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This November, Surface Gallery presents the work of five young and talented, final year, fine art students of Loughborough University. The exhibition ‘Waiting Room’ brings together a set of creative artists who share the mutual aim of experimenting with interactive and participatory practices in art.

Waiting Room promises to stimulate the viewer with its array of artistic practice including sculpture and installation; designed to evoke viewer interaction in a multitude of ways. Viewers will be encouraged to interact with some of the works; yet other times, may find themselves being dictated by the work itself. Whatever the scenario, you will be taken through a world of media as the artists attempt to tap into your consciousness.

The Private View will be held on Wednesday 18th November, between 6-8pm. This is a great chance to view the works as well as an opportunity to meet the participating artists, and to experience a taste of up and coming art prior to summer 2010 Graduate Shows.

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	BEARDYMAN \| NEW UK TOUR My portrait of the UK beatboxing champion Beardyman is being used to promote his new UK tour. Check iout on his website - www.beardyman.co.uk THE ODYSSEY MEDIA COLLECTIVE In a collaboration with Andy Barnes, Kevin Johnston and Anthony Zizzi, we have spent the last few weeks re-branded The Odyssey Media Collective. Having developed the logo we are currently re designing the website and press kit. Keep an eye out for www.theomc.tv KNUCKLES - 100,000 VIEWS! Knuckles has finally breached the 100,000 mark! BEYOND RETRO \| PROMO Teaming up with The Odyssey Media Collective and Olympus, I have just finished a new viral for the vintage clothing brand Beyond Retro. Take a look at www.pmbryan.com/beyondretro JD SET Al of the JD set films are all online and available to view at www.thejdset.co.uk DAILYMOTION - FEATURE FILM Knuckles is currently the feature film on the dailymotion homepage. D&AD SHOWREEL Showreel Idents for the D&AD New Blood exhibition in the Truman Brewery. www.pmbryan.com/d&ad VIMEO PLUS \| WEEK 1 Within a week of uploading my music video for Knuckles I have had an astronomical 1 Million Loads and 73,000 views. Absolute madness! ITS NICE THAT - INTERVIEW My work has been selected as part of itsnicethat's 2010 graduates feature, highlighting 20 graduates in the UK. Click the link below to take a a look at the interview. KNUCKLES - VIMEO FEATURE FILM My music video has been made the feature film on the vimeo home page. Thank you Blake Whitman! LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY DEGREE SHOW PROMO Elements 2010 www.pmbryan.com/elements RUSHES \| DEGREE SHOW LEVIS \| Ones to watch www.pmbryan.com/levis
	KNUCKLES \| VIRALS Filming has been such a laugh this week and the entire cast have been superb working all hours. At the end of every shoot so far, I have arranged a series of playful shots to be used as virals for the people involved to cycle. It was a great way to end every day, putting everyone in good spirits for following day.
	KNUCKLES \| PRODUCTION Production is well under way. I am currently staying at the Hotel Bastille, Paris which has been a suitable meeting point before every shoot. Shooting morning, noon and night it has been insanely busy. www.pmbryan.com/knuckles
	KNUCKLES \| IN ASSOCISION WITH LECOQ The shoot is penciled in for the ... and we will be working alongside graduates from Jacques Lecoq International Acting School. After e-mailing Lecoq the script and test footage I have had a great response from all actors and actresses. I look forward to working with them.



	UNEARTHED FILM 4 \| SILVENA ROWE UNEARTHED FILM 3 \| SILVENA ROWE
	WORLDHUM \| THE BEST TRAVEL VIDEOS OF 2009 Artificial has been named as one of the top 12 most memorable travel videos of 2009. http://www.worldhum.com/features/lists/the-best-travel-videos-of-2009-20091229/N3/ PARIS METROPOLITAIN \| LOCATION RESEARCH Click the image below to download the PDF >
	OLYMPUS i-SPEED 3 \| TEST FOOTAGE - KNUCKLES A short reel of some of the test footage to be used for the music video 'Blake - What I like (Knuckles Insomniac Remix)'. Shot using the Olympus i-SPEED 3 at 400 fps and the SIGMA 24mm f.1.8. I found this lens the most practical especially under low light conditions. All the footage is ungraded and straight from the camera. To watch in HD please visit - http://www.vimeo.com/8353631 The track used for the reel is 'Equinox' by Knuckles.
