Exposures - New Talent in Moving Image
The UK’s leading student film and moving image festival
- Call for entries
- 31 July 2008
- Festival
- 23–27 Nov 2008
Enter your work!
exposures 2010 will take place in Manchester 16 – 18 November 2010.
If you would like to enter your work into the festival, submit it now!
The deadline for entries is Fri 30 July 2010
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ENTER YOUR WORK IN EXPOSURES
If you have produced your work whilst studying at a UK institution between August 2009 and July 2010 then exposures is for you.
To enter your film, first read the exposures 2010 Rules & Guidelines
Then complete the exposures UK entry form
When you’ve done that, send the form, along with your work to:
exposures entries, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
Remember deadline for entry is 30 JULY 2010
exposures – rules and guidelines at a glance
- To be eligible for entry work must have been produced whilst studying at a UK institution between August 2009 and July 2010 (detailed explanations can be found in the exposures 2010 Rules & Guidelines
- Work can be of any genre, theme or type.
- Work must be under 30 minutes long.
- You must fill in one form per artwork submitted.
- Films will not be accepted without a completed entry form.
- Do not send your only copy or original.
- Send your entries on DVD only, and make sure it works before you send it.
- Make sure your work does not infringe any copyright – you must have permission for any music or images used.
- Incomplete or invalid entries will not be returned.
- Don’t forget to sign and date the entry form
- Download the full exposures 2010 Rules & Guidelines
Deadline for entries for exposures to be received at Cornerhouse: 5PM, FRI 30 JULY 2010
ENTER YOUR WORK IN UNDEREXPOSED
If you are between 14 and 18 years old, living in the North West and have made a film then underexposed is for you
To enter your film, first read the underexposed 2010 Rules & Guidelines
Then complete the underexposed entry form
When you’ve done that, send the form, along with your work to:
underexposed entries, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
Remember deadline for entry is 30 JULY 2010
underexposed – rules and guidelines at a glance
eligibility
- To be eligible for entry work must have been made by a young person/ young people between 14 – 18 years old (some limited assistance from tutors and filmmakers is permitted)
- Where work is submitted by a group, the average age of the group must be between 14 – 18 years old. People over 18, or under 14 years old are allowed to be actors in the film.
- The work must have been made by young people living in the Northwest region
work
- Work can be of any genre, theme or type.
- Work must be under 30 minutes long.
- You must fill in one form per work submitted.
- Films will not be accepted without a completed entry form.
- Do not send your only copy or original.
- Send your entries on DVD only, and make sure it works before you send it.
- Make sure your work does not infringe any copyright – you must have permission for any music or images used.
- Incomplete or invalid entries will not be returned.
- Don’t forget to sign and date the entry form
- Download the full underexposed 2010 Rules & Guidelines
Deadline for entries for underexposed to be received at Cornerhouse: 5PM, FRI 30 JULY 2010
If you are between 14 and 18 years old, living in the North West and have made a film then underexposed is for you
To enter your film, first read the underexposed 2010 Rules & Guidelines
Then complete the underexposed entry form
When you’ve done that, send the form, along with your work to:
underexposed entries, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
Remember deadline for entry is 30 JULY 2010
underexposed – rules and guidelines at a glance
eligibility
- To be eligible for entry work must have been made by a young person/ young people between 14 – 18 years old (some limited assistance from tutors and filmmakers is permitted)
- Where work is submitted by a group, the average age of the group must be between 14 – 18 years old. People over 18, or under 14 years old are allowed to be actors in the film.
- The work must have been made by young people living in the Northwest region
work
- Work can be of any genre, theme or type.
- Work must be under 30 minutes long.
- You must fill in one form per work submitted.
- Films will not be accepted without a completed entry form.
- Do not send your only copy or original.
- Send your entries on DVD only, and make sure it works before you send it.
- Make sure your work does not infringe any copyright – you must have permission for any music or images used.
- Incomplete or invalid entries will not be returned.
- Don’t forget to sign and date the entry form
- Download the full underexposed 2010 Rules & Guidelines
Deadline for entries for underexposed to be received at Cornerhouse: 5PM, FRI 30 JULY 2010
TOP 5 TIPS FROM EXPOSURES 2009 WINNERS
Some of our previous exposures winners reveal their top tips to help you create your best masterpiece yet…
William McGregor, director Who’s Afraid of the Water Sprite?
Winner Cinematography Award 09
Keep it simple
Don’t overcomplicate things, just keep it simple and make it grand.
Trust your instincts
Be open-minded to other people’s ideas but know your vision and trust your own instincts.
Be ruthless
Be honest with yourself; is this idea as good as it could be? Is there not another idea that’s better? Always be ruthless with ideas and look to develop your work. Don’t be afraid to keep your project evolving.
