Running is the drive for Michael’s life, without it his world stops.
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Michael is almost at the top of his game, about to start training for team GB; he feels that his life ambitions are fulfilled when disaster strikes. A road accident leaves him paralysed from the waist down. As he struggles to adapt, its not clear whether he will emerge to overcome a shattered dream.
Runner is a heartfelt story of one man’s fight for the thing that he enjoys most. Exploring the personal difficulties to overcome the physical obstacles that complicate making a dream become reality.
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Interest for sports in the United Kingdom has risen greatly since the 2012 London Olympics and a major player within that was the success of the Paralympics. Ability via disability was excellently showcased and broadcast to millions during this period, a greater public acknowledgement and interest was generated from this. Its this passion for sport we've harnessed and hope to explore what happens when all seems lost and the odds stacked against our character.
We have a great story and a great crew, but with your generous contribution, we hope to make it look as good as it sounds. We all believe in the project and certainly see the potential of this film to take it around the festival circuit.
As with any film there are costs involved. Our aim is to achieve as much as possible for as little as possible without loosing out on story or aesthetics. The charts below provide the information on how funds will be distributed across different departments.
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We have chosen the flexible funding campaign so if we don't reach our required funds we will still make the film based on the funds we have received. Obviously we would love to reach our target so keeping sharing and contribute if you can, its appreciated wholeheartedly.
Equipment Hire
This is where the largest segment of funding will go, hiring high quality kit in order to achieve that crisp aesthetic look. It’s important we meet this target as its such a large player in the overall piece. We shall be also using a lot of our own kit or other equipment we have access to, but your generosity will give us the means to gain the appropriate industry tools to achieve the highest standards.
For those ‘tech heads’ we are hoping to hire and shoot with a Sony F3/Ki Pro Zeiss ZF Distagon DSLR Prime Kit or a ZEISS DigiPrime HD Prime Set T1.6 with the Panasonic AG-HPX371. A Matthews Round-D Dolly and track (or equivalent) will also be hired to gain some flawlessly smooth camera movement.
Travel
With your help we can get from A to B easily. We are hoping to keep the costs down as much as possible by hiring an 18 seater minibus that will transport the cast, crew and equipment from location to location. This will be far more economical than running 4 or 5 cars. We have about 6 locations to achieve in 4 days so lots of travelling!
Costume/Make-up
Although our costumes will be relatively simple, as its set in the present day and clothing will be easier to source, it’s still an integral element of the overall picture. The make-up will also be very important, creating facial wounds and bruising both fresh and healing will be required to show Michael’s accident injuries.
Catering
Feeding the cast and crew is incredibly important! This keeps everyone on the ball and raring to go. We hope to provide lunch and dinner to everyone involved - we shall be out in various locations both interior and exterior so warm meals keeps everyone happy. This is a department NOT to be overlooked.
Aside from the below core crew, we will also be working with a variety of other individuals, filling roles like Assistant Camera, Gaffer, Sound, Stills Photographer and many more. They are all specialists in their field and have produced some incredibly high standard work.
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Joshua Bosley - Director
With a passion for film and television drama, Josh is currently in his final year studying BA (Hons.) Television Production at Bournemouth University.
His most recent work as a Director includes a short 15 minute drama “Three Hills” and a short documentary “Saving Lundy” focusing on the island’s conservation efforts. Josh has previously worked with local production companies in Southampton like City Eye, Cass Productions and the SoCo Music Project. He has also spent time with BBC South, ITV London and Kudos Productions. He eventually aspires to work in television or film, producing high quality British drama.
Most recent directorial work...
https://vimeo.com/112979148 - "Saving Lundy" (Short Documentary)
Rebecca Houston - Producer
Having loved television for many years, Rebecca is currently in her final year, studying BA (Hons.) Television Production at Bournemouth University.
Rebecca has Produced a multitude of works whilst at University from drama to documentary to studio shows. Her most recent work includes directing a studio morning programme “Morning Rush” which involved two well known Sky News presenters and producing a short 15 minute drama “Three Hills” on which she worked with Director Joshua Bosley. Rebecca has previously worked for companies such as Talent TV South and has also worked at the Commonwealth Games as a live vision mixer.
James Murphy - Scriptwriter
James is currenty studying BA (Hons.) Scritwriting for TV and Film at Bournemouth University. He is also the University's President for the Writers' Society (2013-2014).
His previous work includes "The Making of the Pirates of the British Isles" a mockumentary short film, "An English Werewolf in an English Library" a horror short film and his most recent writing was for a comedy drama web series "Nine Grand Down”. James hopes to write a range of scripts, primarily television comedy drama and sitcom, but James had this to say...
"My passion lies in episodic drama and the comedy genre, however British film seems to be rising in popularity and online media sources are starting to act as contenders to mainstream television, so i'm open to exploring these paths as well”.
Angus Mitchell - Director of Photography
Angus has always had a passion for film making, and is currently studying a degree in Television Production at Bournemouth University.
Angus has been working with Resource Productions since 2007, and also as part of the production team for short film "Time out from Work" that won Best Film at the BFI Future Film Festival in 2010. Other successes with short films at Resource Productions include “Kharon” (2011), for which he was Director of Photography collaborating with Director, Myriam Raja, that has won Best Short Film for Under 22 year olds at the AIFF Film Festival (Australia). More recently, Angus has been working as a camera assistant and focus puller on various short films, as well as working with BBC Birmingham as a Camera Trainee for “Doctors” and worked on the most recent series of “Moving On”.
Megan Rarity - Costume
Megan is our lead costume designer and sourcing expert. She is currently studying Costume with Performance Design at Arts University Bournemouth, having recently completed a Level 4 Diploma in Art and Design, specialising in Costume, fuelling her passion for live production and film design.
As well as studying, she has also voluntarily worked on various children’s theatre shows with Theatre Company ‘Jam Theatre,’ designing costume and props.
Tom Parratt - Editor
Tom is in his final year studying BA (Hons.) Television Production at Bournemouth University. He is an experienced editor and has a strong passion for sport broadcasting.
His past experience as an editor also includes live-vision mixing in both a concert environment and on a larger scale in sports events such as the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. His recent work as an editor includes a 12 minute short comedy drama “Friend for the End” and a short performance film “Synchro” focusing on a masters division of synchronising swimming. Tom has previously worked with independent production companies such as Lanor Productions in Manchester as well as an in-house editor at Bournemouth Unviersity’s commercial production agency, Red Balloon. He has also spent time at Formula One Management and continues to soak up the environment of sports broadcasting with the intention to work in the post-production environment in the future.
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We are aware and understand that not everyone can contribute towards the film but you can help by spreading the word of the “Runner” Indegogo campaign. Tell your friends, your family, the next door neighbour, your cat. By sharing the campaign link on social media you will increase the amount of people that see what we are hoping to achieve and help us reach our goal.
We promise to keep you up to date with developments, informing you of our casting choices, locations, costume progress and further behind the scenes work. We are all extremely committed and excited for this project, so lets make it happen!
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