Issue 9 Autumn 1999

Only Connect - The Secret Art of Film Poems By Gareth Evans Observations on the Long Take Pier Paolo Pasolini's reflection on the significance of death and editing British Council & Film Festivals Our interview with Paul Howson, director of the Film and Television department at the British Council Transgender - More than just a film festival... Mel Taylor talked with the director of the Third International Transgender Film Festival, Kam Wai Kui, and below discusses the impact of the festival and some of the issues facing the transgender community OMSK - The screen into the space and the space into the screen A brief overview of OMSK by Steven Eastwood Michael Mazière Michael Mazière has made 19 films since 1977. He has exhibited his film internationally and written on numerous publications. He is currently the director of the Lux Centre in London, which was recently formed from the merger of the LFMC and the LEA A future of digital features The arrival of affordable digital video cameras has created unprecedented ultra-low budget production possibilities. Features are now shot in DV and blown-up to 35mm for theatrical release. Next Wave Films help filmmakers stepping into the new and affordable world of DV. By Liz Rosenthal From Steenbeck to Avid Does Non Linear Editing encourage editors to approach the raw material with an attitude that will produce the best possible final product? By Esteban Uyarra Taking stock (II) Second appointment with Peter Milson, Marketing Planning Manager of Kodak PMI, to talk more about film stock and to step into the complex field of cinematography. Plus,flash interviews with top cinematographers Alex Thompson and Remi Adefarasin and tips on using Vision stock The Art Film Festival at Teplice Review of the 7th International Art Film Festival at Trencianske Teplice. By Henry Lewes Danish Cinema Ever since the whole Dogme-concept captured the world attention at the Cannes Film Festival, the interest in Danish cinema has increased enormously. Michael Soby gives us a quick historical background to better appreciate the forthcoming biggest Danish Film Festival ever held in Great Britain Script selling ...and writing By Paul Gallagher