Posts Tagged ‘film’

Young KK is a mature artist

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Crawley Happy Times were invited down to the filming of the remixed version of Unleashed by the artist KK.

We first met KK when he was just thirteen years old and knew then that we would be seeing alot of this young talent in the future. And how right we were. KK has been on our site on many occasions performing at the Black History event at the Hawth and also Rock ‘n’ Dhol last year.

KK had a few friends with him on set for the filming of his first official single. We interviewed most of the participating artisits who gave us their thoughts on young KK and his promising future.

 

You can follow KK on twitter @OfficialKK and facebook or the website.

We will keep you updated on where and when you can hear more from the artist KK :-)

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Be the best with one year to go …

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Be the best with one year to go …

Celebrate one year to go until the London 2012 Games by organising an event for Open Weekend 2011.

The theme for the fourth Open Weekend is ‘showcasing your best’. Sport, art, dance, film, music, and heritage events can all be part of the nationwide Open Weekend activities from Friday July 22 to Sunday July 24, 2011.

 

West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Economy Deborah Urquhart said: “Last year thousands of people across West Sussex enjoyed taking part in events put on by many organisations including leisure centres, libraries, museums and galleries.

 

“Blue Touch Paper Carnival weaved its way around Horsham’s Sparks in the Park event, sports taster sessions at K2 Crawley and East Grinstead Leisure Centre introduced new people to different activities, and Chichester’s Pallant House Gallery opened its doors for free.

 

“I’m certain this year will be even bigger and better as enthusiasm grows across West Sussex with one year to go.”

 

Organisations are encouraged to get involved. If you’re putting on an event you need to register it with the London2012.com website by the end of June. Also please email info@westsussex-aheadofthegame.com so it can be added to the list of events that will be promoted across the county.

 

Supported by BP and launched in 2008 with the start of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, more than a million people from around the UK have taken part in Open Weekend activities in the past three years.

 

 

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Read All About It – Local arts group is Ahead of the Game with mascot competition.

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Read All About It – Local arts group is Ahead of the Game with mascot competition.

Chichester Library is set to host a free exhibition of designs of the Chichester Mascot, for the West Sussex-Ahead of the Game programme celebrating the London 2012 Games.

Chichester District Council heads the Chichester mascot designing project on behalf of the West Sussex Arts Partnership.

Members of West Sussex County Council’s Starburst Arts, and the Apuldram Centre, Chichester have designed the artwork, which will be on display from Monday January 31 for a week.

Starburst Arts is an integrated arts centre based at the Wrenford Centre in Chichester, which provides a day service for people with learning difficulties.

Members from both centres entered a selection of artwork based around the theme of celebration.

The exhibition includes the winning design by Mark Talmage, from Starburst Arts.

West Sussex-Ahead of the Game is a countywide initiative, to ensure West Sussex makes the most of the 2012 Games, and plays a full part in a successful celebration.

Deborah Urquhart, County Council Member for Environment and Economy, said: “This project was an ideal opportunity to celebrate the games and get people involved in a creative project.

“We have many art-related events and activities in the run up to 2012, including carnivals, community singing events, and outdoor theatre.” `

Peter Catchpole, County Council Cabinet Member for Adults’ Services, said: “The mascot competition was a great chance for the Starburst artists to show their talent.

“Starburst Arts offers art of all kinds to adults who attend the Wrenford Centre, including 2D and 3D art, film, photography, dance and drama, and sensory art sessions.”

For more information about the project and Starburst Arts, contact the manager Sally Christopher on 01243 788544.

To find out more on the West Sussex-Ahead of the Game programme, visit www.westsussex-aheadofthegame.com

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New film hopes to uncross paths

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

A new film is about to be produced in Crawley called Crossed Paths.

Written with the help of genius Callum Andrew Johnston the film is already set to be a massive success. Filming is due to start in the October school holidays with a release date yet to be confirmed.

About the film:

From the director of RH11. Produced by Compulsive Productions in connection with Crawley Borough Council!

“A thrilling drama about two young men. Cutch and Yussif.

Cutch has just woke up from a coma after a serious attack, no respect, no job and from a broken home.

Yussif the attacker, has just been released from Prison, a changed man, a man on a mission… Finding the right path in life can sometimes be difficult. Will Cutch be able to forgive his attacker, and will Yussif be able to find his faith?”

Some may remember the success of RH11 which was shown to an eager crowd back in January 2010 at the Hawth Theatre on a big screen. The film went on to sell out as a DVD and is still spoken about in high regard today. The film was produced by Jonty Egginton and written by Callum Andrew Johnston with tweeks from Jonty and the main cast members during filming. Callum told us “the new film is about extremism and how it can exploit others, and be exploited by others. We want to show how this can be avoided. Crawley Borough Council approached us to help show the young children via schools.”

Crawley Happy Times were invited to the auditions to sit in and get a feel for the new film and it’s direction. After what we have already seen and knowing the brains behnd this new film, we have no doubt it will be just as, if not more successful than RH11 and we would like to wish all involved (CBC, Ali, Adi, Arris) the best of luck. We are sure we will have more to tell you as time goes on.

