December 2018

Issue Two of Strike

Welcome to the second issue of Strike. Ready for your latest helping of positively incendiary inspiration? Fresh thinking, eye-opening insights and new avenues to explore (who knows where they may lead?) await...

We’ve mined our League of Strangers creative community and followed enticing threads to curious corners, to bring you this month’s batch of stories, insights and recommendations.

Writer director Hope Dickson Leach talks craft, caring and making change happen, photographer and this issue’s cover artist Lola Paprocka shoots a real canyon cowboy and Katie Tregidden upgrades our Christmas gift list. Along the way we write about writing, dive into virtual reality and pay a visit to the Tate…

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In this Issue

Writer director Hope Dickson Leach on the power of talking
Are pencils doomed? The evolution of how we write
Lola Paprocka’s celluloid cowboy (and our cover star)
Aardman’s cinematographer Dave Alex Riddett shares how music fuels his creative fire
What to watch, read and drink this month

Credits

Contributors

Phyllida Bluemel
Jon Denham
Helen Gilchrist
Clare Howdle
Nicola Robey

Stories from this issue

All Work and No Playlist: Dave Alex Riddett

By: Clare Howdle, 4 minutes

What helps you create? Whether it’s writing, drawing, shooting or even whittling, for so many of us, music makes the world go round. In fact, we couldn’t imagine working without it. Fascinated by how other creative souls get stuff done, we decided to unpick this causal connection by speaking to different creators about their practice, process and how music fuels their fire.
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It’s Good to Talk

By: Clare Howdle, 8 minutes

As society struggles to find its way through what is and isn’t being said, we catch up with writer director (and BAFTA Breakthrough Brit 2017) Hope Dickson Leach about storytelling, family and the importance of opening up the channels…
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Read This: A Universe Explodes

By: Clare Howdle, 1 minute

Looking for a more unusual experience from your ebook? Trust Visual Editions to do digital, but different...
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How I See It – Lola Paprocka

By: Jon Denham, 5 minutes

We asked last issue’s featured photographer Jon Denham to choose the photographer we should feature this issue. Say hello to Lola Paprocka…
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Writing Hand to Mouse

By: Phyllida Bluemel, 5 minutes

Tapping, clicking, scribbling and scratching. We take a moment away from the keyboard to ask if it's changing our writing – and if that's a bad thing.
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Drink This!

By: Nicola Robey, 2 minutes

Ready your ice cube trays and raise those tumblers. From aperitifs to post-prandials, we’ve taste tested three of the most festive feeling tipples that Cornwall has to offer, all in the name of glowing cheeks this Christmas.
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Virtually Mindblowing

By: Helen Gilchrist, 1 minute

From immersive zombie shooting to house-hunting to training yourself to survive a bear attack, virtual reality (VR) technology has long left the realms of sci-fi to move into the realms of, well, everything.
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Fresh from the Source

By: Jon Denham, 3 minutes

Source FM's Karl Phillips shares some choice cuts from the best new releases sent in for his popular Random Jukebox show.
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What do You Think?

By: Nicola Robey, 2 minutes

What do a handpainted silk kimono baring a naked torso and a Minotaur devouring a hunk of raw flesh have in common? Well, it’s up to you really…
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Watch This: Into Eternity

By: Phyllida Bluemel, 1 minute

This month's viewing suggestion comes courtesy of the occasional League of Strangers' studio-wide existential crisis.
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Strike Your Gift List

By: Phyllida Bluemel, 2 minutes

Looking for presents from round these parts? Look no further, Cornwall's community of creative minds has been hard at work. We've got you covered.
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