Bridging the Divide: Part 2 (completed) and Part 3 in progress

Premiere screening of our short film at QFT

2008-06-03T02:48:00.000-07:00

Here we are at the showing of our short film 'Tunnel Vision' at QFT where we also got our certificates in Active Citizenship. We really liked our film and felt very proud of what we did.

Date for screening on 24th May 2008 at 5pm.

2008-04-18T04:31:00.000-07:00

At last we have a date for the premiere screening of the film we made which are calling 'Tunnel Vision'. Its nearly finished now and its just over 5 minutes long. Ben is finishing the edit for us.

It will be shown with a making of documentary of the project and there will presentations of the ASDAN certificates and discussions afterwards. There'll be some drinks and crisps before the film at QFT from 4.30pm.

We're looking at some designs for the film poster and DVD covers that Tim is preparing who did the storyboard workshop with us. We'll upload the one we picked next.

The films will be out on DVD soon too. More information from Marion m.campbell@qub.ac.uk

Post production

2008-04-18T04:22:00.000-07:00

After we finished shooting the film, Ben Jones and Marion did an editing workshop. We looked at the rough cut of the short film and discussed the scenes. Then Chantelle, Darzo, Stephanie and Una composed the music for the dance scene. We couldn't use 10Cent's soundtrack used at the shoot because it would cost thousands of pounds to pay for the copy right to use it.

Effects make up

2008-04-18T04:16:00.001-07:00

Smurff got a professional make up job done for the tunnel scene.

Shooting during the Bridging the Divide 3 project

2008-03-28T09:22:00.000-07:00

Here are some images from the scenes 3-5. Pictured are some of the cast during rehearsals and a photo of the extras who came to help from Tigers Bay. It was a freezing day in early March and everyone worked really hard to get the scenes finished in very cold and windy conditions.

Shooting the first scenes

2008-03-28T09:15:00.000-07:00

We shot the first scenes in February around the Queen's University Campus. Then we shot scene 5 near Yorkgate Station in March and it was a freezing cold day. Some young people came from Tiger's Bay who volunteered to be extras in that scene which we really appreciated.

What We Are Doing

2008-02-07T08:48:00.000-08:00

I'm one of the teenagers from the Mornington Community programme. We are doing a film on how two friends are fighting with each other and then their girlfriends find out about it, so they make up a plan to go down to the place were they will be fighting and they form up a group. So by the time they get down to the tunnel the girls are there dancing. I'm not going to spoil the film for you, so if you want you can wait to see it when we show it up in Queens Film Theatre at the end of April.
Chantelle Clinton Aged 14

Bridging the Divide Part 3

2008-02-07T04:29:00.000-08:00

Teenagers from the Donegall Pass Young Men and Women's Group and Mornington Community Project in the Belfast Ormeau Rd area got together at the end of September 07 to work on a short film-making project. The project is being co-ordinated by Marion from QFT and has been funded by the Belfast City Council.

Not long after they first met up the young people went on a residential at Corrymeela in Ballycastle. It was here that they started to work on storyboards and get ideas for their short film. Then work started on improvising the parts of the characters they created. The drama coaching was done with Tom from ESC and work on the script was done with Sam from ESC.

The film is about 2 young couples, so its a kind of a love story, and also about relationships, love, hate and reconciliation. We still need to come up with a name for it....

The first scene started shooting in January 08 at Donegall Pass Community Centre, which was a dance scene. The girls enjoyed dancing the moves that they practiced over Christmas, to camera.

The next scenes will be filmed over February and March and are being filmed in a classroom and in a tunnel in the Belfast area. There'll also be a couple of scenes involving cars...!

Still image of shot of Head Teacher's office (scene 4)

2007-05-01T04:57:00.000-07:00

Shooting Schedule

2007-04-22T07:27:00.000-07:00

WEDNESDAY 18th APRIL DAY 1 -SCENE 1
HOUSE PARTY
CAMERON, SMURF, DEALER, NEIGHBOUR AND PARTY GUESTS.
We filmed this in Gary's house which we left in a state. Thanks Gary.

WEDNESDAY 18th APRIL DAY 1 -SCENE 5
CAMERON'S HOUSE
CAMERON AND HIS SISTER
We also filmed this scene in Gary's house but we cleaned it before hand.

SATURDAY 21st APRIL DAY 2 -SCENE 6
CAMERON TRIES TO WARN THE DEALER: STREET IN TIGERS BAY
CAMERON, 3 PARAMILITARIES AND DEALER
We filmed this scene in Parts Of Tigers Bay.

SATURADAY 21st APRIL DAY 2 -SCENE 7
CHASE AND THREATEN DEALER: STREET OF TIGERS BAY
CAMERON, 3 PARAMILITARIES AND DEALER
We also filmed this in Parts of Tigers Bay

SUNDAY 22nd APRIL DAY 3 -SCENE 4
HEAD TEACHER'S OFFICE
HEAD TEACHER, SISTER, CAMERON
We filmed this in Fitzwilliam Street.

SUNDAY 22nd APRIL DAY 3 -SCENE 3 FINAL SCENE
SCHOOL PLAYGROUND
CAMERON, TEACHER GIRL, FRIENDS
We are filming on a wall in South Belfast

Bridging The Divide: Part 2

2007-04-22T06:52:00.000-07:00

This is our film project blog. It is all about Protestant and Catholic Youth working together.
It is also about youth people doing drugs, under age drinking and under age smoking.
The people who were involved:-
Tom Magill, Rory O'Connor, Kamal Salem, Conan Mc Ivor, Gary Skillen, Boman, Nicky, Vicky, Karla, Cathrine, Chantelle, Cameron, Smurf, Laura, Lorraine, Daryl, Rowan.
We are making a short film which we called Blow Out.
We did alot of rehearsals after doing story boards.
And also wrote the script.