I’m ready for my close-up –
[Animation month] Great British Cartoons
Partially broadcast 22/11/07
Alex Fitch interviews former animator Grant Rogers about his work on classic childrens’ cartoons such as Father Christmas, Grandpa and Tales of Beatrix Potter – made by legendary production company TVC – as well as his work on international shows such as DuckTales and Dogtanian and the three Muskehounds. (mp3 format, 28.5mb)
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I’m ready for my close-up (video podcast): Malcolm McDowell and Lindsay Anderson
(partially broadcast as a clear spot on 14th Nov at 5.45pm)
Alex Fitch interviews the presenter / star (Malcolm McDowell) and the director (Mike Kaplan) of the new film Never Apologise – a personal visit with Lindsay Anderson currently showing at the London BFI Southbank. Alex discusses with Malcolm and Mike the experience of working with their mentor on a variety of projects on stage and screen, focussing on If… and O lucky man!.
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I’m ready for my close-up – [Animation month] Post-production and editing of cartoons. Originally broadcast 17/11/07
Continuing IMFRCU’s look at animation, Alex Fitch talks to editor Carin Anne Strohmaier (Beowulf, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Salvador Dali’s Destino) about editing cartoons and the variety of post-production work needed to finish aninimated movies. Carin Anne worked for Disney on such projects as Bambi II and Lilo & Stitch II and with Robert Zemeckis on half a dozen films including the Back to the Future sequels and Contact. (mp3 format, 28.5mb)
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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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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James De Carteret, John Riley, Mark Stafford & Tom Geens conclude their look at the 51st London Film Festival. In this final instalment, they’re focussing on British films, in particular ‘Exodus’ and ‘Unrelated’. (mp3 format, 40.6mb, 28min)
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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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)
John Riley, James DeCarteret & Mark Stafford conclude the second week of discussion and preview of the films they’ve seen at this year’s London Film Festival, tonight focussing on two films showing in the documentary (non) strand of the LFF – Marcela and Zoo…
Originally broadcast 26/10/07 on Resonance FM (mp3 format, 37.4mb)
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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