So, like we said below, there are now 27 registered teams, and believe it or not it’s only a week to the actual event!
Entry is €5, which covers Mutant Shorts and the other events taking place in the Savoy that night. (Click here to read about all events.) Those who submitted a film, however, will receive free passes by email. The entry fees are used to cover costs, and anything left over will go into production costs for the next event.
There’s more good news for the filmmakers: Cork Film Centre have improved the prize so that the free equipment rental now includes access to a Final Cut Pro editing suite. The films will be judged by members of the Film Centre itself.
So the Mutant Shorts deadline has come, and we’re glad to say we received 26 27(!) registrations in total. It’s a great response to the competition, no doubt encouraged by the prize for November’s Best Film which (need we remind ye) is five days free equipment rental. A lot of applications came rolling in at the last minute so the extended deadline proved a good idea! Now we can sit back and wait for the movies to arrive. Here’s hoping all goes well for the 26 teams. Best of Luck!
Just reminding ye that the deadline for registering, if you’re planning on entering a film, is Monday November 9th.
So far we’ve had 14 registrations and counting..so if you wanna be in on the act, get your skates on!
Just a quick post to let ye know that the prize for Best Film, as sponsored by Cork Film Centre, has been confirmed. And the prize is…5 days use of a HDV camera, a boom mic and a basic lighting kit, so the winners will have no excuse not to continue with their filmmaking careers!
October is flying and the original registration deadline date of October 30th suddenly seemed to loom over us..so we’ve decided to move it forward to November 9th, giving people plenty of time to decide if they want to make a movie or not.
In other news, Cork Film Centre have decided to sponsor a prize for the Best Film. Keep your eyes on this blog for more info over the next day or two..
Tis early days yet but we have already received seven applications for the next Mutant Shorts, and one complete film. There’s still absolutely loads of time left to enter, so no excuses..
More Mutant Shorts promotion will be getting under way over the next week or so, so watch out for posters around the city, and a new Facebook event page. Spread the word!
Just for inspiration, here’s five well known movie scenes set in a kitchen. You can keep the list going by commenting below..
1. JURASSIC PARK. The scene with the raptors.
Raptors in the Kitchen
Just because a dinosaur is smaller, doesn’t make it any less scary. Two kids, Tim and Lex, are trapped in the very modern and shiny Jurassic Park kitchen, trying their best to outwit a pair of hungry raptors. In a situation like this, you make the most of your kitchen utensils.
Butch is ready and waiting for Vincent
Hopefully this is no major spoiler, given that PF has become part of cinema history. Butch (Bruce Willis) pops back to his flat to retrieve his precious gold watch, when a case of the munchies has him preparing pop tarts in his tiny kitchen. Suddenly he spots a submachine gun belonging to Vincent (John Travolta) on the countertop, and realises he’s not alone in the flat. Vincent exits the bathroom only to have Butch fire at him from the kitchen area.
Alvy, Annie and the lobster
Alvy Singer, Annie Hall, and their attempt to cook some baby lobsters leads to panic in the kitchen, and Alvy hoping that buttersauce and a nutcracker might be enough to scare a lobster out of his hiding place behind their fridge.
Gremlins coming to a sticky end
5. KILL BILL. Vernita Green.
Vernita plans her attack
The first name on The Bride’s hitlist happens to be Vernita Green, and when The Bride herself lands on Vernita’s suburban doorstep, ready for a fight, it eventually leads to the kitchen. Vernita calmly makes her attacker a mug of coffee, feeling safe in the knowledge that she has a gun stowed in the box of cornflakes.
The Savoy club is to be the venue for the next Mutant Shorts on November 26th. The mezzanine area in the Savoy is suitable for screenings aswell as gigs and dancing, and with the Savoy having once been a cinema itself (1932-1975), it’s a suitable location all round for the short film event.
You can read some more about the history of the Savoy cinema at the Cork Past and Present site here.
