Here is a film about the artist Laura ellen Bacon that I produced for the Blink Festival

Laura Ellen Bacon ‘ Split Blue Form’ from Benjamin Wigley on Vimeo.

Here is the short film I recently produced about ‘Promenade’, the art installation created by Susie MacMurray that is currently showing at Kedleston Hall, a National Trust property in Derbyshire.

PROMENADE from Benjamin Wigley on Vimeo.

This is a 3 min version of the film I produced for Belsay Hall exhibition in Northumberland, called Extraordinary Measures. I visited and filmed at the artist studios before the install period and then lived on site for 11 days documenting and creating a 23 min film for the opening day, which will be played over the duration of the exhibition.

It was very intense hard work and a self contained project that was brilliant fun and exactly the kind of film I want to continue to produce. Jobs like these and working for people like Zoe Bottrell and Judith King allow you as a filmmaker to be left to experiment, and the film is viewed as another piece within the exhibition not just a record of the artwork. It is a real pleasure to work with Zoe and the rest of the crew as I’m lucky enough to be just trusted to produce the final film in time and at the best quality I can, and they only want to help facilitate that.

Belsay Hall ‘Extraordinary Measures’ 3 min version from Benjamin Wigley on Vimeo.

This is the Sightsavers film that I edited, filmed and directed by Mark Bushnell

Sightsavers VisionIndia film from Benjamin Wigley on Vimeo.

here’s a film for Save the Childrens’ ‘Save A Life’ campaign. I created the animation and edited one of the case studies working with Mr Bushnell

After a very long process of development and alot of hard work I was lucky enough to have my project selected for the Bridging the Gap Scheme - Here’s the trailer I used in my pitch

PS Your Mystery Sender Final Trailer from Benjamin Wigley on Vimeo.

This is the full length film about the ‘House of Bling’ exhibition held at the castle in Tattershall.

Tattershall Castle - House of Bling from Benjamin Wigley on Vimeo.

You can have a look at the blog I’m posting on 4Docs website here:
http://www.4docs.org.uk/blog/

check out the article on the EM Media website about my selection:

http://www.em-media.org.uk/pages/news/article?5DD2E81D-F6AA-4901-A42D-F708B7CFADBE

The first BtG workshop led by Peter Symes was very insightful, there are some fantastic ideas for films. You can be certain it will be tough to be selected for the final 7. The projects range from Arizonian old people living under constant threat of a biohazard attack, to a blind photographer.

I’m sure all the members of the workshop will be entrenched with the dreaded question…. ” but what is the film?”…. Which is thoroughly engrained into my psyche, and is my new boomerang question when developing a pitch.

I had huge input from all filmmakers and workshop leaders when developing my project, my log-line & title… and I really feel like I’ve made progress. Although, now I’ve lots of research to do…. and I’ve also got a particularly tricky puzzle to workout.