We would also like to take this opportunity to wish Callum Andrew Johnston all the best for his new adventure to New York where he has secured a two year placement in NYFA, which is a massive achievement for anyone. We are certain we will be seeing this young mans name up in lights very soon :-)

Interview:

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Production Success for Local lads

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Yesterday, Sunday 17th January 2010, Crawley Happy Times attended the Hawth for the Premier showing of RH11 the movie and was met with something a little different to what was originally expected.

The crowd waiting for the start of the premier of RH11The crowd waiting for the start of the pemier of RH11

When Shelley interviewed Jonty Egginton and Callum Johnston back in December, the guys were very good at hiding the story line, which made it all the more surprising. The film is called RH11 due to it being filmed in Crawley with local residents making up most of the cast. But that is where the association with Crawley ends. The film is not based on the behaviour of local youths and was never intended to be so.

(L-R) Aiste Vilcinskaite & Hannah Charlton(L-R) Aiste Vilcinskaite & Hannah Charlton

Using local artists for the soundtrack, they followed in the steps of films such as adulthood, but that is where the resemblance ends for this film. Before the showing we were treated to some live performances by the soundtrack artists, such as Ghostwriters, Young-B, KK, Rippa & Envy who helped make the film such a rollercoaster of emotions through music.

(L-R) Billy Lenson & Jack Gadd(L-R) Billy Lenson & Jack Gadd

About two years ago young Callum had an idea for a film and started on the script. Six months on he met up with Jack Gadd and together they came up with the final script. They brought on Jonty Egginton to produce the film and enlisted the help of good friends and family as the actors. The parents of both Jonty and Callum funded the venture. With the use of one camera and some small technical equipment you could be mistaken for thinking ‘well it can’t be that good’. Well think again! We can honestly say the film is amazing! The story line, the acting, the music, the complete genious of the film, is breathtaking and seriously emotional. We will not give away the storyline as this would spoil your viewing, but will say it is full of action, romance, sadness, hunour and of course some important messages for the youth of today regarding patience and respect for others. It was nothing less that awesome!

Ali MehmoodAli Mehmood

What these young individuals have acheived with this film makes us think we should be keeping a close eye on them in the future. We asked the guys what they had in store for us next. Callum told us “I am off to drama school in New York for the next two years”. We would like to wish young Callum all the best and think he is going to be the next Susan Boyle of the film scene! As for Jonty and Jack, we are sure we have not heard the last of them either.

We were honoured to be amongst the many who packed out the Hawth’s main theatre to watch this premier. The roaring round of applause at the end of the film spoke for itself.

Michael OramMichael Oram

You can order your copy of this truly spectacular film here. We guarentee you will not be disappointed :-)

Jonny WoodJonny Wood

It just leaves for us to say well done to all involved. We have already ordered our DVD from the site, have you? :-)

Please Note: – This film is recommended for over 18′s due to some bad language and violent scenes.

VIDEO INTERVIEWS TO FOLLOW….

 

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Ready, camera, action!

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Crawley Happy Times were invited to the filming of the new movie, RH11 at Central Sussex College, Crawley.

The main block at Crawley College

The entire movie is filmed in Crawley. Headed up by seceral young locals including Callum Johnston and Jonty Egginton. The main player Callum came up with the idea whilst being on a gap year from University and went on to discuss his plans with his friend Jack Gadd. After writing the script, which took a long time, they involved Jonty, also on a gap year from his studies, to help with the filming. Jonty is currently working part time for a radio station in Brighton.

We asked Callum why they entered into such an immense project. Callum said “I felt it would be a great thing to portray how some young people, who want to further themselves within the education sector, unfortunately, for reasons beyond their control get involved with the ‘wrong crowd’. The story is based on what they do after the fact”. Not giving too much away, Callum told us “it’s how they then deal with this situation which makes all the difference, and we felt it was important to show this side of life”.

 

With just the help and support from friends and family, these young talented individuals have managed to film the whole movie including the editing and production. We asked if they had received any funding or help to which Jonty told us “my parents have loaned themselves to the hilt to help us with the finances of the film. We have considered funding but the process is so long and at times complicated we have not been successful as yet. Saying that, we are always looking for financial help, even at this late stage (the film is having it’s first showing at the Hawth on the 17th January 2010)”.

We found Callum, Jonty, the production crew and the cast to be dedicated and focused. Possibly leading the way for any other entrepreneurs thinking of making it in the film industry.

We were honoured to meet these budding artists as we feel their mission statement is along the same lines as Crawley Happy Times. To show there is an alternative to what seems the only choice in some cases. We believe we may have a couple of potential ‘Guy Ritchie’s’ on our hands. We stayed for a while to watch some of the filming in progress and took a little clip for you to flavour.

 

We are really looking forward to seeing this film. The first showing is at The Hawth on the 17th January. We are sure the people of Crawley will show their support and attend. So make sure you get your tickets now! You can book via their website or via The Hawth.

We would like to end by thanking all involved in the movie and to wish them all the success.

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