I was asked my Mike from Studio Rove to take on the role of Live Video switcher for the Main Stage at the ‘Wild Roots” music festival in Sligo. I hadn’t ever done a live edit for music, but was familiar with the role of production mixing for live streaming events, and this was just […]
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Covid-19 was a time of short walks near the house, watching lots of television, reading, and generally contemplating how this could have happened. Everything had ground to a complete halt, and I had finished tidying up my server and all my files so nothing left to do but wait for the all clear. So, I
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I have been involved in the story of Alcock and Brown for most of my adult life. I first encountered the two aviators having tea with my granny in the railway station in Galway. There was a photograph of the two men there on the wall and it piqued my interest. Twenty five years ago
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After my fabulous trip to LA/Newport Beach I arrived home and as I expected, depressed and dejected at leaving the ‘centre of the filmmaking universe. People had told me before I departed that I would really connect with LA, but ‘wow’ I did not expect such a strong connection. To add to my depression, I
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I finally got the opportunity to meet with Karey McHugh (Earwig Film Festival – Tuam) to receive my trophy. I was very proud to be selected as ‘Best Film’ by the judging panel, but I was even more delighted when I saw the trophy. It is a sculpture, in metal (Nuts & Nails to be
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Cairdeas, My Cardboard Spaceship, In the open & Ticket to Ride have all been selected for the 2011 NYC Filmmakers Festival.The venue for the festival is :Courthouse Theatre (187 seats – HD Projection
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Galway film fleadh selected two of our films for inclusion in this years program. The screening was well attended. Both films were well received but ‘Express checkout’ went down particularly well with the Galway audience.I attended a BBQ reception given by OFFline film festival and Offaly film council to celebrate four of their films being selected for the festival
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My script ‘Cry Wolf’ has been shortlisted for funding by RTE / Galway Film Centre. I have been working on this script over the past few months and am delighted to be selected for interview. Alan Keane will produce if successful and a A-List crew have agreed to work on the film with me. I’m
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“Congratulations, your short film, In the Open, has won the Best Overall Film at the 2nd Annual LIT Film Festival 2011.” Simon McGuireAssistant Lecturer, Video Production / Post-Production On a recent trip to Limerick, I met with Simon McGuire to receive my prize for 1st place at the LIT Film Festival.‘In the open’ was chosen
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Our very first narative short – ‘2 Nights’ was recently selected for the Lewiston Auburn Film Festival – USA. While the festival had also selected ‘In the open’ and indeed featured it on their website, my first film hold a special place. Both films were shown in the same venue, and I would have loved
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