Tag: United Kingdom

Tarvuism

Richard Leigh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:15:17 +1100

Robert Popper is a BAFTA winning producer and award-winning comedy TV writer. He's also a best-selling author.

Peter Serafinowicz is an award-winning performer, writer and producer, who's appeared in many movies.

Together they created the award-winning spoof science comedy, Look Around You for BBC TV.

"Peter and I created a fake online religion at www.tarvu.com We decided to make it really believable and incredibly detailed. When we made the short clip to put online, we wanted it to feel as real as possible, so performers were told to imagine that this was a genuine religion, and that they genuinely believed in it. Anything too 'big' or 'comedic' was not used. We loved the idea of a religion that had a very deep and complex mythology - an octopus, a prophet called Amzamiviram, the holy book, the Tarvunty. We had fun dreaming these things up. Praise Tarvu!"

God vs the ASA

Richard Leigh — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:40:41 +1100

Following on from the rip roaring success of last year - here is my Christmas film 2008. It was made over Christmas itself in a crazy improv method so please forgive any rough edges that may be due to too much eating and merriment. However this film is the only place to see the divine combination of Alexandra Burke from the X Factor, myself playing a vicar and the Advertising Standards Authority! Enjoy!!
Shortlisted 2009

Behind Closed Doors

Richard Leigh — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:33:22 +1100

A psycho-spiritual exploration of an individual's religious beliefs derailed.

Campfire advises that some viewers may be offended, and recommends viewing by 15+ years of age only.

www.iwisdom.co.uk

Buddhists

Richard Leigh — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 21:00:45 +1000

Buddhists is part of a five-part series of shorts for Channel Five in the UK looking at 5 different families of 5 different religions and how their faith affects their lives in the lead-up to Christmas.

www.philipbloom.co.uk

Fireside Study Shortlisted 2009

Hope

William Kentler — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:36:36 +1000

Jim lies dying in his hospital bed when he is visited by his oldest and strangest friend.

www.projector.demon.co.uk/hope.html

Fireside Study Campfire Award Winner 2009

Fundamentalism v Evolution

William Kentler — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:49:16 +1000

Head-on train smash staged at 'Monkeyville' to typify clash in U.S.A. between adherents of Bible and followers of Darwin. All America is watching the blaze of conflict between Science and the Scriptures... It was made around the time of the Scopes 'Monkey' trial in USA and features a close-up of Fundamentalist W.J. Bryan, UK. Is it still relevant today?