Ashby History Comes to LifeOur film unit was formed in 2010 with the help of Renaissance East Midlands' MuBu scheme. Our first project was a series of films about life in Ashby in the year 2010. In 2011 we made a 60 minute documentary which tells the story of Ashby as a 19th century Spa Town. This film is available on DVD and can be bought through the Museum shop for £6. We have also produced a 60 minute film about The Standard Soap Company factory which closed at the end of 2011 and a short film about the Diamond Jubilee celebrations and Arts Festival in Ashby. We are currently working on a film about the archaeological dig at St Helens Church. Ashby 2010A Film for the Future about Life TodayIn 2010 the Museum Film Unit produced a series of films depicting some aspects of life and community in Ashby in the year 2010. The hope is that this will be of interest and value to people in generations to come as well as being of interest to visitors and residents today. Scroll down the page to see examples of the films we have made already. On Wednesday 2nd March 2010, a successful showcase evening was held at The Venture Theatre, Ashby de la Zouch. An invited audience, which included the Chairman of Leicestershire County Council and his consort and Ashby Town Mayor and his wife, ejoyed a forty minute compilation consisting of extracts from most of the films in the project. On Saturday 5th March all seventeen films were shown in full at the Museum. This event was open to all and free. As part of this project the Museum Film Unit has also been able to offer free training in basic film making to Ashby Schools and to the community. Thanks to funding from MuBu (see below) the Museum now has a permanent Film Unit which will go on to make more films and continue its work with schools and the community. For copyright reasons this set of films is not for sale. Some can be viewed through the links on this page. The full set has been deposited in the Museum archives and can be viewed on request (please make an appointment as we need to make sure that someone is on hand to set up and work the equipment). |
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This project was funded by MuBu Museum Buddies - Connecting museums and audiences through digital projects Visit our MuBu Blog here |
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Click the links to see film extracts available to view on this site: 3. Ashby de la Zouch - Pithiviers Twinning Association 9. The Coming of Autumn (featuring Ashby Statutes Fair) |
4. Concordia sings at Manor House School |
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