PAUL DUDBRIDGE: DIRECTOR and DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY at HANOVER PICTURES
Tuesday 7 March 2017 from 4pm to 6pm in Jill Craigie Cinema
Talk by film director Paul Dudbridge, plus Q+A discussion
Paul will talk about his background, how he started out, his work as a director/DP and working with visual effects. He’ll share what qualities a student needs to develop in order to go on and work successfully in the industry, and will introduce the new book he’s written, Shooting Better Movies: The Student Film-makers Guide, focusing on two short chapters Three secrets to film-making and 15 common traits found in student films. In the final Get Your Shit Together section of his presentation, Paul will recommend ways in which students can better their work, themselves and get the best from Uni and the industry.
Paul Dudbridge is a British director, producer, cinematographer and educator, making feature films, television, commercials and music videos. With over 20 years experience in the business, Paul has numerous film and television credits to his name. His first broadcast credits include producing and directing ITV’s The Christmas Storybook, featuring legendary actor Joss Ackland, as well as directing music promos for MTV. His work as a cinematographer includes the action thriller By Any Name based on the best-selling book by Katherine John. As a producer and director, he helmed the science-fiction series Horizon, which went on to win a number of awards at international film festivals, as well as earning Paul a Best Drama Director nomination at the Royal Television Society (WoE) awards in 2016.
When not filming, Paul guest lectures at various universities and colleges around the country. Most recently, he ran the ‘Writing and Directing’ module for the Masters course at the University of Bristol, taught Cinematography at Falmouth Film School, and Advanced Cinematography workshops for BECTU, the UK’s media and entertainment trade union.
Paul has just finished writing his first book, Shooting Better Movies: The Student Film-makers Guide, which will be published in August 2017 by MWP.
showreel: https://vimeo.com/121005455
FREE ALL welcome!
First Tuesdays is a series of talks by visiting speakers, programmed on the first Tuesday of the month during term time for Media Arts, which is open to students and staff from across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.