2Weeks 2Make It!
In The Pinnacles Digs The Magi article we told you about the 2Weeks 2Make It competition- and it has finally arrived!
The competition is South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network’s (SYFN) brainchild and is now in its 4th year. It was set up with the hope to unite local musicians and filmmakers and gather support from people in South Yorkshire who love music and film.
Each band is randomly paired with a filmmaker and has two weeks to produce an exciting video for one of their songs. Last year was the competition’s most successful year yet which saw band YO YO Static and the Shockettes take the winning crown as a result of collaboration with Richard Bolam and filmmaking team Electric Chaos.
Since winning the competition both have tasted success which is undoubtedly due to the attention 2Weeks 2Make It encouraged:
“It was an incredibly productive experience – what we learned in two weeks you would take two years to learn otherwise. We think the experience is the sort of thing that sorts out the men from the boys – the team we started with was not the team we finished with… it has certainly raised our profile, and it was interesting how, once we had entered, we very badly wanted to win. When our names were read out at the competition screening, it was completely exhilarating” Richard Bolam, Electric Chaos
This year’s competition is heating up with all the bands and filmmakers busy putting the finishing touches to their entries, ahead of the screening and awards ceremony at The Showroom on Wednesday 28th April at 18.00. Tickets are £3 and can be bought at the showroom box office or by clicking here. At the event, you will be able to meet the competitors and vote for your favourite video for the “Audience Award”.
The Pinnacles are backing band The Magi to scoop first prize this year but need your help. To show your support, get yourselves down to the Showroom next week to meet the lads and to place your vote…
Helen Sutherland
Senior Administrator and Marketing Coordinator, The Pinnacles Student Accommodation Sheffield