Premiere Booked
Hello possible readers!
I have been in contact with a number of different local cinemas over the past few months trying to organise a premiere for Corpses. Finally I have managed to hire the wonderfully quirky independent Hebden Bridge Picture House for a premiere on Saturday 6th March at 4:30. So, if you’re reading and you know who I am, or if you know where Hebden Bridge is – your invited! Tickets are £4 and if you don’t go to or know anyone who goes to North Halifax Grammar School or Greenhead College (where we’re selling tickets) email me, facebook me or twitter me or… write a letter.
It was pretty difficult to secure the cinema and a price I could afford. I tried a cinema in Elland but they couldn’t project digitally and the Odeon offered a great time but was a little too expensive. But the National Media Museum? Oh my god! Over £1000 for one screening?! I bargained them down to £500 but then they seemed to think that 12 noon was a good time for a premiere. They couldn’t budge their other screenings, and that was also the main problem with Hebden Bridge. Fortunately, I found a slot in their timetable where we weren’t interrupting another screening and I managed to bargain down the price to £400. It seems like a lot of money. Especially since I’m having to pay half upfront to secure the hire. But I’m confident we can get 100 people to come to at least break even, and then anyone over that we start to make a bit of a profit. But I’m really interested in just showing it to everyone, them enjoying it (hopefully) and getting some feedback.
So that’s that. I’m pretty excited about having a real premiere and am now just working on perfecting the film. It’s almost done, there’s tiny work that needs to be done on colouring and sound. I’m planning to shoot some short fake trailers and other things to run before the film at the premiere in the coming half term, so I have lots to be getting on with!
Thanks, and I hope to see you there!
Oh, and my other film, a 60 second spoof of Avatar has made it into the top 20 finalists of Empire’s Done in 60 Seconds Competition. If you liked it, It’d be great if you could vote for it HERE (as many times as you like.)
