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SAE Magazine 12-2

OxfordCampusNews Who wants to be a Zombie? n The price of success, a camcorder, a laptop, a good idea, a few mates and a £45 budget, – what do you get? A Zombie horror movie hit at Cannes Film Festival. Passion, ingenuity and a can-do attitude are ideal in- gredients for success in the creative industries; our students were treated to a guest lecture by a director who has those qualities in abundance; Marc Price. His £45 budget horror movie called “Colin” named after his dad, who has a love of movies, became a nationwide release receiving critical acclaim. Winner at the Raindance Film Festival in 2009 and wowing audiences at Cannes, Marc Price became an overnight legend taking micro budget film making to a whole new level. The audience Marc targeted was his mates who starredinandhelpedmakethemovieover15months. His highest aspirations were to send it to a couple of horror sites; little did he know the success that lay ahead. Colin horror movie poster +++ Who wants to be a Zombie? +++ Cyborg musician Onyx Ashanti inspires students +++ Nico‘s Record and Ride challenge through Europe +++ Who wants to be a Zombie? +++ Cyborg musician Onyx Ashanti inspires students +++ Nico‘s Record and R GrowingupinPortTalbot,SouthWales,Marcstudied Multimedia at Swansea and has always had a keen interest in film; working with several institutions, us- ing his experience as a low budget film maker and often inviting students to work on various film pro- jects. Marc has also shot two short films that have been screened at Film 4’s Frightfest and has just complet- ed post production on his second feature “Magpie”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vANCmdoKx FY&feature=related n 191 SAE & SAE ALUMNI NEWS // European NEWS Index

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