MediaActive Presents...Adventures with Archives
Adventures with Archives II
With the support of the BFI, Film Hub Midlands and, during the UK Lockdown, Arts Council England, we are delighted to showcase on this page some of the work made during the second season of our Adventures with Archives project. From Winter 2019 to present day, the project has combined archive film screenings with live performance, as well as newly composed soundtracks and 'new narratives' for archive film.
There's been lots of online activity since late Spring 2020, as we've been working with a number of groups of young people across Shropshire, who've been researching, curating and creatively responding to a variety of archive film. From Spring 2020, there were two strands to the project - 'new music composition for archive film' and 'new narratives for archive film' - take a look at some of the wonderful work created below...
There's been lots of online activity since late Spring 2020, as we've been working with a number of groups of young people across Shropshire, who've been researching, curating and creatively responding to a variety of archive film. From Spring 2020, there were two strands to the project - 'new music composition for archive film' and 'new narratives for archive film' - take a look at some of the wonderful work created below...
New music composition for archive film
- curators and creative responders, aged 16-20
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New music for archive film - additional work
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Behind the scenes film (new music composition for archive film)
New narratives for archive film
- curators and creative responders, aged 20 to 28
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Life and The Bread Story
''Life' is a marriage of visual and auditory storytelling. It’s philosophical and lyrical approach aim to create an environment open to thought and reflection. A short thought exercise on one perspective of life' - Max
'The Bread Story is a thrilling retelling of one girl's descent into bread mania. Based on a true story' - Ellen
'The Bread Story is a thrilling retelling of one girl's descent into bread mania. Based on a true story' - Ellen
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To The Dreamers and Teeth of Steel
''To The Dreamers’ uses archive footage to illustrate the journey of a girl who craves for a life full of adventure. Leaving her dead-end job behind, she takes the next train out of town and finds herself travelling the world, making lifelong friends and learning how to live life to the full' - Katie
''Teeth of Steel' is a new but familiar science fiction story about the arrival of great machines and their world-changing power, told through the re-editing of footage from Technique Film's original short of the same name from 1942' - Lenny
''Teeth of Steel' is a new but familiar science fiction story about the arrival of great machines and their world-changing power, told through the re-editing of footage from Technique Film's original short of the same name from 1942' - Lenny
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Spore and The Stars Are Watching
The final few audio logs of an interstellar research expedition (Genesis 21) have been found and restored. What went wrong on the newly discovered planet is not yet clear, was it what they found? Or was something else at play that led to the research expedition failing? ('Spore').
'Genesis 22' was the final research expedition that landed on the newly discovered planet. Hopefully, these audio logs will give us a much clearer understanding as to why the expedition failed; will it also shed any light on what they found on the planet? Or what happened to 'Genesis 21'? ('The Stars are Watching')
'Genesis 22' was the final research expedition that landed on the newly discovered planet. Hopefully, these audio logs will give us a much clearer understanding as to why the expedition failed; will it also shed any light on what they found on the planet? Or what happened to 'Genesis 21'? ('The Stars are Watching')
Behind the scenes film (new narratives for archive film)
Adventures with Archives II at Theatre Severn
In Autumn 2020, we put together a programme, of some of the works showcased above, to be screened in the foyer of Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury. Take a look at some photos from the install, as well as the poster, below.
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'Love is All' screening at The Hive in Shrewsbury
Hidden Treasures Live Cinema gig
As part of the Borderlines B2 festival we presented an informal evening of vintage film, new music and live performance at The Hive in Shrewsbury. We're pleased to report that our exploration of the 'weird and wonderful world of archive film, through clips unearthed and repurposed by musicians, poets and filmmakers', took place in front of a lovely appreciative audience. Photos from event will be posted here soon. Short video clips from the event can be seen on our Adventures Blog (go to the March 2020 posts) - a link to the blog can be found at the foot of this page.
Above photos: three of our wonderful performers at the Hidden Treasures event, March 2020.
Above photos: three of our wonderful performers at the Hidden Treasures event, March 2020.
Hidden Treasures flyer (front and back)
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Hidden Treasures event featured in Borderlines Festival booklet
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Shropshire poet Jean Atkin's new poems for Hidden Treasure event
- read the poems, and watch Jean perform Aviatrix live, on our blog - select the images below
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Archive film screening at Shrewsbury Music Hall
Flyer for Adventures with Archives II
- you can download the flyer HERE
For more clips and info check out the Adventures blog
- select the image below
