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I specialise in providing Film, TV and tech news and reviews on a freelance basis for online and print publications.
Previously worked as the Film Section editor at Hit The Floor Magazine where I delegated work to my team and wrote news, reviews and interviews as well as attending industry press screenings. Highlights included seeing 300 Rise of an Empire before it's mainstream release and interviewing Doug Jones, an actor best known for his work in Hellboy, Pans Labyrinth and recently, the Golden Globe-winning, The Shape of Water.
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I started out scrawling concepts, loglines and even lines of dialogue on remnants of receipt paper at the greeting card company that I worked at, in after working there I'd jump on the train over to the next town over to work afternoons at a DIY superstore.
Interviews
Some films can be more ambiguous than others, that's not too say that everyone won't understand these films but they are in some way complicated or ambiguously abstract, leaving us arguing about how a film ended, what must have happened, or they have a mind blowing, 'the penny drops' moment, where all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place (Fightclub).
Gnarwolves are a punk rock trio from Brighton who have previously supported the likes of NOFX and Blink 182, they have received praise from Kerrang and Rocksound Magazine, amongst numerous other major music publications. The band recently played at The Cavern, an underground venue in the centre of Exeter that was perfectly suited to their sound.
An Interview Piece for Hit The Floor Magazine
Ones to watch!
Publisher: Lucky FrameLucky FrameWindows,Mac, iOS Platform of review:Mac [pullquote]An insane hybrid of a tower defense game and a procedural music toy with tons of bullets (and healthy number of Wu-Tang references and credit crunch satire).[/pullquote] The premise of Bad Hotel has it roots firmly planted in the classic tower defense mechanics of tower defense games, however Bad Hotel brings a fresh perspective to a relativity tired concept and starts with taking away the top down perspective.
Mainstream cinema can be great, but in a lot of cases it seems to have quite literally lost the plot- formulas and trends unfortunately can often dictate box office success in the eyes of many producers, often resulting in style over substance, taken from generically predictable and overused narrative templates.
A 2 page spread in a print publication that focuses on developments in the Indy film world. issue 8 £4.99 your new guide to Independent filmmaking k From the Wicker Man to Evil Dead and beyond... Film props and special effects How to add extra impact ...
Daniel Broadley is a Devon based filmmaker who has rapidly accumulated a large and diverse portfolio over the last few years, working with bands and musicians such as Deaf Havana, Cosmo Jarvis, Portia Conn and more recently Don Broco.
Doug Jonesis one of the most famous actors that you might not actually recognise, he's been in films such as Hellboy, Men in Black 2 and Pans Labyrinth (being both the faun and the sinister, eyes in his hands monster), as well as playing the role of the Silver Surfer in Fantastic 4 and appearing in numerous tv shows such as Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Falling Skies.
All photos: Aaron Golden I have been a full time artist for two years now, and would call it more of an obsession than a career. you can't put a price on the satisfaction that being creative brings.
(Above Photo Credit: Tom Griffiths ) At Hit The Floor we have always seen DSLRS as the perfect tool for independent filmmakers, with a relatively low budget it is possible to acheive high end results, many DSLR wielding filmmakers are creating some brilliant films and music videos and with DSLRS there is always the possibility to combine it with a photography career.
Reviews
A Belfast Story is the compelling tale of a weary man (played by Colm Meany) in a weathered city, struggling to cope with a post terroism Ireland. It's a fantastic film and we have 2 copies up for grabs courtesy of Wire Media. Here is the offical synopsis below: A BELFAST STORY explores life after terrorism.
Premiered: 19th May at Cannes Festival USA General Release date: December 20th UK General Release date: 24th January Written and Directed by: Joel and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis is a film revolving around a folk musician, struggling to get by in a city that seems to be undervaluing his
Title: Upstream Colour Cert: 15 Release Date: Out now Shane Carruth returned recently with a follow up, after a hiatus of 9 years, to his directorial début Primer. This film is an equally mind bending, but great film. Oh and genre defying as well, don't forget that.
Portal 2 plunges you into a dystopian test centre that fans of the first game will instantly recognise, this time (after a quick nap) you are awakened by the voice of Steven Merchant who plays the role of Wheatley, the tiny robot with a plan, to find the test facility you once knew seems to have gone to pieces over night.
The more people see the film, the more of OUR audience we will find, collect, and invite to join the journey to the next project. We need to build our audience to be sustainable. To make more films." - Justin Tagg-Director/Writer Mouse-X is an intriguing Sci-fi short that poses the questions: What would you do if you were not the only you?
Press releases/News
Charlie Countryman (previously named The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman) is a genre defying film starring Shia LaBeouf as Charlie, a man on a mission who has choosen to follow a vision he had and set out for Bucharest.
Features
10) Lincoln Write-Up: Ali Ross The portrayal of the late President Lincoln by Daniel Day Lewis is a performance with incredible merit. The rest of the biopic feature length of the President's attempts to abolish slavery in the United States during the Civil War, simply falls into place because of this.
A response to Ben Hammond's article on Audio Pro International about the state of the music industry. My contribution was referenced along with the other writers, in a subsequent piece published by the aforementioned site.
A look at the ongoing battle and parallels between street art and illegal billboards
Welcome to Hit The Floors 'Top 10 Films to Watch at Halloween' list! With Halloween here once again we think it makes sense to watch a tonne of scary films, so we have drawn together our top films, in no particular order, as all are equally as awesome, some of them are directly to do with Halloween, others just chillingly scary!
Mainstream cinema can be great, but in a lot of cases it seems to have quite literally lost the plot- formulas and trends unfortunately can often dictate box office success in the eyes of many producers, often resulting in style over substance, taken from generically predictable and overused narrative templates.
Have you ever wondered what the classic "I want you to hit me as hard as you can", Tyler Durden fight scene would be like from a spectators perspective? I.e without Tyler Durden in the scene at all- just the unnamed protagonist/narrator.
Prose (Short Stories and Creative Writing)
Videos
Reuploads- work previously lost due to site migrations