The Latest News from Valley Films

August 2010

6/8/10. Good news. Our documentary film Buttercups, made for the Buttercups goat sanctuary, has been awarded a Very Highly Commended in this years Guernsey Lily Film Festival. (Last year we achieved a Commended with our drama short, In Your Day.)

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July 2010

30/7/10. We mentioned at the end of last month a shoot at the Spa Valley Railway 40's Weekend. Well, just to round of the report, here are a few shots taken on the day.

15/7/10. What a buzz was in the air recently. Having gone through a fairly quiet period, a Boxley shoot was on! Scripts to be written, actors to be contacted and venue to be arranged. Off we set, cameras at the ready and what a beautiful day. The setting was idyllic, and what a beautiful house it was - set snugly in woodland and perfect for our setting to recreate the period of time we had researched for. The weather was perfect and filming was set. Just another great cameo achieved ready for our completion of the Boxley project.

Wendy

6/7/10. Recently we spent a day filming cameos for our second film looking at the history of Boxley Parish. This time we are concentrating on the 'families' of Boxley including the Lushington family and the Best-Shaws. A great day was had by all and we would like to say thank you to all the actors who came along and made the day possible.

4/7/10. One of our group's members, Gary, completed the National Three Peaks Challenge over the 1st and 2nd of July. Walking/climbing the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales - Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon. To see how he got on, take a look at the challenge team's website - www.medway3peakers.co.uk.

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June 2010

30/6/10. Last weekend we took to the tracks to celebrate (and film) the 1940 at the Spa Valley Railway 40s Weekend. The aim is to produce a film overview of the day, the theme being “life in the Forties”. Thanks to spa Valley for inviting us along. We had a great day.

14/6/10. This month, a short article from Jeff on choosing a good computer monitor - an essential piece of kit (especially in you digitally edit your videos using your PC).

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May 2010

6/5/10. We would love to hear from you.  Are you, like us, someone who enjoys film making? Whether an individual, a group of friends or a Club there are limited opportunities to show your finished films. If you would like to join us in exchanging a DVD of your work we would love to hear from you. you can contact us through the website.

3/5/10. We have a bumper collection of new additions to the site today - all goat related :-). Jeff has written an article on our big goat project: Filming the Work of a Goat Sanctuary. As part of that, we have also included the trailer to our main film

which can also be seen in the Movie Theatre. We hope you enjoy it.

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One thing all of us at Valley Films believe, is that you can only do justice to your films by using experienced actors/actresses.

We are very keen to visit local amateur productions to see actors in play (do you have a production team we can come and visit?); and although you can see from our films we already work with a number of very talented actors/actresses, we are always happy to talk to and work with new talent.

If you are interested in acting in one of our future productions, you have an idea for a script that you think is a world beater, or if you would just like further information about Valley Films, please Contact Us.