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A watercolour study in blues, red and greens depicting a biblical scene featuring four figures surrounded by ornate decorative pattern. A watercolour study in blues, red and greens depicting a biblical scene featuring four figures surrounded by ornate decorative pattern.

Frank Randal, Study of Stained Glass, ‘St Mary Magdalene and Jesus’ , Bourges Cathedral, France, 1883 © Guild of St George / Sheffield Museums

Frank Randal, Study of Stained Glass, ‘St Mary Magdalene and Jesus’ , Bourges Cathedral, France, 1883. Courtesy Guild of St George / Sheffield Museums

We worked with Screen Yorkshire to support BA Screenwriting and Film and BA acting & performance students from the Department of Culture & Media at Sheffield Hallam University to create a series of short films in response to the themes of The Ruskin Collection: Capturing Colour exhibition at Millennium Gallery. 

Iridescence

A man partakes on a journey to lay his mind to rest. And escape his reality in the wonders of nature. 

Rory Buttery, Morgan Sands, Chris Gunther, Max Haynes.

 

Subdue My Dust

This film was directly influenced by Ruskin’s work: The Elements of Drawing (Ruskin, The Elements of Drawing, 1857), The Stones of Venice (Ruskin, The Stones of Venice, 1851), The Seven Lamps of Architecture (Ruskin, 1849), and The Two Paths (Ruskin, The Two Paths, 1859), forming a  cohesive and interesting story of how colour creates meaning and purpose in our lives.

 

The Painter

A young woman paints in her art studio as a release from her daily life. She enters the studio, sits down and begins to paint on a bare canvas on the floor, surrounded by newspapers and journals. She turns on a radio in her studio to listen to music to help her express herself through her painting. The film touches on themes of self-expression and creativity. 

Madeline Waldock, Isabel Watson, Ruby Sen, Matilda Wright, Mignon Schamroth Rossade, Nathan Billups

 

QUEENS GARDENS

A film inspired by Ruskin's writing on the importance of education for women.

Rainbow Oldfield

 

Follow Your Dreams

Tacho Franch, a tattooist in the heart of Sheffield UK, gives his account on how color affects him and his work, and how he can bring art to the people of Sheffield, the same way John Ruskin did in the 19th Century.

Featuring Tacho Franch at Follow Your Dreams Tattoo, Sheffield

Shot by Jack Kelly

 

Achromatic Short film

A short film following a girl who live in a black and white world goes out to a museum and finds a would of colour.

 

Colour Palette of the Steel City

Battle In Vein

Abstract exploration of humans, emotion and colour.

Louis Costello, Erin Hartshorn, Molly Heald, Leo Evans, Ebony Dobson, Sam Acres

 

ENLIGHTENMENT

Stained Fashion

This project aspires to unveil the significance of colour in our lives through the enchanting lenses of fashion and the vibrant tapestry of humanity.

Owen Jeffers, Adam Green, Sam Butler, Rainbow Oldfield, Amir Raja

 

Sheffield Waits for You

Sheffield waits for you" is a short poetic piece about a girl falling in love with Sheffield and escaping to the peak district. The film shows how colours can create joy and how they are used to create a story around some iconic places in Sheffield.

 

Ruskin Poem

Exploring colour within the nature of Yorkshire this film features a poem by John Ruskin. We want to showcase the beauty of colour and sound in the natural environment and use the film as a way to show people the importance of stopping to look and listen around them taking a break from the busy city life.