The Return of Nibiru - DVD Cover

We aim to supply each member of the cast along with funding councils a hard copy of this project which will include all the same media which will be stored on the website. This might seem like quite a pointless task which many people may perceive as worthless junk but in my eyes there is something appealing about having a hard copy to help follow up this work, I analysed why I prefer vinyls to mp3s and figured its not just the sentimental value but an aesthetic one too. When you compare a product that you can physically touch it seems somewhat more valuable. I'm hoping this might be seen in the same light a potential investor.

The Return of Nibiru - Site Map

I have considered using a website to promote the trailer for "The Return of Nibiru." This is the easiest method for a client to view my work, and opens my idea up to a wider-ranged audiences. I have developed a basic site-map which, along with much of the footage and information from this trailer has been given to a friend of mine Andy Little a professional qualified web designer who has kindly offered to put this website together for me to help boost my web presence and look all together more professional when contacting funding councils. All we are waiting on to complete the site is the trailer with sound and a domain name, http://thereturnofnibiru.com/ is currently not in use.

Encounters Film Festival

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The longest-running festival in the partnership began life in 1995 as Brief Encounters - originally envisioned as a ‘one-off' event, to mark the centenary of cinema. It proved so popular that it is now an annual attraction - expanding year on year and acknowledged internationally as one of the world's most respected celebrations of short film.

In 2001, the short film festival was joined by Animated Encounters - celebrating and showcasing the productions, talent, creativity, technology and skills that make animation such a popular and successful film form worldwide. It too, has enjoyed a rapid rise to global prominence, as is demonstrated by its status as the UK's representative for the prestigious European Cartoon D'Or.

Originally these two festivals were held at separate times of the year, however, in 2006 the two events united under the Encounters Short Film Festival banner to record-breaking effect. This trend continued for the next 3 years with the festival growing from strength to strength with each annual event.

Highlights from the most recent edition of the festival included a Q&A with directors Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank), Tom Harper (The Scouting Book for Boys) and Eran Creevy (Shifty) discussing their progression from Shorts to Features, a Cinematography Masterclass with Gary Shaw (Moon) and a Late Lounge with live Poo-eoke!
Special guests at the festival included Jeremy Brock, John Coates, Paddy Considine, Mark Kermode, Richard Eyre, Henry LaBounta, Peter Lord, Phill Jupitus and Frank Cottrell Boyce.

This year sees the return of Animated Encounters with the competition programmes being divided into Brief Encounters (all short film, including animation) and Animated Encounters (animation only), accepting films completed from 1 Jan 2009 and less than 30 minutes in length of every genre: animation, live action drama, documentary, experimental and music video and does NOT have a premiere policy.

Encounters Festivals Ltd is a limited company and registered charity, managed by a board of trustees.

Encounters Board of Directors

David Sproxton (Chair), Aardman Animations

Simon Cooper, CSR Consultancy

John Adams, Consultant

Paul Appleby, Digital Media Consultant

Peter Carlton, Warp Films

Steven Coombe, Smith and Williamson (advisor)

Claire Spencer-Cook, BBC Film Network, One Dot Zero

Abigail Davies, University of the West of England, Freelance Producer

Maggie Ellis, Film London

Eileen Elsey, Freelance Script Writer

Gina Fucci, Films At 59 (advisor)

Sarah-Jane Meredith, South West Screen (advisor)

Simon Perry, Irish Film Board

Visual Effects and Compositing Showreel 2010

Above is a showreel of the computer generated visual effects, scripted, developed, produced and composited by Haydn Robinson in his 3rd year of a BA Hons Design for Digital Media course. Please comment critically or if you have a post production company and need a junior visual effects artist or compositor please post a link to your site.

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Networking - David & Daz

Working with Daz Kaye and David Castleford on my FMP has been good bit of networking. Daz has offered me some work over the summer doing some visual effects for a feature film he is just about to finish scripting. David is putting me in touch The little Red Light Productions, that are interested in my idea being produced as a feature film whilst we are spending much of the summer developing a feature length script. David and Daz are well connected with big name producers, directors and actors and see no reason why The Return of Nibiru can't get funded.