New Media Production
Understanding SOPA and PIPA
Jan 18th
I’m going to start this post by saying it isn’t important to understand the nitty gritty or the ‘in’s and out’s’ of SOPA or PIPA. However it is important to understand how it affects you.
We face a very real chance of losing a lot of our own communication liberties.
Personally I feel it is important to understand that governments and organisations are not happy with how information and intellectual property is easily and often freely distributed. The restrictions to TV and radio broadcasting exist for a simple reason; controlling the flow of information.
It just so happens that with the invention of the internet people have taken that control back. We decide what we watch and when – and for some of us WE control what we produce, upload and make available for others to watch. The governmental systems have very little control over what we say or what we do on the open internet.
This will change; by the means of SOPA, PIPA or something else in the future. People can only fight for so long before the systems in place apply smarter laws. Laws we might even be told will do us some good.
SOPA and PIPA even make it almost impossible to use I.P content under fair use.
Keep vigilant about your own views and liberties.
We’ll tell our children stories of open, free and uncensored communication and they’ll think we’re making it up.
If it’s not SOPA or PIPA it’ll be something else that reverts power and control over communication away from people and back to governments and organisations.
If you’d like to know more about SOPA or PIPA the guardian have compiled a great article which you can find here: http://bit.ly/w6OHBE
Movember
Nov 1st
This year I’ll be taking part in Movember. An annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues.
The money raised goes towards THE PROSTATE CANCER CHARITY, THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH and MOVEMBER FOUNDATION.
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So, I’ll just be updating this little blog post once a week (or maybe more, if i get the time!) with updates on how the MO is GOING!
Please consider donating or if you would like you can even join my team and we can be MO BRO’s to help raise money and awareness together 
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The Knights of Royal England Crest
Update 03/11/2011: The gang is growing! Two friends and budding Mo Bro’s Timothy Ward and Mraggle Fulholland have joined the team. I welcome you both with warm a …upper lip?
James Williams - Day One
Mraggle Fulholland - Day One
2011 Winter Short #1 – Open to Interpretation – Dark
Oct 14th
This short film is open to interpretation – I want to know your thoughts on this video. I would like to encourage you to leave a comment or a video response telling me how you interpreted this video.
Remember, there is no ‘right’ way to interpret this short, so please dont be shy to let me know how this made you think.
This winter I’ll be producing 4 short films ranging from a broad range of stylisations and concepts. The idea is to seek audience response and interpretation – to encourage people to reveal what each piece represented to them.
What message or concept did you take away from this? Please let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment below.
Audience Interpreation and Feedback
To me the tears being coloured red was representative of anger, the red marks left by the red tears a sign of emotional scaring left from past events. The poppy signified remembrance – the end of something old and start of something new. - Anonymous
Really nicely lit/filmed. Reminded me a little of Matthew Barney – something about the way its symbolism seemed very stylised & alienating, if that makes any sense.. - Tristan Rogers
The beginning of the end, fear and acceptance. The flowers represent the purity and beauty of life and death. Very dark Jim lol, thanks for the nightmares in advance. - William Napier
Awesome stuff , the way you pick out the tears is brilliant and really captures attention, beautifully lit. To me it means a turning away from the (frivolous?) beauty of the flower into a darker more emotional place. It left me wanting to know more – which I suspect was your intention - Neil Atkin
When I was watching this I got an almost icy feeling. There is good contrasting between the bright and dark giving it a very cold tone, which brings me to music ! The music in my opinion is what really sells this. It builds up great levels of suspense to the viewer pulling them in and closing off the world that surrounds them ! To put it blunt I thought it was brilliant mate ! Great work ! – Danny Paul Stanley-Clarke
The Boys Camping Trip VLOG – Summer 2011
Oct 7th
Spurred on by the last dying days of our typical British summer, me and the boys decided to get the one final (and only) camping trip in before winter sets in. Enjoy
Summer’s last elegance [Royalty Free Images]
Sep 29th
Fate has been a little kinder this September providing us with a scorching indian summer. We’ve had a bit of a miserable, dull summer this year but to see out the last months before the cold comes our way we’ve been treated to temperatures of around 22°C.
Below are a few shots I put together of a beautiful Rose sat smugly between some Russian ivy. I also shot a very pretty flower with white/purple petals – I couldn’t identify this plant, if you know it then please write in the comments below.
Download the images for Royalty Free Use
Such beautiful weather brings good will in people, thus; the whole set is available as a free download of Royalty free images (Personal, Promotion and Commercial use). Enjoy.
Browse the whole set on Flickr here
Summer’s Last Elegance by James Williams is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Based on a work at manychefsbroth.co.uk.
Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival – Sonic Forest
Sep 28th
Light and sound installation for the Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival by Christopher Janney.
These tall metal trunk looking objects react to movement when hands are waved in front of the ports on each side. They produce a beautifully composed and seemingly random array of sounds. Once all activated the sounds come together to create a mystifying and consuming symphony.
The installation was designed by Christopher Janney and is powered by a range of Apple Mac computer systems.
Visit the Bournemouth Arts website for more information: http://www.artsbournemouth.org.uk/whats-on/2011/09/sonic-forest/241
Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival – Grand Grotesque Parade
Sep 27th
As Bournemouth’s Arts by the Sea Festival was in mid swing, the sleepy town of Bournemouth was overrun by a parade of interesting and diverse looking characters. The Grand Grotesque Parade was directed and featured Art duo ‘The Girls‘. Check out the video as me and my girlfriend Amy followed the parade from Bournemouth square to the Pier.
Event description from the site: A unique reinterpretation of Edwardian Bournemouth’s long forgotten ‘Grand Grotesque Carnival’, directed by and featuring the artists duo, The Girls.
Visit the Bournemouth Arts By The Sea Festival website for more information on the parade:
Audio Kink September Promo Video
Sep 19th
Audio Kink provides crowds of energetic ravers with a prime selection of Fidget, Jackin’ and Dirty Electro sounds. In Sepetember 2011 I had joy of popping down to take some photos and video. Check out the short promo clip I put together below.
Massive thanks to David Cherish, Rob D’Riche and Champion Records for letting us use his awesome tune ‘Swing Your Thing’. Please support the artists, head over to beatport and grab a copy of ‘Swing Your Thing’ by Rob D’Riche & David Cherish now! http://bit.ly/kGg6yA
Considering a promotional marketing video for your event? Get in touch to see how I can help you achieve this.
Audio Kink July 2011 | Tom Dubyes / Fred From France / Harlow
Sep 12th
Taking photos and video for Audio Kink is a proper hoot and always a pleasure. This month local legends Tom Dubyes and Fred From France joined Harlow behind the exclusively Electro, Fidget and Jackin’ wheels of steel for packed out steaming night from start to finished.
Video is in the works but for now check out the photos here
Future Cinema | California Classics – Top Gun
Sep 6th
Future cinema hosted a weekend of classic cali films from the 80′s.
In the heart of Londons stunning financial distrcit a large area of Canary Warf dockland was transformed into a living breathing set straight out of Lost Boys and Top Gun.
