About Azhur
Creative Bench – Production Co and Talent Agency – Launches!
on January 8th, 2013 in Directing, News by Azhur | No CommentsJust before the Christmas break I met up with an exciting new producer who was about to set up a new production company and talent agency based in Poland and representing filmmakers across Europe. I was hugely impressed with what was on offer, not to mention the number of…
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on November 27th, 2012 in Showreel by Azhur | Comments Off5 mins, various formats.
Continue reading...BFI Think Shoot Distribute 2012
on October 22nd, 2012 in News by Azhur | No CommentsLast week I attended the BFI Think Shoot Distribute scheme, having been selected from over 150 applicants. It was a fantastic experience and everyone who was a part of it – 25 writers, directors and producers from across the UK – were all talented filmmakers. We had the opportunity of…
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on September 5th, 2012 in Fiction, Portfolio by Azhur | Comments OffEntry into the Virgin Media Shorts 2012 competition Producers: Sahil Gill and Jessica Turner Production Managers: Leia Ladfors and Neigeme Glasgow-Maeda 1st AD: Leonardo Machado Script Supervisor: Victoria Gegenbauer Casting Director: Kharmel Cochrane Director of Photography: Matthew Cooke Additional Photography: Malte Rosenfeld Focus Puller: Alexandru Grigoras Gaffer: Ray Cook Spark:…
Continue reading...Project ARTICHOKE featured in SohoSoHo news
on July 24th, 2012 in Press, Project ARTICHOKE by Azhur | No CommentsSohoSoHo, the international Showreel Directory for the advertising production community has a little write up about Project ARTICHOKE in their News section. Click here to check it out.
Continue reading...Project ARTICHOKE completed
on July 20th, 2012 in Directing, Project ARTICHOKE, Scriptwriting by Azhur | No CommentsAfter seven weeks, Project ARTICHOKE my short film entry for this year’s Virgin Media Shorts competition is finally complete. If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, you can check it out here on the Virgin Media Shorts website: http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/3321/project-artichoke. The film was quite a challenge to put…
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on July 20th, 2012 in Slider by Azhur | Comments OffPost-production done!
on July 11th, 2012 in Editing, Project ARTICHOKE by Azhur | No CommentsPost-production on this film has been a test of perseverance! One of the drawbacks of having to postpone our shoot dates meant that our post-production schedule got squeezed from just over a week to five days! Shooting on RED, the first thing we had to do was convert the footage…
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on July 5th, 2012 in Directing, Project ARTICHOKE by Azhur | No CommentsThe final day of the shoot! Today was all about getting the transition sequence in the can (or in the hard drive) and shooting the opening of the film. Today was also the day that Malte Rosenfeld came on to cover for DP Matthew Cooke (as he was unavailable due…
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on July 4th, 2012 in Directing, Project ARTICHOKE by Azhur | No CommentsToday we were at the location that was going to serve as the main space where Sirhan is at the shooting range, as well as the interrogation room, the CIA Office where Walker and his men sit at the end, as well as the opening of the film. We really…
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