Hudson's Monarch - Wildscreen 2010 Finalist (Screen Grabs) at DVinfo.net

Mat Thompson · June 16th, 2010, 02:16 PM

Hi everyone

I thought I'd post some screen grabs from my piece Hudson's Monarch that has just been shortlisted for Wildscreen 2010 - BBC Newcomer award.

The films synopsis -

"It's not very often you chance upon royalty, but every year a warm Summer's evening in the South East of England may just reveal it. A monarch among hexapods was how the naturalist W H Hudson described the Stag beetle in his book Hampshire Days (1902). Its seasonal fleeting appearance hides an intriguing 6 year life cycle, a cycle which is now under threat. Hudson's Monarch takes you on a trip underground, overground and into the air, revealing the details of this elusive yet majestic insect's life."

Hopefully I'll be able to encode some sequences from the film for you to watch, until then hopefully these will give you a small taster.

Cheers
Mat

Mike Sims · June 17th, 2010, 06:13 AM

Looks like a winner to me! I can't wait until we get to watch.

Trond Saetre · June 18th, 2010, 10:09 AM

Crossing my fingers for you Mat!
Congratulations for being nominated.
Wildscreen Festival 2010:*Panda Award finalists 2010

Fernando Ballesteros · June 18th, 2010, 12:14 PM

congratulations Mat
you have done a very good work shooting this difficult scenes of this incredible insect and creating a very interesting atmosphere in your film (as shown in some clips and captures)

Dale Guthormsen · June 24th, 2010, 04:35 PM

Can't wait to see the final rendition!!!

How long have you been putting this together ????

dale

Mat Thompson · June 24th, 2010, 05:23 PM

Hey guys
Many thanks for your comments.

Dale - I'm surprised you haven't heard me mention it....phew, its been a labour of love! - I began research and planning nearly 3 years ago. I've been shooting for about 2 years. Its got bespoke written score (The musician did an excellent job) and pro VO which really does lift something like this. As far as the scientist (Dr Deborah Harvey) and I are aware its also got a number of things we think haven't been filmed before such as the beetles metamorphosis, part of which you can see in one of the pictures.

My plan was always to take it to Wildscreen and I can't believe its actually short listed...its a dream come true!

Ryan Farnes · June 26th, 2010, 08:57 AM

Congratulations Mat. Best of luck there at Wildscreen.

Sabyasachi Patra · June 30th, 2010, 04:53 AM

Mat,
Well done. It is good that you mentioned the time line and the hard work that you put in so that people get an idea.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

June 16th, 2010, 02:16 PM	#1
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Hudson's Monarch - Wildscreen 2010 Finalist (Screen Grabs) Hi everyone I thought I'd post some screen grabs from my piece Hudson's Monarch that has just been shortlisted for Wildscreen 2010 - BBC Newcomer award. The films synopsis - "It's not very often you chance upon royalty, but every year a warm Summer's evening in the South East of England may just reveal it. A monarch among hexapods was how the naturalist W H Hudson described the Stag beetle in his book Hampshire Days (1902). Its seasonal fleeting appearance hides an intriguing 6 year life cycle, a cycle which is now under threat. Hudson's Monarch takes you on a trip underground, overground and into the air, revealing the details of this elusive yet majestic insect's life." Hopefully I'll be able to encode some sequences from the film for you to watch, until then hopefully these will give you a small taster. Cheers Mat Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Mat Thompson; June 16th, 2010 at 03:20 PM.

June 24th, 2010, 04:35 PM	#5
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Can't wait to see the final rendition!!! How long have you been putting this together ???? dale __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

June 26th, 2010, 08:57 AM	#7
Ryan Farnes Major Player Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 220	Congratulations Mat. Best of luck there at Wildscreen. __________________ Vimeo Profile Maryland Wilderness Channel

June 30th, 2010, 04:53 AM	#8
Sabyasachi Patra Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Delhi, India Posts: 507	Mat, Well done. It is good that you mentioned the time line and the hard work that you put in so that people get an idea. Cheers, Sabyasachi __________________ Wild Tiger Productions http://www.indiawilds.com/about.htm

June 17th, 2010, 06:13 AM	#2
Mike Sims Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 880	Looks like a winner to me! I can't wait until we get to watch.

June 18th, 2010, 10:09 AM	#3
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Crossing my fingers for you Mat! Congratulations for being nominated. Wildscreen Festival 2010:*Panda Award finalists 2010

June 18th, 2010, 12:14 PM	#4
Fernando Ballesteros Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25	congratulations Mat you have done a very good work shooting this difficult scenes of this incredible insect and creating a very interesting atmosphere in your film (as shown in some clips and captures)

June 24th, 2010, 05:23 PM	#6
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	Hey guys Many thanks for your comments. Dale - I'm surprised you haven't heard me mention it....phew, its been a labour of love! - I began research and planning nearly 3 years ago. I've been shooting for about 2 years. Its got bespoke written score (The musician did an excellent job) and pro VO which really does lift something like this. As far as the scientist (Dr Deborah Harvey) and I are aware its also got a number of things we think haven't been filmed before such as the beetles metamorphosis, part of which you can see in one of the pictures. My plan was always to take it to Wildscreen and I can't believe its actually short listed...its a dream come true!