When it comes to local film-making (to be encouraged!), you can't get much more local than the small town of Goring in Sussex (pop: 8000). Film-maker Jamie Langlands admits the process was a hands-on touch-and-go affair:
“I wrote it as we went along,” Jamie said. “It was like a work in progress. It started as a short film and we shot like ten or 11 minutes on one day but then I started thinking we have got enough story here to turn it into a feature film. It starts with a girl who is locked in an underground basement. She's like in a cell and she wakes up and she's got no recollection of how she got there. She just has to get out of this cell and navigate through these catacombs and work out what is happening, and as she goes along she uncovers more and more. She keeps seeing things and gets more recollections and starts to remember. And she gets to the point where she works out exactly what is in play here."
The plot is reminiscent of the John Fowles classic psycho-drama The Collector (1963) - read it now - let's hope Jamie's movie is as good.
The film is premiered at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing on September 8th. Be there to discover the excitement of making a movie and leaving your footprint on history.
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Scene from The Cellar
“I wrote it as we went along,” Jamie said. “It was like a work in progress. It started as a short film and we shot like ten or 11 minutes on one day but then I started thinking we have got enough story here to turn it into a feature film. It starts with a girl who is locked in an underground basement. She's like in a cell and she wakes up and she's got no recollection of how she got there. She just has to get out of this cell and navigate through these catacombs and work out what is happening, and as she goes along she uncovers more and more. She keeps seeing things and gets more recollections and starts to remember. And she gets to the point where she works out exactly what is in play here."
The plot is reminiscent of the John Fowles classic psycho-drama The Collector (1963) - read it now - let's hope Jamie's movie is as good.
The film is premiered at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing on September 8th. Be there to discover the excitement of making a movie and leaving your footprint on history.
Scene from The Cellar
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