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Whistlingthorn Films, a newly Brighton based film and TV production company run by producers Stephen Marsh and Lou Spain, has recently been commissioned to make a low budget digital short under the Screen South/UK Film Council digital shorts scheme.
The production is now looking for experienced Camera and Sound crew (London or South East based) to work with Neil Lisk, New York/LA based DOP who works in the independent US feature film scene:
We require the following crew for Jan 2007 shoot in Brighton (25th - 29th):
Camera Assistant / focus puller, Gaffer, Grip, Sound Recordist and Boom Operator, 1st AD. All applicants should have a reasonable degree of experience in shorts and low budget features and ideally have a clean driving license and car (roles are unpaid but basic expenses are covered). Please send CV's and a covering note to lou.spain@whistlingthornfilms.co.uk.
Odd Shoe, written by Northern Film School graduate Clare Bloomfield, is a quirky coming of age tale told through a young boy’s fascination with shoes. Brighton born Paul Cotter, an award winning filmmaker, will be directing. Paul Cotter's most recent short film, Estes Avenue, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. It is his third short, following his debut films, the HBO-acquired Jeff Farnsworth and Last Hand Standing. In addition to his film work, Paul is an award-winning commercials director. Having garnered several Telly Award’s for his work on Kitten Spot, he also won an AICP award for his anti-smoking spot Stupid, an ad that is now part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Paul also directs theatre; recent productions include Donald Lewis's Good Girl for the Bailiwick and Richard Dresser's Wonderful World at the Athaneaum Theatre in Chicago. www.paulcotter.net.
A variety of key crew are attached including:
Neil Lisk, LA/New York based Director of Photography (Award winning A Soldier of God, Kettle of Fish starring Matthew Modine shot in New York and God’s Ear, starring John Saxon and Michael Worth)
Emma Fryer, costume designer (The Allotment, Thunderpants)
Rob Lane, composer (Elizabeth 1 starring Helen Mirren, Long Firm and Jane Eyre)
Gaby Kester, casting director (Breaking and Entering, The Holiday, Proof).
Lou Spain (Associate Producer Among Giants, starring Pete Postlethwaite and Rachel Griffiths) will be producing. Recent Whistlingthorn Films projects in development include Alison Wonderland, 6 part series commissioned by the BBC, Changing Places, based on David Lodge’s best selling book adapted by Tony Award winning screenwriter Peter Nichols, and an adaptation written by Deborah Moggach (Deborah most recently adapted Pride and Prejudice for Working Title, starring Keira Knightly).
Further information about Whistlingthorn Films and its development slate can be found at www.whistlingthornfilms.co.uk
Whistlingthorn Films Ltd
25 Marine Square, Brighton, BN2 1DN
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