Stephen Nagel’s short film, Day Zero, was made with zero budget – achieved by shooting on mobile phones, pulling in actor friends to perform, and borrowing props wherever he could. That kind of filmmaking situation is something I bear in mind when reviewing a micro or zero budget film, though ultimately, whatever its cost, it… Day Zero (Short Film) Read More
Smartphone Filmmaking
“You can be much more guerrilla with your filming, you can just film in a train or a cafe” director Simon Horrocks. Smartphone filmmaking is making waves in the industry. But what does it involve for directors, and what does it mean for actors? How can you harness its artistic capabilities and what about its… Smartphone Filmmaking Read More
Zoe Cunningham On Starring In Smartphone Short “You Have Been Chosen”
“It’s using what you’ve got, it’s making an asset of what you’ve got, and using it to style your film” Actress Zoe Cunningham stars as Fiona in Simon Horrocks’ You Have Been Chosen, a short film shot on a smartphone about a smartphone app that takes over Fiona’s decision-making – one of those apps that sounds like a… Zoe Cunningham On Starring In Smartphone Short “You Have Been Chosen” Read More
You Have Been Chosen (Short Film) Short Film 4 stars
Imagine an app that makes all your decisions for you, and you don’t even have to ask it anything. It just… knows. The best sci fi is tantalisingly close to a sort of reality, and You Have Been Chosen certainly fits the bill. It’s both frightening and highly desirable. It’s a very meta proposition, a… You Have Been Chosen (Short Film) Read More
Filmmaker Simon Horrocks On Smartphone Filming, Raising Money & Netflix
“Everyone is used to seeing people filming with their phones… It’s now just part of life so people hardly react. They might just see you out of the corner of their eye if you’re filming and not even bother to turn round” Simon Horrocks is a screenwriter, producer and director from London. After making his feature… Filmmaker Simon Horrocks On Smartphone Filming, Raising Money & Netflix Read More
Unsane 3.5 stars
Quick warning – there’s a general air of spoilery-ness at the very end so if you want to watch Unsane blind, and it’s worth doing that, come back and read this afterwards! What can you do if the more you try to convince the world that you are perfectly fine, the more that is seen… Unsane Read More
Unsane Trailer Will Make U Doubt Everythung
*** Check out my (rather spoilery) Unsane review now *** “Do you know how many calls the cops get like that every week?” asks Scary Nurse at the psychiatric hospital when Sawyer Valentini, kept there against her will, phones the police to ask for help. “Those are from crazy people…” Sawyer replies. The trailer for… Unsane Trailer Will Make U Doubt Everythung Read More