Well it’s been a big project but finally Vigilante is finished and out in the open!

Several months prep and post work went into the shoot that lasted for 2 days and shot with only a four man crew; myself, actors Rob and Karen along with the fabulous make-up artist Bethany Davies. It was hard work but seeing it all come together is fantastic! Words can’t express my thanks to all those involved!

Matt Walch did an exceptional job on the music and I look forward to working with him again on future projects. A big thank you to everyone who donated mugshots to the newspaper cut-outs and to Ed Siddall-Jones at Nattrass Giles for providing the location (quite possibly the best location I have ever shot in)!

You can view individual stills of the film here and read other related articles relating to the making of the film including a tour of the location here and printing the fake newspapers here.

I hope you all enjoy watching as much as I enjoyed making it!

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The basement is a vast open space with fantastic features including a walk-in safe with heavy duty door, multiple rows of concrete pillars, metal conveyor belt type shaft down from the ground floor to allow for the easy transfer of materials between floors and high windows to allow fragments of natural light in.

Below are a couple of shots from the Vigilante project taken in the basement to give you an idea:

The ground floor also has a section of pillars which were perfect for this shot:

It also holds a spiral staircase, upper windows looking onto level one as well as fantastic huge windows and lots of open space:

Upstairs on level one, we used one room as Tao Lee’s ‘living room’ as well as shooting down through one of the windows looking back down onto the ground floor and using a couple of the rooms to show Karen stalking through the building in search of her prey:

The upper level is comprised of two enormous rooms spanning a large L-Shape curve and was used to create a timelapse piece as well as acting as Lee’s ‘bedroom.’

There were so many more features to the building that unfortunately we didn’t have the time to shoot but would be fantastic for anybody looking to rent the building out for stills or film work.

The final storyboard is comprised of 360 stills sequenced together to create a 6minute short film. The only thing remaining is the composition of the music for the piece which is being taken on by contemporary composer, Matt Walch. Once the film is finished I’ll upload it to my website and you should hopefully get an even better idea as to the fabulous opportunities available at this location.

Anyone interested in the building should contact Nattrass Giles on 0121 333 3363

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When planning the Vigilante Project I had just this problem. I had written my own articles across a 12 page spread and just needed to find a printer able to print onto newsprint. This proved to be a rather difficult feat and resulted in me spending about 4 hours calling a myriad of printing companies including newspaper presses and novelty gift companies who offer spoof newspapers for printing.

The problem with the former is that to get something printed you need to have a print run of at least a few thousand copies. The latter provided template pages and only allowed you to contribute a certain amount of your own work and wouldn’t let you print off several pages in an attempt to create at least half a newspaper.

In the end I stumbled across the Newspaper Club which offers bespoke newspaper printing on small runs at low cost. I simply sent them the art work I had mocked up using their easy to follow instructions for formatting, written on their website. In about 7 days I received 5 black and white copies of my fake, 12 page newspaper at the low cost of £35. Their customer service was fantastic, and knowing the slightly unconventional articles I had written and layout I required along with my very tight deadline, were able to offer all the advice and help I needed with a speedy and friendly response.

I cannot recommend them enough for photographers and filmmakers looking to print prop newspapers that need bespoke artwork and articles. You aren’t tied to templates (though they are available if you need help in laying out your newswpaper) which was great for me as I needed certain pages printed upside down and all over the place to allow for different usage. The quality of the print was exactly what I was after and made for some very realistic newspapers!

Below are some of the shots I took of the newspapers for the Vigilante project:

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The project follows Rob’s character, Tao Lee, and documents his internal struggle with the overwhelming guilt and blind rage he experiences when realising the truth of what he has become after the death of his 4-year old son, Archie.

The aim of the project was to shoot stills in a way that could not only stand alone as an almost comic-strip-esque story telling but also be able to be sequenced together to form a short film. I have shot the stills and hope to edit the short in such a way that it does not simply resemble a slideshow to music but actually feel in some instances like footage.

Composer, Matt Walch, is creating a score to the short and together we are hoping to create an audio-visual narrative that explores the psychological states of the characters rather than being too literal and descriptive.

The short will be a while in coming yet and I’m hoping to release everything together so you may have to sit tight for the whole shoot, however here is a sneaky peak of some of my favourite shots:

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