Short Shorts
Freestyle Productions would like to hear from anyone interested in making short films - directors, producers, writers, actors and so on. ‘Short Shorts’ will be the banner under which the productions are collectively produced. These productions can be short, sharp and simple films, scenes, sketches and promos, all of which will be submitted to festivals & competitions, as well as being useful showreel material for those involved.”
By working on these smaller productions Freestyle mean to build up a portfolio of work as well as a database of writers, directors, actors, etc, and a pool of collective experience, contacts and resources and subsequently collaborate on bigger more ambitious projects. Ultimately aiming to create a talented and experienced group of filmmakers who have all worked together previously and use this team to develop and shoot both short and feature length productions intended for sale and distribution.
They are currently looking for short scripts to begin pre-production. These shorts can also be promo’s, sketches, trailers or excerpts from larger projects in development. At this stage all submissions must be able to be shot on a very low budget, with minimal cast and locations. Writers or ideas that show potential may be identified to be developed/nurtured for larger productions in the future.
If you would like to submit an idea please write to the producer, Daniel Stilwell, at info@freestyleproductions.co.uk
If you would like to be involved in these productions
please email
crew@freestyleproductions.co.uk including a CV and a covering letter
outlining your experience, any resources you have access to that you could bring
to the group and the reasons for your interest.
Films under the ‘Short Shorts’ banner (click for more details):
Detention (In Post-Production)
By Daniel Stilwell
Directed by Max Lewendel
Starring Karma Rae & Dan Styles
A school girl seduces her teacher, but not all is what it seems.
School Run (In pre-production)
Written & Directed by Daniel Stilwell
Fight Direction by Ruth Cooper-Brown
Starring Tina Barnes & Dan Styles
A tall dark man, a thrilling chase, a shocking fight and a big misunderstanding
The Stain (In pre-production)
By Colin Jeffrey
Directed by Daniel Stilwell
Staring Colin Jeffrey & Nadia Ostacchini
A stain is used as a metaphor for a dysfunctional marriage.
The first ‘Short Shorts’ production, a re-write of the final scene of ‘Consequences’ used as a test shoot for the ‘Short Shorts’ production team, was shot in March 2008 and is currently in editing. Here are some comments from the team after the shoot:
“The shoot was a huge success. The level of talent and experience within the team was very high and everyone performed above and beyond my expectations so I could not have asked for more.”
Daniel Stilwell (Producer)
“It was a long day but everyone remained brilliantly high spirited and professional throughout”
Kate Robinson (Production Liaison Manager)
“My expectations for the quality and professionalism of the shoot were absolutely blown out of the water. Absolutely everyone was a joy to work with on what could have been a long and painful day and I would relish the chance to work with any of you again in a heartbeat.”
Daniel Creasy (Actor)
“There was this positive energy on the set, the actors were amazing, the Director was on point and knew what he wanted, DoP, what can I say, awesome; A pleasure to work with. Truly a blessing to have met you all.”
Jeff Owusu (Sound)
“The footage looks superb. I'm still blown away at how professional everyone was - it was one of the most enjoyable shoots I've been on. A real pleasure.”
Steve Giles (DoP)
“I hope it is the first of many” Max Lewendel (Director)
