My Brother The Homophobe - Coming Out Soon

Back in the fall of 2013, my good friend George Mills approached me with an idea for film that he wanted to see online. After surprising me with it's comedic content I immediately said yes to helping take the idea from script to screen.

The synopsis:

Meet Darren and his twin brother James. Darren has a rare psychological social disorder which affects 1 in every 900,00 people. We follow Darren closely and learn the difficulties he faces being a "Clinical Homophobe".

We started filming this short film in December 2013 with the help of Jacob Booth. With lots to do it was a fun time on set, taking three days to shoot. This film features the talent of Ed Browning, a big thank you for his time and energy on set. A big thank you also to Chris Lever for his audio and music, making this film sound amazing.

The film will be online at 19:00 GMT on Saturday the 19th of April on YouTube and Vimeo.

A Busy 2 Bee

It's about time I posted an update. A lot has been going on. Since the completion of my last short film "Scabs" back in August 2013, I have started work as a media technician at a school in Bath Spa. I was not working on any films, then suddenly when December 2013 hit, I find myself involved in three short film projects, good times.

"Ticketer". This light-hearted romantic comedy follows middle aged traffic warden John, who takes on young cocky apprentice, Kris. At the end of last year I was asked very kindly by Kris Smith, Martin Ballantyne and John Atkins to edit this short film. It's going well, had to employ some clever creative thinking to edit this film together. This is the first time I've worked exclusively as an editor. Previous times have been cutting together dailies I was present for, and for this reason I get a big buzz of creative energy.

Ticketer Facebook Page

Ticketer IMDB Page

"My Brother The Homophobe". A mockumentary written by George Mills, looks at the profile of Darren and his unusual condition, clinical homophobia. The comedy is very tongue in cheek and I wonder in anticipation on how it will be received by audiences, only time will tell. Recently started editing this after production wrapped in December 2013. Once post-production has finished it will be free to view online. Will be posting a release date soon.

"Catalogue Wars". It was never my intention to co-produce a lot of mockumentaries, but I see a pattern forming. It doesn't surprise me, mockumentary is a popular genre for online short films, producing comedic creativity at a low budget. Written by Eddie Brown, this film looks at catalogue retail hooliganism, following a group of violent misfits supporting Argos. Production recently wrapped, and will move into post production next week.

Scabs

I teamed up with writer and comedian Eddie Brown back in February to help bring his character, middle aged punk 'Scabs' to the screen. Two days to film and a couple of months worth of evenings and weekends to create the entire edit. Please watch and enjoy.



Scabs (Short Film) (2013) from Benjamin Harding on Vimeo.

Activity Update

Four projects currently in the works, this is where they all currently stand.


Tomorrow sees the first production day of 'Scabs' mockumentary. The last day will be Sunday May 5th. Lots to do, will be filming all over Bath Spa, filming in beautiful locations such as Bath Crescent and Sydney Gardens. Last day of production will see the team take to the streets with the character of Scabs gathering vox pops.


Forum Bath is now starting to grow. First of the vox pops are now online at the new official Forum Bath Youtube Channel. There is also now a Twitter profile. Filming a live discussion event at Green Park Station, Bath on Saturday 11th of May.

http://forumbath.wordpress.com

http://www.youtube.com/forumbathchannel

https://twitter.com/ForumBath


Really enjoying my time with Reel People Films. Production this time took place on Bristol Suspension Bridge, two night shoots, 19th & 20th April. Also started work as Editing Assistant. Cannot wait to start on the next production dates. Please check out the Indiegogo page for the feature film "One".

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/one


Really excited to get stuck back into creative video production with the creation of a music video for the Irish band "Derry" and their single "About You". One day shoot on 12th May.
Please check out the band's Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/derrytheband

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.