Join us in making a round-the-clock collaborative film about Hackney — part of Open Cinema, a collective adventure in digital filmmaking and sharing at Open School East.
The idea is to create a 24-hour cinematic journey with each hour of the day represented as one minute on film. Filming happens in groups of 3 or more, with every group tackling an hour, shooting a maximum of 4 minutes and editing it down to 1 minute. At the end we piece together the 24 minutes, screen the film and invite musicians to improvise a soundtrack.
The type of filming is entirely open, the sole requirement is to provide a representation of Hackney. This can be personal, poetic, political, abstract, thematic or dramatic; it can deal with any subject relating to the neighbourhood; it can involve
people, trees, animals, buildings or all of these combined. We will provide equipment as well as help with both filming and editing when required.
If you are interested in joining the Open School East community and taking part in this collective labour of imagination, join us on Wednesday 27 May at 5.30pm at Open School East. If you can’t make the date but would still like to be involved, email
Mike and we can arrange a time to introduce you to the project.
