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'Oh Josephine' gets POW'd!

Created by film student Norman Roscher for his thesis project at SAE Stuttgart, 'Oh Josephine' is a German short film shot in the style of a film noir crime thriller.

Based on the preview of images from the actual film shoot which took place in Dec/07-Jan/08, Norman did an effective job of integrating the classic visual traits of film noir like the dark, gloomy, wet nights, hovering shadows, back alleys, guns and violence, and the ever critical presence of the hero/ anti-hero (Matt) and femme fatale (Josephine). As well, one can clearly see the David Lynch and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) influences that Norman mentions in his thesis' Statement of Intent.

Roscher has also incorporated a clever choice of music which reflects the film's title in excerpts of mixed versions from Shakin' Stevens' 1982: "Josephine" Album: Give me your Heart and Chris Rea's Josephine (1985) Album: Road to Hell (a fave of mine).

If you'd like to get a fairly accurate translation of the Synopsis and other project details, just copy/paste any of the project's text into Google Translate.

Overall, an enjoyable project, and a film I would love to see!

CREATIVE30 - WANTED: Creative People (UK)

 

There's a big contest happening for folks in Britain, so we figured we would pass it along here for our users in the UK. It's called the Creative 30.

From the site:

VICE, Volvo, The Independent and Yahoo! have teamed up on a project called Creative 30 which aims to find and celebrate thirty of Britain’s most promising young creative people.

We’re on the lookout for emerging artists, writers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, designers, illustrators, animators…

Whatever your field, whatever your talent – we want to hear from you.

This is an open call to all those who feel they have the dynamism, the skills and the imagination. Submissions are being accepted until midnight, Sunday, September 28th.

The Creative 30 nominees will be selected from all the submissions. Then the public will vote for the winner who will drive away in a Volvo C30 R-DESIGN. Our panel of judges will award another nominee £10,000. And, of course, there’s all the publicity.

CELTX AGAINST MALARIA STUDENTS CHALLENGE - Get Involved and Help Save a Life!

Hey Gang!

We are pleased to announce the Against Malaria Foundation and Celtx have joined together in the fight against malaria. Get involved and participate in the Celtx Against Malaria Students Challenge, the new initiative challenging students to join the fight against malaria!

The PSA video below - created by New York based filmmaker / photographer, and long-time Celtx user, Zack Wilson - is guaranteed to move you ... and help 'you' make your media matter!

The Media Challenge

Help save lives by putting your creativity and talent to use! Create a video, film, TV ad, script, or any other type of media that will help educate the public about malaria and inspire others to donate $5 to the cause.

What Do I Get From It?

Most importantly, the satisfaction of knowing that your work is helping to save lives

• On January 15/09, creators of 3 different projects will receive the honor of determining the countries of distribution of 5,000 malaria bednets
• Ten projects will be selected at random to receive a Celtx jacket and 1GB USB key
• Select projects posted on the Celtx Against Malaria - Students Challenge page will be linked to and promoted on the Against Malaria and Celtx web sites

How to Get Involved

• Use Celtx to create an inspiring media project (video, film, TV ad, script, etc.)
• Between October 1 - December 31, 2008, tag your project camstudentschallenge' and publish your project to the Celtx Against Malaria Students Challenge site http://pc.celtx.com/tag/camstudentschallenge

Donations

• Creating media isn't the only way to get involved. Anyone can visit the Against Malaria Foundation /CeltxNets site and donate $5 to buy one bednet and help save a life.
• ***The school with the most individual donators will be awarded a high definition camera, courtesy of Celtx. So be sure to include the name of your school when you make your donation!!

Media Entries:

• Students may submit media in any format
• The length of the media created is unregulated
• The language of the media created is unregulated, however all foreign language entries must include a summary of the project in English

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT:

• The Celtx Against Malaria Students Challenge website
• Or email us partners@celtx.com
• If you have Challenge related questions, or just need clarification on something, head to the dedicated CAMSC section on the Celtx Forums.