FILM
Roz Mortimer
AnimateTV 2003
2003
Duration: 4'54"
An ironic look at the way newspapers report children’s deaths: accidents, bad mothers, angry fathers and the bogeyman. Based on the filmmaker’s archive of newspaper clippings, these are horribly good stories that make great copy.
Credits
Director Roz Mortimer
Writer The Fusco Brothers
Sound Designer Charlotte Tedbury
Executive Producer Maggie Ellis
Synopses
An ironic look at the way newspapers report children’s deaths: accidents, bad mothers, angry fathers and the bogeyman… horribly good stories that make great copy.
An ironic look at the way newspapers report children’s deaths: accidents, bad mothers, angry fathers and the bogeyman. Based on the filmmaker’s archive of newspaper clippings, these are horribly good stories that make great copy.
An ironic look at the way newspapers report children’s deaths: accidents, bad mothers, angry fathers and the bogeyman. With an inventive mix of still photography and live action, the film sweeps around Britain to create a chilling comment on death, news reporting and the family. Statistics show that a child is more likely to be murdered by one of their parents than by a stranger; every six weeks in the UK, a man or a woman kills their children.
Technical information
The film is mainly made up of hundreds of manipulated photographs, and was shot on a range of formats, from huge 6×17cm negatives down to a tiny digital camera attached to a keyring.
Full credits
Director Roz Mortimer
Writer The Fusco Brothers
Perfomers:
Sophie Knight
Natasha Laing
Jamie Levy
George Hayter
Jack Hayter
Nikki Malone
Luke Malone
Hylton Stockwell
Digital Effects Jerry Williams, Asher Edwards, Robert Arnold & Joe King
Rostrum Camera Ken Morse
Sound Designer Charlotte Tedbury
Executive Producer Maggie Ellis
Safety Tips has been published on DVD by the European Media Art Festival and Virtual Center Media Net.
The film had its premiere gallery screening at Galerie Adler in Frankfurt.