Team

The guys behind this ambitious project - more info coming soon

2007 Born of Hope Team

Filmmakers           Cast

Filmmakers

If you wish to contact any of the crew please send an email to the Actors at Work TEAM and your message will be forwarded to the right person. Thank you

Kate Robinson (Director/Co Producer/Co Writer)

Kate made her directorial debut in July 2005 with an ambitious project called 'Into the Darkness'.  Now complete it will be available to buy on DVD very shortly. 

Kate has been involved in a number of other projects with the Cambridge Filmmakers Network, filling a variety of roles including production managing, set dressing, boom operating, camera operating and production assistant.  Kate is also an actor, so when not behind the camera she can often be found in front of it.

Emily Blickem (Co Producer/Production Manager) 

After directing Battered Sausage in May, Emily went on to produce Into the Darkness, an epic short written by Joe Davison and directed by Kate Robinson.  Emily produced and directed Black Box, a tale about a kerbside recycling box and it's adventures on a typical Cambridge street. For this film she managed to receive the backing of Cambridge City Council.  On the 14th April Emily flies out to the United States for 3 weeks and has organised screenings while in Austin Texas of a number of Cambridge Filmmakers' Network short films including Actors at Work's Into the Darkness.  While there she will also be holding Q&As and being interviewed on local TV.

Matthew Wood (Co Writer)

Neill Phillips (Director of Photography)

Carl Homer (Assistant Producer) 

David Hipkin (1st Assistant Director) 

Stuart Watkins (Camera/Lighting Assistant) 

Chay Donohue (Camera/Lighting Assistant) 

Nicola Mount (Hair and Make-up Artist)

Lisa Kennedy (Hair and Make-up Artist)

Justine Wilson (Set Dressing) 

Justine has a bachelor of design in interior design from the University of Technology Sydney (2004) where she studied production design as her elective. During her final year she wrote her thesis on 'the importance of conceptualising and visualising when adapting text to film' using Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' films and Tolkien's trilogies as her case study. She has also studied concept art for film and television at AFTRS
(Australian Film Television and Radio School, 2005) as well as 'drawing the landscape' at Sydney College of Fine Arts (2005). She has been a production designer for a television pilot titled 'Cooking kids' which involved set designing, set dressing, costume and props design (2004). She has also designed the sets, props and artwork  for theatrical production for of 'the dreamer examines his pillow'(2004). She is a practising concept artist who has done work for number of independent short films, the most recent called 'the cell'.
Alongside 'Born of Hope' she is currently working full time in London for a company named 'What if innovation' as a creative coordinator, and is also the production designer for a feature film called 'Consequences', currently in production.

Liz Johnston (Stills Photographer)

James Rigby (Stills Photographer)

Rosalind Evans (Head of Costuming)

Lucie Williams (Costume maker)

Myra Yicks (On set costumer)

Mandy Mills (On set costumer)

Luke McNally (Orc Masks/Production Assistant)

Luke began sculpting at the age of 12, producing faces of famous celebrities for a 3D art and crafts company. Over the next 3 years he helped design and market their products, culminating in a trip to America, to meet with the head of marketing for WWF (World Wrestling Federation).  Since then Luke has continued to develop his skills, experimenting with many SFX techniques as well as learning to carve in wood and stone. However, it wasn't until he completed his Bachelors degree (and part of a Masters) in Dec 2005, that he realised he wanted a career in Special FX. From that point on he's been working hard to develop a portfolio. As luck would have it, he got to know Kate during his time at Cambridge University and took the opportunity to begin his portfolio with Born of Hope.   If you'd like to ask Luke any questions please email the Actors at Work Team and the message will be forwarded.

Ashram Maharaj (Production Assistant/Orc)

Jo McGowan (Production Assistant)

Samantha Andrews (Production Assistant)

Kam Sidhu (Production Assistant)

Camilo Colaço (Production Assistant/Orc)

Graham Matheson (Production Assistant)

Alan Hay (Production Assistant)

Chris Bouchard (Composer)

Chris is a young British composer who specialises in orchestral film scores on a micro-budget! Using the latest sample libraries and studio technology Chris is known for his realistic expressive and powerful orchestral sound. Inspired by film music greats like Howard Shore, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Hans Zimmer and Thoman Newman. His most notable work is his score for the popular fan film Star Wars: Revelations, the internet phenomenon of 2005 that logged millions of downloads and worldwide press acclaim. Chris believes there is no limit to the quality of film production possible through volunteer film making. You can listen to and download his music on his website: www.chrisbouchard.co.uk

Aaron Greenwood (Editor of Teaser Trailer)

Zainab Thorp (Elvish language expert and translator)

Henning Janssen (Concept Artist) - http://www.henj.nl

Catherine Karina Chmiel (Concept Artist) - http://tolkien.com.pl/kasiopea/ang/tolkien.htm

Ken Robins (Longbow archery supplies)

Langford Jordon

Evenstar Jensen

Joanne Utkus

 Cast

If you wish to contact any of the cast please send an email to the Actors at Work TEAM and your message will be forwarded to the right person. Thank you

Arathorn - Christopher Dane

Chris has worked extensively in independent short and feature films as well as professional theatre productions such as Mary Stuart in London's West End.

Chris shares the same Scandinavian roots as Viggo Mortensen and is both proud and thrilled to be playing Arathorn in this ambitious project.

www.christopherdane.co.uk

Dirhael - Andrew McDonald

Trained at LAMDA His work in Theatre includes The Royal Hunt of the Sun and Tartuffe at the National Theatre; The Alchemist, Julius Caesar and Columbus and the Discovery of Japan at the RSC; Don Carlos at the Crucible Sheffield and the Gielgud; Seasons at Richmond Orange Tree, Chichester Festival Theatre and Nuffield Southampton; the London productions of  Heroes, The Goat, The Simple Truth, Abigail’s Party, Golden Boy, Art and Medea and productions of Outliving the Hamster, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Charleys Aunt, Walking Out, Macbeth and Travels with My Aunt. His work for TV includes Eastenders and The Bill. His work in Radio includes Don Carlos.

Ivorwen - Philippa Hammond

Philippa began her acting career with such roles as third field-mouse in "Toad of Toad Hall". Numerous ladies in waiting followed until her first lead role as the Witch in "The Lion the Witch and The Wardrobe", at the age of ten.

Later in the year she will begin work on "Undone", a short film by the award-winning writer Judy Upton.

Halbarad - Jacques Hanlon

Jacques has been working as an actor and model since he was ten. He has appeared in numerous photographic ad campaigns and commercials and has acted lead roles in educational videos and student films. He also appeared in the Channel 4 docudrama “Teen Court". He is now nearly 16 and studying for his GCSE's.

Dúnedain Ranger - Howard Corlett

This past year has seen Howard appear as Bill Calhoun at the Minack Theatre, Captain Scarlet in advertising for the new Gerry Anderson TV series, as well as playing Rick Blaine in the BBC Film Club's adaptation of Casa Blanca. He is an accomplished dancer winning the UK salsa championships and featuring in the BBC's Strictly Dance Fever televised Finals and speaks French, Spanish and Portuguese. He is currently starring in two independent feature films.

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