Screen Skills: From Camera to COVID and Back Again
…very supportive. When my runner role ended, some of the camera team called me in as a daily cover trainee on their next show. They did this on their next…
Mario to Minecraft: The Curse of Video Game Adaptations
…video game film that embraced nostalgia and went on to produce another two films, with a fourth film in production. This moment of victory for video game lovers would herald…
‘Moving Stories’ exhibition opened by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler
A far cry from the evening receptions which usually herald the opening of our special exhibitions, Moving Stories: Children’s Books from Page to Screen was launched yesterday with the help…
BIFF 2012 European Features and Shine Shorts competition winners announced
…world. The jury—made up of writer/director Joanna Hogg, Times film critic Wendy Ide and Daily Telegraph film critic Tim Robey—also gave a special mention to Wrinkles (Arrugas), Ignacio Ferreras’ Spanish…
14 things you may not know about Google
…daily life. Their first dog was called Yoshka and his job was to sit in the yard outside the garage and wait for the UPS man. 6. Google has its…
Happy birthday Mr. Chuck Jones!
…in Spokane, Washington in 1912, but soon after moved to Hollywood where he was a daily witness to the work of Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, as well as becoming…
BIFF Co-Director on jury duty at Cannes
…2012, Bradford 2013). I was also part of The Hollywood Reporter‘s six-strong reviewing team, supplying copy for the trade-publication’s daily magazine, while chapeau number three was less pecuniary than honorary:…
Best of the web: Tales of the still and moving image
…| A gifted actor and a great man | Tony Soprano’s best lines | Emotional textures in a deceptive face | How James Gandolfini reinvented the gangster The Daily Mail…
Media literacy and our ‘Moving Stories’ exhibition: An expert opinion
…is total—the language they use grows daily—and their enjoyment is obvious. Still from Hugo, 2011 © Paramount Pictures These workshops have shown just much film engages children with stories and…
John Thomson’s ‘Foochow and the River Min’
…undertaken, and the daily dangers faced by the men who worked the river. A Wreck in the Rapids, c. 1871, John Thomson © Science Museum Group collection. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA…
‘One thing you need to know about me is…’
…and displayed their ‘one thing’ on cards in the gallery. In fact people are so keen to take part that we have to empty the wall daily to make room…
Hidden Treasures of Our Collection: Gorilla heads
As someone without a background in photography, film, television, or media, I often find myself mystified by the objects I deal with on a daily basis. However, I regularly come…