Monday 24 October 2011

A BLOCumentary

I have always loved Lego and am in no way surprised to see a group dedicated to the world famous danish marvel. AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego) is a great short documentary about folk like me whose love of the little blocks never diminishes.

Monday 17 October 2011

A Portrait of England

I have currently been looking at an interesting project that will take shape over the course of the next twelve months. A Portrait of England is inviting the public to capture their lives in the hope that notions of Englishness will be prevalent in the results.

This form of user generated content follows in the footsteps of films such as Life in a Day (2011) and the BBC's next project Britain in a Day. However, A Portrait of England is looking at life over a twelve month period. Amateur or professional film makers are invited to post videos online and then notify the group through twitter (@portraitofENG) or Facebook, from the 12th of August 2011 to the 12th August 2012 and hopefully the footage will serve to recapture the notion of Englishness as a nationality to be proud of, not scared by the negative ideology and symbolism that it has become renowned with.