	UNEARTHED \| 1/5 The first in a series of five films made for the new food company Unearthed. Today the first film was uploaded onto Vimeo, and over the next week will be publicised.

	TEST FOOTAGE \| KNUCKLES MUSIC VIDEO \| Stills from our test footage with the Olympus i-SPEED 3 - Test Videos to follow shortly.
	OLYMPUS i-SPEED 3 TRAINING Today I met up with Olympus for a two hour training session with the i-SPEED 3. Great Fun, I look forward to testing it out over the next few days. We tested out a range of lenses, but the most practical under low light was the SIGMA 24mm f.1.8.
	PAK SHEUNG CHUEN Pak Sheung Chuen performs and documents humorously poetic ideas that elaborate on complex issues within the realm of politics, history, religion and globalisation. A breath of fresh air and by far my favourite exhibition at the Biennale. Brilliant! Waiting for Everyone to Fall Asleep \| For this he stood infront of a 13-storey building in Sham Shui Po and waited for all the residents to fall asleep. The photographs were taken at 22:38 / 01:40 / 02:36 / 04:09 / 05:04. "A person in the building remained awake throughout the night, we ended up wasting the night together while being on opposite sides of the street" Breathing in a House \| For this Pak rentedan apartment in Busan (measuring 6.7m x 2.7m x 2.2m). Although he lived his daily life as usual there, he collected all his breath in transparent plastic bags until they filled up the entire apartment. The process took ten days to complete. Waiting for a Friend (Without an Appointment) For this photograph, without an appointment, he randomly selected a place and waited for a friend there. This time Jacky, a university classmate whom I had not seen for two years, appeared at the chosen location at 16:38. "He asked me, "How did you know I'd be here?" I told him, "I really don't know... but I've been waiting for you here for a long time!"
	NEW FACES \| VENICE New set of portraits from this years Biennale using my Nikon D60 and Pentax Super ME Super. The Pentax films are currently being developed. Click on images to enlarge

	Today I was offered a work placement with Agile Films, a Shoreditch based film production company. I will be working alongside directors Anton Groves of Wearom and Lasse Martinussen throughout the easter period. ANTON GROVES \| WEAREOM \| http://www.weareom.com/ LASSE MARTINUSSEN \| http://www.lassemartinussen.dk/ http://www.agilefilms.com/directors/index.html
	"MAKE VISIBLE WHAT, WITHOUT YOU, MIGHT PERHAPS NEVER HAVE BEEN SEEN" Robert Bresson - French Film Director
	VENEZIA CONTEMPORANEA PARALLEL WORLDS/PARALLEL DIMENSIONS SCALAMATA EXHIBITION \| OPENING - PRIVATE VIEW VENICE \| 5TH NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER 09 Below are some photos of my short film Artificial being played at the private viewing of the exhibition. I am attending from the 20th to the 23rd. For a look at more of the opening pictures please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scalamata/

	Parallel dimensions are in physics hypothetical universes separated from our but coexisting with it, where past, present and future become faded notions that open to an unlimited potential and to an accumulation of endless and simultaneous possibilities. Parallel Dimensions dwell on simultaneity. They are simultaneity itself -perceivable and related, subjected but undeniable. In this, last Parallel Worlds’ appointment, the selection of the participating artists has been done based on these criteria – to gather different ways and means of observation to enlarge the spectrum of possibilities. There is not only one theme. The theme breaks up in thousand fragments and thousand images, that refer to parallel universes. They are separated among themselves. None the less, each of them is connected to its own artistic orbit. It cohabits with the dimension of the real transposing at the same time - the vision of reality itself. This exhibition intends to create a temporary disorientation. The spectator is challenged to reconnect the various thematic trains of thought of the heterogeneous artistic proposals, that seem apparently unconnected, in the ways of the endless dimension of the multi universal artistic world.
