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Memories of Bomber Command - New Zealand at War [TRAILER]
Trailer for a 25 minute documentary about New Zealanders in Bomber Command. The film was made for the new Aviation Display Hall at MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology), Auckland New Zealand and features never before seen footage from the Into the Wind Archive.
Get Dancing Film #001 - Artistic Mentorship Workshop
Electric Egg have recently completed the first film in a series which will document the Get Dancing project. Get Dancing is a project in Staffordshire which is part of the Cultural Olympiad. The project is open to everyone. Get involved, Get Dancing!
What Does Otto See? Wins Award at Cornwall Film Festival
Electric Egg’s new short animated film What Does Otto See? Won the Eye-Toons ‘Best UK Animated Short” award at last weekends Cornwall Film Festival in Newquay.
The film, a surreal journey inside the mind of a hobo busker, was directed by Electric Egg’s Neil Baker and written by Benjamin Dalby, whose bizarre characters inspired the narrative. The film premiered at the Cornwall Film Festival on Saturday the 5th of November. What Does Otto See? Was screened in the animation category sponsored by Cornish animation studio Spider Eye Studios alongside 12 other short animated films from across the country.
Neil Baker, the film’s animator and director received the award at the festivals award ceremony on Sunday night in Newquay’s Lighthouse Cinema, also in attendance was the film’s composer Hugh Cowling.
Neil, whom along with Steven Hatton, is a founder director of Lincoln based production company Electric Egg said, “It’s been a great weekend of films and I am over the moon that What Does Otto See? has won this award at what is the film’s public premiere and first festival appearance.”
What Does Otto See?, was well received by the judges in Cornwall that included the BAFTA nominated animators the Brothers McLeod.
Steven Hatton executive produced the surreal What Does Otto See? and said:
“2011 has been a great year for the company rounded off by this perfect ending for the year – an award for Neil’s short animation at it’s first film festival!”
Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 10
Gabriel Dawe is a Mexican textiles artist whom creates stunning installations of structures made from stretched thread that seek to materialise light.
Plexus no. 10, the most recent of the Plexus series and Dawe’s biggest installation piece to date, was commissioned specifically for the main gallery of the National Centre for Craft & Design (Sleaford, UK).
Visitors are encouraged to navigate through the gallery space and experience the piece which seeks to deal with issues of gender identity and social constructs.
This film, a portrait of the artist and his work was shot during the installation of Plexus no. 10 and commissioned by the National Centre for Craft & Design.
The exhibition: Plexus No. 10: Materialising the Structure of Light, runs from 22 Oct 2011 - 15 Jan 2012
Into the Wind DVD - PRE ORDER NOW
The DVD will be released on November 30th and is available to pre-order now. The film is initially available in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, but we are working on making it available in other territories.
This will be the first opportunity to see Into the Wind and the DVD will come with exclusive extra features. The film will later be aired on the Yesterday Channel in the UK, sometime in 2012 (a change from our original announcement).
The DVD includes the 72 minute director’s cut of Into the Wind, extras short documentaries and trailers, chapter selection menus and optional subtitles.
Extra features include:
• New Zealand at War: A 22 minute documentary looking at New Zealanders in Bomber Command. This film was made for the opening of the new aviation display hall at the Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. • Ken Wallis. Aviator: A 13 minute documentary portrait of Ken Wallis’ career in aviation from his days in Bomber Command to his ground breaking autogyro designs. • Into the Wind trailer. • The trailer for Steven Hatton’s new documentary, Heilig. • A short film in which former Halifax pilot Dick Smith talks through the workings of the aircraft.
The DVD is priced (including postage and packaging) at £14.99 for UK delivery or £18.99 for Australian or New Zealand delivery.
To order please order via the Into the Wind DVD page securely through PAYPAL.
Alternatively if you wish to pay by cheque, please post a cheque payable to “Electric Egg Ltd” to the address below and include your name, address and note the number of copies you wish to order.
Electric Egg Ltd - Into the Wind DVD - Sparkhouse Studios Rope Walk - Lincoln - LN6 7DQ - United Kingdom.
