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On Tuesday 20th September next we welcome John Wilson to the latest in our In Conversation events. We will be discussing his career in film and television, his approach to editing and his long collaboration with director Peter Greenaway. Tickets are €10: to apply please email dublineditors@gmail.com with John Wilson in the subject line. As always, one ticket per application.

One of Britain’s leading film editors, John Wilson’s films include Billy Elliot (2000), The History Boys (2006) The Book Thief (2013), London Road (2014) and Me Before You (2016).

Billy Elliot gained 13 BAFTA and three Oscar nominations including a BAFTA and an ACE Eddie nomination for Best Film Editing. Following this US nomination, John was invited to join American Cinema Editors (ACE).

Television dramas have included Henry V and 13 episodes of ITV’s Downton Abbey, gaining him nominations for a BAFTA, two Emmys and an Eddie, as well as winning him two HPA awards.

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Lets take a closer look at some of his past work

TV DRAMA
Downton Abbey

A chronicle of the lives of the British aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in the early 20th Century.

FEATURE FILMS
John Wilson has become one of the most sought after film editors working in the UK. Lets take a look at some of the films he has cut over the years. He is perhaps also well known for his ten year collaboration with Peter Greenaway. You can see more about their work together at the bottom of this post, including an opportunity to watch some rare Greenaway films on which they both worked.

Me Before You – 2016

A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she’s taking care of.

London Road – 2015

London Road documents the events of 2006, when the quiet rural town of Ipswich was shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The residents of London Road had struggled for years with frequent soliciting and kerb-crawling on their street. When a local resident was charged and then convicted of the murders, the community grappled with what it meant to be at the epicentre of this tragedy.

The Book Thief – 2013

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.

From Time to Time – 2009

A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.

The History Boys – 2006

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.

Billy Elliot – 2000

A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family.

The Debt Collector – 1999

Mean, gritty, dirty and low and that’s just the Policeman Gary Keltie (Ken Stott) out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the nineteen seventies, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden (Billy Connolly)

Resseruction Man – 1998

Belfast, in 1970s. Victor Kelly is a young protestant man who hates the Catholics so much that one night he begins to brutally murder them. A reporter soon tries to uncover the murder and obtained prestige for himself, while Victor sinks deeper into madness.

Young Soul Rebels

SynopsisWatch
Set in London in 1977, the plot takes place against the background of the Silver Jubilee. This is a buddy movie between two friends Chris and Caz who run a pirate radio station from a tower block in Dalston, East London.

PETER GREENAWAY COLLABORATION

His collaboration with Peter Greenaway goes as far back as two short films about designers Zandra Rhodes and Terence Conran in 1981 but came to national prominence in 1982

The Draughtsman’s Contract – 1982

Mr. Neville, a cocksure young artist is contracted by Mrs. Herbert, the wife of a wealthy landowner, to produce a set of twelve drawings of her husband’s estate, a contract which extends much further than either the purse or the sketchpad. The sketches themselves prove of an even greater significance than supposed upon the discovery of the body of Mr. Herbert.

The Sea in their Blood – 1983 (Watch Full Film)

This is an astounding documentary film showing (and describing to us) what it is like to be beside the sea in Britain. The film was started in 1976 and shelved for a while, then completed in 1983. Greenaway offers us an eclectic array of images related to the sea – boats, slides of fish, photographs, huge waves crashing against the rocks, piers, Blackpool Tower, lighthouses – while a narrator describes a mind-boggling set of statistics and information of the British Coastline.

Four American Composers – 1983 – (Watch Full Film)

Documentary on four of the most interesting American composers of that time.
Really interesting stuff for anyone interested in Music or creativity..
You can watch all four episodes in full here
Meredith Monk

Philip Glass

Robert Ashley

John Cage

Making A Splash – 1984 – (Watch Full Film)

Peter Greenaway’s celebration of water, and the human relationship with it, choreographed to Michael Nyman music and culminating with a synchronised swimming sequence!

