The industrial scenes of the ‘city symphony’ heyday are eschewed in Alex Barrett’s distinctly 21st-century revival of the form
It’s a sign of the times that the industrial pistons and grimy stevedores you might have seen in the 1920s heyday of the “city symphony” film are hardly anywhere to be seen in Alex Barrett’s sprightly revival of the form. Instead, for a 21st-century Great Wen rhapsodised in silvery monochrome and set without dialogue to James McWilliam’s score, we have bustling culture vultures, a multicultural clutch of temples and acres of steel and glass. Appropriately crowdfunded, London Symphony harnesses the city’s human element – more so than other globalised-London portraits such as Finisterre or Julien Temple’s documentary London: The Modern Babylon – in service of a cheeky formalism. Organising his shots into thematic blocks – nostalgic byways, religion, bins – Barrett has the knack of drawing out visual details...
It’s a sign of the times that the industrial pistons and grimy stevedores you might have seen in the 1920s heyday of the “city symphony” film are hardly anywhere to be seen in Alex Barrett’s sprightly revival of the form. Instead, for a 21st-century Great Wen rhapsodised in silvery monochrome and set without dialogue to James McWilliam’s score, we have bustling culture vultures, a multicultural clutch of temples and acres of steel and glass. Appropriately crowdfunded, London Symphony harnesses the city’s human element – more so than other globalised-London portraits such as Finisterre or Julien Temple’s documentary London: The Modern Babylon – in service of a cheeky formalism. Organising his shots into thematic blocks – nostalgic byways, religion, bins – Barrett has the knack of drawing out visual details...
- 9/1/2017
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Newcomers Programme to feature 31 UK professionals who have relocated to Los Angeles.
The British Academy of film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announced the participants of its 2017-2018 Newcomers Programme.
Now in its 10th year, the programme aims to foster new global collaborations by supporting rising talent from the UK who have recently moved to Los Angeles to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, and expand their network of peers.
This year’s group contains 31 participants: eight actors, seven directors, six producers, three composers, two art directors, two screenwriters, one agent, one executive and one publicist.
These participants are divided into two groups – one that is entering their first year in the programme, and the other entering its second.
BAFTA La sees its Newcomers as the next wave of film, games, and television professionals who will go on to continue the tradition of successful collaborations between the Us and UK industries.
The Newcomers...
The British Academy of film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announced the participants of its 2017-2018 Newcomers Programme.
Now in its 10th year, the programme aims to foster new global collaborations by supporting rising talent from the UK who have recently moved to Los Angeles to expand their knowledge, develop their skills, and expand their network of peers.
This year’s group contains 31 participants: eight actors, seven directors, six producers, three composers, two art directors, two screenwriters, one agent, one executive and one publicist.
These participants are divided into two groups – one that is entering their first year in the programme, and the other entering its second.
BAFTA La sees its Newcomers as the next wave of film, games, and television professionals who will go on to continue the tradition of successful collaborations between the Us and UK industries.
The Newcomers...
- 7/28/2017
- ScreenDaily
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