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IRVINE WELSH MAKES DIRECTORIAL DEBUT "GOOD ARROWS" IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MMP.
"Trainspotting" author Irvine Welsh is currently in Merthyr making his latest feature length movie in partnership with MMP. This is a fantastic opportunity for MMP students as it gives them the opportunity to work with leading industry professionals. For more information contact MMP
Other Projects
  Merthyr Stories and Merthyr Tydfil Online
Visit these friends websites below and see some of the work that MMP have been involved in developing.


Merthyr Tydfil Online

www.merthyrstories.org.uk
Contact Us
Our address is 121 High Street, Merthyr
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MMPTV
We are currently making our very own version of youtube for videos from Merthyr, MMPTV so if you have a film you want to put on it send it in and we´ll see what we can do.
   
News Now
08.10.2007
Summer School 2007
Once again, following last year’s success, the Merthyr Media Project’s Summer School 2007 took place during August. Based on our experiences of making Asboland with Karl Francis during last year Summer School this year’s activity was focused on making a short film based on a script idea from one of last year’s MMP beneficiaries, Jordan Davies. Jordan’s idea was to make a film about bicycle thieves (which OK might have been done before), but with the added twist of looking at it from the point of view of the bicycle. The resulting film Lifecycle is currently in post production, so keep coming back to this web site for news of when and where you can see this year’s production.
08.10.2007
Video Showcase
Ever fancied attending the Oscars? Well MMP is bringing its very own version of the Oscars to Merthyr. On the evening of the 27th. September at Dowlais Engine House we’re holding a celebration of film makers and film making throughout the South Wales area. As well as the most up to date offerings from MMP we will also be showing extracts from productions from some of our partner projects such as Zoom, Catapult and the Skillset Screen Academy that are working in other areas such as the Rhondda, Tredegar and Newport. So tell all your family and all your friends and come along for a great evening of film and fun on the 27th.
08.10.2007
Masterclasses
As MMP has now built up good working relationships with industry professionals such as Karl Francis, Des Barry, Marc Evans and others we’re now going to bring them to Merthyr. In partnership with the media studies department of Merthyr College we’re going to arrange a number of masterclasses with leading industry professionals to cover topics such as screen acting, directing, producing, film finance and camera work. So if you see yourself as a film industry professional of the future, get in contact and sign up to one of our master classes.
08.10.2007
Treharris Editing Suite
Another exciting development during the past few months is that together with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council a new state of the art video editing suite and sound recording studio has been developed in Treharris college, down in the southern part of the valley. During the summer MMP have started to use this facility for film editing and sound recording. This development is a wonderful resource for the people of Merthyr and MMP will be working closely in the coming months with the local authority and local communities in developing some exciting ways that this facility can be used. If you’re ever around in the Treharris area why don’t you pop in and see what this wonderful resource has to offer.