Workshops for Heritage Groups

GK Media have developed a new series of courses for local Heritage Groups in the areas of Podcasting, Interview Techniques, and Social Media. They also provide Oral Heritage workshops covering a number of important areas such as research, recording equipment, consent forms, copyright, tagging, online publishing, etc.

(1) Social Media in a Bundle

  • Why is Social Media important? 
  • How can it benefit us?
  • Implications and Considerations for using Social Media
  • The main channels of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, & Google+)
  • Setting up your Online Profiles & Pages (Public & Private Groups)
  • Knowing your audience and your demographic
  • Promoting Events, Podcasts & Workshops
  • Finding sources, growing your audience and driving traffic
  • Engagement, Credibility and Effective Communication
  • Developing your content strategy
  • Measurement, Analysis and Promotion

To register for a course email gk@gkmedia.ie

(2) Oral Heritage & Interview Techniques

  • Folklore & Oral History
  • Topics of Conversation
  • Recording Equipment & Microphones
  • Benefits of Audio Recording
  • Conducting an interview
  • Narration
  • Clearance & Consent
  • Copyright
  • Transcribing
  • Editing
  • Tagging
  • Publishing & Online Hosting

To register for a course email gk@gkmedia.ie

(3) Podcasting & Online Publishing

  • Sourcing Equipment
  • Home Studio set-up
  • Recording Equipment & Microphones
  • Editing
  • Mastering
  • Hosting on a server
  • Creating an iTunes Channel
  • Tags & Images
  • Online Publishing
  • Measurement, Analysis and Promotion

To register for a course email gk@gkmedia.ie

Garry Kelly (@GKMediaIRE) is Managing Director of GKMedia.ie an Irish multimedia company specialising in Film, TV, Radio, & Social Media. With over 10 years experience working in these industries, the company offers a number of services in Digital Productions, Advertising, & Training. Garry is also a Company Director and Producer with the Irish Film & TV Production Company - DIGProductions.ie Since their inception in 2000, they have produced a number of award winning short films, documentaries, and feature films.

Email: gk@gkmedia.ie

The 87th Academy Award Nominations for the 2015 Oscars (Feb 22nd)

Performance by an Actor in a leading role

  • Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
  • Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
  • Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
  • Michael Keaton in “Birdman”
  • Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”

Performance by an Actress in a leading role

  • Marion Cotillard in “Two Days, One Night”
  • Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
  • Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
  • Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”

Best Supporting Actor

  • Robert Duvall in “The Judge”
  • Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood”
  • Edward Norton in ”Birdman”
  • Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
  • J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash”

Best Supporting Actress

  • Patricia Arquette in ”Boyhood”
  • Laura Dern in “Wild”
  • Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
  • Emma Stone in “Birdman”
  • Meryl Streep in “Into the Woods”

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year

  • “Big Hero 6” Don Hall, Chris Williams and Roy Conli
  • “The Boxtrolls” Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable and Travis Knight
  • “How to Train Your Dragon 2” Dean DeBlois and Bonnie Arnold
  • “Song of the Sea” Tomm Moore and Paul Young
  • “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” Isao Takahata and Yoshiaki Nishimura

Achievement in Directing

  • “Birdman” Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  • “Boyhood” Richard Linklater
  • “Foxcatcher” Bennett Miller
  • “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
  • “The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum

Best Motion Picture of the Year

  • “American Sniper”
  • “Birdman”
  • “Boyhood”
  • “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
  • “The Imitation Game”
  • “Selma”
  • “The Theory of Everything”
  • “Whiplash”

Cinematography

  • "Birdman" - Emmanuel 
  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Robert Yeoman
  • "Ida" - Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski
  • "Mr Turner" - Dick Pope
  • "Unbroken" Roger Deakins

Costume Design

  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Milena Canonero
  • "Inherent Vice" - Mark Bridges
  • "Mr Turner" - Jacqueline Durran
  • "Into the Woods" - Colleen Attwood
  • "Maleficient" - Anna B. Sheppard and Jane Clive

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

  • "American Sniper" - Jason Hall
  • "The Imitation Game" -Graham Moore
  • "Inherent Vice" - Paul Thomas Anderson
  • "The Theory of Everything" - Anthony McCarten
  • "Whiplash" - Damien Chazelle
  • Writing (Original Screenplay)
  • "Birdman" - Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. & Armando Bo
  • "Boyhood" - Richard Linklater
  • "Foxcatcher" - E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman
  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Wes Anderson; Story by Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness
  • "Nightcrawler" - Dan Gilroy

