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#Repost @betweenmirrors_com THANKS...I like seeing these kids together. BTW, follow @betweenmirrors_com if you like #beauticreep・・・ The amazing oil paintings of @lorinelsonart illustrating that beauty is more than meets the eye. • #lorinelson #painter #artist #portrait #oilpainting #illustration #artwork #darkart #freakfriday #darkbeauty #introvert #surrealism #infj #infp #intj #istj #isfo #istp #contemporaryart #brooklynartist #popsurrealism #fineart #BetweenMirrors
The amazing oil paintings of @lorinelsonart illustrating that beauty is more than meets the eye. • #lorinelson #painter #artist #portrait #oilpainting #illustration #artwork #darkart #freakfriday #darkbeauty #introvert #surrealism #infj #infp #intj #istj #isfo #istp #contemporaryart #brooklynartist #popsurrealism #fineart #BetweenMirrors
Oh no.
Been waitin' for that. ...wonderful.
Office Hero of the Day: Charlie Chaplin
I noticed when I moved here that the ISFO office is located in the area where a very famous person grew up. A very successful and inspirational figure in the film industry. No, I’m not talking about Michael Caine (he did grow up here but he’s not as important, sorry Mike). I am talking about Charlie Chaplin, one of the most recognizable figures in the world. Charlie just happens to be my idol and when I moved here I recognized one of the streets that he mentioned in his autobiography. Of course there may have been several signs that could have hinted towards the Chaplin-related history of the area. Such as a museum. Or a brilliant pub.
But yes, Charlie Chaplin grew up just down the road from the ISFO office. After coming down from the bizarre historical high I experienced after finding this out, I got to thinking. Thinking about some pretty cool stuff. So here we go. Dim the lights. Cue inspirational music. Curtain rises.
About 100 years ago, a young Charlie Chaplin lived here where we are now. Charlie had a very troubled childhood: his dad wasn’t around, his mother was in and out of mental institutions and as a result he and his brother Sydney were in and out of the workhouse. The Chaplin family was remarkably poor. I remember one particular story from Charlie’s autobiography: Sydney needed a new suit for his Saturday job as his normal clothes were so tattered he almost created an Aladdin fashion trend. Hannah Chaplin (Charlie and Sydney’s mum) saved all of her money to buy Sydney a new suit for his job. Sydney would then wear his suit on the weekends when he had to work, and during the week when he was at school he would wear his old clothes and Hannah Chaplin would pawn the suit for seven shillings to get them through the week. Then at the weekend she would buy the suit back and pawn it off again for another week. She did this for a year to help to get them through each week. I’ll never complain about student loans again.
But Charlie kept a very British stiff upper lip and endured all of the misery and hoped one day to be a successful actor. And after working in Vaudeville and touring with a few companies, he finally got a job at the Keystone Film Company and the rest is history.
Over 100 years later, the ISFO team is in the same place he was. We’re young, we’re talented and we have our own dreams. We’re all hoping to crack into an industry that we would love to have a successful career in. For example, I want to write and direct television series. I’m pretty much a nobody right now, but I’m working on it. I’m doing little jobs here and there trying to gain exposure and experience. I’m doing anything I can to crack into the biz, just like Charlie Chaplin did over a century ago in this very city; in this very neighbourhood.
I’m not sure how many people believe in signs. I don’t even know if I even do. But I know that it’s nice to be here repeating a little bit of history. I’m pretty sure Charlie’s backing us up on this. He’s smiling his cheeky tramp grin at our efforts and wishing the ISFO team and members the very best of luck.
Courtesy of our very own Tess (@tesscatiful) at the ISFO's very own blog (http://futureinfilm.com/blog)
#PitchComp deadline extended until Friday!
The ISFO and SFFLondon have received so many entries to the #PitchComp that we're giving everyone a little bit longer to enter!
Prizes for the top 5 include:
- VIP entry to our Prohibition-themed underground launch party
- International exposure with your loglines appearing on the future merchandise of two international film organizations.
- The title, now and forever, of the ISFO/SFFLondon #PitchComp Winner/Runner-Up 2011
The only rule is that your pitch has to be 130 characters or less, and you enter on Twitter with the hashtag #PitchComp before 12th August 2011 (that's this Friday!)
Happy pitching everyone!
If you need a little inspiration, have some David Tennant as Casanova (you're welcome).
@FutureInFilm (that's us) are in the midst of our #TrailerAppreciationWeek, and today's Trailer of the Day is Fright Night, not because it's a particularly stellar example of trailer-making, but because that guy up there is a vampire killer in it, and HE'S DAVID TENNANT.
YES. YES IT IS.