Paa Joe: Dead not Buried

Paa Joe’s son and business partner, Jacob. Photo by Ben...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:15:09 +0000

Paa Joe’s son and business partner, Jacob.

Photo by Ben Wigley

Filmmaker, Ben Wigley, with Paa Joe (front right), his son &...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:11:21 +0000

Filmmaker, Ben Wigley, with Paa Joe (front right), his son & business partner, Jacob (back right) and staff.

The Lion at Paa Joe’s workshop Jan. 2013 Photo by Ben...

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:28:00 +0000

The Lion at Paa Joe’s workshop

Jan. 2013

Photo by Ben Wigley

Paa Joe’s workshop Jan. 2013 Photo by Ben Wigley

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:26:00 +0000

Paa Joe’s workshop

Jan. 2013

Photo by Ben Wigley

Paa Joe carving his mother’s casket Jan. 2013 Photo by Ben...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:28:22 +0000

Paa Joe carving his mother’s casket

Jan. 2013

Photo by Ben Wigley

Mahoney, fellow carpenter and friend of Paa Joe’s. Jan....

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:25:00 +0000

Mahoney, fellow carpenter and friend of Paa Joe’s.

Jan. 2013.

Photo by Ben Wigley

Jacob, Paa Joe’s son, at the lumber yard. Jan. 2013 Photo...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:21:00 +0000

Jacob, Paa Joe’s son, at the lumber yard.

Jan. 2013

Photo by Ben Wigley

If you like our project, come and talk to us!

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:45:00 +0000

If you like our project, come and talk to us!

DOC CAMPUS AWARDS Mark Atkin, Super Man of the Doc Campus, had...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:41:00 +0000

DOC CAMPUS AWARDS

Mark Atkin, Super Man of the Doc Campus, had some more awards to hand out at the end of the day. And the winners are:

Giuseppe Bucciarelli wins the Staying Alive award for rupturing his internal organs from landing onto a tripod from a height and STILL handing his trailer in on time.
Maren Ruhstorfer wins the You Can Knock Me Down But I’ll Get Right Back Up again award. Changing projects half way through the campus, Maren’s come back with an incredible project and an amazing pitch.
Gunnar Walther wins The Last Man Standing award. He’ll be the last on the dance floor and the last at any festival. This guy’s got stamina!
Maximilian Leo wins Star Pupil award. Max has given great advice and insight into all our projects. His energy never waned. Thank you, Max.
Sinae Ha wins You’ve Come A Long Way award. Most traveled participant on the course and winner of Best Pitch. Well done Sinea Ha!!!

BEST PITCH AWARD GOES TO….. “REACH FOR THE...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:26:42 +0000

BEST PITCH AWARD GOES TO….. “REACH FOR THE SKY”

Author/Director: Steven Dhoedt

Author/Director: Wooyoung Choi

Producer: Sinae Ha

Well done you guys!!! See you at Sheffield Doc/Fest. xx

FINAL PITCHING SESSION - LEIPZIG - DOC CAMPUS MASTERSCHOOL Today...

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 17:18:59 +0000

FINAL PITCHING SESSION - LEIPZIG - DOC CAMPUS MASTERSCHOOL

Today was THE DAY for our project to pitch in front of the world’s commissioners. About 200 people were in the room in total.

Rudy Buttignol sent positive vibes around the room with om cymbols. Commissioning editors suddenly become a lot less intimidating when their chanting “oooommmmm” and smiling from ear to ear.

We had a good slot for the pitch, just after the morning coffee break. So, in that time Ben and I took ourselves away from the crowds and snuck off to the floor below and jumped up and down, did star jumps along the corridors and swung our arms around. We then rehearsed the pitch while doing lunges!!

We then ran back up the stairs just in time for the pitching sessions to start again. It was great, endorphins were surging which left less room for nerves. Apparently my voice wobbling was minimal. Yessss!! Then 7 people around the table of commissioners put their hands up for follow up meetings.

So, we’ve just come back from an afternoon of one-on-one meetings. Now time for a little nap before dinner and PARTY tonight.

Well done ALL Masterschool pupils. You nailed it!!

The Monument to The Battle of Nations - highest monument in...

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:38:25 +0100

The Monument to The Battle of Nations - highest monument in Europe. Fact.

Monument to The Battle of Nations - a stunning place.

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:28:00 +0100

Monument to The Battle of Nations - a stunning place.

Today, the lovely Juliane gave us a much needed break from the...

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 22:09:17 +0100

Today, the lovely Juliane gave us a much needed break from the pitching sessions and took us to the Monument to the Battle of the Nations, walking through a Leipzig autumn.

It was cold, crisp and beautiful.

Practice makes perfect (hopefully)…

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 17:15:00 +0100

Practice makes perfect (hopefully)…

LAST MINUTE CHANGES!

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:54:00 +0100

LAST MINUTE CHANGES!

Sound advice from Sibylle Kurz - don’t forget the basics...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:37:00 +0100

Sound advice from Sibylle Kurz - don’t forget the basics and keep it wonderfully simple! Your audience are not experts.

DOC. CAMPUS MASTERSCHOOL #4 | LEIPZIG | DAY 1 | PITCHING...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:52:00 +0100

DOC. CAMPUS MASTERSCHOOL #4 | LEIPZIG | DAY 1 | PITCHING TRAINING

Today’s Tutors:

Tom Roberts

Mark Atkin

Karolina Lidin

Rudy Buttignol

Sibylle Kurz

We arrived in Leipzig quite late last night, due to foggy skies and a delayed Ryan Air flight, so we were tired and groggy by the time we got to the hotel. But we were quickly energised when we saw a whole bunch of our classmates outside the entrance – it was like our own little welcome party.

At breakfast this morning everyone was discussing the “P Word”. This week’s campus is all about pitch, pitch, pitch. By 3.30pm we’d already pitched our project twice, and received super helpful yet quite differing feedback. It seems we have the art angle nailed, but the universal story is yet to be conveyed. Later this evening we will have our one-on-one meeting with the Queen of Pitches, Sibylle Kurz – we’ve got 45 minutes to pick our pitch apart and figure out what the driving engine of our story is. We’ve got it in our heads; we just need to get it into the commissioners’ too.

Hopefully tomorrow we’ll be one step closer to engaging everyone in Paa Joe’s story.

Keep up-to-date with everything on our Facebook & Twitter pages too.

We’re here!!!! The final Doc. Campus Masterschool...

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:49:39 +0100

We’re here!!!! The final Doc. Campus Masterschool workshop. We have a feeling it’s gonna be a good ‘un.

Good luck everyone!

All set for DOK Leipzig! Wish us luck!!!!!

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:56:21 +0100

All set for DOK Leipzig!

Wish us luck!!!!!