Chris Jones' has Gone Fishing at BAFTA
Chris 'Guerilla Film Superstar' Jones has his Oscar 2009-hopeful short Gone Fishing premiering at BAFTA Saturday night, accompanied with a full day's masterclass about the making of the Bill Paterson starer. Billed as Jaws for Kids, Gone Fishing was put into production after financiers told Chris they loved his feature film script, Rocket Boy, but would only let him helm it if he had some awards on the shelf.
Being behind the bible for indie film production apparently not accolade enough, Chris set out to shoot a 35mm high-production value short - microfinanced by volunteers - with a named cast and animatronic amphibians. And of course being the man he is, Chris was not content to simply make the film, but also had to share the fruits of a great learning experience, blogging the full process, with a further kit bag of insights offered at tomorrow's event. From concept, to script, to production, to edit and finally, to premiere – the one day seminar at BAFTA, will culminate in the black tie and posh frock premiere of Gone Fishing.
Gone Fishing Premiere! Jan 12th 2008
Directed by
Guerilla Film Makers Handbook
author
Chris Jones, Gone Fishing is a moving and powerful
35mm short film, financed entirely by voluntary
contributions.
Starring Bill Paterson (Miss Potter),
Devon Murray (Harry Potter) and introducing young
James Wilson, Gone Fishing is the touching tale of
an old man as he tells the tale of how he caught the
worlds biggest pike, Goliath… think Jaws, but for
kids.
This
one day seminar, to be held at
BAFTA on January
12th 2008,
will cover all aspects of production, taking
attendees on both the creative and financial journey
as this project evolved into the movie that will
premiere that very evening! Attendees will receive
unparalleled access to all script drafts, production
notes, documents, schedules, budgets and story
boards etc.
This is a terrific opportunity for any new film
maker to learn how the film was made, go on the
creative journey, and attend the premiere at
London’s most prestigious film venue, ALL IN ONE
DAY! Places cost £100 (inc VAT) and all proceeds
will be used to offset production costs, or used to
promote the film in a bid for major awards on the
festival circuit. Places are limited. To book,
click
here, or for a further breakdown of this
course, please
click here...
Date
– January 12th
Venue – BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly, London
Seminar – 9am to 6pm (casual dress)
Premiere – 7pm (Black Tie)
www.livingspirit.com
This event has been made possible in part by BAFTA
and Screen Projex
Gone Fishing, The Story...
Gone Fishing is a short film, shot on 35mm, and directed by Chris Jones. It is the moving story of a young boy and old man as they deal with bereavement through their love of fishing. The tale is wrapped around Old Bill’s story of how when he was a boy, he tried to catch the worlds biggest pike, making this unusual film ‘Jaws for kids!’
The Making Of...
'Gone Fishing' was shot at Bury Hills Fisheries in Dorking and at Ealing Studios in August 2007. It stars Bill Patterson and introduces young James Wilson, an astonishing newcomer to the screen. He is already receiving rave reviews on stage. It also stars Devon Murray from the Harry Potter series and British actresses Lynn Blakely and Ruth Gemmel.
Renowned veteran DP, Vernon Leyton shot 'Gone Fishing', utilising a number of old school techniques, such as a stocking on the back of the lens, to give us astonishing beautiful and lyrical images.
We are currently in post production, and so far, we have learned loads new about film making. We will be launching an intensive one day course about how the film was made, where attendees will receive free notes and books on the production. If you buy this now, you can register to be an Associate Producer on the film. You can do this here…
In the mean time, if you want to know more you can read the blog here.