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Smudgerhunt Film presents White Lining

Award winning short film White Lining

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White Lining Trailer

White Lining a Documentary by Nor Hazlin Nor Salam

This short documentary was created for a student project and filmed in 2014/ The camera follows a road gang painting white lines on England’s roads.

This was the very first student film project that we all worked on together, while filming  we developed a close bond that influenced much of our future student film work.

White Lining Film PosterThis short film is a real life story about people going about their daily jobs, however this story has a unexpected twist as we start to look in more depth at the people outside of their jobs.

Visually we can admire the skill of the road gang as they hand paint the lines, the circles and road markings that we see everywhere and take for granted everyday on our roads, the car parking spaces and even the lines and markings on Airport runways.

The future

There is interest in this short film that in the future it  could be developed into a TV Series or full length documentary by Smudgerhunt Film.

White Lining The Crew

  • Director –  Nor Hazlin Nor Salam
  • Cinematography – Ian F. Hunt
  • Editor –  Ewan Michael Riley
  • Production Manager Jennifer Kergourlay
  • Sound Post Production – Edward Hatwell

News

Film Festivals

Film_Festival_Laurel_Leaves_XPONORTHSelected for screening at XPO North 2015 http://xponorth.co.uk/

 

 

 

DF_DarkSelected for screening at Deep Fried Film Festival 2015
Deep Fried Film Festival 2015

 

 

Shnit International ShortfilmfestivalSelected for screening at the Shnit International Short Film Festival 2015.
Shnit International Short Film Festival 2015

 

White Lining

Full film link, note password required to view

 

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Motorcycle Journals – Documentary

Motorcycle Journals Triumph Bonneville

Motorcycle Journals

Oniros Film Awards Official SelectionMotorcycle Journals Official Selection for Documentary category, Oniros Film Awards 2017

Motorcycle Journals Documentary – to watch, enter the password supplied or alternatively email us your request to view online using the contact form at the bottom of this page.

Motorcycle Journals The Documentary VimeoMotorcycle Journals

Female Director provides a unique perspective on British Motorcycle Culture ‘True Stories of Bikers and their Machines’ In this short documentary we immerse the audience in the culture of the British Motorcyclist through interviews with enthusiastic motorcycle owners talking about British motorcycle culture and their machines. From the ordinary to the extraordinary we look at rare Italian racing bikes, the Ducati’s, the world of the customised Harley Davidson and the rarest in motorcycle history and the privately owned museum that collects them. But most importantly it is the culture that we investigate and the relationships between people and their machines.

Director’s Statement

I began the filming of Motorcycle journal with an aim to unravel the mysterious relationship between man and his machines from a thematic standpoint. The theme I wanted to draw out from the motorcycle world was the ironic relationship between man and his machine that supersedes the narcissistic value often attached to material attachments. To simply put, my ultimate goal from this film was to unravel the spiritual connection man have with their machines. Thus due to this, my goal was set on idealistic grounds that I believe would best suit a poetic reflexive mode of representation which perhaps can effectively contextualise and encapsulate my vision.

I made the decision to organise Motorcycle journals as an investigative endeavour, which would allow me to reflect and discover the stories behind the respondents and their motorcycles. I was also interested in the culture and the lifestyle they lead. Thus due to this notion, I decided to make Motorcycle Journals into an interview based reflexive mode of representation, driven by a thematic spine.

‘Motorcycle Journal’ was filmed in a span of four weeks and the stories developed in its own accord as I continued meeting inspiring personalities who clearly had a great passion for their machines. ‘Motorcycle Journal’ takes audiences into the journey of a custom bike engineer Nathan Haskel, Sam Woodfield an aspiring motorbike racer, Lu travers Sam’s mother and a motorcycle workshop manager and Gordon De la mere a luxury bike dealer. The story of these four characters is also supported by re-enacted events, as well as observational shots of them in their world. Focusing mostly on Nathan’s inspiring persona, the film provides an insightful take on Nathan’s passionate lifestyle and the story of an old bike he recently purchased from a deceased custom bike designer who never completed his machine.

The process of filmmaking clearly had an impact on me as a storyteller. I inevitably developed an emotional attachment towards the stories presented by my subjects. It was definitely a challenge to deconstruct and reconstruct my material without any prejudices. I was very moved by the very fact that there was more to the Motorcycle community than meets the eye. As one motorcycle aficionado once said to me “every motorcycle owner is just a mere caretaker, as the spirit of the machine will continue to live on from one man to another, because it is more than just a machine”

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Indonesian Food with RASA Sayang and Yayu Slocock

RASA Sayang Yayu's Smiply Indonesian

Indonesian Food with Rasa SayangIndonesian Food with RASA Sayang and Yayu Slocock

Indonesian Food with a Taste of Rasa Sayang and Yayu Slocock

Smudgerhunt Film’s first foray into filming a cooking program aimed for the broadcast/DVD markets  and also uploaded to the internet as a web series.

