One of the UK’s most exciting crossover filmmaking competitions, 2Weeks 2Make It is coming to the West Midlands. 2Weeks 2Make It is on the lookout for teams of filmmakers, animators and other digital creatives based in the West Midlands to enter the inaugural West Midlands event. Applications can be made now through the website www.2weeks2makeitbrum.co.uk.
2Weeks 2Make It is a music video competition first started in Yorkshire in 2006. The concept pairs randomly drawn teams of filmmakers and musical artists who then have exactly two weeks to shoot and edit a music video from scratch. The final submitted videos will be judged by an industry panel with the following prizes on offer:
Winning band: One week of free studio recording time.
Winning creative team: A guaranteed £1000 budget to shoot a music video for a record label.
The competition kicks off on Fri 21st May 2010 and will comprise of three key events:
1. A 25-place Music Video Professional Workshop (Fri 21st May 12.30pm Fazeley Studios) comprising a series of seminars by industry professionals including professional music video directors and producers. Topics will include producing and directing effective low budget music videos, distribution and producing a video to tight timescales. Places are limited for this event and will be booked via Screen West Midlands website (more information to follow)
2. A Launch event (Fri 21st May 7.00pm Fazeley Studios), which will include a master-class from a select panel of industry professionals and the official competition draw, where a simple random drawing of participating film teams and bands will decide who works with whom! From that point, they’ve got 2Weeks 2Make It!
3. A Screening event (Tue 15th June) for all participants. All submitted films will be shown and the winners revealed, with prizes being awarded to the winning entries. Following this all participants will be invited to an after-screening party to relax, network and celebrate their involvement in this ground-breaking competition.
The competition is being organised by Carl Timms – Account Director at Made Media, one of Birmingham’s top digital media agencies, and a former winner of 2Weeks 2Make It 2007. He says “Its a tough but very rewarding competitive event. The aim is to have fun and encourage teamwork, initiative and creativity whilst working to a challenging fixed deadline. Its perfect for any filmmakers who’s ever wondered how they might cope under that sort of creative pressure.”
The event’s primary funder is Screen West Midlands with additional sponsorship from Fullrange Media, Made Media, Fazeley Studios and Blue46 Studios. Jason Hall, Head of Innovation, New Markets & Skills at Screen West Midlands says “Its very exciting – I’m a big fan of anything that brings together people from different creative disciplines and gets them collaborating on a new project. The combining of the music and creative screen industries in this way is unprecedented in the Midlands and presents a new opportunity for talented filmmakers and musicians to pull together and create something extraordinary.”
The gathering of bands and music resources is being handled by Little Chris, host of Rhubarb Radio’s Brumcast show. He says “The competition is a great opportunity for unsigned bands all over the region. Music videos are an increasingly important part of musical promotion. 2Weeks 2Make It offers bands an opportunity to add a free completed music video to their press kit, which will in turn help the promotion of the region’s bands around the UK and beyond.”
The competition is now open for registrations from both filmmakers and musical artists. Registration forms, prize details and competition details are available at www.2weeks2makeitbrum.co.uk.
Updates and further information are available on Twitter (@2weeksbrum) or by following the “2Weeks 2Make It Brum” fan page on Facebook. For more information, please contact Carl Timms at carl.timms@mademedia.co.uk or on 07779179796.
