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THE BRITISH AMATEUR VIDEO AWARDS (BAVA) 1992 RUNNERS-UP
The complete 14 runners-up of the competition organised by What Video and Camcorder User and sponsored by Mitsubishi, as premiered at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) on June 27, 1992.
1. | TEA DANCE Dominic Frank Rai A documentary about a Social Club in Lambeth, London. Produced for the South London Documentary Project by Lambeth Video. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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2. | UNDER COVER Terry Mendoza (Essex) Roger Cork, a television investigative journalist, brilliantly played by Dave Aldous, takes his film crew into the back streets of Southend to uncover the truth about Mr Smith, an unqualified surgeon operating as a transcapitation consultant, bringing misery and ruin to the lives of his patients. Also featuring members of Westcliff's Film & Video Club and Operatic & Dramatic Society. UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN MAY UPSET SENSITIVE VIEWERS BAVA Runner-up 1992; IAC Daily Mail Trophy, Best Video, Best Humour, Best Acting Award (Dave Aldous) 1992 |
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3. | CHINA, THE LAND BEHIND THE WALL Archie Reid, FACI A compelling documentary about China, a land which contains a quarter of the Earth's population. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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4. | THE CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS Noel Graham A fascinating short documentary about George and Gordon McCartney, the present-day owners of a 100-year-old, Irish family butchers' business, which specialises in sausage-making. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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5. | THIS IS David Whitelock Stunning special effects' photography and editing 'direct to you from the Hands and Mind' of the band Crasherama. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
Music Video |
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6. | TRACKDOWN Ian Gamble (Surrey) A Miami Vice-style action short featuring a leather-clad young lady intent on destroying a band of hi-tech thieves. Widescreen format. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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7. | LA MORT (THE DEATH) Steven Anderson A nightmarish graveyard sequence set to Carl Orff's Carmina Burana music. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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8. | CRABBIT Gavin and Jamie Lockhart, Angus Reid and Gregg Corbett An experimental short filmed in Skerray, Scotland, showing 'life and death' from the point of view of a crab. BAVA Runner-up, Best Video Concept 1992 |
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9. | SELF-DESTRUCT Darren Philip Knight A gory horror drama in the style of Hellraiser. CONTAINS SCENES OF A DISTURBING NATURE UNSUITABLE FOR CHILDREN BAVA Runner-up, Best Visual Effects 1992 |
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10. | TAKING STOCK Kevin Braithwaite The planet Earth is discovered by an alien archivist. . . Featuring a large cast of performers and partially set in Widescreen format. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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11. | THE STAIRCASE MYSTERY Richard Schofield Colourful and nightmarish, this was produced on an Acorn Archimedes computer. It is set to a song by Siouxsie and the Banshees. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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12. | MISSION 090 Jon Davis In this special effects' extravaganza a wandering space pod, containing an alien suspended life form, lands on the hostile planet Earth. BAVA Runner-up 1992 |
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13. | PENNY PILOT Ian Gamble (Surrey) An orgy of post-production video wizardry in which a young man is sucked into the virtual reality of a computer game, whose on-screen hostess (Laura Macmahon) has promised all manner of enjoyments. Widescreen format. BAVA Runner-up 1992; IAC Silver Seal 1992 |
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14. | BUILT TO LAST Richard J. Adams A supernatural drama in which a house takes its revenge on a terrified building inspector (Devina Symes). BAVA Runner-up, Best Under-16 Entry 1992 |
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Running time 110 mins.
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