Her" Bob Nelson - "Nebraska" Jeff Pope Steve - "Philomena" John Ridley - "12 Years a Slave" David O. Russell - "American Hustle"

Best Original Score - Motion Picture "All Is Lost" "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" "Gravity" "The Book Thief" "12 Years a Slave"

Best Original Song - Motion Picture "Atlas" - "The Hunger Games" - Chris Martin "Let it Go" - "Frozen" "Ordinary Love" - "Mandella" - U2 "Please Mr Kennedy" - "Inside" - Ed Rush, T-Bone, Justin Timberlake, Joel and Ethan Coen "Sweeter Than Fiction" - "One Chance" - Taylor Swift

Best Animated Feature Film "The Croods" "Despicable Me 2" "Frozen"

Best Foreign Language Film "Blue Is The Warmest Color" (France) "The Great Beauty" (Italy) "The Hunt" (Denmark) "The Past" (Iran) "The Wind Rises" (Japan)

TELEVISION

Best Television Series - Drama "Breaking Bad" "Downton Abbey" "The Good Wife" "House of Cards" "Masters of Sex"

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical "The Big Bang Theory" "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" "Girls" "Modern Family" "Parks and Recreation"

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama Julianna Margulies - "The Good Wife" Tatiana Maslany - "Orphan Black" Taylor Schilling - "Orange Is The New Black" Kerry Washington - "Scandal" Robin Wright - "House of Cards"

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama Bryan Cranston - "Breaking Bad" Liev Schreiber - "Ray Donovan" Michael Sheen - "Masters of Sex" Kevin Spacey - "House of Cards" James Spader - "The Black List"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Zooey Deschanel - "New Girl" Lena Dunham - "Girls" Edie Falco - "Nurse Jackie" Julia Louis-Dreyfus - "Veep" Amy Poehler - "Parks and Recreation"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy Jason Bateman - "Arrested Development" Don Cheadle - "House of Lies" Michael J. Fox - "The Michael J. Fox Show" Jim Parsons - "The Big Bang Theory" Andy Samberg - "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television "American Horror Story: Coven" "Behind the Candelabra" "Dancing on the Edge "Top of the Lake" "White Queen"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Helena Bonham Carter - "Burton and Taylor" Rebecca Ferguson - "The White Queen" Jessica Lange - "American Horror Story: Coven" Helen Mirren - "Phil Spector" Elisabeth Moss - "Top of the Lake"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Matt Damon - "Behind The Candelabra" Michael Douglas - "Behind The Candelabra" Chiwetel Ejiofor - "Dancing On The Edge" Idris Elba - "Luther" Al Pacino - "Phil Spector"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Jacqueline Bisset - "Dancing on the Edge" Janet McTeer - "The White Queen" Hayden Panettiere - "Nashville" Monica Potter - "Parenthood" Sofia Vergara - "Modern Family"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Josh Charles - The Good Wife" Rob Lowe - "Behind the Candelabra" Aaron Paul - "Breaking Bad" Corey Stoll - "House of Cards" Jon Voight - "Ray Donovan"

The 2014 Golden Globe Award ceremony takes place on Sunday the 12th of January.

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Radio Production Courses for 2014

Part-Time Radio Production Course at Galway Technical Institute

The course runs over 9 weeks (commencing January 13th) covering the areas of engineering, scripting, editing, and producing radio shows. Participants will learn the style of different radio formats and get to record a full professional Radio Programme.

Course Outline:

Film, TV & Radio Producer Garry Kelly (GK Media) will be the course tutor.

Over the past 7 years Garry has worked in both national and local radio and is a well-known voice on Galway Bay FM, where he has worked as a Presenter, Engineer and Producer.

Back in 2010 he founded ORGANICS Music which was a monthly FREE 60min podcast available via iTunes which featured a collection of songs by contemporary Irish musicians both signed & unsigned. The podcasts reached over 65,000 global downloads that year. He has also interviewed many famous personalities down through the years including Mumford & Sons, Imelda May, Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Irons, Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Peter O' Toole, and many others.

With the emergence of more diverse radio stations in Ireland over the past few years and the growth of online digital radio, there are more opportunities than ever before for aspiring broadcasters. Over the 09 weeks Garry will teach the roles and functions of different radio programmes, the technical requirements, and the tools in researching, presenting, editing & producing a show. You will also get to visit a radio station and be given a basic understanding of how to operate the equipment.

