Hey, so we have been screening films via USB and Hard Drives for the last 2 Bluescreens and while the quality of how films look on screen has been largely improved and we have had more films and people in through the door (thank you all!), we have encountered a few teething problems with screening from digital files, which has regrettably caused some delays at our screenings.

Some of the file sizes have been very large, meaning it takes ages to transfer films onto our Laptop to screen; there has been several versions of the same film in a folder and some files were are not labelled at all, causing some confusion which ones to screen. And we had some Hard drives problems too.
I guess we don’t really tell people how we want films ‘formatted’ to screen at Bluescreen, but as screening from digital files has been causing delays at our last 2 screenings and as we do want to carry on screening them, we have decided to put together some guidelines (see below). We also hear that the Tech setup in the Cube Projection room has been upgraded, so this should iron out any other problems too.

So ideally we like to screen from either DVD or USB….
DVD - Should be playable in a DVD Player (ie. not data files) and bring a backup disk if you can.
USB  - Digital Film Files should be clearly marked with your name, film title and our name - BLUESCREEN, so it can be quickly found by our projectionist.
To get the best screening experience at Bluescreen, we suggest your film should be formatted in H264 video compression, with AAC compression for audio. And limit the data rate to 15,000 kbits/sec and films should be no larger than 5GB per file.
https://handbrake.fr/ is a great free program than can help you with this, but there are others out there too.

We hope this all helps to improve your Bluescreen screening experience in the future!

Thanks for reading!

Bluescreen

So having recovered from a very busy Bluescreen back in May, we are now back and raring to go with another Bluescreen on Wednesday July 23rd! So come join us!

Click here for the Facebook Event Page

Click here for the Cube Cinema Event Page

And click here to see the Event Poster

And when you have checked all of those out, please share with any likeminded souls.

Thanks all

Bluescreen HQ July 2014

We have been thinking about this for a while... screening films from Memory sticks instead of from DVDs. Good idea/bad idea? Better quality and no DVD glitches and may simplify the process of getting films off computers and bringing them to screen at Bluescreen.. but we do like to keep your DVDs in our archive...mmnn..

Anyway so at our May event (21st), if you want to bring your films along on a Memory stick instead of a DVD then please do it!

But if you still want to bring films along on DVD then thats cool too.

We are an equal opportunities film formatting event!

Cube Orchestra rescore: Lyrebird Soup (2012) - Naren Wilks - 6 mins
Breakfast - Jo and Pete – 7.50 mins
Gasp - Andrzej Sosnowski & Christian Lapidge – 3.47 mins
The Shadow Remains - Ariel Pintor  - 27 mins
Baffin Island Expedition 2010 - Vijay Shah - 19 Mins
Punishment (Directors cut) - Kevin – 10 mins.
In at the deep end - Diana Taylor - 9 mins.

A belated Happy New Year to you all, from us here at Bluescreen HQ!

We will be making an announcement soon on which film we have selected to be included in the 70minute Film for The Film That Buys The Cinema Project. We have had a number of entries and it wont be an easy decision to make as, not surprisingly, the quality of the films are of a very high standard. We will let you know soon.

And we have our 1st event of the year coming up at The Cube in just 2 weeks! Looking forward to seeing some more of your amazing films, you never seem to let us down! Join up to our Facebook Event here.... https://www.facebook.com/events/579095082164810/?ref=22 And please feel free to share with any other interested parties. Will be great to start the year off with a packed Bluescreen..  

Spread the word...  22/01/14

Thanks All

Bluescreen

The deadline for submissions to Bluescreen for The Film That Buys The Cinema (FTBTC) project is Dec 31st i.e. TOMORROW!

FTBTC is a 70 minute art feature film comprised of one-minute takes, no edits. Each minute is shot by contributors who have passed through the Cube.. By making a 60 second take YOU can contribute to this project and in doing so raise money for the Cube. Bluescreen will be picking ONE of the submitted takes and this will be INCLUDED in the 70 min feature. http://www.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/ftbtc/ftbtc.pl?action=home

So if you have not sent us a 60 second Film, then you have one more day...

