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Straad Kirk has been cast in the role of the captain of the Zeppelin that will fly over Skinningrove School re-enacting an event that took place nearly 100 years ago. Unlike the actual Zeppelin of 1915 the one Kirk will be flying has a fully stocked bar. Clearly the cast will be frequenting this craft regularly. This is part of the filming of “Tommy and Barry Go Back” to be premmiered at Saltburn Community Theatre, Annimex Fringe on February 10th 2011.

Last weekend saw a fantastic event at Loftus Town Hall. As part of Heritage Open Days the Town Hall played host to a range of exhibits from community history groups downstairs and the fabulous Octorama was housed upstairs. In the Council Chamber there was a presentation of the wonderful image archive from Loftus Digital Village. Overall the event had over 500 visitors with the public on Saturday and schools visits on Monday. The eight screens featured content from East Cleveland communities and 8 speakers delivered sounds and stories from local people recorded by Skinningrove History Group. This had been a culmination of over two months work by volunteers including most of Loftus Town Council to build a portable Octorama.

You can see video and images of the whole development here:

http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/development-blog/

Or follow the weekend event in this order

http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/elected-volunteers/
http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/the-build/
http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/the-event/
http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/schools-visits/
http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/the-end/

Or Follow the entire story from start to finish

http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/development-blog/?order=ASC

Directly following the exhibition the Octorama featured again at the “Inspiring Digital Engagement Festival” in Sheffield. See below.

Here are two previews of the exhibition taking place on September 11th and 13th as part of the Heritage Open Day at Loftus Town Hall. . Although we can’t do the 8 screens and speaker of the Octorama justice here, these two clips may give you a flavour of the event

NB – the audio and video content are separate entities. They are independent of each other although occasionaly they seem to synch. This is unintentional.

This clips now feature pictures from the East Cleveland Image Archive and John Lawson, readings from the Skinningrove and Carlin How Schools log books by children from Whitcliffe Primary School and recordings by Skinningrove History Group all put together in a soundscape by Steve Thompson. There are also videos from Skinnimation, TVCM and the Straad Players.

The Octorama event for Sept 11th is coming along nicely. You can follow progress here:

http://tvcm.co.uk/ironage/development-blog/

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Once again the Community Media Crew are supplying vision to the two massive stage-side screens at Stockton Riverside Fringe Festival. Below is a study in pictures by Christine Wilson. Her brief was not to capture the artists up front but the action backstage. The stuff and the people that make the whole event happen. (choose your gallery and then click on Pic Lens for best effect)

SIRF FRINGE

Photos Christine Wilson. Behind the scenes stuff and people - what make and event tic. Try viewing with "pic lense".

149 Photos

SIRF FRINGE B

More Photos by Christine Wilson. Behind the scenes stuff and people - what make and event tic. Try viewing with "pic lense".

106 Photos

SIRF FRINGE C

More photos by Christine Wilson. Behind the scenes stuff and people - what make and event tic. Try viewing with "pic lense".

47 Photos

SIRF FRINGE D

88 Photos