Documentary Feature

  • "Citizen Four" - Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky
  • "Finding Vivian Maiar" - John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
  • "Last Days in Vietnam" - Rory Kennedy and Keven McAlester
  • "The Salt of the Earth" - Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier
  • "Virunga" - Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara

Documentary Short

  • "Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1" - Ellen Goosenberg Kent and Dana Perry
  • "Joanna" - Aneta Kopacz
  • "Our Curse" -  Tomasz Śliwiński and Maciej Ślesicki 
  • "The Reaper (La Parka)" - Gabriel Serra Arguello
  • "White Earth" - J. Christian Jensen

Film Editing

  • "American Sniper" - Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
  • "Boyhood" - Sandra Adair
  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Barney Pilling
  • "The Imitation Game" - William Goldenberg
  • "Whiplash" - Tom Cross

Foreign Language Film

  • "Ida" - Poland; Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski
  • "Leviathan" - Russia; Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev
  • "Tangerines" - Estonia; Directed by Zaza Urushadze
  • "Timbuktu" - Mauritania; Directed by Abderrahmane Sissako
  • "Wild Tales" - Argentina; Directed by Damián Szifron
  • Make-Up and Hairstyling
  • "Foxcatcher" - Bill Corso and Dennis Liddiard
  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
  • "Guardians of the Galaxy" - Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou and David White

Music (Original Score)

  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Alexandre Desplat
  • "The Imitation Game" - Alexandre Desplat
  • "Interstellar" - Hans Zimmer
  • "Mr. Turner" - Gary Yershon
  • "The Theory of Everything" - Jóhann Jóhannsson

Music (Original Song)

  • "Everything Is Awesome" from THE LEGO MOVIE
  • Music and Lyric by Shawn Patterson
  • "Glory" from SELMA
  • Music and Lyric by John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn
  • "Grateful" from BEYOND THE LIGHTS
  • Music and Lyric by Diane Warren
  • "I’m Not Gonna Miss You" from GLEN CAMPBELL…I’LL BE ME
  • Music and Lyric by Glen Campbell and Julian Raymond
  • "Lost Stars" from BEGIN AGAIN
  • Music and Lyric by Gregg Alexander and Danielle Brisebois

Production Design

  • "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Adam Stockhausen (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
  • "The Imitation Game" - Maria Djurkovic (Production Design); Tatiana Macdonald (Set Decoration)
  • "Interstellar" - Nathan Crowley (Production Design); Gary Fettis (Set Decoration)
  • "Into the Woods" - Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Anna Pinnock (Set Decoration)
  • "Mr. Turner" - Suzie Davies (Production Design); Charlotte Watts (Set Decoration)

 Short Film (Animated)

  • "The Bigger Picture" - Daisy Jacobs and Christopher Hees
  • "The Dam Keeper" - Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi
  • "Feast" - Patrick and Kristina Reed
  • "Me and My Moulton" - Torill Kove
  • "A Single Life" - Joris Oprins
  • Short Film (Live Action)
  • "Aya" - Oded Binnun and Mihal Brezis
  • "Boogaloo and Graham" - Michael Lennox and Ronan Blaney
  • "Butter Lamp (La Lampe au Beurre de Yak)" - Hu Wei and Julien Féret
  • "Parvaneh" - Talkhon Hamzavi and Stefan Eichenberger
  • "The Phone Call" - Mat Kirkby and James Lucas

Sound Editing

  • "American Sniper" - Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
  • "Birdman" - Martin Hernández and Aaron Glascock
  • "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" - Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
  • "Interstellar" - Richard King
  • "Unbroken" - Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro

Sound Mixing

  • "American Sniper" - John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
  • "Birdman" - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and Thomas Varga
  • "Interstellar" - Gary A. Rizzo, Gregg Landaker and Mark Weingarten
  • "Unbroken" - Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
  • "Whiplash" - Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins and Thomas Curley

Visual Effects

  • "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" - Dan DeLeeuw, Russell Earl, Bryan Grill and Dan Sudick
  • "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist
  • "Guardians of the Galaxy" - Stephane Ceretti, Nicolas Aithadi, Jonathan Fawkner and Paul Corbould
  • "Interstellar" - Paul Franklin, Andrew Lockley, Ian Hunter and Scott Fisher
  • "X-Men: Days of Future Past" - Richard Stammers, Lou Pecora, Tim Crosbie and Cameron Waldbauer