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Do the Green Thing - See how Mary, Joseph and their donkey did it
Jesus was born in a simple manger in a bare stable in Bethlehem. Perhaps this was because Mary and Joseph knew that it just would have been wrong to surround God's son with the conspicuous consumption that defines many peoples lives today. Perhaps every now and again we can choose to revel in the glory of an old thing rather than a new thing, and do the planet a favour too
By Michael Wright To illustrate the considerable dangers of lifts, Michael Wright not only reused some old bits of polyboard and silver spray to make a skyscraper, lift shaft and lift, he reused some old bits of airfix for the props, two old marionettes to be the lift victims and one of those victims to be the evil lift-cord cutter. The result: a tremendous piece of psychological insight about lifts and why you should doubt them big time. Music by the very talented Aaron Paul Low of Sacred noise, produced by the very kind Partizan.
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Do the Green Thing - Glow-in-the-dark Thing
Written by the kind and talented people at TBWA London (tbwa-london.com) and directed by Matt Lipsey (feelfilms.co.uk/ml1.html) of Little Britain fame, this video shows the lengths one man is prepared to go to in his quest to have fun in the dark. Special effects? Naah. The man studied appendage dance and mime for a year so he could do those amazing things with his Green Thing. Try them them at home, but be careful.
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Do the Green Thing - The Story of Gusty and Ford
A short film about walking to work by Steve Qua.
I wanted to make walking fun. For it to look effortless, adventurous and romantic - but all through a pair of fingers. So the search for the right pair of fingers began. I auditioned more than two hundred pairs. Film and TV stars were asking to play the role but they were acting too much with it. Finally I found the right pair on a man called Justin. The lady fingers are Helen's, she's the H in HLA, the production company who made it all happen. Myself and a fine chap called Dominic made all the sets with paper, scissors and sticky-back plastic. Hope you like the video, and hope it makes you want to walk ... Danny Cohen
If you turn your lights off and look at it, the night sky is basically one giant dot-to-dot. The ancients joined those dots to make things they thought were important such as water-carriers and lions. Green Thing has joined up those dots to make things that are far more important today -- things like salty snacks and great Arsenal goals. Created by Steven "Carl Sagan" Qua (http://www.squa.co.uk/) and voiced by Daniel "Patrick Moore" Lapaine, (http://www.geocities.com/stagescreen200 1/danielgallery.html) this video is truly universal -- unless you support Manchester United.
T-shirts turn to thermometers in this heartwarming and body-warming story of a couple who opt for hugging over heating. Written and directed by the warm folks at Superhero (http://www.superheroltd.com) with the kind help of photographer Richie Hopson (http://www.richiehopson.com) , T-shirts kindly donated by American Apparel (http://store.americanapparel.co.uk) and featuring real life couple Angeliki Chatzi and Konstantinos Dagritzikos. Snuggle up to someone warm and press play.
Huddle by Play (http://www.playwithus.co.uk) When it comes to body warmth we could learn a thing or two from penguins. So thought the people at Play (http://www.playwithus.co.uk), so starting an adventure that led them to the deepest Antarctic where they spent many months making this powerful and moving wildlife documentary. Written by John Kelly and Jesper Varlen of Play with skillful direction by Irresistible (www.irresistiblefilms.com), stirring music by Michael Mertens (http://www.escaperoute.de), masterful mixing by Iain Grant (www.flickr.com/photos/ihatepeppers) and poignant narration by Daniel Lapaine (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0487406).
Stair-climbers James, Jo and Pete risk their lives by trying to reach the third floor. It's a story of guts and sacrifice; a story of genuine heroes who don't know the meaning of the word 'lift' - or do they? Thanks to the brilliant Michael Wright who wrote and directed the whole bloomin' thing, and to Partizan London who kindly produced it. Director Michael Wright lovingly recreated this famous story of a harrowing climb to the 3rd floor of an office block. James is played by Rob Whitelock, Pete by Euan Wilson and the tragic character of Jo is played by Amy Whitehouse. The hugely atmospheric music was written by Michael Mertens and the video was produced and post-produced by Partizan London. Thankfully, no cast or crew were injured during the making of this hazardous video.
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