The rise of the DSLR has changed
the filmmaking world forever.
I was on a boat in Greece and
I counted 42 people in a Japanese
tourist group who were, instead of
using simple point and shoot cameras,
snapping away on cameras capable
of shooting broadcast ready
1080p. Digital filmmaking has never
been more compact, affordable or
simple to use.
Into the fold
of student filmmaking
steps
the brand new
Illyria Film
Fund, created
by Jessica
Campbell and
Alex Darby
(with the generous
support
of Aidan
Grounds), a
new initiative
that provides
equipment and
funding for Oxford
University
students. Darby’s intentions for the
fund are clear: “Filmmaking is undergoing
a global revolution. It has
never been cheaper to make professional-
quality films, and it has never
been easier to distribute them. The
Illyria Film Fund aims to bring this
to Oxford.”
The fund provides camera, sound
and lighting equipment for wannabe
filmmakers, and, perhaps
more excitingly, offers the chance
to have the films screened at the
Ultimate Picture Palace in Cowley
– a rare boon in a world where short
films are often confined to YouTube,
Vimeo and esoteric festivals that
draw an ‘interesting’ class of patron.
So, if you’re a writer or director
who’s found
that there’s a
lack of serious
support for
aspiring filmmakers
at Oxford
then the
Illyria Film
Fund might
be the place to
go in search
of cinematic
sustenance.
They can’t
promise that
your film will
be any good
but, as starting
points go,
this seems like the perfect place to
check out the brave new world of low
cost digital filmmaking.
For a list of equipment, information
about the team and guidelines
for pitching to the fund, check out
their brand new website, llyriafilmfund.
co.uk
The rise of the DSLR has changed the filmmaking world forever. I was on a boat in Greece and I counted 42 people in a Japanese tourist group who were, instead of using simple point and shoot cameras, snapping away on cameras capable of shooting broadcast ready 1080p. Digital filmmaking has never been more compact, affordable or simple to use.
Into the fold of student filmmaking steps the brand new Illyria Film Fund, created by Jessica Campbell and Alex Darby (with the generous support of Aidan Grounds), a new initiative that provides equipment and funding for Oxford Universitystudents. Darby’s intentions for the fund are clear: “Filmmaking is undergoing a global revolution. It has never been cheaper to make professional-quality films, and it has never been easier to distribute them. The Illyria Film Fund aims to bring this to Oxford.”
The fund provides camera, sound and lighting equipment for wannabe filmmakers, and, perhaps more excitingly, offers the chance to have the films screened at the Ultimate Picture Palace in Cowley- a rare boon in a world where shortfilms are often confined to YouTube,Vimeo and esoteric festivals that draw an ‘interesting’ class of patron. So, if you’re a writer or director who’s found that there’s a lack of serious support for aspiring filmmakers at Oxford then the Illyria Film Fund might be the place to go in search of cinematic sustenance.They can’t promise that your film will be any good but, as starting points go, this seems like the perfect place to check out the brave new world of lowcost digital filmmaking. For a list of equipment, information about the team and guidelines for pitching to the fund, check out their brand new website, www.llyriafilmfund.co.uk.