Be an entrepreneur
You need money to bring your vision to the screen, but don’t sit around waiting for hand outs. You have a skill so use it! Go and make viral promos for local businesses, even wedding videos if you must.
However be sure not to spend the money you make unless you have to, use the ‘student card’. You would be amazed as to what you can blag.
Be a people person
Films are a collaborative effort, you need to keep your crew happy and even encourage people to help you. To do this people must like you, so work with a smile and make your presence a pleasure. (This is especially true when you’re trying to blag stuff for free!)
Ryan Vernava, director of Prick
Winner of Best Live Action Award 09
Be ambitious and exciting
Think outside the box, show people things they wouldn’t expect to find in a short film. Make sure something happens! Programmers have to sit through a lot of shorts- catch their attention early. Slow paced dramatic shorts can be bad news; relationships are also a common subject so do something different with it!
Watch the length
Someone once said shorts come in three lengths long, too long and much too long. Make sure your film is as tight as it can be it will make your audience feel like their in good hands. Also it makes it easier for festival programmers- they are usually looking for something around about 10 minutes long. Don’t try and squeeze a feature narrative into a short- it won’t work. Short concept driven narratives work best.
Know your story
You must know your story inside and out. Its themes and motifs should resonate in every aspect of the film, from character to action, from aesthetic to sound. Inconsistency, insincerity and superficiality will be spotted straight away and they will let your film down. Make sure you know who the film is about, what you want to say with the film, and why you want to say it.
Use other people
Film is about and reliant upon collaboration. As a director you should be able to get the best out of people. Pick crew members that will bring something extra to the project – make sure everything contributes to and is consistent with an outlined idea BUT be open to suggestions. Listen to people and feedback, film is all about your audience, keep an eye out for what people respond positively to and tailor your film to its strengths.
Get a good cast
No matter how good the film, bad performances can and will let it down. This is something very common amongst low-budget or student films. You don’t need big money to get a big performance, just pick the right cast. Non-actors can give you a great performance. Know your characters, try to find aspects of them in real people. Also be flexible, it’s sometimes better to work the character into the actor rather than imposing character on an actor.
Some of our previous exposures winners reveal their top tips to help you create your best masterpiece yet…
William McGregor, director Who’s Afraid of the Water Sprite?
Winner Cinematography Award 09
Keep it simple
Don’t overcomplicate things, just keep it simple and make it grand.
Trust your instincts
Be open-minded to other people’s ideas but know your vision and trust your own instincts.
Be ruthless
Be honest with yourself; is this idea as good as it could be? Is there not another idea that’s better? Always be ruthless with ideas and look to develop your work. Don’t be afraid to keep your project evolving.
Be an entrepreneur
You need money to bring your vision to the screen, but don’t sit around waiting for hand outs. You have a skill so use it! Go and make viral promos for local businesses, even wedding videos if you must.
However be sure not to spend the money you make unless you have to, use the ‘student card’. You would be amazed as to what you can blag.
Be a people person
Films are a collaborative effort, you need to keep your crew happy and even encourage people to help you. To do this people must like you, so work with a smile and make your presence a pleasure. (This is especially true when you’re trying to blag stuff for free!)
Ryan Vernava, director of Prick
Winner of Best Live Action Award 09
Be ambitious and exciting
Think outside the box, show people things they wouldn’t expect to find in a short film. Make sure something happens! Programmers have to sit through a lot of shorts- catch their attention early. Slow paced dramatic shorts can be bad news; relationships are also a common subject so do something different with it!
Watch the length
Someone once said shorts come in three lengths long, too long and much too long. Make sure your film is as tight as it can be it will make your audience feel like their in good hands. Also it makes it easier for festival programmers- they are usually looking for something around about 10 minutes long. Don’t try and squeeze a feature narrative into a short- it won’t work. Short concept driven narratives work best.
Know your story
You must know your story inside and out. Its themes and motifs should resonate in every aspect of the film, from character to action, from aesthetic to sound. Inconsistency, insincerity and superficiality will be spotted straight away and they will let your film down. Make sure you know who the film is about, what you want to say with the film, and why you want to say it.
Use other people
Film is about and reliant upon collaboration. As a director you should be able to get the best out of people. Pick crew members that will bring something extra to the project – make sure everything contributes to and is consistent with an outlined idea BUT be open to suggestions. Listen to people and feedback, film is all about your audience, keep an eye out for what people respond positively to and tailor your film to its strengths.
Get a good cast
No matter how good the film, bad performances can and will let it down. This is something very common amongst low-budget or student films. You don’t need big money to get a big performance, just pick the right cast. Non-actors can give you a great performance. Know your characters, try to find aspects of them in real people. Also be flexible, it’s sometimes better to work the character into the actor rather than imposing character on an actor.