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Production Jobs
Here are a few clips from professional productions I have worked on in the past. The first is from ‘Hugo’, set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. The narrative is soaked in film history [...]
Makebelieve Reality
In 2010 Sparkle Dance Films began pre-production on their second film called Makebelieve Reality. Catrina Farnell heading up the production wrote a basic script which was then adapted by Steve Otway for the screen. Catrina also chose the musical tracks and choreographed the dances. As Producer Catrina organised the shoot and took charge of the [...]
Shadow of Life
This was the first film I made at university. It was a group project and like most students we immediately went for a dark and destructive narrative. My role was Camera (Cinematography). I tried to be a little clever with some shots but due to my lack of knowledge and experience at the beginning somewhat [...]
Dysplasia
The following is a piece of audio visual critisicm using stock footage, and audio driven visuals to describe history, film and life to its decay. I created this video for a university project in 2009.
Fairytale
Created in part by me (Director), Fairytale was my final project at university. The previous years had all made films about death, people finding themselves in dark places, the kind of films you’re used to seeing where the protagonist realises there in some kind of Fight Club narrative. We wanted to do something different , [...]
Makebelieve Reality Trailer
In 2010 Sparkle Dance Films began pre-production on their second film called Makebelieve Reality. Catrina Farnell heading up the production wrote a basic script which was then adapted by Steve Otway for the screen. Catrina also chose the musical tracks and choreographed the dances. As Producer Catrina organised the shoot and took charge of the [...]
Catrina Farnell’s Lost
Music: Radio Protector by 65 Days of Static (Permission Granted for use) ‘Lost’ takes place on Top Withens and the surrounding moors where the novel by Emily BrÓ§nte ‘Wuthering Heights’ is set. Choreographed by Catrina Farnell, Lost explores Kathy and Heathcliffe’s innocent love, and how it is corrupted. It is as if the remnants of [...]