National Centre for Craft and Design Launch Day
Installation Timelapse of Gabriel Dawe’s Plexus no.10
Part of the exhibition: Plexus No. 10: Materialising the Structure of Light. 22 Oct 2011 - 15 Jan 2012
Heilig to screen at Branchage Film Festival
Heilig will have it’s first UK screening at the 2011 Branchage Festival on Jersey, Channel Islands. The screening is at 11.00am Sunday 25th September 2011 at the Pomme D’or Hotel Cinema as part of the Shorts 6: Warzones section.
The film is Steven Hatton’s second documentary following the feature length documentary Into the Wind.
A Conversation With Maggi Hambling
In August Steven met acclaimed British Sculptor & Artist - Maggi Hambling and made this film. A personal exploration by the artist of her work, themes within and influences behind it, whilst contextualising her proposed piece for St Dunstan’s Church.
The film was produced for the Art Advisory Panel for St Dunstan’s Church, Mayfield, East Sussex, as part of a commission for a sculpture based on the Resurrection.
Book Trailer - The Apostles by Phil Cosker
Book trailer for the new thriller by author Phil Cosker. The conspiracy theory to end all conspiracy theories…
Into the Wind - Broadcast Announcement
Electric Egg are delighted and proud to announce that our first self-produced feature length documentary, Into the Wind, directed by Steven Hatton has been acquired for UK broadcast by the Yesterday channel, part of the UK TV group.
Millions will now see Into the Wind, a film by Steven Hatton, when it airs on the popular digital channel, whose stablemates include Dave and GOLD.
For more information - see the announcement.
Electric Egg Newsletter July 2011
Heilig, What Does Otto See, Claire Morgan:About Time & Our Life, Our Choice are all in the latest newsletter from Electric Egg. To view and subscribe - View our July 2011 Newsletter Here.
What Does Otto See? by Neil Baker
Neil Egg has finished his new bizarre animated short What Does Otto See?. The film is to be sent to film and animation festivals across the globe before an online release. Check out the trailer
HEILIG: A New Short Documentary by Electric Egg
Director Steven Hatton has just finished his new film Heilig. A meditative story of a parent child relationship, Heilig offers an intimate portrait of Jewish Kindertransport refugee Gerhard Heilig, now 85 and living in retirement in Vienna. Watch the Trailer on Vimeo.
Or Visit the website: http://www.heilig.co.uk
Electric Egg's New Vimeo Page
A Boatload of Wild Irishmen Nominated for a Focal Award
Electric Egg on Society 6
We have just set up a Society 6 page for Electric Egg featuring various illustrative artworks. Check it out: http://www.society6.com/studio/electricegg
Aurora Borealis
Neil Egg has just returned from holiday in Finland where he was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights.
Electric Egg Etsy shop
Electric Egg have just created an online shop on Etsy selling prints, and artwork. Currently in the shop are our Penguin Illustrated postcard series, 6 postcards for just £3 + P&P. Check them out at OUR ETSY SHOP.
New INTO THE WIND Clip online now
With Electric Egg still in talks with broadcasters and festivals about our bomber command documentary we thought we would post a short clip online for all those people eagerly waiting the films release.
Our Life, Our Choice - Animated Documentary
Electric Egg have been working on a series of animated documentaries celebrating the achievements and highlighting the issues faced by young people with a disability. The Our Life, Our Choice Trailer is now up on our Vimeo page - take a look.
Our Life Our Choice - Trailer from Electric Egg on Vimeo.
Our Life, Our Choice will be finished in Feb 2011 & be available on DVD from Lincolnshire County Council via OurChoice@lincolnshire.gov.uk .Merry New Year - New Blog
Electric Egg now have a tumblr blog which you can follow. Check out this lovely new blog at http://electricegg.tumblr.com/
PENGUINS - Illustrated eBook - Launched
Neil's long awaited (he's been at it a while) collection of illustrations of Penguins is finished and has been launched as an Ebook. Click the image to check it out.
Electric Egg are also selling a set of 6 Penguin postcards & 12x8 inch C-type prints of the illustrations to order or for more information contact us.
Photography Portfolio eBook
Check out the new Electric Egg's Photography Portfolio Ebook.
Into the Wind at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Neil & Steve spent last week at Sheffield Doc Fest, chatting to broadcasters and promoting Into the Wind which was playing for delegates in the videotheque. The film was well received by those who watched it so watch this space.
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Into the Wind - New Website launched.
The new Into the Wind Website has been launched www.intothewind.co.uk. Visit the site for more information on the film and for screening times, release dates, updates and in the future, extra clips.
