THE HAMLEIGH DISAPPEARENCES

The second instalment in the Hamleigh Woods saga...


(but chronologically the first)

GABBY TURNS 19! - A Birthday Retrospective

My girlfriend's birthday was coming up and as a gift to her among the other surprises I decided I'd document her day for her. Just a personal video really.

I WORKED ON A MUSIC VIDEO

So they time finally came when I was assigned a group to work on a music video and if I'm gonna be frank I believe ours came out better than most peoples in my college class. I'm still thoroughly impressed by this as it is my first music video. We all alternated roles in the production but eventually created individual cuts. Sadly though my cut was never the official one used It's still a cool thing to take a look at in my opinion.

James Parsons is a cool cat to work with so check him out: https://www.youtube.com/user/JustParsons

INVASION IN THE BACKYARD - a tale of woe, misery and 48 hr short films

This was originally my entry for the 48 hour sci-fi London short film competition however, This became a disaster!

They claimed they would send me my brief at 11:00am and they sent me one line: The line I appear to be saying in the thumbnail picture above. Also my improvisation for story didnt serve me as well as I was hoping thus I feel like I could've been capable of something funnier than this. We began the shoot and I was plagued by a lack of motivation as well as increasing disinterest in my actress and girlfriend.

Thoroughly disenchanting.

To top it all off, I began editing and I was hit the realisation they had sent me even more details. I'm unsure when it was they sent me these belated demands. However there was no one I could meet them therefore my film no longer reached my specified needs.

On the bright side however, this was the first time I completed a short film using Premiere Pro editing software on my own Macbook and for which I feel it boosts the quality of the film slightly, despite an exporting glitch causing my film to render at a lower quality.

Oh well, through this I've developed a bitter distaste for these types of competitions and I'm mildly reluctant to try them again but at least I made a short goofy video.

ESCAPE FROM THE GIANT (2006)

This is one of my very first movies. A true Small Studios classic from the way back when - I used to just improvise movies on the fly in the backyard. Now for the first time witness it online! and see how crappy things were....and still kinda are.

Transported to another land these strange action figures from a variety of shows must try to escape a giant looming presence of a killer foot!

THE REVIVAL OF DRACULA

It's Finally Here! My first (arguable) worthwhile film...




For more BEHIND THE SCENES videos check out the following videos:

Moskow J. Stiles - Show Reel 2014

Here's my showreel I've put together in order to show my strengths as a Editor, Cinematographer and a Director. It's not perfect - far from it but as a first attempt I think it was admirable.

GETTING A FOOT IN THE DOOR - A Short Film about a foot

Not bad for a film entirely conceived, shot and edited all within about an hour and a half. It's meant to be a parody/or a homage to those various art films which really don't feature much going on. I think it turned out very good and open to interpretation...again, not bad for a 'bored film'



oh also I have a new scanner app which means when I upload more shortlad they won't look like utter shit!

CHRISTMAS JOY

The Bath Christmas Market is a common staple of the Bath tourism and culture, as such it was no surprise when the college tasked me and a small group to make a short film (though this is more of like a tone poem) of the Bath Christmas Market. This was an exercise in using low lighting and boosting settings to get the best out of the dark environment.

LOVE'S LAST MEETING

Love's Last Meeting is a short improvised film about two lovers. As they pass a red umbrella which symbolises their dying love. Originally a sound film, the audio turned out appalling so it was dumped and turned into a tone poem in post production. It was originally filmed as a comedy with drama students however they didn't turn up and we decided to turn the idea into a tongue in cheek - mostly do to acting. However I believe my editing has lead my interpretation of the footage to be highly subjective and therefore is capable of being interpreted any way the viewer prefers.

AUTUMN - Short Film

I present to you one of the first pieces of College second year work I'm actually proud of. Stunning! I know right. God, things are just so much better than last year in media studies.

We were told to go out and film something and just "impress" our lecturer and I ended up in a team with two other guys: Aynsley and Calum. The theme was 'Changing seasons'. I'm really happy with this video and I feel it encapsulates everything I can improve upon as a filmmaker. Taking initiative in shot design to having my own individual edit distinct from the others. In fact, it may be the first thing I've ever been proud of in college. Enough to warrant willingly being picked on, for showcase by my lecturer.

SHORT FILM: REVIVAL OF DRACULA SCRIPT COMPLETE

It's amazing to think that in just under 3 weeks, I've been able to formulate an idea of what I want from a Dracula short film and write a 7 page script about it. All stemming from my costume this year. Just wow, to top it off I'm even producing storyboards (a rare occurrence for me) and have ready and willing actors and have even bought prosthetics and make-up in preparation!

...Just wow! this is probably outside of college, the most professional I've ever been in creating a film. I'm so excited for this, we start shooting Saturday and I cannot wait! It's how planned everything is, my new camera, using my friends as actors like the old days, Frank shooting behind scenes material, Dracula, the B-Movie aesthetic! it's all tumbled so fast and I'm so joyed to be making this!

John Yogi Bear: An E! True Not True Story

(Originally Released July 1st 2014)

Yogi Bear is owned by Warner Bros.

Learn the true story behind one of the pioneering innovators of television.

Cinephobia

(Originally Released June 7th 2014)

You must guide our protagonist. You decide his truth. He must have faith to believe he can comprehend what the veritable truth is. He has begun to keep a journal to record the experience however life has proven to be difficult as the lines between reality and fiction are beginning to blur together faster and faster.  You must choose whether he is caught in a kind of conspiracy to shatter his perception of what is real or if they're really only measly tricks of the mind.