Submit films up to 2k resolution (ideally high def) -  via wetransfer or similar to: [email protected] by midnight tomorrow.

Good luck all!

http://bluescreenfilms.weebly.com/

28/11/13 - Update: Deadline for submissions to Bluescreen now extended until December 31st!

Bluescreen are excited to announce that we have been invited to take part in The Film That Buys the Cinema (FTBTC) and what we need from you is a '60 second Take'!  Read on...

"FTBTC is a 70 minute art feature film comprised of one-minute takes, no edits. Each minute is shot by contributors who have passed through the Cube and who are special to us: film makers, musicians, poets, amateurs, wrestlers, radicals, community groups and more.

Each contributor's take is 60 seconds long. Each minute will be sequenced together to morph into a labyrinthine journey of light and sound, capturing not only the here and now but the history and future of our very special and deeply loved independent social cinema space.

From the wilfully obscure to the cult, the pop spectrum to the outer limits, from scientists to skaters The Film That Buys the Cinema will be a series of takes on life's rich pageant, bumper to bumper. An artistic time capsule.

Through associated art objects, credits and then exhibition, this film will help raise the final funds needed to buy the actual building the Cube is housed in and secure the plucky Microplex's future"

And Bluescreens part is...

Bluescreen: Contribute a Take
"...1 x 60 second take is open for sourcing. YOU can contribute by sending a take into Cube's very own Bluescreen, the 'Open Screen Independent Walk-in Film Programme' operating since 2001. Bluescreen will pick one of the submitted takes and this will be included in the 70 min feature.

Delivery: Up to 2k resolution (ideally high def) - on tape, USB stick and sent to BLUESCREEN / FTBTC to Cube address: 4 Princess Row, Bristol, UK, BS2 8NQ, or upload to us via wetransfer or similar: [email protected]. Any technical queries please contact [email protected].
IMPORTANT. Only submit material that is unique, able to be used for eternity by the Freehold project and has no strings attached."

DEADLINE for submissions is December 2nd.

More on the FTBTC here:http://www.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/ftbtc/ftbtc.pl?action=home

 28/11/13 - Update: Deadline for submissions to Bluescreen now extended until December 31st!

"FTBTC is a 70 minute art feature film comprised of one-minute takes, no edits. Each minute is shot by contributors who have passed through the Cube and who are special to us.."

YOU can contribute to this project and in doing so raise money for the Cube.. by making a 60 second take and sending it to us here. Bluescreen will be picking ONE of the submitted takes and this will be INCLUDED in the 70 min feature.

More on the FTBTC here: http://www.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/ftbtc/ftbtc.pl?action=home

The deadline for submissions to Bluescreen is December 31st and just to let you know that ALL films submitted will be screened at a Bluescreen in 2014!

Delivery: Up to 2k resolution (ideally high def) - on tape, USB stick and sent to: BLUESCREEN / FTBTC to Cube address: 4 Princess Row, Bristol, UK, BS2 8NQ. OR upload to us via wetransfer or similar to: [email protected].
Any technical queries please contact [email protected].

IMPORTANT. Only submit material that is unique, able to be used for eternity by the Freehold project and has no strings attached.

Good luck to everyone!

The films we showed were:
Moving Painting. Eva Freeman (Animation - 3 minutes)
Bigger the Front. Sue Elliott (Animation music video - 4 minutes 30 seconds)
I’ll give you Stag Night!. Wayne Lee (Drama - 14 minutes)
My Bristol Lapse. Pablo de las Cuevas (Time lapse show reel - 4 minutes 55 seconds)
Parabolic Delusions. Graeme Maguire (Music video - 4 minutes)
Gron. Jonathan Brock (Animation - 5 minutes).


Beautiful, diverse set of films: experimental, animation, pop video, cityscape. Thank you for coming along and thanks for joining in a discussion and chatting in the bar afterwards.. This is where you hear all about where the films came from; their origins, the serendipity of living below a musician, where the oil paintings are stored.. Bluescreen really is the most interesting night.. Thanks again!

Bluescreen is back at the Cube November 20th for our last event of 2013. See you there!

Bluescreen Oct 2013