exposures 06: BBC Best of the North West – Prog 2

Directed by Various

Students from colleges and universities from across the region battle it out to win our newest award and prove they really are the best of the North West! A fabulous fusion of comedy, drama, animation, documentary, experimental and music video in the second programme of the North West competitive category.

  • MY LIFE IN THE SHOWMAN’S GUILD
    Group production – Westhoughton High School and Technology College
    Video diary of travelling fairground families.
  • THE PROJECTIONIST
    Dir Joanna Burns – The Media Centre, Blackburn
    The tale of a war-time cinema projectionist.
  • MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
    Dir Chris Gollop – Manchester Metropolitan University
    Social-realist inspired drama about an Asian boy in Rochdale.
  • PAST AND FUTURE SELF
    Dir Austin Houldsworth – Manchester Metropolitan University
    Exploration of the parallels between human development and the universe.
  • MY NEIGHBOUR THE GIANT BOAT
    Dir Adeline Tumenggung – University of Salford
    Ani opens her window every morning to see a 27,000 ton boat parked in her front yard.
  • THE SANDCASTLE RASCAL
    Dir Martin Hamblen – University of Central Lancashire
    A man attempts to build a sandcastle wearing a baseball glove and a boxing glove.
  • OVER
    Dirs Robert Dunne and Tom O’Grady
    Music Video for Over by Working for a Nuclear Free City
  • GLOVED UP
    Dir Lee Kirby – Manchester Metropolitan University
    The community relationships in a Stockport boxing gym…
  • SNARED
    Dir Tom Judd – Manchester Metropolitan University
    One man’s efforts to escape repetition.
  • ECCENTRIC
    Dir Sharon Keighley
    Music Videofor ‘Eccentric’ by Gideon Conn. Introducing…An animated sea exploration!
  • SCHOOL DAZE
    Dir Amy Philip (née Hodgson) – Manchester Metropolitan University
    A humorous look at British teen-school life.
  • BLUES PENNY
    Dir Steven Farrimond – Liverpool Community College
    An experimental short matching image to music.
  • MAJOR MAJOR
    Dir Liam Dobie – Liverpool Community College
    Lego, Liverpool and electric pop ‘n’ roll.
  • RUSK PLASMIQUE
    Dir Richard Skelton
    Music Video for ‘Rusk Plasmique’ by Baikonour. An abstract, non-narrative film.
  • SUBURBIA: THE MUSICAL
    Dir Aaron O’Sullivan – Manchester Metropolitan University
    Once more, with feeling!! A musical antidote to society’s ills.

Duration:
95 minutes

Languages:
English

Country of origin:
Great Britain

Year of production:
2006