	STOMP \| Today I went to see something that I've wanted to see for such a long time - Stomp, at the Ambassadors Theatre. My favourite performance came from the group simply using Zippo lighters to create the composition. A more delicate track than the rest but at the same time producing an incredible ambient show - Have a look at this using bendy pipes:
	UNEARTHED \| FINAL CUT FILM - EDIT 1 Edited in Final Cut Pro and Colour Graded using Magic Bullet Looks. In this example I adjusted the levels along with the 3 way colour correction, increased the colour reversal and the contrast, then added a gradient to the top left and bottom right hand corners. Click on the images below to watch the final cut \| edit 1:
	WAITING ROOM \| SURFACE GALLERY EXHIBITION Jonathon Ryall \| Becca Whittaker \| Maria Cassidy \| Tom Chase \| Laura Macleod Private View Wednesday 18th November 6-8 pm
	This November, Surface Gallery presents the work of five young and talented, final year, fine art students of Loughborough University. The exhibition ‘Waiting Room’ brings together a set of creative artists who share the mutual aim of experimenting with interactive and participatory practices in art. Waiting Room promises to stimulate the viewer with its array of artistic practice including sculpture and installation; designed to evoke viewer interaction in a multitude of ways. Viewers will be encouraged to interact with some of the works; yet other times, may find themselves being dictated by the work itself. Whatever the scenario, you will be taken through a world of media as the artists attempt to tap into your consciousness. The Private View will be held on Wednesday 18th November, between 6-8pm. This is a great chance to view the works as well as an opportunity to meet the participating artists, and to experience a taste of up and coming art prior to summer 2010 Graduate Shows.
	UNEARTHED \| ROUGH CUT FILM 1 The Quicktime movie of the first rough cut for Unearthed is available to download from megaupload.The idea of the rough cut is to provide the company with footage compiled together to examine the content and the style. The finished film will be pieced together by the end of the week. click on the image below or follow the download link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MTF611FJ
	UNEARTHED SOUNDTRACK For the use of Winterbotham Darby If you have Spotify then you will be able to listen to a few tracks I've selected to go with some of the films. Simply click on the image below or follow link: or click here http://open.spotify.com/user/paulbryan_1/playlist/6KA7uQhI9gwrK13s0bOB0g Introductions: Italian Leather Sofa : 0'00 > 0'30 Donkey Ride : 0'00 > 0'35 Endings: Smoke & Mirrors : 0'50 > 1'20 Ghostwriter : 1'27 > 2'03 Intro to Pub Interview with clips from all five films. Woman : 0'00 > 0'55
	Today I was granted official permission for the use of the track 'I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead'. Thanks to all the band members of Mogwai for their kind comments about my short film 'Artificial'. http://twitter.com/#search?q=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2nVB2f PANASONIC NEXT GENERATION TALENT 2009 \|RUNNER-UP Today the results of the public vote were announced, and my film submission came Runner-up. The result means that I miss out on a two week work placement with the Panasonic Creative Team. For coming second will however receive a HDC-SD20 from the HD Camcorder range, as well as a portfolio review at a top creative agency.Thanks again to everyone who voted for my entry. http://www.nextgenerationtalent.co.uk/winners/view.php?entry=145
	VENEZIA CONTEMPORANEA For the use of Venezia Contemporanea - Artificial Below are the two formats of the film available to download, along with a tiff version of the photograph for the catalogue. Click on the images > scroll down to the bottom of the linked page > Click Download Now.
	Artificial_720x480.mp4 (70MB)	Artificial_Large.mp4 (149.8MB)
	Artificial_Screenprint_CMYK.tif (98.8MB)
	THROUGH THE WINDOW Small set of photos taken through the train doors on the tube as commutors stare into space waiting to exit. I'd stand in the set position where the train doors would stop and wait for the commutors to roll into the frame. It looks better in moving image as you get to see the characters enter the shot from left to right as if on a dolly and track. Capturing natural expressions - When people look into the lens, without having a chance to realise that it's a camera they are looking at you get a real sense of the characters current emotion.
