Film Archives - Page 3 of 6 - Blackpool Social Club

24 Jul

Story Trails Made us See Blackpool Differently

Linda Hampton0 CommentsFilm, Heritage, Visual Arts & Exhibitionsart exhibition, artist, Augmented Reality, Blackpool, community, entertainment, Exhibition, Film, heritage, history, library, local history, photography, Place, Virtual Reality

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When you visit Central Library in Blackpool you expect to step into different worlds through the medium of books. Last weekend it was more ‘if you go into the library today, you’re sure of a big surprise!’ as audiences entered the worlds of Virtual Reality (VR) and interactive Augmented Reality (AR). Story Trails is the UK’s largest immersive storytelling project and brings together the past, present and future using the latest technology. Through immersive cinema experience, 3D maps of Blackpool or a VR headset bringing to life BFI & BBC archives, there was much to choose from. Throughout the…

26 Apr

Filmmaking class of 2022 rolls out the red carpet

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFilm, Local NewsFilm, filmmaker, filmmaking, student, Students

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Student filmmakers from Blackpool School of Arts are set to premiere their graduation films at a special screening this Thursday. Students from the BA (Hons) Filmmaking degree course have organised a special public event at Viva Blackpool to showcase their work. The screening event will include a diverse range of short films on a variety of subjects. Included in the programme is a comedy about a man with a curious affliction, a gruesome high school horror, a documentary about a local acting troupe, a hauntingly visual experimental film, an animation and a music video. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI1NjAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTUlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGbHVsVEJwcTdBVWclMjIlMjB0aXRsZSUzRCUyMllvdVR1YmUlMjB2aWRlbyUyMHBsYXllciUyMiUyMGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyJTNEJTIyMCUyMiUyMGFsbG93JTNEJTIyYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlciUzQiUyMGF1dG9wbGF5JTNCJTIwY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlJTNCJTIwZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhJTNCJTIwZ3lyb3Njb3BlJTNCJTIwcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlJTIyJTIwYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuJTNFJTNDJTJGaWZyYW1lJTNF[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the last 3 years,…

08 Mar

Preview: Winter Gardens Film Festival 2022

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFilmBlack and White Film, Film, film festival, Winter Gardens, Winter Gardens Film Festival

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This week the Winter Gardens and other venues across Blackpool welcome back the annual Winter Gardens Film Festival – after an unexpected two-year hiatus. Running from Wednesday to Sunday (9-13 March) the 2022 programme features screenings, talks, discussions and workshops for movie fans and film-makers and this year it’s bringing silent film back to historic Opera House. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following a screening of Mary Poppins Returns for schools on Wednesday morning, the North West Film Archive will show Blackpool on Film in the afternoon – a fascinating dip into the archive’s collection featuring the seaside town. Wednesday night features a…

14 Jul

A taste of Korea – Film and food with Bomi Seo

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFilm

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] How the world has changed since the start of the global coronavirus pandemic. However, we can still travel and experience other cultures in different ways. To that end, we bring you Korean cultural film night at The Old Electric in Blackpool. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The three week season started with screening the award-winning film " The Host, 괴물 (2006) " on the 2nd of July and, on the following Friday " Burning, 버닝 (2018)". This Friday (16th July) will screen the warm and beautiful drama-comedy Korean film 'Welcome to Dongmakgol" for the last session of Korean Film night![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A warm invitation awaits you with the…

26 May

Disorder – Blackpool Skate Film release

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsFilm, Local NewsBlackpool, Film, film festival, filmmaking, skate, Skateboard, skateboarding

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackpool Social Club bangs the drum for skateboarding and its close relationship to creativity. With Star Wars being filmed in Cleveleys and the recent Netflix nod on The Comedy Carpet we had a look at Blackpool filmmaker Jake Powell and The ATB collective latest offering: Disorder. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While skateboarding might often get a bad rep, seen as anti-social and rebellious. Blackpool Social Club has been exploring how Blackpool and alternative creative approaches like skateboarding can benefit a traditional tourist town like Blackpool. With the town often compared to a film set, it is no surprise that Tim Burton has made…

29 Mar

BFI launches a Blackpool film club to support young aspiring filmmakers

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFilm, Local NewsBFI, Film, filmfestival, filmmaker, filmmaking, young people

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The BFI has launched a programme of film clubs across England to offer high quality learning about film and wider screen media to aspiring young people aged 12 to 15. And the good news? There's one in Blackpool. The BFI Film Clubs, which will run this spring and summer, will offer online experiences, alongside more traditional face-to-face learning where possible, in locations identified as ‘Opportunity Areas’ by the Department for Education (DfE) due to social and economic challenges.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Coming to Blackpool The Blackpool Film Club is being hosted by Aunty Social and runs from 6 April 2021 – 19…

27 Oct

A Graduate Filmmaker inspired by her Dad’s love of Rave Culture

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsFilmdocumentary, Film, lockdown, Rave

I came across Mischa by a chance encounter, intrigued by her influences, I found out more about what it felt like graduating in lockdown and how Blackpool and music might inform her film making. Mischa, tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Mischa Baker, I’m a filmmaker/multi-media artist/content creator, born and raised in Blackpool. Initially self-taught, then later advancing into Creative Media at Blackpool Sixth form and recently graduating from Manchester Met University with a BA Hons in Filmmaking. My dedication to filmmaking for the past 5 years has allowed me to have the pleasure of working with…

14 Oct

How To Let Go – blanket

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsFilm, Music & Gigsblanket, Film, Music

You might have noticed a short film on social media and further afield with The Fylde Coast as its backdrop. Blackpool Social Club found out how a Blackpool based band created their latest music video talking to and featuring a number of creatives from the town. With the touring industry on hold and opportunities to perform to a live audience at a minimum, blanket put their newfound time to good use. Using the basis of their hauntingly beautiful debut record, ‘How To Let Go’, the Blackpool band has remixed, reworked, and ultimately reexamined the intent behind an original project. Divesting…

13 Jul

My Favourite Things – preserve your lockdown learning in film

David Simper0 CommentsFilm, OpportunitiesArt, callout, covid, Film, memory, posterity, project, Video

‘My Favourite Things’ is an international film collaboration project aiming to capture what people might want to remember about recent events. Amidst the COVID-19 tragedy, it’s sometimes been difficult to see the positive as the country has gone through this unprecedented lock down period. The positive might include cleaner air, recognition for the medical and caring professions and the return of nature, in places. It’s been a time to reassess priorities, spend time with the family and rediscover old pastimes. Although predicted for decades, the virus managed to take the world by surprise, mighty governments behaving like rabbits caught in…

03 Oct

Nightmare on Elm Street is The Regent’s Halloween Spooktacular – 31st October 2018

David Simper0 CommentsFilmBlackpool, cinema, Film, freddy, halloween, horror, krueger, retro, theregent

On the night of Halloween itself, enjoy Wes Craven's classic slasher movie 'Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984) at Blackpool's independent retro-cinema, The Regent. This movie has generated the legendary screen villain, Freddy Krueger, a disfigured avenger that kills children in their dreams. With Robert Englund in the lead role, the film also stars Heather Langenkamp and Johnny Depp as the couple trying to solve the Freddy mystery, before he kills all his targets in a vicious trail of revenge. Never likely to feature in the Oscars, this film won the USA Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' award…