little downham heritage film
Finca films is a "not for profit" video production company based near Cambridge in East Anglia. We have wide experience of live event videos and full length documentary productions. Through our Apple Mac based editing suites we also specialise in video editing and DVD authoring.
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The Little Downham Heritage Film Project is about drawing together the generations by focusing on local history to create a short film about the village past and present. A group of local young people are helping to make the film using information and resources from the Little Downham Archive Group. The project is funded by the European Union Agricultural Guidance & Guarantees Fund, DEFRA & ADeC.
Thanks to the film crew:
Ben, Sarah, Lydia, Josh, Zack, James
The introduction to the film project consisted of a two day workshop where the group were able to familiarise themeselves with the cameras and the audio equipment.
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The Little Downham heritage film project in association with ADeC - Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire: http://www.adec.org.uk/ project co-ordinator Claire Townsend
photographs by Vittoria and Arvon Wellen - video stills by members of the workshop - web pages designed at the Arago Press 2006
The church of St. Leonard in Little Downham and other scenes from the workshops conducted by finca films
ADeC project co-ordinator Claire Townsend
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right: members of the Little Downham archive group who are providing names and locations as well as a substantial quantity of research material for the project.
LITTLE DOWNHAM COMMUNITY ORCHARD
Keith Norton (third from the left) at the small but very significant ceremony on June 17th 2006 that brought together villagers and representatives of funding bodies who had worked together to establish the orchard. Many old and often endangered varieties of apple have been planted in order to preserve them for future generations.
Many age groups were represented.
On the right Vittoria from Finca Films and Sarah who is taking part in and helping in the production of the film.
Part of our brief is to look at the history of the village but we are also involved with documenting events as they are happening in the village today.
Applause at the end of Keith's speech.
THE PYMORE SHOW June 2006
Our director for the day, Lydia.
Our aim was to interview a broad spectrum of people at the show in order to gain some idea of the industry and leisure activities of the area, which includes Pymore and Little Downham.
In an area mainly dedicated to agriculture, traditional crafts are fairly rare but some important examples were represented.
right: one of our three intrepid interviewers found themselves involved with a variety of subjects.
right: the team resting and sheltering from the hot sun or just pretending to be part of BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
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lower right: our producer Claire
(in sunglasses) with James, our cameraman for the day, and Sarah.
THE CREW
A DVD of the film may be purchased for £15 by contacting the Little Downham Archive group; ADeC
Arts Development in East Cambridgeshire
Babylon Gallery
Waterside
Ely
Cambridgeshire CB7 4AU
t. 01353 669022
f. 01353 669052
e. info@adec.org.uk
or by contacting me directly at:
arvon(at)arago.co.uk
please note that the @ sign must be substituted for (at). This has been done in order to limit the potential for SPAM
View from the Clocktower the premiere
On Friday 29th September 2006, after about four months work, the film "View from the Clocktower" was shown for the first time to an audience in the packed Little Downham village hall.
photographs Vittoria Wellen
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