	BOARD - DRAFT 1 BLAKE - WHAT I LIKE (KNUCKLES INSOMNIAC RE-MIX) Here's the first draft of my music video for Knuckles - 'What I like' put together last week. Over the next few days I am carrying out Location research in London to perfect composition. Please download the summary then have a closer look at the sequence - if you have any feedback don't hesitate to e-mail me. DOWNLOAD SUMMARY - CLICK HERE Click image to enlarge
	UNDERCITY A short film exploring New Yorks Subway system without permissions. Shot on a Canon 5d mkii/ Canon 24 f/1.4 (version 1) with a zacuto rapid fire. The silhouette of the main character climbing the stairs (01:40) is incredible and the chiaroscuro created from the unnatural light is beautiful. His cheeky smile at the end sums up for me the excitement and the thrill of doing things without concent. It's an amazing film.
	VENICE BIENNALE Today I was invited to exhibit my film Artificial at the Venezia Contemporanea, parallel with the Biennale. I am one of eight artists who have been selected for the ScalaMata in the heart of Venice. The exhibition is titled Parallel Worlds and the press release includes participation in a catalog (2 pages), electronic invitations, posters and public relations. I find out next week whether I'm scheduled for the end of 2009 or the beginning of 2010 then flights are booked. Can't Wait!
	UNEARTHED SHOOT Some stills of the first set on day one. Filmed using Sony EX3's, Letus Extreme's and 50/25mm f 1.4 Nikkor lens' courtesy of bluetuna hire.
	PLEASE VOTE HERE - NGT09 FINAL Or visit : http://www.nextgenerationtalent.co.uk/vote/shortlist.php?entry=145
	FINALIST PANASONIC NGT09 - PUBLIC VOTE My film submission into this years Panasonic Next Generation Talent 2009 has been selected as one of two films through the public vote off. Voting opens on 28th September and closes 16th October. The entry with the most votes will be announced on 20th October. I'll provide a link as soon as I find out where to vote. BLUE-BLOODED MURDER OF THE ENGLISH TONGUE Bob Hoskins stars in Jamie T's - Sheila music video. Directed by Adam Smith at Black Dog Films, and I love it - http://www.rsafilms.com/d/black-dog/companies/blackdog-uk/30
	RIDLEY SCOTT LECTURE Presented over four parts, Ridley Scott talks about his career, techniques and inspirations.
	Sticky Pictures is an award winning independent film and television Production Company based in Wellington and Auckland. It creates work across genres including documentary, animation, drama, advertising, sports and music videos. Director Mark Albiston gained special distinctions for both his shorts SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN and RUN at this year Cannes - http://stickypictures.co.nz/ NOKIA Universal Everything were commisioned to create this interactive film for the new Nokia E71 website. I think it's mesmirising...take a look - http://www.nokia.co.uk/misc/e71
	KNUCKLES Today I recieved permission from Olympus over the loan use of the Olympus i-SPEED 3 High Speed Camera for both my music videos, Blake and Tragus. Usually costs at least a couple of thousand to hire for a day and produces similar results to the Phantom. Looking to film at 1000 and 2000 fps. Phantom HD
	PHILIP BLOOM - DOP AND DIRECTOR Philip Bloom is a cinematographer and director whos work is based around people and everyday life. Similar to my style of photography his films document natural behaviour. His work has inspired me to transform my street photography into moving image and I hope to work with him one day. WHITEREDPANIC - Ayz Waraich Short Film. Fantastic production and post. Sublime colours and great acting from Bass Stewart. Shot using Canons HV20, here are some screen shots before and after grading.
	Would have been great to catch this on video camera. New Photos - Notting Hill Canival - Taken with a disposable - 400 ISO Check them out - www.pmbryan.com/notting_hill.html Footage for Unearthed - Plenty of crisp portraiture in this one especially in bright natural light.
	"Albanifest" Winterthur. This documentary short is fascinating. It captures a Swiss carnival in full flow. Made using a HV30-BrevisFlip Adapter and 24mm, 35-70mm, and 200mm lenses. Example footage for video shoot. Unearthed-Discover a world of Flavour. I've been asked to direct 5 shorts for the new food brand Unearthed. Working with chef Silvena Rowe, each production is to take an informal and interactive approach. My aim is to accentuate her energetic cooking style and promote Unearthed food within Mediterranean recipies.
