I'm Still Here - Premiere

September 7th 2013 saw the 'world' premiere of my good friend Kris Smith's debut feature film 'I'm Still Here'. Something I had been longly anticipating and excited to see, and it didn't disappoint.

The night started off with a lovely speech by Kris, talking about the inspiration for his film, working with the talented Dan Burman, and a thank you to his family, friends and cast and crew.

At the end of the film there wasn't a dry eye in the house, which led to a glorious standing ovation throughout the entire ending credits.

Kris Smith has now graduated from NUA with a masters in Film, and I'm pretty sure it's safe to say that the world is his oyster.


I'm Still Here - IMDB

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My Last Day On 'One'

At the beginning of 2013, I had the extremely lucky privilege of being invited to join a collective of volunteers with the dream of producing a feature film. Over a period of six months 'Reel People Films' would start an adventure in the vibrant city of Bristol. With eight writers behind a ready draft and ten directors at the helm, we were all about to embark on a journey to create the feature film entitled 'One'.

My time on set has been an amazing experience, and got the chance to meet some truly inspiring people, and I will never forget what we achieved this year. One weekend that will stay with me forever, is the time we spent filming on the Clifton suspension bridge. Overlooking the shimmering lights of night time Bristol, we set to work in the manner that became the Reel People Film's camaraderie of those six months.

'One' is now entering five months of post production. The journey lives on, but I want to take five minutes in writing this blog to say a huge thank you to Ross Wilson and Sica Denerley-Weiss for welcoming me with open arms into their filmmaking family, and I feel proud to be associated with this production.


www.reelpeoplefilms.co.uk

www.one-themovie.co.uk

I'M STILL HERE - Official Trailer

My good friend Kris Smith has just released this trailer for his debut feature film 'I'm Still Here'. Very excited to see the screening at The Forum in Norwich on the 7th of September.

I'm Still Here - Facebook Page

Kris Smith's "I'm Still Here"

Wednesday the 3rd of April, London, UK.
Production moves to a hospital set in Tooting for filming of key hospital scenes for Kris Smith's debut feature film "I'm Still Here". 45 supporting artists to organise into groups of doctors, nurses, patients and visitors. A long successful day, amazing artists and crew. A big thank you to everyone who was involved in the production process that day, and a big thank you to the crew, Kris, Chelsea, Mark, Joe, John, Mandy and Steve.

Please check out the film on Facebook and IMDB.

Reel People Films - Project 'One'

Had a great time as a camera assistant on the set of Project 'One'. For updates and info on this feature film production now currently underway, check out this link.

Current Activity Update

One: The Movie
Excited to be on the camera crew team for the feature film production 'One: The Movie'. Filming starts 22nd of March and continues through until end of August 2013.

Scabs
Working with comedian/writer Eddie Brown on his mockumentary pilot 'Scabs'. The pilot introduces Scabs, a middle aged punk with a deluded mission to bring exposure to a non-exsistent and out of date punk movement in Bath Spa. Screen tests complete, filming commences soon.

The Murmur
Behind the scenes footage of two improv workshops and audition processes for stage production 'The Murmur' now archived. Writing continues while I work on other projects.

Victor & The Lamb
2 Bee Productions, my a.k.a is producing the short film production 'Victor & The Lamb'. A phycological sci-fi following introverted teenager Darren's love story with punk activist anarchist Kelly. At the same time Darren is presented with two conflicting realities and has to make life changing choices through the chaos that ensues. Crowd funding campaign commences soon. Filming starts May 18th 2013.

New Political Project
Will be creating video content for a new website. The intention, to get the younger and older generation of Somerset into the same room through live events, website/blog, online videos and social media. This will be a non-biased and current political affairs open platform that discusses what proactive changes could be made within the government for a better future.

Blog posts and updates for each activity and project coming soon.

BFF 2012 - Manborg

This film is hilariously entertaining, bad taste at it's best. It's very obvious that the director's taste in bad 80s action cliches is evident in this film, and it doesn't take itself seriously. This mixed with a dry humour, makes this film a must see. For what it's designed to be, the special visual effects and make-up effects are amazingly creative. I recommend viewing this film for sure.

www.manborg.com

BFF 2012 - Ghosts With Shit Jobs

Ghosts with Shit Jobs Trailer June 2011 from Tate Young on Vimeo.


This film is as amazing as it's title. Created on a budget of only $5000, this film is a great example of unique creativity and thinking outside the box. It's minimalist sound design does a great job of creating a humorous dystopian future. If you get the chance to see it, it's worth a look.

www.ghostswithshitjobs.com

BFF 2012 - Keyhole

I don't know where to start. Well watching this film, I was never bored and my attention never drifted from the film or the story. I would use the marmite metaphor for describing this film, when you see it you'll either love it or hate it. It was easy to follow the core of the story, and the simplicity of characters with goals. However it was difficult to pin down the structure and aesthetics of 'Keyhole's world and characters. But I did enjoy the visuals of this film. I would describe it as a psychedelic noir, about family, love and ghosts. Not for everyone but I really enjoyed it.


www.keyholemovie.com

BFF 2012 - Flying Blind

Saw 'Flying Blind' last night. A very moving and thought provoking Drama with a good amount of tension and a satisfying conclusion, a very good film.

www.ifeatures2.co.uk/flying-blind

BFF 2012 - Up There

Up There

Just seen 'Up There', an entertaining dark comedy. If you have a sense of humour about death, then this is a film that's worth a view. Also got the chance to ask actor Burn Gorman a question about the production process during the video Q&A, which was awesome.

www.uptherethemovie.com

BFF 2012 - 8 Minutes Idle

Saw my first film of the 2012 Bath Film Festival last night, 8 Minutes Idle. A very funny and entertaining comedy. If you get the chance to see it, I definitely recommend watching it.

www.ifeatures2.co.uk/eight-minutes-idle

Creative England

Creative England is a great company that have only been running for one year, and are very well connected to the UK film and television industry. They have a register for film production crew workers that is very easy to join. I definitely recommend joining this company if you are looking for work within the UK's film and television industry.

19th of September 2012 saw Creative England's 8th networking event at Elstree Studios. As a graduate looking for film production work it was very insightful.

www.creativeengland.co.uk

Jodie Welham's 'Another Day'

Some more updates about the amazing new feature film 'Another Day', directed by Jodie Welham, that will be hitting the film festival circuit in 2013. Below is a link to the NUCA webpage of Jodie Welham, and two video interviews with the main cast members Naomi Richardson and Tamsin Stevenson.

Jodie Welham - NUCA




Naomi from Jodie Welham on Vimeo.

Tamsin from Jodie Welham on Vimeo.

Teaser Trailer For Jodie Welham's 'Another Day'

So this year I got the opportunity to be sound recordist on the set of Jodie Welham's debut feature film 'Another Day'. It took 26 days, over a period of 8 weeks to shoot. The cast and crew are amazing, I will  never forget the great time I had on set. Naomi Richardson, Tamsin Stevenson, Jodie Welham, Danielle Cashley and Carl Reynolds, you are amazing people.

'Another Day' hits the film festival circuit next year. Please take a look at the Teaser Trailer below.



Teaser from Another Day on Vimeo.

I'm Back (One Year Later)

It's been a long time since my last post. Been very busy with not only my final major university project, but also a few outside projects. A lot has happened in the last year.

This post is a kind of an introduction to the posts that I am now going to create to fill in on what I've missed out on in the last year.