Completing the difficult first feature: Interview with ‘Twenty Twenty-Four’ Director Richard Mundy
In the music business it is widely known as the difficult second album, but in independent film the first venture could definitely be viewed as the greatest hurdle to overcome. It's certainly not unrealistic to describe the process of making a self funded feature film as a bit of a nightmare.
Talking of nightmares, 'Twenty Twenty-Four' (AKA 'It Lives' in the UK) tells the story of a man who may just be going through one himself..
10 reasons why good lighting can be more important than the camera itself
Anyone who has worked with me recently will know that I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to lighting. In fact, I rarely shut up about it. You might think it unusual that rather than playing with new cameras, steadicams and other gadgets I would rather be playing with bulbs, bounce and black wrap. The reason behind it is I believe that when composing an image, whether for a commercial or a film, lighting is everything. Well, almost. You can't have a shoot without the other elements, but at least if you want your images to be memorable and perhaps even cinematic then you can't avoid the subject of lighting.
Nazi Vengeance - Interview with Director Tom Sands
Nazi Vengeance was the first feature film I worked on as an AC and as of earlier this week the film has been released in the US as well as numerous other territories around the world.
With the majority of production based in Brighton and the surrounding area I decided to catch up with the film's Director Tom Sands. I was keen to find out how a man in his mid twenties was able to turn his first feature into a reality, and just on his doorstep too..
Nazi Vengeance - Interview with DOP Haydn West
Two years ago word got out that a low budget feature film was being made in the Brighton area and that they were looking for crew. With a few shorts under my belt and looking to step up I somehow ended up one morning in a Hove coffee shop sat across from a man who didn't look very pleased to see me. This man was Haydn West and he was the Producer and Director of Photography of what was to become Nazi Vengeance.