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Noel & Roy Spence: The Filmmaking Twins Born in 1944

Noel & Roy Spence: The Filmmaking Twins Born in 1944

FromBest Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast


Noel & Roy Spence: The Filmmaking Twins Born in 1944

FromBest Of Belfast: Northern Ireland's #1 Interview Podcast

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Roy and Noel Spence are twin brothers born in 1944 who’ve dedicated their lives to making films. In today’s episode we talk about: Their first trip to the cinema in 1952 Roy’s theory that cave-men were film-makers Experience of using old-school tech to make movies Hilarious moments of when things went wrong on shoot The dangers of an “instant-society” How to do special effects with “no budget” Their experience running private cinemas like Tudor and Excelsior History of some of the 65 cinema’s in Belfast And advice they would give to aspiring film-makers Check it out. // https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/roy-noel-spence //
Released:
Apr 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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