Launch! is supported by EventScotland as part of Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, by The National Lottery and the Scottish Government through Screen Scotland, and Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network.
LIFEBOAT DOCUMENTARY SHORT ARCHIVE
1920s film footage of lifeboats sourced from the National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive is woven with 1960s colour promotional films and breath-taking digital video captured by RNLI crews’ 21st century helmet cameras whilst out on the wild sea. Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s Lifeboats – a new release of archive film and video celebrating RNLI communities across Scotland.ĭirected, researched and edited by Shona Thomson in a co-production with Screen Argyll, the film has been two years in the making with unprecedented access to the RNLI’s own archives. On the night, the RNLI crew will talk you through the rescue as it happened, giving you a more in-depth understanding of the type of work they do.Ībout Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s Lifeboats Short film made during a real life call out in February 2021. My work was done and from here on the combination of wind and fog and the heat of the spring sunlight did what they do best and 15minutes later I had a completed video.”Ī GoPro montage of what it’s like to be on board with the RNLI Portree featuring action-filled training clips with the Coastguard helicopter and an thrilling insight into crew life as they battle against the elements set against an immersive soundtrack by new wave techno-trad fusion group, Sketch. I still couldn’t see a thing through the view-finder but the signs were favourable so I turned the camera on and walked away to take shelter from the cold wind. When I first arrived at the scene, the visibility was around ten meters, but at approximately 14.15 the tide turned and behind me, the fog began to clear a little over the land. The results is the formation of dense fog banks, which move uncharacteristically quickly with the wind. At this time of year, the ocean is still very cold from the long northern winter but the land is heating rapidly. Welsby says: “At about 13.00 PST I arrived at the viewpoint on the northern tip of Gabriola Island, set the camera on it's tripod and, pointing the lens out to sea, guessed where the lighthouse would appear in the frame. Shot in a un-edited, single take, Entrance Island, documents the prominent landmark that sits off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. There will be plenty of time to speak with the team after the screening if you have any questions and want further information.Įntrance Island by Chris Welsby (will be screening on a loop from 5pm) This is a unique opportunity to find out what is involved in being part of the RNLI crew who are currently recruiting for new members. The night will continue with a panel discussion featuring members of the RNLI crew and film curator Shona Thomson.
LIFEBOAT DOCUMENTARY SHORT SERIES
Portree Lifeboat crew will firing up their famous BBQ outside An Talla Mor from 5pm The bar will be open for refreshments with the screening starting at 7pm with a series of short films before the main feature Launch! On the Sea with Scotland’s Lifeboats. To book your tickets visit EventBrite.Free with a donation on the door, with all proceeds going to the local RNLI. Join us on Thursday 18th November from 5pm at An Tallla Mor (Eighteen Twenty) in Portree, Isle of Skye, to celebrate the work of the RNLI.
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