This was a multi-camera shoot with the main camera a Panasonic AF101 fitted with a Nikon 50mm lens and tripod mounted to provide general coverage, and the second camera a Canon 5D MKII fitted with a macro lens, the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM, used handheld without the benefit of a shoulder rig to follow the cooking and preparation processes. We also used a small slider for dolly shots, tracking in and from side to side. Uniquely we use the slider to support the camera looking down onto the subject and used gravity to zoom onto the food dishes and ingredients positioned below.

We have produced five short films typically of 4 minutes duration,  with each  video concentrating on a single traditional Indonesian food. The eventual aim is to produce a comprehensive  range of videos to complement a series of 2 books of the Indonesian food recipes, these books can now be purchased from Amazon or directly from A Taste of RASA Sayang in Wimborne Dorset.

A Taste of RASA Sayang run a number of Indonesian Food cooking courses throughout the year from a large private Georgian dwelling based in Wimborne, Dorset. From the same location they also run art classes in watercolour painting, specialising in flowers and nature.

The Videos

Chicken Satay

Chicken Lemon Grass

ES Cendol

And finally the Indonesian Food Books

Buy the Book from Amazon

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Motorcycle Journals – Royal Enfield

Motorcycle Journals Royal Enfield

Royal Enfield

Motorcycle Journals - Richard Gray

Royal Enfield

This is the first short film produced for Motorcycle Journals and is the inspiration for the full length documentary, which we will soon be screening at Culture Motorcycles and submitting to Film Festivals.Motorcycle Journals Royal Enfield

This is the true story of Richard Gray and his Royal Enfield sidecar outfit. Richards passion for motorcycling despite the inevitable motorcycling accident, which unfortunately the majority of motorcyclists experience at some point.Motorcycle Journals Royal Enfield Helmet

His reasons for buying a new Royal Enfield rather than a classic to avoid fettling as he calls it yet his bike is customised with Bullets and other features associated with the Royal Enfield and the rifle of the same name.

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Abjection – Makeup and Costume

Abjection makeup and costume

Makeup and Costume

Jiayi Li Abjection VFX MakeupVFX Makeup Artist

Jiayi Li began to study painting and sketching skills at five years old.

These skills helped him to start a Degree course in creature design at the age of twenty when he studied on the FDA make-up course at The Arts University College at Bournemouth in 2010. He has produced historical hairdressing, stage make up, and special effect makeup working on several filming projects and fashion photo shoots.

He is also experience with using Photoshop and Zbrush.

Jiayi has graduated as an VFX makeup artist with sculpting, model making and fibre glassing skills from the Arts University Bournemouth.

Jiayi Li is credited as joint creator for Abjection, designer of the armoured suit and makeup concepts for this film pilot. He was responsible for the Helmet design, which was influenced in part by his interest in Anime art.

“Abjection” body suit is one part of Jiayi major BA make-up work. The aim of the unit is to provide the opportunity to challenge the limits of his personal makeup and making skills, as well as his design and character development skills. Also to increase his make-up transformation knowledge through experimentation.

Currently he is working as an employee for Cinemorph Special Effects workshop in Beijing.

Abjection - Tanya MarieTanya Marie – Costume

Tanya Marie is a 23 year old Textiles Artist, Costumier and Workshop Teacher located in Bournemouth, Dorset. She graduated from The Arts University Bournemouth with a BA (Hon’s) in Costume with Performance Design where she undertook an extensive course of studies including historical costume, textiles techniques and costume for stage and screen. Throughout her degree Tanya Marie taught workshops in crochet, knitting and textural elements. Her favorite workshop to date was teaching crochet tea party items such as swiss rolls and cakes, which could be turned into key rings, soft, play sets and dangle bookmarks. Balloons for Children Disability group noticed her way of including everyone in all workshops and asked her to stay on as a disabilities teacher. Tanya Marie still runs workshops all over the south coast and loves to see others creativity and visions emerge.

Tanya Marie’s love of sewing and crafts came from her mother who always made sure she has a fully stocked sewing kit and from a young age she has never been far from a needle and thread. Her first costume was a flower fairy from A Midsummer Nights Dream and from this project she continued onto making an elfin dress and several dance costumes. Throughout her GCSE’s and A Levels she was constantly making one outfit or another and her final costumes, two dresses inspired from the book ‘Of Bees and Mist’, gained her second place in the Bookrooms inspiration competition, alongside second place in the costume in nature competition. It was these awards that prompted her to continue down the path of costume and apply to the BA (Hon’s) program.

She was welcomed by the crew to help finalise the “Abjection” body suit which consisted of attaching several pieces of armour to the base costume and working to a very quick deadline.

Currently she is working as a Workshop Leader in Fashion and Costume for disabled students as well as a Trainee Teacher on the Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset SCITT Program.

Tanya Marie Facebook Page

Tanya Marie Website

 

Abjection Makeup - Jenna BaronJenna Barron Makeup artist

Jenna Barron is a Makeup artist specialising in SFX and Prosthetic Makeup design, creation and application. She has experience in makeup for film, fashion, photography and theatre. Graduated from the Arts University of Bournemouth. Since graduation June 2014 Jenna has been working on horror films ‘Skulls’ and ‘Transhuman’ directed by Nick Winters.

Contact- jennyhen2010@hotmail.co.uk

Website – Jenna Baron