Guyana SPEAKS - Sat, 25 Jan 2025 - From Bedtime Story to TV Show: The Granny JJ Adventures

Описание: Guyana SPEAKS extends huge thanks to all of the speakers for their contribution to this session but most especially to Joshua Cartwright who edited this video on our behalf. This was due to technical difficulties that ensued during the recording.

SUMMARY OF THE EVENT

This event introduced listeners to the wonderful world of the fictional character, Granny JJ. The mother of ten children and lots of grandchildren, Granny JJ should be finding time to relax after a long-life well-lived. But she can't; indeed won't! So long as vexing crimes are taking place in local Guyanese villages, with no one else to solve them, she is on the case!

Glenda and Joshua Cartwright the creators of Granny JJ tell us about their ambition to turn their character from a bedtime story to a TV show, alongside film director, Orin Beaton, and producer, Colin Codner.

SPEAKERS' BIOS:

• Glenda and Joshua Cartwright (Authors, Screenwriters and Co-producer) are the writers of The Granny JJ Adventures series. Glenda was born in Goed Intent, and raised in Soesdyke, Guyana but now lives in the UK. She’s an author who provides stories from her small days along with language and cultural advice for the books and the TV pilot. Joshua is English, and the author and screenwriter of Church Girl (2023). His early draft of the Granny JJ TV episode 1 ranked in the top 9% of scripts submitted to the BBC Open Call Competition 2024.

• Orin Beaton - no relation to Norman Beaton as far as we know - is a Director of Guyanese heritage and has been involved in Sound Production for the T.V. & Film Industry for over 38 years. His credits include notable projects: James Bond films 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre', 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' and the recent collection of Star Wars Films headed by director JJ Abrams. He has worked for seasoned directors like Danny Boyle (“28 days later”) and Steven Spielberg (“War Horse”). His documentary “Soldiers of Faith” was aired on terrestrial religious channels and conveys the testimonies of African-Caribbean Elders and their walk with God.

• The producer, Colin Codner, has worked within the film and TV industry for over 35 years. He’s worked on various high profile projects as an expert sound technician including: Evita, Kingdom of Heaven, House of the Dragon series 1 & 2 (2023) and Gangs of London series 3 (2024). He won an Oscar for sound for the blockbuster Ridley Scott Movie, Gladiator.

To find out more about the project and support it contact Glenda and Joshua Cartwright via www.GrannyJJAdventures.com. Contact numbers: 07458 689415 or 07888275392. The latest version of the first book is there as a download – this digital version is not available anywhere else.

VIDEO CLIPS

For an introduction to Granny JJ, via a short video clip see:
Video 1: https://vimeo.com/1050171221/79a7d39995

Video 2: https://vimeo.com/1049939125/bbcc23ecc9 (Colleen Humphrey - Moon Ah Run)

Video 3:https://vimeo.com/1049938904/f886b4bd94 (Colleen Humphrey – Chicken & Crappo)

Video 4: https://vimeo.com/1049938844/366fd69d1b (Colleen Humphrey - Milk Powder Gone)

ABOUT GUYANA SPEAKS

This event was moderated by Juanita Cox, Co-Founder of Guyana SPEAKS. To learn more about this initiative email [email protected] or go to the groups Facebook page.