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RE-UPDATE - Competition has been won by Paddy - check out the group for more info.

[UPDATE] - My idea was chosen as one of the four shortlisted ideas, might need a hand - see below.

Central Station just recently ran a ideas call for the Glasgow Film Festival 2010 trailer. Here are a few images from my proposal.

Glasgow has always had a strong connection to the cinema, from their very dawn back in the 1890's through to their hey day in the 1930's when we had more cinemas per person than any other city outside of America. A cinema within five mins walk from your house and people on average going once a week. Even today in the UGC we've still got Britain's busiest cinema - I guess Glaswegians really like popcorn.

My proposal played with this history and relationship. I found it interesting that despite our love for the cinema and despite lots of films being made here, few are actually ever set here. I started to wonder, what would the classics of cinema's past have been like if their setting had actually been Glasgow and not London, New York or Tokyo.

In many ways cities are in part defined by the films and literature that are set within them. These stories sit overlaid onto the streets and buildings shaping our perceptions and imaginations of what can happen there - be it the smog filled streets of Sherlock Holmes' London or the zippy fast talking of Woody Allen's Manhattan.

My idea is therefore an animated sequence of 3D paper cut outs with blend different famous movie shots and scenes into Glasgow settings. These will take you on a fast paced and quick cutting tour of the city and its relationship to film history.

[UPDATE]

Like the other shortlisted guys I'm going to be looking to collaborate with other stationers too so if there are any tip top soundtrack peoples out there then send me a message of leave a comment below.

Also might need some assistance with some of the animation depending on what route I go down so again drop us a message or comment if you are interested.

[Movies and settings I produced as examples - King Kong - Science Centre, Singing in the Rain - Art School, Manhattan - Squinty Bridge, Brief Encounter - Central Station, Godzilla - Glasgow Skyline from The Lighthouse.]

Links to posts by other shortlisted people

Kim Stewart

Lucy Elliott

Patrick MacDonald

And a link to the group page