A Zed and two Noughts – 1985

Identical twins Oliver and Oswald Deuce lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. The brothers, who are zoologists, become obsessed with the death and decay of animals. They both have a relationship with Alba, the driver of the crashed car, who loses first one leg then the other. When Alba dies, the twins film their own death.

The Belly of an Architect – 1987

An American architect arrives in Italy, supervising an exhibition for a French architect, Boullée, who is famous for his oval structures. Through the course of 9 months he becomes obsessed with his belly, suffers severe stomach pains.

The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and her Lover – 1989
The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband’s restaurant.

Hubert Bals Handshake – short -1989

IFTA-winning editor Nathan Nugent has worked across a plethora of film and TV projects, including the IFTA Award-winning feature ‘As If I Am Not There’ and Lenny Abrahamson’s internationally acclaimed feature film ‘What Richard Did’ for which he won the IFTA Editing award in 2013.
This year Nathan has had 3 Irish films released in the cinema, all to very positive reviews: “Kelly & Victor”, “Run & Jump” and the sundance accepted latest from Lenny Abrahamson “Frank”
We are delighted to welcome Nathan to our latest In Conversation event taking place on Wednesday 14th May at 8:00pm in the Brooks Hotel on Drury street, Dublin. On the night Nathan will be joined by Sound Designer Steve Fanagan and Sound Supervisor Niall Brady. The 3 lads have worked together frequently and most recently on Frank, which is of course in cinemas now and well worth seeing. So please do.
In advance of our chat on wednesday lets take a quick look at some highlights from Nathan’s back catalogue.

FEATURES

FRANK

Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he’s bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.

RUN & JUMP

An American doctor travels to Ireland to study the Casey family after 38-year-old Conor suffers a stroke which changes his personality, leaving dynamo wife and mother Vanetia to run the show.

BABYGIRL

Set in the Bronx, BABYGIRL is a bitter-sweet drama about teenager LENA who, since she can remember, has watched her mom LUCY squander her life on a series of deadbeat men. When VICTOR, her mom’s latest boy toy, starts hitting on her Lena sets up an elaborate honey-trap, hoping to show her mom what a scumbag the guy really is. But the plan backfires. Trapped in a twisted love-triangle between Victor and her mom, Lena finally realizes that the only way out is to stand up and finally confront some difficult home truths.

WHAT RICHARD DID

What Richard Did follows Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until in one summer night Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him. What Richard Did is a quietly devastating study of a boy confronting the gap between who he thought he was and who he proves to be.

SENSATION

A naive young Irishman starts a relationship with a sexy call girl; and together they hatch a plan to open a brothel using the proceeds from the farm he recently inherited.

AS IF IM NOT THERE

A harsh dose of cinematic realism about a harsh time-the Bosnian War of the 1990s-Juanita Wilson’s drama is taken from true stories revealed during the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Samira is a modern schoolteacher in Sarajevo who takes a job in a small country village just as the war is beginning to ramp up. When Serbian soldiers overrun the village, shoot the men and keep the women as laborers (the older ones) and sex objects (the younger ones), Samira is subjected to the basest form of treatment imaginable.

WAVERIDERS

Documentary looking at the untold story of big-wave surfing in Ireland.

DOCUMENTARY

ROG – The Ronan O’Gara Documentray

Intense, unflinching, at times painfully honest – just like the man himself. This feature-length documentary provides unprecedented access to Ronan O’Gara’s life – public and private – over the final four years of his playing career. The film is a deeply personal chronicle of this dramatic period for one of Ireland’s most compelling sporting stars. From losing his place as Ireland’s rugby No 10 to his decision to retire and move to France as coach to Racing Métro 92, alongside former nemesis, Jonathan Sexton.

