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Anyone Can Play Guitar (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Anyone Can Play Guitar' is a documentary film made by Jon Spira,"Anyone Can Play Guitar", "Total Guitar" 209, Winter 2010 examining the music scene in Oxford over the period starting 1978, but focusing on 1984–2007. The film takes its name from the Radiohead song of the same name.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_9030000/9030650.stm "Fans fund independent music film Anyone Can Play Guitar"] "BBC Introducing", 24 September 2010, accessed 8 December 2010
Through over 300 hours of interviews with band members and other key people in the Oxford music community, distilled down to one and a half hours, the film examines the roles of community, the music industry, and luck in a band gaining commercial success.
Narrated by Stewart Lee,Amanda Williams, [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/8779923.Music_fans_invited_to_back_movie/ "Music fans invited to back movie"], "Oxford Mail", 10 January 2011, accessed 10 January 2011 it features interviews and concert footage of several bands that have been nationally and internationally successful (Radiohead, Supergrass, Foals), as well as some that had moderate success (e.g. The Candyskins, Ride, Swervedriver), and many more that were not commercially successful including The Cornflower Concept.Jason Martin, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/oxford/hi/people_and_places/arts_and_culture/newsid_8205000/8205972.stm "Filmmaker talks music and movies"], "BBC Oxford", 19 August 2009, accessed 8 December 2010
Creation of the film was initially through a Production Award from [http://www.filmoxford.org Film Oxford] as well as self-funded by Spira, but finishing the sound mix and picture grade to a professional standard needed additional funding, which Spira sought through the Indiegogo crowd funding site.[http://www.indiegogo.com/blog/2010/10/6q-with-jon-spira-of-anyone-can-play-guitar.html "6Q with Jon Spira of 'Anyone Can Play Guitar'"], 19 October 2010, accessed 18 April 2011 The initial target of $15,000 was reached before the campaign closing date, and the campaign was extended to $30,000 to raise funds for final music and film footage rights clearance.Jon Spira, [http://www.indiegogo.com/Anyone-Can-Play-Guitar "Indiegogo updates"], 10 April 2011, accessed 18 April 2011
Release
Previews were screened at the OX4 music festival in October 2010, as part of Oxfam's Oxjam musical fund-raising initiative,Tim Hughes, [http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/archive/2010/10/07/Music+%28om_music%29/8439129.Code_Red/ "Code Red"], 'The Oxford Times', 7 October 2010, accessed 9 December 2010 and at an industry screening in April 2011.
The film's ticket-only premiere for an audience of 300 donors and participants in the film was on 20 September 2011 at Oxford's Phoenix Picturehouse.
The BFI screened the London premiere on 31 October 2011, followed by a Q&A session with Spira, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead, Gaz Coombes of Supergrass, Mark Gardener of Ride, and Nick Cope of The Candyskins, hosted by Adam Buxton.[http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank/events/sonic_cinema_presents_anyone_can_play_guitar_qa "Sonic Cinema Presents"] "BFI", accessed 5 November 2011
The film's DVD release is set as 31 October 2011,Music In Oxford, [http://www.musicinoxford.co.uk/2011/08/05/anyone-can-play-guitar-movie-release-date-set-news-from-the-filmmaker/] , 10 July 2011, accessed 18 September 2011 supported by a tour of independent cinemas.
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