Written, Produced and Directed by Anthony Caulfield, Nicola Caulfield
A couple of years ago we reviewed From Bedrooms to Billions, a documentary about the British video game industries early days; telling the story of the developments in computer technology in the UK during the late 70′s early 80′s, which helped inspire a generation of small team enthusiasts, hobbyists, school kids, bedroom coders and entrepreneurs to make and release some truly classic games of the era.
Now comes the follow-up, From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years, which looks at the next generation of computing, the 16-bit era and in particular the creation of the Commodore Amiga. A subject also covered by the documentary Viva Amiga… Much like that documentary, Caulfield’s film covers the same story – told by the surviving team members themselves – of the struggles to build a brand new computer at a time when, post-Atari crash, video games were a dirty word.
A couple of years ago we reviewed From Bedrooms to Billions, a documentary about the British video game industries early days; telling the story of the developments in computer technology in the UK during the late 70′s early 80′s, which helped inspire a generation of small team enthusiasts, hobbyists, school kids, bedroom coders and entrepreneurs to make and release some truly classic games of the era.
Now comes the follow-up, From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years, which looks at the next generation of computing, the 16-bit era and in particular the creation of the Commodore Amiga. A subject also covered by the documentary Viva Amiga… Much like that documentary, Caulfield’s film covers the same story – told by the surviving team members themselves – of the struggles to build a brand new computer at a time when, post-Atari crash, video games were a dirty word.
- 5/5/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Play “Expo” events in Blackpool and Manchester are, in some ways, an attempt to recapture and relive the community spirit of video gaming in an age where keyboard warriors and faceless online gaming rule the roost. It’s also a celebration of the history of gaming, from the early years of arcade games like Space Invaders and Pac Man, thorugh the early gaming years of the Zx Spectrum and Commodore 64, all the way to the last-gen of consoles…
And Play are not the only ones interested in the history of video gaming. There have been a number of film makers have eleased documentaries in recent years that look at gaming in a nostalgic light, many from a Us perspective, including World 1-1: The Pioneers – which had its European debut at this years Play Blackpool; and From Bedrooms to Billions, (a big seller for Play sponsors Funstock.co.uk...
And Play are not the only ones interested in the history of video gaming. There have been a number of film makers have eleased documentaries in recent years that look at gaming in a nostalgic light, many from a Us perspective, including World 1-1: The Pioneers – which had its European debut at this years Play Blackpool; and From Bedrooms to Billions, (a big seller for Play sponsors Funstock.co.uk...
- 5/9/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
From Bedrooms to Billions will be premiered at Egx London 2014, it has been revealed.
The upcoming documentary film, which was successfully funded via Kickstarter last year, is lined up for a couple of showings at the gaming event.
"I am thrilled to confirm that From Bedrooms to Billions will be premiered at this summer's Egx event in London," said co-director Anthony Caulfield.
"This is the perfect audience and the perfect venue, I couldn't be happier."
He added: "The plan is have two showings - one for the trade and one for the public - and we'll have special guests and some very special surprises in store."
The movie tells the story of the British video games industry from 1979 to the present day, focusing on the creativity and vision of a small number of individuals who helped shape the industry in the region.
Egx London takes place at Earls Court from...
The upcoming documentary film, which was successfully funded via Kickstarter last year, is lined up for a couple of showings at the gaming event.
"I am thrilled to confirm that From Bedrooms to Billions will be premiered at this summer's Egx event in London," said co-director Anthony Caulfield.
"This is the perfect audience and the perfect venue, I couldn't be happier."
He added: "The plan is have two showings - one for the trade and one for the public - and we'll have special guests and some very special surprises in store."
The movie tells the story of the British video games industry from 1979 to the present day, focusing on the creativity and vision of a small number of individuals who helped shape the industry in the region.
Egx London takes place at Earls Court from...
- 4/10/2014
- Digital Spy
A new film has been announced by Filmmakers Anthony Caulfield & Nicola Caulfield called From Bedrooms To Billions, which aims to tell the story of the UK games industry from 1979 – 1996. The tag line for the movie is ‘ A scientific Curiosity That Sparked A Revolution’ And no truer word has been said, If it wasn’t for those bods who sat in their bedrooms learning how to code the Zx Spectrum, we wouldn’t be were we are today. Check out the full press release below.
Filmmakers Anthony Caulfield & Nicola Caulfield have announced they have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the production of their new 90 minute documentary feature film titled ‘From Bedrooms to Billions’. The film tells the remarkable, true story of the British Video Games Industry between 1979 – 1996 and how the creativity and vision of a relatively small number of individuals allowed the UK to play a key, pioneering role in...
Filmmakers Anthony Caulfield & Nicola Caulfield have announced they have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the production of their new 90 minute documentary feature film titled ‘From Bedrooms to Billions’. The film tells the remarkable, true story of the British Video Games Industry between 1979 – 1996 and how the creativity and vision of a relatively small number of individuals allowed the UK to play a key, pioneering role in...
- 5/22/2012
- by Paul Collett
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The Tunnel Trailer Yes, it's like Rec. Get past that. What I like about this trailer is that it doesn't presuppose that "Gee, another movie where it's about 'found footage.
- 12/18/2010
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
Check out this cool teaser trailer from the documentary titled From Bedrooms To Billions from Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield. The film travels down the same road as Seth Gordon's The King of Kong and gives us a history of video games and covers systems from Apple to the Zx Spectrum and shows us the humble beginnings to the biggest entertainment industry in the world!
Official Synopsis:
This documentary movie is about the remarkable and true story of how a small number of individuals from around the world, whose creativity and vision pioneered in shaping the billion dollar video games industry which today, dominates the modern entertainment landscape.
Watch the trailer below and let us know what you think!
For more information check out the film's official website!
Official Synopsis:
This documentary movie is about the remarkable and true story of how a small number of individuals from around the world, whose creativity and vision pioneered in shaping the billion dollar video games industry which today, dominates the modern entertainment landscape.
Watch the trailer below and let us know what you think!
For more information check out the film's official website!
- 11/30/2010
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
If you’ve not seen Seth Gordon’s wonderful documentary about the rivalry of Donkey Kong maestros Steve Weibe and Billy Mitchell then you really must check out The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters as soon as possible.
It’s a great film regardless of your interest in video games of any era, and this new project from Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield looks set to plunder the same rose tinted depths to bring us a history of video games, from Apple to the beloved Zx Spectrum and from, as the title suggests, from the humble origins of the bedroom coder to billion dollar industry we now enjoy.
Here’s the official word,
This documentary movie is about the remarkable and true story of how a small number of individuals from around the world, whose creativity and vision pioneered in shaping the billion dollar video games industry which today,...
It’s a great film regardless of your interest in video games of any era, and this new project from Anthony Caulfield and Nicola Caulfield looks set to plunder the same rose tinted depths to bring us a history of video games, from Apple to the beloved Zx Spectrum and from, as the title suggests, from the humble origins of the bedroom coder to billion dollar industry we now enjoy.
Here’s the official word,
This documentary movie is about the remarkable and true story of how a small number of individuals from around the world, whose creativity and vision pioneered in shaping the billion dollar video games industry which today,...
- 11/29/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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