GET COLLINS

PART 2 – PART 3 – PART 4 – PART 5 – PART 6
Directed by Steve Carson this documentary charts the secret intelligence war going on behind the scenes of the war of independence

REACHING FOR GLORY: INSIDE IRISH RUGBY 2007

PART 2 – PART 3 – PART 4
for the first time ever, RTÉ cameras were given unprecedented access to the Irish rugby team’s preparations for their RBS 6 Nations campaign as they followed the team over five months through the autumn internationals, their winter training camp in Portugal and Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations matches. As the team went on to win their third Triple Crown in four years, this specially commissioned one hour documentary gives an insightful view of all the action, both on and off the pitch.

From the same team who made The Dubs and Brian Kerr documentaries Reaching for Glory: Inside Irish Rugby ’07 offers never before seen footage with an exclusive view of team talks, squad training sessions and the team bus, as well as a fly-on-the-wall view of the dressing room action during Ireland’s historic home matches at Croke Park. The programme also gives a revealing perspective of manager Eddie O’Sullivan who is renowned for his cool and calm appearance.

SHUTDOWN: THE STORY OF THE ULSTER WORKERS STRIKE
IFTA nominated documentary examining the Ulster Workers’ Council (UWC) Strike against the power-sharing Executive and the Sunningdale Agreement during The Troubles. Includes contemporary film clips of the Loyalist protests and interviews with the leaders at that time including Jim Smyth, Stan Orme, Gerry Fitt, John Laird, John Hume, Bob Pagel, and Brain Garrett. The bombing of Dublin and Monaghan on 17 May 1974 is also discussed. Declassified official papers reveal for the first time what was happening behind the scenes.

TV DRAMA

DAN & BECS

After a fight in Club 92, Dan and Becs recall how they first met, six months earlier, in the same nightclub under less than ideal circumstances. Dan & Becs is an Irish comedy television series aired on RTÉ Two. It portrays the lives of an affluent South Dublin couple, intercutting the video diaries of the pair as they discuss their tumultuous relationship, blossoming careers, and the perils of living life on Dublin’s Southside. Through all the chaos, Dan and Becs have at least one reliable constant in their lives an overwhelming sense of self-importance.

SARAH & STEVE

SARAH & STEVE is a comedy from the makers of DAN & BECS which intercuts the video diaries of the two main characters as they discuss their struggling relationship, stagnant careers, and the unavoidable drama of an average night out in Tallaght.

THE BIG BOW WOW
Drama featuring an irreverent group of 6 girls and guys in their mid-20s, who share the same apartment building – and the same ‘Super Pub’, named ‘The Big Bow Wow’.

As well as Nathan we are pleased to have sound designer Steve Fanagan and sound supervisor Niall Brady

STEVE FANAGAN
Steve lives in Dublin, Ireland where he works as an IFTA winning Sound Designer, Sound Editor, and Sound Re-recording Mixer for Film/Televison at Ardmore Sound and Screenscene, Ireland’s premiere Sound and Picture Post Production Facilities. Over the years, he has worked on a wide variety of Irish and international productions. His credits include “Frank”, “Miss Julie”, “The Last Days on Mars”, “Coming Home”, “The Sea”, “Under The Hood”, “Citadel”, “What Richard Did”, “Stitches”, “Good Vibrations”, “Game of Thrones”, “Albert Nobbs”, “The Guard”, “One Hundred Mornings”, “Five Minutes of Heaven”.

NIALL BRADY
Niall started working in Screen Scene as an assistant picture editor but has specialized in audio editing for drama since 2001. In 2005 Niall won an IFTA for his sound editing/ design work on “Pure Mule”. Over recent years he has supervised the sound editing and design on a range of diverse projects including TV drama, feature films, documentaries, short films and commercials. His credits include “Frank”, “Raw”, “Zonad”, “Citadel”, “What Richard Did”, “Game of Thrones”, “Albert Nobbs”, “Garage”, “When Harvey Met Bob”, “Once”, “Prosperity”, “The Guard”, “Mister John”