The following is the link to award specification: http://public.fetac.ie/AwardsLibraryPdf/5N1379_AwardSpecifications_English.pdf

  Certification:

FETAC Level 5 Minor Award in Radio Programme Production 5N1379

Dates:

Monday 13/01/201419:00 - 22:00

Monday 20/01/201419:00 - 22:00

Monday 27/01/201419:00 - 22:00

Monday 03/02/201419:00 - 22:00

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Interview with Martin McDonagh

Writer/Director Martin McDonagh talks to Garry Kelly of GK Media about his movie Seven Psychopaths, his directorial debut In Bruges, and his fond memories of Galway...

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10 Tips to make Viral Videos work for you!

The average age for watching a Viral Video is now 27 years of age. If your target audience are aged 18-34 years of age, then it’s extremely important that you consider including Viral Videos in your internet marketing strategy.

One thing you also need to consider when drafting up your ideas for your online video is that women account for nearly 57% of viral video views, and share these videos 30% more than men.

So what makes an Online Video become a Viral Video? Well it’s simply all about making a statement that’s worth sharing. People love to watch funny amusing clips online or something that pulls at the heartstrings. However unless you’re a charity or raising funds for a serious condition, my advice is to keep your viral video upbeat, dynamic and fun! You need your business to stand out from your competitors.

Here’s our Top 10 Tips to consider for your Viral Videos:

(1) ENTERTAIN: Be creative with a funny, and upbeat video. Perceive it from your customers point-of-view. What would make them hit ‘share’? Remember Viral Videos are another form of storytelling done in an advertising manner.

(2) CLARITY: Decide what message you clearly want to give in your video. If you don’t know, then the viewer certainly won’t know. Trying to be quirky by having an abstract message may be detrimental, costly and a wasteful experience in the end.

(3) DURATION: Decide what length best suits your message -less than 30secs or more than 60secs. Viral Videos that are under 30 seconds or over 60 seconds are more effective and hold your audience longer, than videos trying to meet the 30-60 second time frame.

(4) PROFESSIONALISM: If you run a professional business and you want your business to look professional, then you have to commission a Professional Film Crew to produce your video. A cheap video will make your business look cheap.

(5) PREPARATION: Planning your video is key. A good Video Production company will sit down with you and discuss what exactly you want to promote and help you plan out the best way of doing that step-by-step. Don’t leave all the creative control in the hands of them. You know your business and customers better than anyone.

(6) BE CURRENT: If you can script a video that deals with a current issue, then it’s going to go viral faster with a bigger ripple effect. For instance if a certain celebrity or sports personality are making the headlines lately, you could do a parody video of them.

(7) GO GLOBAL: Videos without dialogue can go international and attract a wider audience. Think of Mr. Bean, it entertains everyone of all ages as it’s family friendly humor and has very little dialogue in it.

(8) C.T.A.: There is no point doing a Viral Video unless you have a call-to-action at the end. You need to treat the video as a gateway towards your business. Attract them to your website or a social media account by attracting them with a special offer.

(9) SEED: The first 48 hours of getting a video to go viral are vital. Post it on Facebook and Twitter after 10pm at the start of the week on a Monday night, More people surf social media at this time compared to any other part of the day. Also get your friends and family to share your video and include in their blogs. Everyone wants to be part of what’s happening now so the more who see it in the first couple of days, the more positive reaction you will get from the public.

(10) ADVERTISE: Don’t be afraid to promote your video through paid-adverts with companies like Facebook. You are promoting an online advertising tool, so compliment it with other advertising tools to attract more viewers and drive further traffic to your website. You can control your spend and limit your budget so you’ve no excuses. Make sure you analyze the stats provided during your promotion so you can see exactly who is clicking and sharing.

Don’t forget that Facebook is a great social platform for promoting your Viral Video as it dominates 76% of the market when sharing, compared to emails (15%) and Twitter (9%). So go on, get your message out there now!

Author:

Garry Kelly (@GKMediaIRE) is Managing Director of GKMedia.ie an Irish multimedia company specialising in Viral Videos, Podcasts, & Online Marketing. With over 10 years experience working in the Film, TV & Radio industry the company offers a number of services in Digital Productions, Advertising, & Training. Garry is also a Company Director and Producer with the Irish Film & TV Production Company - DIGProductions.ie Since their inception in 2000, they have produced a number of award winning short films, documentaries, and feature films.

Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

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Quirky Facts about films out in Cinemas from Friday Nov 29th

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the big movie at the Irish Box Office last weekend, whilst Gravity and the Special 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who in 3d also did very well.

GK Media presents a series of Quirky Facts about the films out in Irish Cinemas this weekend...

