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From the creators of His Hands, Darius Shu and Arron Blake, comes another short film masterpiece. I Am Norman. Once you’ve had a hit film, there is always pressure to make your next one just as successful, and after the success of His Hands the pressure was certainly on for this film to be just as good, if not better.
There was a lot of speculation as to what the film would be about, and Blake and Shu even held a competition via Instagram for people to try and guess. There was nothing to go by except the tagline “some would say what I do is sick”. Some suggested that Norman likes to hunt people in the woods for fun, another stated he was a cannibal whilst others mentioned that he might be a werewolf. It’s interesting to hear these ideas but I must admit,...
From the creators of His Hands, Darius Shu and Arron Blake, comes another short film masterpiece. I Am Norman. Once you’ve had a hit film, there is always pressure to make your next one just as successful, and after the success of His Hands the pressure was certainly on for this film to be just as good, if not better.
There was a lot of speculation as to what the film would be about, and Blake and Shu even held a competition via Instagram for people to try and guess. There was nothing to go by except the tagline “some would say what I do is sick”. Some suggested that Norman likes to hunt people in the woods for fun, another stated he was a cannibal whilst others mentioned that he might be a werewolf. It’s interesting to hear these ideas but I must admit,...
- 11/9/2020
- by Alex Clement
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
His Hands is a short psychological silent thriller running at 13 minutes. This story sees two strangers, both at the opposite ends of the age scale, meeting during a peculiar encounter. There is no dialogue, but instead the film focuses on the sound, music and cinematography to capture the audience’s imagination and emphasis its main themes – which are loneliness, isolation, acceptance and identity.
Writer, Director and Producer Darius Shu says “It’s open to interpretation” which is exactly what the audience gets – an almost blank canvas to play with. For this film there is no rule of who the good or bad guy is or what the narrative is telling us. The audience is allowed to make that decision for themselves. The editing and directing are brilliant. With a budget of only £400, this independent film has clearly used every penny wisely. I’ve seen worse films with a much bigger budget.
Writer, Director and Producer Darius Shu says “It’s open to interpretation” which is exactly what the audience gets – an almost blank canvas to play with. For this film there is no rule of who the good or bad guy is or what the narrative is telling us. The audience is allowed to make that decision for themselves. The editing and directing are brilliant. With a budget of only £400, this independent film has clearly used every penny wisely. I’ve seen worse films with a much bigger budget.
- 5/11/2020
- by Alex Clement
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With the recent release of the erotic thriller Darker Shades of Elise, I got a chance to talk to Becky Fletcher about her feature films coming out 2017, the challenges of acting and her morbidly unique acting bucket list. Check out the interview, in full, below:
How did you first get into acting?
I have done it my whole life. I started off doing stage at school and progress my studies to A level university. I didn’t come into screen acting until I moved to London, it’s one of the things I came here for, I wanted to do more film and stuff behind the camera. I didn’t really start training in that discipline until I moved here a couple of years ago, but it’s kind of been an ongoing thing since then.
You are currently working with Proportion Productions who are releasing five films this year...
How did you first get into acting?
I have done it my whole life. I started off doing stage at school and progress my studies to A level university. I didn’t come into screen acting until I moved to London, it’s one of the things I came here for, I wanted to do more film and stuff behind the camera. I didn’t really start training in that discipline until I moved here a couple of years ago, but it’s kind of been an ongoing thing since then.
You are currently working with Proportion Productions who are releasing five films this year...
- 7/25/2017
- by Philip Rogers
- Nerdly
Stars: Becca Hirani, Tommy Vilés, Arron Blake, Darcie Lincoln, David Royal, Tara MacGowran, Kate Lush, Charlene Cooper, Tony Manders, Tessa Hart | Written by Shannon Holiday | Directed by Jamie Weston
Having given up a career as a model and actress to start a family, Elise (Becca Hirani) suffers a miscarriage. Struggling to deal with the event her husband Rick Styles (Tommy Vilés) distances himself through his work and Elise suspects infidelity. When following Rick to confront him, Elise has a chance meeting with an alluring photographer, Felix (Arron Blake), who gives her the attention she craves. As an illicit affair begins, Felix encourages Elsie to explore her sexuality, not just with him, but also other men he introduces her too. It seems fun at first, but when Elise decides she wants to end the affair, things take a darker turn.
Darker Shades of Elise is one of the most surprising films I have seen this year.
Having given up a career as a model and actress to start a family, Elise (Becca Hirani) suffers a miscarriage. Struggling to deal with the event her husband Rick Styles (Tommy Vilés) distances himself through his work and Elise suspects infidelity. When following Rick to confront him, Elise has a chance meeting with an alluring photographer, Felix (Arron Blake), who gives her the attention she craves. As an illicit affair begins, Felix encourages Elsie to explore her sexuality, not just with him, but also other men he introduces her too. It seems fun at first, but when Elise decides she wants to end the affair, things take a darker turn.
Darker Shades of Elise is one of the most surprising films I have seen this year.
- 7/20/2017
- by Philip Rogers
- Nerdly
The bored housewife embarking on an affair has always been a staple of erotic thrillers from Dtv classics such as Animal Instincts (1992) and Secret Games (1992) to more mainstream fare like Unfaithful (2002) – these sexually frustrated women, tired of being ignored by their workaholic husbands decide to go out and have some fun. Not merely being erotic films, the thriller element kicked in when the leading ladies found themselves out of their depth and their fooling around came back to bite them.
Taking inspiration from such predecessors, 2017’s British production, Darker Shades of Elise finds Becky Fletcher’s title character beginning a torrid affair with a photographer, Felix (Arron Blake), after she strongly suspects that her husband (Tommy Vilés) is also cheating. What begins as a kinky fling beginning with simple transgressions such as making love whilst Elise’s husband is in the next room, spirals out of control as Felix starts...
Taking inspiration from such predecessors, 2017’s British production, Darker Shades of Elise finds Becky Fletcher’s title character beginning a torrid affair with a photographer, Felix (Arron Blake), after she strongly suspects that her husband (Tommy Vilés) is also cheating. What begins as a kinky fling beginning with simple transgressions such as making love whilst Elise’s husband is in the next room, spirals out of control as Felix starts...
- 3/25/2017
- by Gulfam Ahmed
- The Cultural Post
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