Standing By

Standing by Trailer from David Jeffcoate on Vimeo.

Standing By is short film inspired by Wim Wenders Wings Of Desire, (Der Himmel über Berlin) and deals with an angel by the name of Ziel (Paul Huntingford) who is tired of his existence and wishes to experience life as a human. To offer advice is fellow angel Tirus (Howard Charles) who is content with serving humanity.

The film was shot in London, Paul and Howard were brilliant to work with, and put such enthusiasm into the parts. The major flaw has been the technical problems with sound recording, although on the bright side, much of the dialogue was salvageable. But on the whole the sound design could be better, and will be something I pay close attention to next time.

As always none of this would have been possible without the commitment and wisdom of Daffydd Turner, who’s Visual Effects, I feel, constitute some of his finest work.

Also I want to thank James Mossahebi for doing the jobs I couldn’t, and Dillon Clare for stepping in at the eleventh hour and allowing me to do just one more take, in the freezing cold.

Technical specs:

Shot on Mini DV in DVCAM Format.
Shot using Sony PD – X10

Edited and Graded in Final Cut Pro Studio.

Visual Effects created with Photoshop, After Effects and Particle Illusion.

It's My Shout Documentary...

IT'S MY SHOUT DOCUMENTARY:

This was a short documentary I was asked to make for the It's My Shout training scheme, which is currently in partnership with ITV. The original brief wanted a Doctor Who Confidential-esque feel to it but this quickly changed to an X - factorish design. But due to several logistical disruptions I had to aim for what I hope is something in between. Big thanks to Ioan Lloyd who came in at very short notice to help record the audio. And also Roger Burnell who helped make it possible for us to talk to so many of the cast and crew desipite a demanding schedule.

Technical specs:

Shot on DV with a Canon XL2.

Edited using Final Cut Pro Studio.

Music by Flood.

The Final Day Of Sam Flye...

The Final Day of Sam Flye Trailer from David Jeffcoate on Vimeo.

THE FINAL DAY OF SAM FLYE:

This is a trailer for a short film I made Nearly a year ago. Its a fictional documentary about a regional radio presenter who is asked to replace Chris Moyles as Radio 1 breakfast show host going about his fianl day at his regional station. Sam Flye is played by Bill Uden with an amazing supporting cast in the forms of Narrelle Evans, Rhys Herrige and Stuart Davies. Camera Operation was performed by Louise Thomas and the score was provided by the incredible band Flood. The editing was done by Rhodri Davies who's sense or timing and story really cementated the performances together.

Technical specs:

Shot on DV using Cannon XL2.

Edited and Colour corrected in Final Cut Pro Studio.

The Life Of Death...

THE LIFE OF DEATH:

This is a short film based on dialogue from the best selling novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Death is played by the brilliant Ioan Hefin. The score was written by Matt Evans who's professional perfectionism helped make up for my many mistakes. Special effects were done by Daf 'The Man' Turner who came on board at very short notice but produced some fantastic work that makes me feel privileged to be a filmmaker.

Technical specs:

Shot on DV using Sony DSR-390.

Edited with Final Cut Pro Studio 2.

SFX created using After Effects 7.

Graded with Apple Color/After Effects 7.