My Details

 

Great Britain , East Midlands

Current Work Details

What I do

Director

Company

Glimmer Films ltd

Website

http://www.glimmerfilms.com

Where I work

I run my own company or organisation

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro, html, web streaming, design - web and print

Resources / Expertise

Sony Hd camera,3 x 800w lights, tripod, multi jib, radio mic, clip mic

Availability

Paid Work or Collaboration

My Links

 

jeaniefinlay.com

Shooters Q&A

Films I wish I had made

Black narcissus, After life, Fitzcorraldo, Rushmore, the Philadelphia Story, You me and everyone we know, Unmade beds, Wizard of Oz, A matter of life and death, heathers, pretty in pink, It's a wonderful life, Festen, Fearless.

I cried watching

It's a wonderful life, Breaking the waves, we are together, when harry met sally - tragic unrequited love period of my life

I left the cinema during

Identity, Confetti, shop girl... in fact I never leave the cinema as you never know, films are worth watching to the end ...

Directors I love

Powell and Pressburger, Larry david, Errol Morris, Nicholas barker, Wernor Herzog, John Hughes, wes anderson, Michel Gondry, David Lynch, Miranda July, Guy Maddin, John Hughes, Dario Argento, Preston Sturges,

Actors I admire

Katherine Hepburn, Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr, Christopher eccleston, Cary Grant, Bill Murray, Jeff Bridges

My desert island discs

Hushabye mountain - Bobby Gentry, If i were a carpenter - Johnny and June Carter cash, don't you fall - be good tanyas, Hurt - Johnny Cash, Jesus was a cross maker, 90% of me is you - Gwen Mcrae, O my sweet carolina - Ryan adams, Mary - Scissor sisters, your song - elton, Please please please - The Smiths

Books I have given my friends

The princess bride, anything by magnus mills

My death row meal

marmite on toast followed by sashimi salad.

The best thing I own

My daughter Betsy and my red lulu guiness charm shoes

More about me

I'm an artist who has fallen into documentary film making.

Shooting People stuff

Joined

17/5/2006

Recent Bulletin Posts

26/11/2008   Goth Cruise and Teenland Screenings this week
25/4/2008   Q: Documentary director looking for an agent - is it worth it?
30/5/2007   "Teenland - In Teenagers Bedrooms" on BBC4 tonight
19/2/2007   Can you make a good documentary in 5 days?
9/2/2007   Teenland goes to Big Sky - Are any shooters going as well?
15/11/2006   Desperately seeking Elvis in Jarrow 40 minutes
19/5/2006   Wanted: Moment of Impact by Julia Loktev

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My Films & Credits

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  Goth Cruise

  Documentary, 2008
  75 min , HD

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  Teenland

  Documentary, 2006
  60 min , HD

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  Home-Maker

  Documentary, 2004
  65 min , DVCam/Mini-DV

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  Love Takes

  Documentary, 2003
  10 min , DVCam/Mini-DV