Project file for projects by Paul Bettell
This file is in three sections:
'Illegal Tender':
a 14 minute short made in 1988 by Paul Bettell and 'Hungry Pictures'; in this file is a brief summary of the film; Paul Bettell's CV; List of 'Illegal Tender''s screenings;
form regarding the inclusion of 'illegal tender' in a new Greater London Arts cataglogue;
'Fear of Nothing':
This short project tells the story of a young gay man living in London and his experiences during one night. It didn't go beyond script-stage.
First draft of screenplay;
Handwritten and typed copies of budget;
Application form for funding from the BFI;
Storyboard for end sequence of 'Fear of Nothing';
Correspondence regarding funding for 'Fear of Nothing';
Production schedule and budget;
Summary of project;
'Deflatable Man':
A short film based on Tristan Tzara's 'Seven Dada Manifestos', produced in 1989.
The file includes: Treatment for the film, including storyboard and summary;
CV for Paul Bettell;
Handwritten and typed copies of budget;
form regarding the inclusion of 'deflatable man' in a new Greater London Arts cataglogue;
Production schedule / budget;
Entry form to the Berlin International Film Festival;
Correspondence between Basilisk and Studio Film Labs concerning the completion of a print of 'Deflatable man'; Mackay expresses concerns about the quality of the print and problems with it;
Correspondence relating to the off-line edit, by the Editor's Collective, of the film in time for the Berlin Festival;
Correspondence between Mackay and greater London Arts and the film's first screening;
Correspondence with Channel 4 regarding their showing of the film (no further information on that);
The file also contains miscellaneous documents on 'Deflatable Man' and 'Illegal Tender', regarding copies of the films;
Call for Entries for London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival;
Frameline Distribution Report, with invoice for lab costs for 'Illegal Tender';
Royalty statement from Frameline Distribution Manager detailing Rental of 'Illegal Tender' by Columbia College (payment 50% of $40 = $20);
Licensing and hiring of 'The Deflatable Man' by Chelsea College of Art and Design;
Correspondence regarding the inclusion of Paul Bettell's films in the new catalogue (1997) for Frameline ('the world's source for lesbian and gay film, video and alternative media')
1988-1997