COMMUNITY
BROTHERS IN BUSINESS
Many of us dream of ditching the Monday to Friday 9-5 routine in favour of something more creative and artistic. For some of us the addition of a family keeps us tied to the safety of paid employment. However, for two local brothers it has been their respective families – as well as their creative talent – which has given them the inspiration to set up in their own businesses.
Paul, an artist, and Steve, a cinematographer, are now sharing their creative skills to offer artistic products to the families of Merton. Paul and Steve Tanner have lived in Merton most of their lives. Between them they attended Holy Trinity, Dundonald, Wimbledon Chase, Rutlish and Wimbledon School of Art.
Steve is a father of three based in Wimbledon Chase. Having spent a few years as a teacher, he set up as a freelance cinematographer and has used the career flexibility to be a hands-on dad.
Holiday film school He is now bringing his experience together to launch a brand new holiday film school for 6-11 year
olds. Make a Movie Club is an activity camp which gives kids the opportunity to write, devise, make and star in their own green-screen movie in just five days.
Children taking part will get the benefit of confidence building activities; team work and creative skills, according to Steve. That is on top of the technical aspects of acting and devising, camera, light and sound.
Each Movie Club is unique as each week starts from scratch. So the
group can either come up with their own or draw on a stock story, which they can expand and adapt. From knights and princesses to Westerns and superheroes, the green-screen studio gives the opportunity to set films in any environment. The only limits are the writer’s imagination.
Everyone gets a chance to work on both sides of the camera as they become a working film crew, rotating each role throughout the week. Each afternoon they will review what they have shot and
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