Last night saw the launch of a new film competition on the Isle of Wight – a collaboration between Ventnor Exchange, Brave Island, Ventnor Arts Club and Ventnor Film Society.
Picture the Music is open to all ages, but those aged 25 and under can qualify for a monetary prize worth up to £850.
Create an original music video
Budding film-makers are invited to choose one of the five music tracks below and create a video for it. The piece can be as abstract as you like, or be a more literal connection to the lyrics.
You have until 31st August to produce your film, and you don’t need lots of fancy equipment, shooting it on an iPhone or similar is just fine.
Hear more
News OnTheWight sat down with Stephen Izatt from Ventnor Arts Club, where the launch took place to find out more about the competition.
Listen to the podcast by clicking on the play button below.
The Peter Cramp Awards
Peter Cramp, who was intimately involved with Ventnor Film Society, sadly passed away earlier this year. He was an important Ventnor character and passionate about film, and supporting opportunities for young people.
To honour Peter’s life, the competition will be awarding £850 to spend on equipment for the 18 to 25-year-old category winner and £400 for the under 18 category winner. The money has been generously donated by three individuals who knew Peter.
For those aged over 25 entering the competition there will be a prize of some sort, to be revealed later.
The choice of tracks
Megan Stisted from Brave Island says they have already had several young people sign up to take part.
To apply, head over to the Brave Island opportunity to register your interest.
You can check out the choice of five tracks below.
On to great things
Winners of the last competition, Jack Millward and Tom Kral, went on to be nominated for a Mobo Award for directing, filming and editing a video for rapper Headie One’s ‘Can’t Be Us’.
Below was one of the runner-up videos, which has gone on to have a whopping 3.4m views.
Image: thomas delacretaz under CC BY 2.0
