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Want to be involved in:
· film making? · acting? · developing creative ideas? · furthering technical skills? · seeing your ideas on screen? · working with like-minded individuals?
We meet at Norden Old Library, Edenfield Road, Norden, OL11 5XE from 7:30 to 9:30 on the first Thursday of every month. As we all have day jobs, filming is done at weekends and evenings.
Contact info@rochdalemoviemakers.org.uk or ring Tommy on 07846 731 992 for more details. |
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The home of film production in Rochdale |
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Clips from a selection of Rochdale Movie Makers’ films are available on YouTube. Click on the link below to visit our YouTube page. |
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Next Club Meeting We meet at 7.30 pm on the first Thursday of the month at Norden Old Library, Rochdale. Please email info@rochdalemoviemakers.org.uk for further details or contact Tommy on 07846 731 992
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January 2011: Graham Morris accepts the 2010 North v South Trophy on behalf of the club (for “Tomorrow”). |
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Daylight - it’s a gas
If you’ve messed everything else up in your life, could you manage to kill yourself? “Daylight” has our hero (played by Gaz Hayden) trying to end it all by gassing himself with his car’s exhaust. It’s definitely our first suicide comedy. |
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Gaz Hayden tangles with a hose and Vauxhall Corsa in “Daylight”
* Gaz won the best actor award in the IAC North West Film Festival held at Chads, Cheadle Hulme.
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Horror Thriller
We’re currently working on an as-yet-untitled horror thriller film. This is a bit of a departure from our recent comedy films |
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Rochdale in the Awards
We’re pleased to have won a few awards lately:
Preston Millennium Competition A competition for 6 local video clubs. We were overall winners with “Daylight” and “Losing Touch”
IAC North West Region Film Festival “Free” won The Rhyl Cup for the best club production, the Donlan Trophy for the overall best film in the festival and the audience award (The Merlin Shield) for the best film in the festival. Gaz Hayden won the Bet Acting Award for his performance in “Daylight”
We won! With “Free”! Also second place with “Open Doors”. |
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November 2011: Tommy O’ Connor accepts the 2011 Merlin Shield at the North West IAC Film Festival for Best Film in Festival |
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January 2012: Geoff Alexander receiving the 2011 North v South Trophy for “Free” from Altrincham Video Society Chairman Eric Flowers |
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The Rochdale Movie Makers Scenery Department (i.e. anyone who’s there) build a coffin for the terrifying climax |
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Director Tommy O’Connor directs Gaz Hayden in the interview scene |
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Tommy insists on his interpretation of the scene |
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Gaz comforted by makeup girl Lesley Hague |