Amersham video wins prize

Marco began his research into the town he was born and brought up by visiting Amersham Museum to look at photos. He was adamant he did not want to do a 'talking heads' documentary and decided to use a psychic to explore the emotions of the pictures.
Marco, 27, even took part in a previous life experience, where he learnt he had been a victim when the plague swept through the town.
From there he decided to portray the darker side of the town, beginning with daughter of one of Amersham Martyrs being forced to light the fire that killed her father.
He said: "I thought this would be an unusual approach to take. You can list as many facts about a place as you want to but most people want to find out about the ghosts and what they wouldn't normally here about."
The rolling hills and beautiful scenery of Amersham are overlaid with the suffering of the Martyrs, the victims of the plague and the lives lost during the war.
The three minute film also explores the impact the Metropolitan Line had on the town and questions whether it has been positive.
Marco, who lives in Rectory Hill, added: "A large part of the film is how the Met line came into Amersham and changed it. Amersham had a history and a soul before then and for the town to become what it has now, a lot of people had to come through some quite dark times."
The film will be televised in the new year, although it is already on Youtube and Marco won £1,500 for his efforts.
Marco had acted as a child and knew he wanted to go into directing. All his films are inspired by Amersham, although this is the first documentary he has made.
He said: "It was great to hear we were one of the four films to be shown on television. When you make films out of your bedroom it is nice to be able to make something that will be show on television.