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A look through the viewfinder…

Wed, 30 May 2012 11:22:38 +0100

A look through the viewfinder…

#mirrorshort edit in progress… shaping up nicely!

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:11:13 +0000

#mirrorshort edit in progress… shaping up nicely!

…and here’s a behind the scenes look of what we were...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:04:00 +0000

…and here’s a behind the scenes look of what we were up against on the shooting day of the Bavaria ‘Benidorm’ Idents

Bavaria sponsors ITV’s Benidorm - Here are the idents I...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:46:00 +0000

Bavaria sponsors ITV’s Benidorm - Here are the idents I cut and directed for Bavaria beer shot on one very snowy day in Yorkshire. Yep, this wasn’t shot in Benidorm. The magic of film, eh? Hats off to the crew and cast members including Will Tristram and Kate Madison (links follow them on Twitter) for being able to work in such freezing conditions… especially my bikini girls!

I’ll upload some HD versions as soon as they’re available. See them on television from Friday 24th Feb, ITV1, 9pm.

Shooting “The Day In The Life of a Bathroom Mirror”

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:12:41 +0000

Shooting “The Day In The Life of a Bathroom Mirror”

I’ve just finished the pre-viz storyboards for “A...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:51:00 +0000

I’ve just finished the pre-viz storyboards for “A Day in the Life of a Bathroom Mirror”, a comedy short film I’m directing in Manchester this weekend. It’s been a while since I’ve done a short as I’ve been concentrating on the features front but I came across this great script and fell in love with it. It’s going to be a highly visual piece shot on a specially designed set to pull off some clever little optical tricks I’m planning. A normal bathroom is such a small space to work with so a set is necessary in order to allow the camera to be unrestricted in it’s movement. That’s why I love a good pre-viz (pre-visualisation) which allows me to find the shots before I even get to set. With one day to shoot and an ambitious amount of shots that’s valuable shooting time saved already…

Once the short is complete, we’ll release a side by side comparison with my original boards and see how close we get!

Hi Phil - I have a story I think might speak to you. Can I send you a PDF? regards, Casimir Greenfield.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:41:55 +0000

Hello Casimir… Please submit your script through my features company. Submission policy and...

Casting…

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:09:53 +0000

Casting…

Sony PSP | Invizimals The Lost Tribes I’m very happy I can...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:06:00 +0000

Sony PSP | Invizimals The Lost Tribes I’m very happy I can finally ad this to the reel! Here’s the ad currently running in Europe for Invizimals: The Lost Tribes. This was a great shoot which turned a British garden into a jungle and created an arctic snowstorm in a basement! Shot on RED by Michael Costelloe. Production: MCTV. Agency: Love Creative.

Philm Company’s official announcement of the slate in...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:34:13 +0000

Philm Company’s official announcement of the slate in Screen Daily. Thanks to Sarah Cooper for the article. Exciting times! Read the full article here.

Baveria Idents: A 15” ident for Baveria Beer airing for...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:23:00 +0000

Baveria Idents: A 15” ident for Baveria Beer airing for their sponsorship of THAT SUNDAY NIGHT SHOW on ITV. This is one of a series of cuts shot on the high speed Phantom camera at between 100fps and 800fps.

Multiple layers in #smoke whilst grading and onlining the new...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:56:32 +0000

Multiple layers in #smoke whilst grading and onlining the new Baveria Beer ads. Looking lovely!

Here’s the first of three new Sony PSP commercials airing...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:39:00 +0000

Here’s the first of three new Sony PSP commercials airing in the UK and Europe. Shot in multiple locations around Manchester on RED in one day. This commercial features the new PSP-E1000 console which actually wasn’t available when we shot on location. We originally shot with the older console. I also shot background plates of the action during the location shoot and then shot the newer console on green screen in a studio later. DoP: Michael Costelloe. Post production: 422. Agency: Love. Production: Mercedes Crescenti TV.

Here’s a recent ad I directed for Groupon.co.uk....

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:19:02 +0000

Here’s a recent ad I directed for Groupon.co.uk. It’s their first television commercial in the UK. No doubt you’ll see this multiple times on television over the coming months! Shot on the Sony F3 with compact primes. A departure from my usual RED cameras but the F3 allowed us to have a filmic quality and allow lighter and easier operation for the style of the ad in small locations. Shot in London.

How did we make a feature film in two days? Find out in the...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:52:54 +0100

How did we make a feature film in two days? Find out in the one-hour documentary which is now available to watch for free! It features specially shot interviews with the producers, director of photography, cast, writer and I. We go into enormous detail in this doc so it’s recommended for all filmmakers! Enjoy.

The first draft is complete! It starts here… I can’t...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:39:03 +0100

The first draft is complete! It starts here… I can’t wait to read it. @aidanmagrath @valmcdermid

Making it snow…

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:46:06 +0100

Making it snow…

A shot of my little stars for the new PSP commercial

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:16:01 +0100

A shot of my little stars for the new PSP commercial

My lovely composer Richard Bodgers of Theme Music (composer of...

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:59:07 +0100

My lovely composer Richard Bodgers of Theme Music (composer of The Butterfly Tattoo, Being Sold and many of my commercials) and I at a talk a little while ago at the Exposures Film festival.

"Being Sold certainly is revolutionary, innovative and very clever...thoroughly enjoyable smart, fun and witty comedy drama...with shades of Peter Weir’s The Truman Show and Ron Howard’s Edtv..."

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:08:40 +0100

"Being Sold certainly is revolutionary, innovative and very clever...thoroughly enjoyable smart, fun...