DP
I worked with my friend and long term collaborator Peter Ellmore on this film. I find him really easy to work with and over the years we have built up a great Director/DP partnership. He is so knowledgeable about shooting in different conditions, and I was able to explain my vision for the film with confidence that Pete would do everything he could to craft it in that vein. We met up very early on to discuss the look of the film and I am really pleased that we have managed to capture that look, even with such a small budget.
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| Pete and I check rushes from the first shot |
We decided to shoot on a Cannon C300 and we adjusted the colour temperature and used filters in order to achieve a look in camera that was as near to my vision as possible. Pete was spot on with the kit that we needed for the shoot and he also managed to get friend and colleague Aldo Camilleri on board as Gaffer, which was amazing. A big thank you to Aldo for lending his amazing skills to the shoot.
It is a testament to Pete's work that only a tiny bit of tweaking was needed in post to balance all the shots in terms of brightness and colour.
I then had a session with colourist Houmam Abdallah at the Mill, where we worked on bringing out particular tones and colours, and pushing them to enhance the picture and bring out the look I wanted. It was such a joy to work with Houmam, and I hope to do so again in future. Thanks go to colour producer Cath
Short for making that happen.
EDIT & VFX
I worked with Paul Trewartha on editing and VFX. Paul and I met at Uni and have been firm friends ever since.
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| Paul in the edit suite |
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| Squirrel! |
The edit was more a case of shot selection, as I had used an animation style approach with detailed preparation, animatic etc. But we did have to shuffle shots around and drop shots in order to make the story run as smoothly as possible. Paul has over ten years experience as a professional editor and his relaxed, enthusiastic and intelligent approach really suits my way of working. We worked through a few different versions of the edit, but eventually I feel that we ended up with the tightest possible cut, and I am very pleased with it. Paul also added some animated magic with the addition of blinks, for Bear, in the pork chop montage. I think that on a subconscious level this injects even more life to the character and helps to express his confused state of mind at that point in the action.
PRODUCTION
When I started production on this film I was pretty much alone, acting as director, designer and producer. There came a point when I realized that I was going to struggle to produce the shoot as well as finish making all the puppets and so on and so forth. So I mentioned this to Rupert at Independent (the production company that I signed with in February 2013) and that's when they stepped in cape blowing in the wind. Charlie Stanfield acted as my champion and terrier combined, refusing to let go of anything that I wanted for the film from equipment to content (including the license for Guilty). And Rupert was my trusty 1st AD on the shoot, chivvying and encouraging us in equal measure like a bearded, and slightly insane Mr Schue in a twisted Glee club. So big love and thanks go out to them in equal measure.
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| Rupert and me looking at the monitor |
OTHER CREW
I couldn't have made the film without the help and support of such a dedicated crew. Everyone volunteered to work on the film and for that I am extremely grateful. Here is a full credits list:
WRITTEN AND
DIRECTED BY Rebecca
Manley
PRODUCED BY Charlie
Stanfield
Rupert
Reynolds-MacLean
DIRECTOR OF
PHOTOGRAPHY Peter
Ellmore
ORIGINAL SCORE Tom
Haines
MUSIC RECORDED
AT Brains
& Hunch
‘GUILTY’
PERFORMED BY Chris
Branch
Pascal
Wyse
SOUND DESIGN Andy
Humphreys at 750
EDITOR/VISUAL
EFFECTS Paul
Trewartha
COLOURIST Houmam
Abdallah
COLOUR PRODUCER Cath
Short at The Mill
POST SERVICES Munky
SQUIRREL
PUPPETEER Robin
Guiver
BEAR PUPPETEER Ben
Thompson
PIG PUPPETEERS Henry
Maynard
Avye
Leventis
VOICE OF WORKMAN Toby
Manley
ART DIRECTION
& PUPPETS Acceber
Yelnam
PROP MAKER Mark
O’Brien
GAFFER Aldo
Camilleri
FOCUS PULLERS Daniel
Kolditz
Ilaria
Fulvio
DIT Rebecca
Kenyon
PRODUCTION
MANAGERS Caterina
Lotti
Sam
Jackson
PRODUCTION
SUPPORT Hayley
Richardson
RUNNERS Joshua
Osborne
Charlotte
Olding
Amy
H C Wilson
SPECIAL THANKS
TO Luca
Paulli
Mark Waring
Ben
Gulvin
Emma Fisher
Dylan
Ritson
Layla
Atkinson
“Guilty”
Words and Music
by Harry Akst, Richard Whiting and Gus Kahn © 1931
Published by EMI
Music Publishing Ltd. / EMI United Partnership Ltd.
(*Btw Acceber Yelnam = rebeccA manleY - I just thought it was a bit naff to have my name appearing twice)
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