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V152 (VHS) / V153 (S-VHS)
THE BRITISH AMATEUR VIDEO AWARDS (BAVA) l995
The complete 10 winners of the competition organised by Camcorder User, Video
Camera and What Video, sponsored by Scotch Video-cassettes, as premiered
at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) on November 18,
1995.
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KILLER INSTINCT
Richard von Kaufmann (Cumbria)
Toby (Kevin Lennon), one of three young teenager friends with James (Aaron
O'Brien) and Will (Andrew McKerlie), is fascinated by guns and killing wildlife.
Some years later, Toby (now played by Ian Fleming) has a change of attitude
after he and James (now Darren Mapletoft) have joined the army and are involved
in active service (the Falklands perhaps?). This somewhat harrowing story
is told in flashbacks, with excellent Widescreen photography by Paul Gordon.
BAVA Trophy 1995 |
Story
b&w/col
15.mins |
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| 2. |
MOTHER EARTH
Michael Goodden (Dorset)
A beautiful and thought-provoking documentary about what Man is doing to
our planet.
See also lib. nos: V 141 item 2, FT/V 151 item 2 and FT/V 175 item 1.
Guernsey Lily, Best Documentary Award, Best Script 1995; BAVA Trophy 1995;
IAC International Award, Best Youth Award 1995 |
Documentary
Message
10.mins |
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| 3. |
JUST PASSING BY TOO
Leandro Blanco (Spain)
A sequel to Just Passing By (see lib. nos: V 82 item 3 and V 107/108
item 7), this is another stunning montage of wildlife passing before our
eyes in all its splendour, in the style we have come to know from this
multi-award-winner, accompanied by his own musical sound-track.
BAVA Trophy, Best Music Video 1995 |
Visual
4.mins |
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| 4. |
THE WORLD OF P.J. CROOK
Oscar Riesel (London)
A fascinating study of the work and the world of an artist. She talks about
her approach, as does her husband Richard Parker Crook, also an artist, and
we see many examples of her work, including a commission and its delivery.
There are also reactions from the public at a showing at the Portal Gallery,
London. Research and interview by Bobbi Riesel.
See also lib. no: V 154 item 2.
BAVA Trophy 1995; IAC International Award, Best Documentary Award 1996 |
Documentary
15.mins |
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| 5. |
FRAGMENTS OF DEMENTIA
Kristian Digby (Devon)
A tender and sensitive exploration of the effect of Alzheimer's Disease on
an elderly lady.
See also lib. no: FT/V 161 item 5.
Guernsey Lily 1996; BAVA Trophy, Best Experimental Doc. 1995 |
Documentary
4.mins |
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| 6. |
THE CATCHING GAME
Anton Truesdale
An impressive first video about catching and re-locating wildlife in Africa
for conservation purposes, with anecdotes and details from the colourful
collection of characters who make their living doing this work.
BAVA Trophy, Best Documentary Award 1995 |
Documentary
14.mins |
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| 7. |
ONE COLOUR WHITE
Tom Guard
A pacey, surreal, comedy about a revolt by photocopiers because of the advances
of VDUs! Once you accept the somewhat ludicrous basic premise, everything
that follows is perfectly reasonable!! Given the setting and costumes, cameramen
Mark Leaderman and Charles Guard overcome the difficulties magnificently.
Written by David Mitchell.
BAVA Trophy, Best Camerawork, Best Lighting 1995 |
Story
8.mins |
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| 8. |
PLAYING GOD
Jon Morton
Long before computers and such things, there were wheels and cogs. This
impressive animation movie shows what might have happened in a workshop in
those times.
BAVA Trophy, Best Animation Award 1995 |
Animation
b&w/col
10.mins |
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| 9. |
THE SHOOT
Terry Mendoza (Essex)
A glorious 'send-up' of the silent movies era, well shot, lit and edited,
with effective performances and really special 'film' effects created with
video techniques. There are even a few echoes of the classic 1941 professional
madcap comedy Hellzapoppin' ...
See also lib. nos: V 150, FT/V 175 item 6 and FT/V 187 item 12.
BAVA Trophy, Best Comedy 1995; IAC Gold Seal 1995
(Making of article on IAC website -
click here.) |
Humour
10.mins |
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| 10. |
THE LATE FRED MORSE
Graham Rathlin (London)
When his wife, Molly (Ros Walters), changes her mind about taking part in
a bank raid he has planned, Fred Morse (Bernard Thomas) decides to go it
alone... A first-ever video from this writer/producer.
BAVA Trophy, Best Drama, Best Actor (Bernard Thomas) 1995 |
Story
12.mins |
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Price: £4.00 Total running time VHS / S-VHS 102 mins.
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