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New feature: #Photo-ops ep.1 – The Beach at Night
Feb 14th
The Beach at Night is the first of a new series of YouTube videos I’ll be filming and producing for my channel called #photo-op. It’s spawned from the love of just taking time out to go for a walk and take photos with nice people. Sometimes it’s a real challenge to take interesting or fun photos given the location and timing. These short videos will document how well me and friends get on when visiting places in the search for the best #photo-op.
See how me and Nova got on at the Beach at night in the beginning for February.
Full Moon Close up February 7th 2012 in Realtime
Feb 9th
I shot this full moon Tuesday February 7th. I like our Moon – It’s pretty awesome.
Also, I used some Greenlandic folk track to make it seem even more awesome.
Camera
Canon 600D Tamron 70-300mm
HD1920x1080 25p x4 Digital Zoom.
Music
“The beautiful light of the full-moon” by Leq (Greenlandic)
Composed and sung by: LEQ
Arranged by: Ronny Becher
(Greenlandic folk tune by “Leq” on www.freesound.com user: juskiddink)
A MUST WATCH appeal, that affects you.
Feb 3rd
There’s an issue that effects millions of us everyday.
An issue that most of us are unaware is even going on
You might not know about it yet but you too might suffer from the effects of this distressing problem…
Voice over by Chris Bailey http://theboyinthecorner.co.uk/
Concept & Written by Luke Williams http://twitter.com/alukeonlife
Filmed & Produced by James Williams http://manychefsbroth.co.uk/
Shot on Canon 600D w/ EF-S 18-135mm IS.
Stills
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 
DONATE
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:
