4,098 miles, 3000 students, 23 universities, 10 scaffolding poles, three years, two filmmakers and one campervan have gone into taking 2D cinema to the UK’s youth.
In the backlash against the growth of 3D cinema and multiplexes, two independent filmmakers decided in 2010 to take film in its purest, most basic form to the people, requiring nothing more than a projector, some speakers and blankets to sit on.
Vivien Müller-Rommel and Paul Allen will celebrate the 40th national screening of their student comedy, ‘Big Font. Large Spacing’, on Monday, 8th October at Bristol University. The film had its International premiere at the Atlanta Film Festival in April 2010.
They have given many undergraduates their first encounter of an independent, low budget film made by (former) students for students, with no need for distracting glasses.
Writer and director Paul Allen, said: “We’ve screened everywhere from outdoor fields, to sports halls, lecture theatres and bars.’
“No-one’s ever tried touring their own film, with their own homemade cinema, around British universities before so it’s been exciting to explore the possibilities’
“We’ve encountered everything from break-downs to floods and screened in conditions most people would consider madness. When 200 people sit out in the rain to watch your film, however, it means a lot’
Peter Buckingham, Distribution specialist and former Head of Distribution and Exhibition at the BFI, recognises the value of their approach:
‘Many people talk about 'self distribution', a few of 'new business models'. No one I know has had the imagination, creativity and energy that 2D cinema are showing in getting audiences to see their film 'Big Font Large Spacing'. They are a true inspiration to all of us in the film industry.’
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