	Depth Of Field Tests Canon Hv30+35mm adapter+ DIY dolly. Mikkel Boel
	35mm lens adapter test I've recently been looking into 35mm adapters designed for consumer camcorders and found this test created by Michael J on Vimeo showing the qualities of the Twoneil adapter. Shot using Cinemode - 24p - locked shutter at 1/48. Lens used is a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 Another test - this time using Hv30+ TwoneilHD Statics/TwoneilPlus created by Dreves on Vimeo. A Journey to the West - A Lawrence Chen Film. A rural cobbler finally earns enough money to travel to Beijing, what he discovers there is a world completely unlike his own. ADAA 2009 Live Action Finalist.
	Panasonic Next Generation Talent 2009 My Panasonic film has reached the semi final stage of the competition. I am now battling it out against three others for a work placement with one of Panasonics creative agencies and £4000 worth of equipment. On the 07/09/09 I find out whether I have made it into the final two which go up for a public vote on the 28th Sept. Click here to have a look the other semi finalists: http://www.nextgenerationtalent.co.uk/vote/
	My new desktop background - walking around at six in the morning. Great fun Some amazing locational photography by Andrew Paul Brooks. He's documented concealed, restricted and sometimes forgotten space to reveal a hidden city. The way the photos were exhibited using light boxes was impressive. It brought out an exceptional contrast in the colours. http://www.andrewbrooksphotography.com/view-main-gallery.php?id=31
	I am currently developing film concepts for KNUCKLES, a french DJ based in Paris. The tracks I am working on are Tragus, Blake and Loading. Have a listen (with a decent set a of speakers).
	Installation of random drawings by Pascal Leroux. One day...
	James Blick - Prodigy Films Real People - Commercial for Documentary film festival NZ Blick is passionate about directing television commercials that possess humour and conviction.
	Old Boy - Corridor Scene - A fight scene similar to the original Streetfighter Game.
	Gnarls Barkley - Going On music Video. Directed by Wendy Morgan Photograph by Daniel Foxx - www.danieljfoxx.co.uk Film still - Domink's visualisation of the story told by 'Chopper' in the video below. Chopper - Great performance from Eric Bana - Directed by Andrew Dominik
	New 4OD advert - Excellent Graphic Communication Watched Old Boy again today - Quality.
	Artificial - My film submission for the 2009 ADAA has reached the Semi Final stage of the competition for the category 'Live Action'. Out of the 20 Semi finalists myself and one other are the only UK representatives left for this category. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the words 'Congratuations!' at the start of the e-mail recieved from Adobe Systems Inc. Artifical View in High Definition For the use of Adobe Systems Inc.
	Filming using a phoropter in Boots Opticians.
	Working on a TV advert for the new Panasonic Viera TV home hub. Deadline 26/06/09
	Short film submission sent off to 2009 ADAA - Adobe Design Achievement Awards. View submission at http://www.pmbryan.com/Adobe.html
	Radiohead Cameraless Music Video - House of cards. Three dimensional images are captured using scanners. Directed by James Frost. Absolut Quartet - Jeff Lieberman & Dan Paluska Interactive musical experience Kinetic Sculpture, Mechatronical Instillation - BMW Museum \| Munich 714 metal balls suspensed from thin steel wires, each individually controlled. Created by ART+COM
	Still for Adobe: Film based around the circulation of air through the London Underground
	Film idea: Looking at a screen for too long. Mesmarising Photography shoot by Daniel Foxx
	Currently working on a short film for the ADAA Inspiring presentation from Jeff Staple
Fun with a twenty pound note thanks to Jonathan Ryall. Saab Nice shots from Director Adam Berg. Soundtrack: "Release Me" by Swedish band "Oh Laura"
Self portrait created in illustrator. How can I put it? Script Propsal for a three minute film. Expressing the qualities of Multilingual Europe. Download my script

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