Into the Wind - Sheffield Doc/Fest
Into the Wind, our first feature length doc, directed by Steven Hatton, has been selected to the Sheffield Doc/Fest Videotheque 2010.
'Pete Moss: Past, Present & Future'
The Hub Sleaford commissioned Electric Egg to AV materials for their exhibition on the prolific artist, ceramicist, sculptor and potter Pete Moss. The exhibition entitled Pete Moss: Past Present & Future opens on the 2nd of October 2010 and runs until January 2011 and features a short documentary about Pete and his work and career as well as an additional short about Pete's 'cabinet of curiosities'. In addition all the works for the show were shot by Electric Egg's Steven Hatton for the exhibition catalog.
Enterprise Magazine up for an award.
Lincoln PR agency Shooting Star PR have been nominated for two awards in the 2010 CIPR Pride Awards for outstanding small consultancy and best publication for Enterprise Magazine, which it produced in partnership with Studio View and for which Electric Egg were commissioned to create photographic portraits. Some of the portraits can be seen in our photography portfolio.
'Penguins' by Neil Baker
Electric Egg's Neil Baker is currently at work on a series of illustrations of Penguins to be released as an e-book and perhaps a series or prints. The E-book should be ready in October but some of the illustrations can be seen in the Animation & Illustration Gallery, or on our new Flickr site.
Electric Egg on Twitter
You can now find us on twitter @ElectricEggUK.
You can also follow Into The Wind on Twitter @IntotheWindDoc
Robert Flaherty Documentary To Play At The Galway Film Festival
An t-Éireannach Fáin (The Wandering Irishman), a feature length documentary featuring animated inserts by Electric Egg is to premiere at the Galway Film Festival 7th July 2010. Produced & directed by Mac Dara Ó Curraidhín and written by Brian Winston the film tells the story of Robert Flaherty, the father of documentary filmmaking who travelled the globe in the early 20th century seeking out stories. Electric Egg were commissioned by the director to create the opening titles and animated map sequences illustrating the travels of this pioneering director. We wish the film and its director all the best for the premiere, for more info visit the Galway Film Festival Website.
Peter Twinn 1922-2010
Ken Harder 1925-2010
We are sad to report the deaths of both Ken and Peter who contributed to the making of the documentary Into the Wind. Like with so many of the veterans who contributed to the film, I have fond memories of visiting them at their homes either for research or filming and will remember their hospitality, kindness and friendship.
Into The Wind eBook
Follow Into The Wind on Facebook & IMDB
You can now follow Into the Wind on facebook to keep up to date with all the latest news on the documentary, screenings, broadcasts and releases.
The film also has its own IMDB (Internet Movie Database) Page. Into the Wind on IMDB.
Electric Egg Supply Footage to S4C Magazine show Wedi 7.
Bathing Beauties have made it to Wales! Bathing Beauties: Re-imagining the Beach Hut for the 21st Century is a touring exhibition of contemporary beach hut design by the Hub: National Centre for Craft and Design is now showing at the Oriel Myrddin Gallery in Carmathern (22nd May - 3rd July 2010). The exhibition which features over 60 scale models of bizarre and interesting beach hut designs by internationally renowned architects and designers, also features a short documentary and exhibition photography by Electric Egg.
To profile the exhibition S4C's magazine show Wedi 7 ran a feature on the exhibition for which Electric Egg provided some evocative coastal and beach hut footage and exhibition photography.
BBC NEWS Into the Wind
BBC news are currently running a feature on Into the Wind. Take a look at the BBC News website.
NEW Into the Wind Trailer Online
The new trailer for Into the Wind is now online. Please take a look at the Into the Wind page to watch. If you would like to be kept informed of release dates, screenings and DVD release dates, please contact us to join the Into the Wind mailing list.
Cy Grant 1919-2010
Cy Grant, actor, activist, musician and writer passed away on February 13th aged 90. Cy features in my forthcoming documentary Into the Wind and I have fond memories of working with him during filming at his home in London. Cy filmed an indepth interview discussing his wartime career and sat for a portrait which can be seen here. For a look at Cy's life, please read the obituary in the Guardian.
What Does Otto See? Sneak peek.
The wait is nearly over! What Does Otto See? a new short film by Electric Egg, directed by Neil Baker is nearing completion. To celebrate we have posted a still from the opening scene which Neil is animating now. Check out Otto the Hobo Pianist in our Animation Gallery.