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (12A)Sci-Fi/Action

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks

Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games - a competition that could change Panem forever.

Quirky Facts: The film has grossed over 150 million dollars in it's opening weekend in the US. For any fashion lovers, most of the dresses Elizabeth Banks wears in this movie are created by the famous designer Alexander McQueen.

Gravity (12A) Sci-Fi/Thriller

Cast: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney

Synopsis: Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone - tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness.

Quirky Facts: Gravity has grossed over a quarter of a billion dollars in the US now. The film was 4 years in development, with most of the delay due to technology not at an advanced enough stage to make the movie. To prepare for shooting, Sandra Bullock spent six months in physical training.

Saving Mr. Banks (PG) –Drama/Biopic

Cast: Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson

Synopsis: When Walt Disney's daughters begged him to make a movie of their favourite book Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers, he made them a promise that he didn't realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights to turn the story into a movie, Walt comes up against an uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine.

Quirky Facts: Walt Disney first attempted to purchase the film rights to Mary Poppins from P.L. Travers as early as 1938, but was refused. He didn't get the rights until 1961 and the film was released in 1964. Saving Mr Banks is the first theatrical film from Walt Disney Pictures or any other film studio in Hollywood to feature Walt Disney as a lead or supporting character in a feature film.

Carrie (16) - Horror

Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Judy Greer, Ansel Elgort

Synopsis: Based on the Stephen King novel, Carrie White is a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Quirky Facts: This is the first screen adaptation where Carrie is played by an actual teenager. Chloë Grace Moretz was 15 during filming, whereas Sissy Spacek and Angela Bettis, who played the role in 1976 and 2002 respectively, were 26 and 28 when they played Carrie. The film was originally supposed to be released in March of this year, but switched to October instead and has already grossed more money than the 1976 film from director Brian DePalma.

The Butler (12A)Historical Drama

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack

Synopsis: Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for a white family. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself serving eight US Presidents.

Quirky Facts: The film  has already grossed over 115 million dollars - 4 times its budget. There are 41 credited producers, probably a world record for a single film. In the original script, the character Cecil Gaines has a scene where he meets President Barack Obama. The director Lee Daniels considered asking the president to play himself but since the film was shot during the height of the 2012 presidential election, the director decided to cast an actor instead to play the role.

Philomena (12A) Drama

Cast: Steve Coogan, Judi Dench, Cathy Belton

Synopsis: Based on a true story, the film focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee, a woman sent to the Magdalene Laundries at a young age after conceiving a child out of wedlock. After 50 years she goes in search of her son who was forced up for adoption, with the help of a disgraced journalist.

Quirky Facts: The film is based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith, which focuses more on the life of Michael/Anthony after his adoption. However the film won Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival.

Are you interested in Film? GK Media now provides courses in Video Production and Scriptwriting. Check out our website for further details.

We also produce Viral Videos and Convert Video.

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American Music Awards 2013 (Results)

Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the 2013 American Music Awards which were held Sunday November 24th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles The singer picked up FOUR prizes. Justin Timberlake won three awards - including best R-and-B and Soul album. One Direction, who sang a stripped down version of their song "Story of My Life," ended the evening with 2 trophies. And Miley Cyrus again had plenty of spectators talking after she performed her hit "Wrecking Ball" with a giant lip-syncing CGI cat.

Here's the list of winners and nominees from the 2013 American Music Awards - GK Media.

Artist of the Year Justin Timberlake Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Rihanna Bruno Mars Taylor Swift - WINNER

Single of the Year Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and TI - 'Blurred Lines' Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz - 'Thrift Shop' Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly - 'Cruise' - WINNER

New Artist of the Year Florida Georgia Line Imagine Dragons Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Phillip Phillips Ariana Grande - WINNER

Favourite Male Artist - Pop/Rock Bruno Mars Robin Thicke Justin Timberlake - WINNER

Favourite Female Artist - Pop/Rock Pink Rihanna Taylor Swift - WINNER

Favourite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Imagine Dragons One Direction - WINNER

Favourite Album - Pop/Rock Taylor Swift - Red Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience One Direction - Take Me Home - WINNER

Favourite Male Artist - Country Hunter Hayes Blake Shelton Luke Bryan - WINNER

Favourite Female Artist - Country Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood Taylor Swift - WINNER

Favourite Band, Duo or Group - Country The Band Perry Florida Georgia Line Lady Antebellum - WINNER

Favourite Album - Country Luke Bryan - Crash My Party Florida Georgia Line - Here's to the Good Times Taylor Swift - Red - WINNER

