Author Archives: alexfitch

About alexfitch

Co-presenter / producer of "Panel Borders", Thursdays 5pm Resonance 104.4 FM. Film reviewer for www.electricsheepmagazine.com Podcaster for www.sci-fi-london.com

Clear spot: Art as Play part 2

Clear spot: Art as play part 2

Alex Fitch is talking to three of the artists who have work displayed in the exhibition Play: Neil Zakiewicz whose piece is an electric guitar in the shape of a giant artist’s pallette and pain brush, with the amplifier disguised as an abstract painting, Natasha Kissell about her 3 dimensional painting that combines countryside painting with architects maquetts to create a fantasy landscape in a perspex box and Sarah Baker who has made a mixed media scultpture challenging the perception of fashion in art.
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I’m ready for my close-up: Creating Cartoon Characters

Originally broadcast 08/11/07:
In a show recorded ‘live’ in front of a studio audience, Alex Fitch interviews former Disney animator Vincent Woodcock about working on such films as The Tigger Movie and DuckTales: Treasure of the lost lamp as well as writing a book on creating cartoon characters. This is the start of animation month on IRFMCU… (mp3 format, 28.6mb)
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Clear spot: Art as Play part 1

Originally broadcast 06/11/07 at 1.30pm – Clear spot: Art as play part 1
The first of two micro clear spots looking at the exhibition ‘Play’ currently on at The Cello Factory near Waterloo. Alex Fitch interviews curator Julia Alvarez & art collector Sara Pierce about the exhibtion which celebrates ineractivity and playfulness in art, there’s an extract from Doug Fishbone’s conceptual video Footprints in the sand and some music by The Heard, a local community choir who performed at the opening night.
(mp3 format, 13.8mb)
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I’m ready for my close-up: The 51st London Film Festival – reviews part 5

Mark Stafford, James DeCarteret & Tom Geens begin their third week of discussion and preview of the films they’ve seen at this year’s London Film Festival, tonight focussing on three films that are getting wider cinema release outside of the festival – I’m not there, Eastern Promises and The Banishment

Originally broadcast 01/11/07 on Resonance FM (mp3 format, 27.7mb)

I’m ready for my podcast: Asif Kapadia’s Far North

To compliment the live review shows that take up I’m ready for my close-up during this year’s London Film Festival, we have the second in a short series of exclusive podcasts featuring interviews with filmmakers and programmers involved in this year’s LFF. Following last week’s look at short films, Virginie Selavy interviews Asif Kapadia, director of The Warrior, about his new film Far North which premieres at this year’s festival…
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