Monday 29 March 2010

AFTERNOON CONCERTS AT LONDON FILM MUSEUM

Thursday 1 to Saturday 10 April
2.30pm & 4pm at London Film Museum, County Hall,
Westminster Bridge Road; £12 (conc £10)
This Easter, the London Film Museum and the Chamber Ensemble
of London will bring you 14 concerts with iconic imagery
projected onto 5 screens in the historic chamber in the
heart of County Hall.
Info & map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/event/8761

Sunday 14 March 2010

Animation Action

11.00-13.00: FREE drop-in family workshops
Discover different forms of simple animation, and create your own moving pictures inspired by the stunning surroundings of Somerset House

How to take part?
• Meet in the Learning Centre, Embankment level, Somerset House.
• Suitable for all ages
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Limited Spaces. Places are available on a first come first served basis, and families are welcome to wait until a space is available.
• The activity takes about half an hour

Free Guided Tours - Film Locations and History at Somerset House

10.00 and 11.00 FREE tours
From Atonement to Sherlock Holmes - visit film locations at Somerset House. Discover the history of this magnificent building and how it has doubled as Buckingham Palace and as a square in St Petersburg. Visit places that have transformed into sinister Victorian backstreets, a mental asylum and a grand palace courtyard.

How to take part?
• Free tickets are available from 10.30 at the Information Desk, Seamen's Hall, South Building
• Spaces are limited so collect your tickets early to avoid disappointment
• Maximum 6 tickets per person
• Tours take approximately 45 minutes

Aardman Animations Storyboard Workshop

Create your own storyboard with Jay Clarke, a Story Artist at Aardman Animations, makers of the BAFTA and Oscar®-winning film Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Time: 11.00am
Venue: The Gallery at Willesden Green, Brent
Booking: Workshop is FREE* but booking is essential. Email info@brentartistsresource.org.uk or call 020 8459 1421

*To make a booking the participant will be asked to pay a £10 returnable deposit to secure their place on the workshop (cash or cheque made payable to Brent Artists Resource). The deposit will be returned once you have attended the workshop.

FREE BAFTA Workshops-Special Effects Make-Up workshop

Special Effects Make-Up workshop
Learn the make-up techniques that bring film characters to life with Mark Coulier, a Prosthetic Make-Up Artist & Designer whose credits include several Harry Potter and Star Wars films, as well as TV's Merlin.

Time: 10.30am
Venue: Orleans House Gallery, Riverside, Twickenham TW1 3DJ
Booking: Workshop is FREE but booking is essential. Call 020 8831 6000 to book

World Public Premiere: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Before each of the 15 World Public Premieres of Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang the cinemas will be hosting FREE fun activities and family workshops. Workshops are on a first come first served basis* with a host of prizes and give-aways so come early to avoid disappointment!

Bring your children to these fun workshops and celebrate the magic of cinema and Nanny McPhee. From modelling and animation techniques to story-telling, story-boarding and drawing, this is a chance for your children to explore their favourite things about film. With competitions and prizes galore, don't let them miss this opportunity to immerse themselves in the wonderment of film followed by the World Public Premiere of the magical Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang!http://bit.ly/cY3pC7

*All workshops are 'drop-in' except at Phoenix Cinema and Rich Mix where sign up is required

Phoenix Cinema workshop starts at 13.30: to reserve a place at the workshop please call the box office on 020 8444 6789
Rick Mix workshop starts 13.30: to reserve a place at the workshop please call the box office on 020 7613 7498

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Urgent: Pay £1 to watch ANY film, anytime at Cineworld

Today's deal: Pay £1 to watch ANY film at Cineworld up to the value of £12 - including 3D showings!Click here