Summary
As a schoolboy in Gateshead, Chris Taylor learnt the power of film to influence young lives. He tells Steve Pratt how he mixes community moviemaking with a commercial business
CHRIS TAYLOR became aware of the power of film as a 15-year-old schoolboy in Gateshead, when his new English teacher showed the class the courtroom drama, 12 Angry Men. At first, pupils didn't see the point of watching an old black and white movie. Fifteen minutes later, he recalls, they were enthralled.See the full content of this document
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"It's one of my favourite films. At the end, the teacher said 'Imagine you're the defence lawyer - what would your closing speech be?'.
Everyone got inspired by that, " he says, surrounded by movie- making equipment in the Newcastle offices of his company, Superkrush."Then a coup...See the full content of this document
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