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First Cinders Auditions in Lincoln a Success
June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Backyard Productions has just held its first ever auditions, and they were a resounding success. Word of the latest project seems to have spread as there were auditionees from as far afield as Preston, Norwich, London, Ipswich, and some homegrown Lincoln talent. Dom Gilvary hosted the proceedings exceptionally with a fabulous spread of sandwiches and Danish pastries! The day went very smoothly as Dom, Ed, and Mark took their places as the “judges” in scenes reminiscent of Britain’s Got Talent. But in a refreshing change to the well known TV programme, all of our auditionees had talent in abundance! The... [Read the full story]
Movie News
Doom Raiders DVD available to buy!!
October 19, 2008 · 7 Comments
Well who would have guessed it? Finally, Doom Raiders is now available for pre-order on a number of sites, including Play.com, Amazon.co.uk and WHSmith online (Just search for Doom Raiders on their sites!) Sales of our great spoof adventure will help us make our next film, so tell your friends and buy one! NO, Buy two! No, BUY THEM ALL!! After all this time, this is a great step for BYP, and we are all mega-chuffed. Who would have thought that after so many years of hard work and fun, we finally have one of our films for sale commercially, fully BBFC rated and everything!! We’d also like to take this opportunity... [Read the full story]
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TENCLO Documentary
October 7, 2008 · 4 Comments
A 60 minute, real documentary of the making of TENCLO has been completed and uploaded to YouTube for your viewing pleasure! Please take a few (well, 60) moments to check it out! It follows the entire ordeal, from building sets, filming, drawing lightsabres and finally the night of the premiere… [Read the full story]
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BYP Showreel 2009
March 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
People are often asking us what Backyard Productions is all about. Well, it seems that our Executive Bully, Darren Scales, has had some spare time and used it to produce a short BYP Promo video to answer just that!! “I hope this short video shows what we are all about, in particular the unique way we make films and how it has captured the media’s attention.” says Darren, “But most of all I hope it shows how anyone can do this, if they really want to!” You can check it out here!! Get an extended BYP showcase by downloading the torrent of the BYP Showreel DVD [Read the full story]
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First Cinders Auditions in Lincoln a Success
June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Backyard Productions has just held its first ever auditions, and they were a resounding success. Word of the latest project seems to have spread as there were auditionees from as far afield as Preston, Norwich, London, Ipswich, and some homegrown Lincoln talent. Dom Gilvary hosted the proceedings exceptionally with a fabulous spread of sandwiches and Danish pastries! The day went very smoothly as Dom, Ed, and Mark took their places as the “judges” in scenes reminiscent of Britain’s Got Talent. But in a refreshing change to the well known TV programme, all of our auditionees had talent in abundance! The... [Read the full story]
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