(2023, 7 Mins)
At the climax of a wild night, Iris and her partner experiment with a third — but is that what she really wants?
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I took on the role of colourist for this bold drama, which utilises sustained close-ups throughout to tell an intense personal story.
Grading from one angle gave me the opportunity to focus on the smaller details. For instance, I used tracking masks to bring out specific aspects of the lead actress’ expression.
(2022, 10 Mins)
A woman’s 30th birthday brings up an unspoken spectre from the past and sparks a confrontation with her brother about the defining event which broke their family and their attempts to come to terms with it.
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It was a joy to colaborate with my old university pal, director Floris Driebergen to peice together this tightly written and acted drama in the summer of 2022.
It premiered at This Is England Festival in Rouen, France in November and has recently been accepted to the BIFA-qualifying Kino London Short Film Festival.
(2018, 2 Mins)
Sarah’s having a hell of a day, and a phone call from Mark isn’t about to make things any better…
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This was a fast turnaround edit for the 90 Second Short Horror Challenge in 2018.
Having persuaded a local clothing shop to let us film in it overnight, we were positively thrilled to get the film screened in the competition.
(2022, 3 Mins)
A short film depicting the simple pleasures of wild swimming in Hackney’s River Lea.
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This project, which I worked on as colourist, came in early 2021 as a much-needed respite from the inactivity of pandemic lockdowns. Working closely with the director Atalanta Maas, I took cues from Call Me by Your Name to try and create a colour palette that reflected the lush hidden world of London’s surprisingly verdant urban waterways.
(2023, 2 mins)
Rattled by an unexpected lapse in obedience from his wife Leslie, Gerrard takes matters into his own hands.
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Shortly after arriving in Toronto I attended the Kino Toronto short film night, a monthly short film night that hosts a 2 minutes or less film competition, with a common prompt decided the previous month.
Following the prompt “my therapist said” I wrote a script and reached out to talented filmmakers I’d met at the night. Over one hectic evening we shot the film, and had it edited in time for the next event.
The shoot was full of unexpected challenges, from maintaining the structure integrity of roast chicken, to spraying blood in a straight line (much harder than it looks). Considering the tight turnaround we were happy with the result, although a director’s cut is in the works!
(2023, 4 mins)
At 29, man-child Chadwick confronts his masculinity, making a life-changing decision.
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It was exciting to piece this edit together in the punchy way required to fit the chosen track and do justice to the actors’ excellent performances.
In the second half I took a deep dive into sound design, overloading acoustic detail to match the intensity of Chadwick’s mental state.
