Footprints & Photographs

The RTS (North West) Award Winning Film

An off-kilter look into the practice of infiltrating abandoned places, buildings and spaces. A world of dodging security, alarms and rotten floors. Where guerrilla historians risk asbestos, junkies and arrest to learn more about our forgotten past. This is Urban Exploring.

Music by the magnificent Jamie Edwards

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Urban
• Exploring
• UE
• Urbex
• Infiltration
• Asylum

[nateedubs]

Okay this could have been maybe a little interesting but they are being WAY TO FUCKING ARTSY about it. The music does not fit and the cheap "special effects" with the camera are over the top and unnecessary.

[Pumpactionsunshine]

You're wrong. I made it all on my own. The idea with the "special effects" and music was to endow the piece with the atmosphere of the site, to over exaggerate the feeling of the place as well as make it feel a little surreal.

How would you have treated the subject?

[manfromankle]

Crikey, we've created a monster!!!

Jamie Edwards

[Pumpactionsunshine]

Was it with the rhymes we write?

[tomswindell]

Hi I think I heard you pitch this at Sheffield documentary festival.

[Pumpactionsunshine]

I didn't i pitch it, although I think CurrentTV may have had it on their stand/showreel. Alas i didn't make it to the festival.

[urbanxphotography1]

Nah, I thought you explained it well, keep it up!

[AzubiUK]

Life is full of risks and you don't see people shying away from the world because they *might* get run over if they cross the road.

I don't encourage people into these places as you seem to suggest, people can make their own minds up what they choose to do and I don't feel responsible for their actions even if seeing some of my photos or seeing this film has given them the idea to go out there and visit a derelict site.

[AzubiUK]

I know commonsense is lacking in the majority of society, especially the nanny state troopers who insist we should wrap everyone in cotton wool and ban everything as it *might* be dangerous.

[AzubiUK]

Where do we actively encourage anyone to enter these buildings? In the film, I talk about my experiences of a hobby that I enjoy and also highlight some of the dangers. The video footage itself shows the condition that these buildings can sometimes be in and people should learn to take responsibility for thier own actions if they choose to enter a derelict building.

[AzubiUK]

English Partnership doesn't allow visitors to thier sites. I have been a few places with permission.

[manfromankle]

Oi, that's my music, stop stealing all the glory!

[bucks8789]

It would be a fantastic if anhour long programme could be made,to take us on a journey we would realy enjoy !

That is what Television should be !

I was hooked,and so glad i chose to view.

Thankyou.

ps....You just have to pick up on the history of these buildings as you explore !!!

[decktwo]

very cool.....

Ice Cold Idiots play Teenage Kicks.

See it now before they remove it.

[1953pops]

i seen ghost or what ever maybe trick on eyes in old cttage long demolished in tollesby lane in middlesbrough the cotage still had bits of furniture in what ever i seen sem to pass kitchen door my mate eddie wet himself bless him he died 2 years later but was closer than me and he swore it were not someone running out.

[SkullBunni]

Brilliant! I used to do this when I was younger, but I quickly ran out of places to go, but it was really fun to be in places and imagine what might have gone on within those walls. I love the derelict look; decay is just so beautiful especially at sunrise. When I worked as a builders laborer I used to go into old farms, schools and one time even a hospital! the old morgue sent a shiver down my spine 8D

too bad I didn't have a camera then, it would've made a great vid.