Some great photos at Park Hall showing the reality of the trenches. Humbling and inspiring.
We have an army
What is a war without soldiers, for a trench to look realistic it should be packed with troops. We are chuffed to have the fabulous Rich in History joining us with a troop of re-enactors plus loads of kit and weapons to populate the trench and give a realistic wartime feel.
Read more about them here…http://www.richinhistory.co.uk/
More kit
To ensure better quality filming we have ordered a jib to use on set. For those not familiar with film kit the picture attached shows one similar, they make for much smoother camera movements which obviously enhances the quality of the end product.
This page is now on Twitter
We have just created our Twitter page which can be found at @tlwhfilm. Follow us now to get up to the minute news on what is happening as we approach our shoot in just a few weeks…
Director of Photography on board
The project is joined by Mat Hammond as Director of Photography.
Born and raised in the Black Country, Mathew Hammond is an experienced screenwriter and short film director and producer. For almost a decade he has been honing his skills and understanding of the craft through his work on fiction and non-fiction short films, as well as commercial material. Since 2012 he has been running a commercial video production business, and working independently on productions across the nation.
Having graduated with a degree in Film Production from the University of Central Lancashire in 2013, Mathew, as well as working for corporate clients and on other studio productions, also works to create artistic content in the form of short films and music videos, whilst furthermore teaching film, and learning about it himself too, having put into motion new steps in education, in the form of a masters degree.
In recent years, the ambitious filmmaker has collected a wealth of different experiences in the field of teaching film. His background ranges from that of directing a wide variety of performers both young and adult, to running workshops with child and adult actors. H has been involved in large scale feature length films, and worked as a camera operator on popular events, like music concerts for chart topping artists.
Mathew is a strong believer in the education of young and driven filmmakers, particularly when it comes to the principals of filmmaking. Many individuals believe that they can make a good film by simply watching a lot good films, but in reality, without any knowledge of the essential conventions involved in filmmaking, the aspiring director is probably doomed to cliché and catastrophe.
Hemmingway is found
We are proud to announce that the role of Captain Hemmingway will be played by Ben Seager. Ben is a graduate of Manchester Metropolitan University and as weel as acting he sings with his brother Joe, a renowned recording artist and also teaches Comedy and Drama at the Bridgnorth branch of Pauline Quirke Academy.
A major step forward
Today saw our first major leap towards getting this project up and running. WE HAVE A TRENCH!!!. Thanks to the wonderful people at Park Hall Farm in Oswestry (http://www.parkhallfarm.co.uk/) we have a fantastic trench in which to film.
Our page header shows a very small section of it. More images to come as we progress towards filming…