Animation Update
Check out the new updated animation production page on our website. The animation section now features a gallery of animation and illustration artwork. Also added are pages showcasing recent and current animation productions including the ducktastic How the Arts Were Won, the Confetti Media Group Showreel and also a page dedicated to Neil Baker's surreal short animation What Does Otto See?, currently in production. Check it out!
Electric Egg in Copenhagen
Electric Egg have recently returned from Denmark after filming for our friends at Inogen, the International Environmental Alliance, at their WorldView Conference in Copenhagen, timed to co-incide with the commencement of the COP15 climate talks.
After a great time in Denmark we would like to thank all of those who contributed to an enjoyable trip and to wish all our clients and friends who have made this year a busy and exciting year at Electric Egg. Merry Christmas to you all and have a wonderful new year - we look forward to seeing and hearing from you all in 2010.
Electric Egg Shoot & Edit Red
This week Electric Egg got their hands on a Red One Digital Cinema Camera with Creative Exchange at the University of Derby. Alongside two other filmmakers Neil Baker & Steven Hatton of Electric Egg learnt how to shoot and edit on the 4k Super HD Red One camera system that has recently been used to shoot Steven Soderbergh's Che, Ron Howard's Angels & Demons and Neill Blomkamp's District 9.
Electric Egg Animate short promo for the Confetti Media Group
Electric Egg's Neil Baker has been a busy bee directing and animating a short promo piece for the Confetti Media Group. The film is a collaboration between Electric Egg, Spool Films and Spool Post (both part of the Confetti Media Group). The film tracks the Confetti's story from a small music studio to a group of exciting creative businesses and will premiere tonight at the Nottingham Creative Business Awards. Visit the Confetti Media Group Showreel page to watch the film.
Electric Egg contribute to Televisual Magazine
Earlier this year Electric Egg featured in Televisual's report on tapeless HD Production in which we discussed the virtues of the system in relation to Steven Hatton's feature length documentary Into The Wind. The magazine have once again turned to Electric Egg for their thoughts, this time on the Production Management Survey in their August issue. Neil Baker is quoted discussing the importance of choosing the correct camera formats and why the industry is excited by creative possibilities of the new Red system.
Lancaster over Lincoln Cathedral
Electric Egg have added another image to the gallery. Taken during filming for Steven Hatton's documentary Into the Wind , the image shows the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster making a low pass over the west front of the cathedral.
Nick Hewer Portrait Online
Nick Hewer kindly took a moment to sit for us during the launch of Think Tank; the new, hi-tech, energy-efficient, managed offices and workspaces designed for innovative business in the heart of Lincoln. Nick, recognised for his appearances on the BBC show The Apprentice can be found in our photography gallery.
In addition to our recent photography work for Think Tank's marketing campaign, we were commissioned to create a short film to mark the launch of the centre. The Think Tank film can be viewed here.
Paul Merton Portrait Online
New portrait online. Currently touring the country with his Silent Clowns Tour, Paul Merton recently sat for a portrait whilst at the Lincoln Drill Hall. Visit our photography page to view the images. For more information on the Lincoln Drill Hall please visit their website.
Ely Cathedral & Jim Broadbent Portrait no.02 Online
New photographs have been added to our photography page. A medium format black and white interior of Ely Cathedral shot on and our second portrait of Oscar winning actor Jim Broadbent. Visit our photography page to view the images.
Animation Showreel Online
Our new animation showreel is finished and posted on our animation production page, once again featuring specially commissioned music by talented composer Hugh Cowling. Please take a look.
New Showreel Online
Please view our new showreel online. Showcasing material from across the spectrum of our portfolio, our new showreel features specially commissioned music by talented composer Hugh Cowling.
Egg Online
Welcome to the new Electric Egg website put together by our talented friends at BrandFour.
We hope you enjoy your visit and sample some of our work both commercial and personal which will be regularly updated over the coming months. Be sure to bookmark us!
Into the Wind documentary enters Post Production
Principal photography on the feature length documentary Into the Wind has now been completed with the culmination of an intensive two-week shoot in New Zealand to record the experiences of RNZAF veterans who flew with Bomber Command during the Second World War. For more information, keep checking the news page or visit our Video Production page for further details.
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