South West Filmathon Thing: FINALS – week 1

I work as a multi-award winning freelance filmmaker, director, editor and cinematographer based in the South West of UK.  I’m available to work from Bristol, London or Worldwide on Commercial, Corporate or TV video projects.Often I see images and have ideas that I would like to share with others. This is how my films come about. I enjoy experimenting so my work covers a wide range of subjects, styles and techniques: documentaries, shorts, promotional, music videos, experimental and more!

BlueSub Media’s a miniature, non profit production group based in Cornwall and consisting of Cornish media students. Working mainly from Truro College, BlueSub continued to make films during lockdown, producing short ten minute films from home with the best of their abilities. “The Kidnapper” was one of the earliest of these films, gaining popularity after its crime show similarity. BlueSub sadly lost the ability to make their dream film in the summer, due to the pandemic. “Murder Anonymous”, a crime thriller set in Helston, Cornwall, has since been rescheduled for Autumn shooting instead. “The Kidnapper” helped to prep for this.

Founded by producer Simeon Costello and writer/director Tommy Gillard, Spinning Path focuses on producing distinctive, director-led short films. Mixing Simeon’s background in film exhibition with Tommy’s in advertising and design, Spinning Path has won multiple awards for Tommy’s films and worked with other up and coming directors on shorts and music videos. They currently have 2019’s Shuttlecock in the festival circuit along with a slate of several projects in development and production.

My name is Matt Hickmott, I’m a 3rd year filmmaking student at UWE Bristol and produced ‘Strongman’ as apart of one of my second year projects last year. As a filmmaker, I have a strong interest in creating fiction and non-fiction films that can give a platform to underrepresented communities both within Bristol and the rest of the UK.

Orson Cornick grew up in Surrey, England where his parents ran a hospital for sick and injured wildlife. He has always had a love for film and has created numerous little films over the years. In 2014 he created a little silent film with his daughter called ‘She Sells Seashells’ about a mysterious young girl who sold seashells. After the film gained some local attention he went on to make the acclaimed ‘Take Your Time’ and then ‘Pillow’. His new film ‘CHOKER’ will start a journey into the creation of environmentally conscious narrative shorts of which this will be the first. The next project ‘To Whom It May Concern’ is already in pre-production.

A visionary triplet currently studying filmmaking at UWE. Joe Horner is an artist-filmmaker with special inpterest in the physical forms of filmmaking, employing a DIY attitude to his work while also producing music and graphics to accompany. Levi James is a Bristol-based filmmaker with a background in music visuals and modern short form. Adopting a clean aesthetic with a reliance on strong symbolism he has a raw style to his work. Innes Letch explores themes surrounding landscape, nature and social injustice. Merging her experimental approach and creative direction, she invites the audience to look through her eyes into a unique world.

Andy is an Exeter-based Writer/Director. After graduating from the University of Plymouth, Andy’s storytelling developed from Photography to the moving image – assisting on productions, & making his own micro-budget feature, ‘The Forewarning’. Recently, Andy has focussed on short films: ‘Seasons of War’ – A Doctor Who-inspired film to promote a charity and ‘Neil’ – awarded ‘Best South West Film’ at Plymouth Film Festival.Andy is particularly interested in science fiction/fact-based stories – especially ones with a strong emotional thread. He is currently writing a semi-autobiographical feature script which explores his space-obsessed childhood (he’s still obsessed!).

I’m from Totnes, Devon and I’m 19. My interest in film making started with visual effects around 8 years ago. This developed into writing, shooting and directing. I still have yet to decide which of these I want to progress. I studied film at college which gave me the opportunity to experiment with a number of films, including this one for my final project. It won the college award for best film. I have worked on various Indie projects in London as well as a short spell on BBC’s Giri/Haji. I also volunteer and help on National Film & Television School projects in London and hope one day to study there.

Dean Puckett is a Writer & Director of Films, a Taker of Photos and a Support Worker in Mental Health, based in the South West. After a decade of working in documentaries, Dean moved into fiction with the help of Creative England and the BFI, creating three short horror films that have gained worldwide recognition. The Sermon, Satan’s Bite & Circles. Dean is currently developing his first feature film Magpie and a slate of other projects. 
https://www.instagram.com/deanpuckett/

I’m a videographer and visual designer (Owner of MANGO MEDIA Visuals/ MMV). “In a world where everything is moving so fast, I want everything I create to be constantly applicable and constantly dedicated to the person I’m working with…”