Favourite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop Jay Z - Magna Carta... Holy Grail Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - The Heist - WINNER

Favourite Male Artist - Soul/R and B Miguel Robin Thicke Justin Timberlake - WINNER

Favourite Female Artist - Soul/R and B Ciara Alicia Keys Rihanna - WINNER

Favourite Album - Soul/R and B Rihanna - Unapologetic Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience - WINNER

Favourite Artist - Alternative Rock The Lumineers Mumford and Sons Imagine Dragons - WINNER

Favourite Artist - Latin Music Prince Royce Romeo Santos Marc Anthony - WINNER

Favourite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Daft Punk Zedd Calvin Harris Avicii - WINNER

Favourite Artist - Adult Contemporary Bruno Mars Pink Maroon 5 - WINNER

Icon Award Rihanna - WINNER

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RECORD YOUR BUSINESS PODCAST (GK Media)

GK Media RECORD and PODCAST Motivational Talks, Seminars, Conferences, & Public Talks for businesses in Ireland. Podcasts have numerous benefits - (1) They create more awareness of your product (2) They attract new customers (3) They drive more traffic to your website (4) They document and archive relevant discussions (5) They make you more accessible to your customers (6) They are simple and affordable GK Media will provide all the necessary equipment to carry out a discreet audio recording of your event. We will then edit, polish, and master the recording allowing you to upload it to your website. We can also encode the file and upload to iTunes for you. Book a RECORDED PODCAST with GK Media before Friday Dec 20th 2013 and receive a 10% discount. Email: [email protected]

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Eye Cinema Galway (Tuesday 12th Nov)

Gravity was the big movie at the Irish Box Office last weekend – one of the best box office results for a movie this year. Philomena and Thor 2 also did very very well.

  Gravity (12A) Animation - Sandra Bullock, George Clooney

This is a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earthand any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

  Philomena (12A) Drama - Steve Coogan, Judi Dench,

Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, this movie focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock - something her Irish-Catholic community didn't have the highest opinion of - and given away for adoption in the United States. In following church doctrine, she was forced to sign a contract that wouldn't allow for any sort of inquiry into the son's whereabouts. After starting a family years later in England and, for the most part, moving on with her life, Lee meets Sixsmith (Coogan

Thor: The Dark World 2D (12A)Science Fiction / Action - Chris Hemsworth

Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

New Releases this weekend…

The Butler (12A)Historical Drama - Forest Whitaker, John Cusack

Exclusive to the Eye Cinema in Galway

Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with her addictions and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.

  The Counsellor (16) Thriller - Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem

Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott and Pulitzer Prize winning author Cormac McCarthy (No Country for Old Men) have joined forces in the motion picture thriller THE COUNSELLOR, starring Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, and Brad Pitt. McCarthy, making his screenwriting debut and Scott interweave the author's characteristic wit and dark humor with a nightmarish scenario, in which a respected lawyer's one-time alliance with an illegal business deal spirals out of control.

  Dom Hemmingway (16)Drama/Crime - Jude Law, Richard E. Grant

Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is a larger-than-life safecracker with a loose fuse, funny, profane, and dangerous. Back on the streets of London after twelve years in prison, it’s time to collect what he’s owed for keeping his mouth shut. Travelling with his devoted best friend Dickie (Richard E. Grant), Dom visits his crime boss Mr Fontaine (Demián Bichir) in the south of France to claim his reward. But Dom’s drink and drug-fuelled ego decides that what he’s lost can’t be replaced. One car accident and a femme fatale later, Dom realises that his priority must be to reconnect with his long-lost daughter Evelyn (Emilia Clarke). But Dom does what Dom does best. He screws things up for everyone…

  The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (12A)Sci-Fi/Action - Jennifer Lawrence

Double-Bill : Wed 20th 9pm followed by 00.01am screening

Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

Other screenings to note…

- Eye Scream – Philomena & Gravity 2D Wed 13th at 10.30am

  - Golden Eye– Philomena Wed 13th at 11.30am

  - Richard II  (The Royal Shakespeare Company) Live from Stratford Upon Avon on Wed 13th Nov at 7pm now booking

  - Tickets are now on sale for the season 2013/2014 of The Met Opera/The Bolshoi Ballet/The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. This Sunday Nov 17th Le Corsaire screens at 3pm.

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GK Media recorded Professor Diarmaid Ferriter's keynote speech at the 2013 History Teachers Association of Ireland Annual Conference in Ballinasloe, County Galway.

Here is a sample of that PODCAST which is now available to download for free from iTunes.

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