Talks at Watershed
Watershed hosts a variety of talks and masterclasses from leading practitioners in the fields of filmmaking, animation, cinema, culture and creativity. Select below to watch and listen to recordings of these talks.
Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival 2009
Pratfalls, Double Takes and Banana Skins (Jan 09)
During Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival 09 award winning animators Peter Lord, Barry Purves and Richard Williams hosted an event to try and discover why falling over can be so funny.
www.dshed.net//talks/pratfalls/
Encounters Short Film Festival 2008
Talks, Events and Interviews (Nov 08)
As part of 2008's Encounters Short Film Festival Watershed recorded filmmakers talking about their work and industry experts discussing the impact of digital platforms. Interviews include British actor and filmmaker Paddy Considine, British animator Joanna Quinn, Bristol based director Esther May Campbell and hollywood animator Richard Williams.
www.dshed.net/talks/encounters08/
Between Heaven and Hell: the Films of Ulrich Seidl
Director Q&A (Sep 08)
Ulrich Seidl
As part of Watershed's retrospective of the Austrian auteur's distinctive and provocative work, Ulrich Seidl visited Watershed to discuss his filmmaking and to introduce a special preview of his most recent film, Import/Export.
www.dshed.net/talks/ulrich_seidl/
Phill, Bagpuss and Friends: Celebrating 50 Years of Smallfilms (Jul 08)
Phill Jupitus, Loaf, Barry Purves
Encounters Festival welcomed Phill Jupitus back to Watershed to host a special event celebrating excellence in animation. Phill and friends discussed Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms parternship, which produced many children's televison classics such as Ivor the Engine, the Clangers and Bagpuss.
www.dshed.net/talks/phill_bagpuss_friends/
Celluloid Sinatra: An Illustrated Talk by Adrian Wootton (Jul 08)
Audio recording of this talk in which Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London, former artistic director of the London Film Festival and long-time Sinatra aficionado, gives an overview of Sinatra’s 60-plus years in showbiz.
www.dshed.net/talks/celluloid_sinatra/
We-think: The Power of Mass Creativity (May 08)
Charles Leadbeater
Charles Leadbeater is one of Britain's leading creative thinkers - an authority on innovation and creativity, adviser to companies, cities and governments around the world on innovation strategy. This recorded event took place as part of Festival of Ideas in association with Science City Bristol.
www.dshed.net/talks/charles_leadbeater/
Cineformation's Mike Leigh Masterclass (April 08)
Nigel Floyd, Mike Leigh
This fascinating evening with Mike Leigh, organised by Cineformation took place at Watershed on Wed 9 April 2008. The event began with a masterclass (aimed at local filmmakers) followed by a preview of his film Happy-Go-Lucky.
www.dshed.net/talks/mike_leigh/
Chaplin: A Fresh Look Panel Discussion (Jan 08)
Serge Bromberg, Bryony Dixon, David Robinson
A panel discussion looking at Charlie Chaplin’s place in today's cinema. On the panel are official Chaplin biographer David Robinson with guests Serge Bromberg, co-founder of Lobster Films, champions of restoring archive and silent films, and the BFI's Bryony Dixon who runs the BFI’s Chaplin project. The event took place as a part of Slapstick 2008.
Silent Comedy and The Great War with Paul McGann & Matthew Sweet (Jan 08)
Since starring in The Monacled Mutineer Paul McGann has developed a life-long fascination with the Great War. Along with co-host and Culture Show regular Matthew Sweet, Paul explores the role of silent comedy in boosting morale during the First World War. The event took place as a part of Slapstick 2008.
www.dshed.net/talks/silent_comedy_war/
Paul Merton's French Silent Clowns (Jan 08)
Paul Merton, Matthew Sweet
Slapstick 2008 festival host Paul Merton explores the work of great French silent comedy pioneers including Léonce Perret. The event took place as a part of Slapstick 2008.
www.dshed.net/talks/paul-merton/
Anima: Expressing the Soul in Stop-Motion (March 08)
Peter Lord, Barry Purves
This audio recorded event brings you top UK animators Barry Purves and Peter Lord discussing the potential of puppet animation and claymation to express emotion and character. The event took place as part of the Kawamoto the Puppet Master season at Watershed, Bristol.
BAFTA Short Film Paradise (Nov 07)
Richard Eyre, Mark Kermode
Richard Eyre is one of the UK’s leading theatre/television/film directors. His cv reads like an enviable series of peaks in the UK’s cultural landscape. Film critic, broadcaster and musician Mark Kermode is the resident film critic for BBC's Radio 5 Live, and BBC News 24. In this event, Mark is joined by Richard Eyre for an onstage interview to discuss influences and aspirations in the art of filmmaking.
www.dshed.net/talks/richard-eyre/
Andrew Keen - The Cult of the Amateur:
Is Today's Internet Killing Our Culture? (Sep 07)
Hazel Grian, Ana Kronschnabl, Andrew Keen
Self-proclaimed 'antichrist of Silicon Valley' Andrew Keen, author of recent web 2.0 polemic 'The Cult of the Amateur - How Today's Internet is Killing our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy' discussed the implications of his thinking in a round table discussion at Watershed. Special guests were Ana Kronschnabl and Hazel Grian. The event was chaired by Mark Cosgrove, Head of Programme at Watershed.
www.dshed.net/talks/andrew-keen/
It May Be Art but is it Film? (July 06)
Ian Christie
Presentation by Professor Ian Christie as part of British Art Show 6 events at Watershed, Bristol.
http://www.dshed.net/talks/british_art_show/