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Four new films from RSPB Scotland are set to boost Orkney’s profile as a haven for nature and a world-class wildlife-watching destination.

Capturing stunning wildlife footage across spring, summer, autumn and winter in Orkney, the films were created by award-winning wildlife cameraman Raymond Besant and acclaimed Stromness based film editor Mark Jenkins, with music composed by local musician James Watson. Hear the interview  on Radio Orkney prior to the premiere.

The premiere of all four films in Stromness Town Hall saw a packed house of around 200 people. Both the full-length films and three-minute teaser versions will be made available on line in the near future at rspb.org/orkney.

The films were commissioned from Cinécosse through RSPB Scotland’s Enjoy Wild Orkney project, funded by the RSPB, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund.

Discover Wild Orkney Films on Radio Orkney

Some Orkney books were selected from the shelves in the library and their first lines were extracted. In the run up to the closure of the old building, people visiting Stromness Library were asked to choose a first line and read it aloud. A new story was made from those first lines.

Sound piece: Mark Jenkins 
Music: James Watson
www.stromnesslibrary.wordpress.com

First Lines (New Chapter project, Stromness Library)

BBC Radio Orkney interview with director John Maclean about his visit to West Side Cinema to screen his film 'Slow West'.

Slow West On Radio Orkney

'Listening to the Piers' audios are part of a Stromness Museum project that   explores different ways of seeing and interpreting Stromness piers through oral history. 
www.stromnesspiers.wordpress.com

Interviews by: 
Mark Jenkins / Orkney Library & Archive / Alasdair Flett / Alistair Park
Editing: Mark Jenkins
Music:  Kai Engle (re-edited by Mark Jenkins)
T 01: April
T 02: March & Rainbow PON VI
T 03: January
T 04: Realness
Creative Commons Licence Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel

Track 01 Early Memories
Contributors
OLA D31-BBC-13 Tom Wishart
Joe Laughton
Jeff Temple
Graham Bevan
Archie Bevan
Elizabeth Bevan

Track 02 Living On The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Tim & Jenny Barthope
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
OLA D31-TR-4 Edgar Ramsay

Track 03 Wildlife
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Track 04 Upkeep Of The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
John Heddle
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Image copyright: Gunnie Moberg Archive/Orkney Library & Archive

LTTP 04 - Upkeep Of The Piers

'Listening to the Piers' audios are part of a Stromness Museum project that   explores different ways of seeing and interpreting Stromness piers through oral history. 
www.stromnesspiers.wordpress.com

Interviews by: 
Mark Jenkins / Orkney Library & Archive / Alasdair Flett / Alistair Park
Editing: Mark Jenkins
Music:  Kai Engle (re-edited by Mark Jenkins)
T 01: April
T 02: March & Rainbow PON VI
T 03: January
T 04: Realness
Creative Commons Licence Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel

Track 01 Early Memories
Contributors
OLA D31-BBC-13 Tom Wishart
Joe Laughton
Jeff Temple
Graham Bevan
Archie Bevan
Elizabeth Bevan

Track 02 Living On The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Tim & Jenny Barthope
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
OLA D31-TR-4 Edgar Ramsay

Track 03 Wildlife
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Track 04 Upkeep Of The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
John Heddle
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Image copyright: W Hourston/Orkney Library & Archive

LTTP 03 - Wildlife

'Listening to the Piers' audios are part of a Stromness Museum project that   explores different ways of seeing and interpreting Stromness piers through oral history. 
www.stromnesspiers.wordpress.com

Interviews by: 
Mark Jenkins / Orkney Library & Archive / Alasdair Flett / Alistair Park
Editing: Mark Jenkins
Music:  Kai Engle (re-edited by Mark Jenkins)
T 01: April
T 02: March & Rainbow PON VI
T 03: January
T 04: Realness
Creative Commons Licence Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel

Track 01 Early Memories
Contributors
OLA D31-BBC-13 Tom Wishart
Joe Laughton
Jeff Temple
Graham Bevan
Archie Bevan
Elizabeth Bevan

Track 02 Living On The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Tim & Jenny Barthope
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
OLA D31-TR-4 Edgar Ramsay

Track 03 Wildlife
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Track 04 Upkeep Of The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
John Heddle
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Image copyright: R H Robertson/Orkney Library & Archive

LTTP 02 - Living On The Piers

'Listening to the Piers' audios are part of a Stromness Museum project that   explores different ways of seeing and interpreting Stromness piers through oral history. 
www.stromnesspiers.wordpress.com

Interviews by: 
Mark Jenkins / Orkney Library & Archive / Alasdair Flett / Alistair Park
Editing: Mark Jenkins
Music:  Kai Engle (re-edited by Mark Jenkins)
T 01: April
T 02: March & Rainbow PON VI
T 03: January
T 04: Realness
Creative Commons Licence Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel

Track 01 Early Memories
Contributors
OLA D31-BBC-13 Tom Wishart
Joe Laughton
Jeff Temple
Graham Bevan
Archie Bevan
Elizabeth Bevan

Track 02 Living On The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Tim & Jenny Barthope
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
OLA D31-TR-4 Edgar Ramsay

Track 03 Wildlife
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Track 04 Upkeep Of The Piers
Contributors
Joe Laughton
Crispin & Charlotte Worthington
John Heddle
Tim & Jenny Barthope

Image copyright: Tom Kent/Orkney Library & Archive

LTTP 01 -  Early Memories

Stromness Primary School History Club - Listening To The Piers

Trailer and interview on Radio Orkney prior to the film premiere.

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