Doctor Who. '73 Yards'. What an experience to direct Russell's magnificent script. As soon as I read this mysterious, unnerving folk-horror, I was hooked. Some details of how we made it!
A big part of my prep is ‘video-boarding’. During pre-production, I go to the locations and use my iPhone to film members of the crew doing the blocking I’m picturing for the actors. Here's a few examples of how this translated into reality...
Though we prepped a lot, we also got very lucky with the weather gods. During a week of January filming on the beautiful Welsh coast, we got spectacular sun and it barely rained.
Guys the love is mad!! Reading all ur msgs and so grateful 💙 thank you to Russell &
@dholmeswilliams
for bringing Lindy to life, to Ncuti and Millie for being real life angels and finally to this fringe for making me look like a mop
A huge shoutout to the incredible crew on this episode. In particular, cinematographer Sam Care, who created some beautiful images, producer Vicki Delow who pulled it all together and editor Chris Roebuck, who made it sing. Go watch!
At the start of the pandemic, I received an email with the subject heading 'M. Night Shyamalan likes your short'
Flash forward three mad years and here's some of my favourite stills from my fourth and final episode of SERVANT.
Eternally grateful to
@MNightShyamalan
.
Ncuti hints in GQ that his first filmed scene was a “pivotal” moment in his series.
“The final scene in episode 5. People will remember that scene. I remember thinking ‘you have to dig deep and pull out something that will blow everyone on this set away’. And I bloody well did.”
Low priority in the age of coronavirus, but THE DEVIL'S HARMONY, my short film about a bullied a cappella club who sing their enemies to death, will have its online launch on WEDNESDAY via
@ShortoftheWeek
1️⃣4️⃣🚨 - WELCOME TO THE WHONIVERSE
@dholmeswilliams
!
Our first director for
#DoctorWho
Series 14!
You can hear a little bit from Dylan in tomorrow’s DWM…
The Devil's Harmony is now live on
@criterionchannl
! Bloody crazy.
If someone told me this would happen when I was developing it in Picturehouse Central café with
@elnathancraig
and Jess O'Kane back in 2017, I probs would have cried. Thanks, Criterion!
In this week's Short + Feature, watch
@dholmeswilliams
's award-winning black-comic short THE DEVIL’S HARMONY (2019) alongside one of its inspirations,
@rianjohnson
's ingenious high-school noir homage BRICK (2005)!
WARNING.
A film is circulating on the internet that is highly dangerous.
Do NOT watch it.
Do NOT share it with your friends.
It is NOT for your consideration.
Greetings world! Low priority in the age of coronavirus, but my short film THE DEVIL'S HARMONY, about a bullied teenage girl who leads an a cappella club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies, is now LIVE.
@ShortoftheWeek
THE DEVIL'S HARMONY is free online for the next 7 days. All you have to do is click on the below link (and, if you're feeling click-generous, vote for the film too).
It was the experience of a lifetime to direct two episodes of Servant season 3 for
@MNightShyamalan
. It's a bold, twisted & darkly hilarious show that it was an absolute honour to work on.
Series 1 & 2 streaming on
@AppleTV
now. Series 3 coming January 2022.
.
@Servant
episodes 21-30 arrive January 21st. Goal is to tell the story in 40. If you haven't watched the previous 2 seasons, catch them now on
@AppleTVPlus
. In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to give you all a little treat, a teaser for Season 3.
Wrapped on the first episode of the show I’m directing on. American crew pulled a blinder. Thought it only right to gift them this classic English delicacy. Marmite stocks now at historic lows in greater Philadelphia area.
I wanted
@Servant
to be a place where you can see the next generation of the most up and coming writers and directors. They have made season 3 which drops on January 21 the most incredible season. Catch up on all 20 episodes before we drop 21-30.
Servant was
@dholmeswilliams
' first time delving into the world of television.
@MNightShyamalan
tapped him to not only direct 2 episodes of
#Servant
Season 3, he will also come back to direct in Season 4.
Delighted that my short film STILTS will have its North American premiere at
@Slamdance
Film Festival 2021! Hurrah. Can't wait for them to catch
@cononeilluk
's stellar performance.
By maintaining tight close-ups on each of the characters, director
@dholmeswilliams
successfully creates a feeling of claustrophobia and paranoia in
#Servant
.
Congratulations to
@dholmeswilliams
and the whole team behind THE DEVIL'S HARMONY on their
@BIFA_film
Awards nomination!
Made with Random Acts, Dylan's next film STILTS, is out tomorrow!
A few fun BTS snaps from my first episode of Servant, 'Ring', written by the incredible Laura Marks (pictured). Had to secretly pinch myself on set a couple of times while discussing my shotlist with
@MNightShyamalan
. He is the coolest boss!
This is a frame from the 24th episode of
@Servant
. This frame is a playful example of The director
@dholmeswilliams
’ spirit. This is from the garbage disposal’s POV. This is a classic example of our directors drawing a shot & our crew building to it.
@labisiffre
It was my editor
@chrismroebuck
‘s suggestion - he’s a massive fan of yours (like me) and his mind went straight to your song when we started editing the sequence. It fit perfectly and we were so delighted you let us use it! Thank you! ❤️ (Dylan, director of the episode)
Hurrah! The Devil’s Harmony has been nominated for Best UK Short at Raindance 2019 (
@Raindance
)
To celebrate, I’ve made a snazzy lil trailer for the film. Giz a watch:
v. excited that The Devil's Harmony will go live on
@criterionchannl
in August, twinned with a film that was a massive inspiration for us when we were making it - Rian Johnson's 'Brick'!
My second episode of SERVANT - episode 308, 'Donut' - is out now on
@AppleTV
. Give it a watch!
Working again with the swiss maestro Gabriel Lobos DOP.
On ‘Servant’, Night insists that the directors make bold decisions. Generic coverage that doesn’t take a perspective is verboten. It’s a brave philosophy for a showrunner to take and one of the things I’ve loved most about working on the show.
In this image from episode 28/40 of
@Servant
the director
@dholmeswilliams
uses the TV perspective to show the family’s trauma at a frightening event. In this show we never really leave the home, so things seen through the TV or phones are extra powerful and sometimes shocking.
Back storyboarding today for a very exciting new project. It is always a bloody joy to work with
@rupertsmissen
. He's a genius.
Here's a few of his boards from some previous projects we worked on together.
Had a great time directing this short with the legend that is Jessica Hynes. Beautifully written by & co-starring Ryan Sampson. Produced by Tom Jordan.
S/W Alum
@dholmeswilliams
returns! A dark-comedy about two unlikely strangers who form an unlikely bond. Watch 'Catching the Bus' starring
@mrryansampson
and Jessica Hynes now -->
In honour of spooky season, here's one of my favourite scenes from my time directing on SERVANT.
Starting on a fun 360 shot (executed by a sublime cast & crew) and ending with a lot of splattery blood. Nell Tiger Free & Tony Revolori played absolute blinders. Plus cooking!
I had a MAJOR goal this year: cover more shorts. And I’m thankful
@ebertvoices
gave me the space to do so. My eight favorite shorts from
#Sundance2020
:
To any kind folk with a minute to spare, pls vote for The Devil’s Harmony for the audience award of The Wrap’s annual short film competition - 1 of 12 award-winning shorts selected from across the 🌏
They are here. The
#BIFA2019
nominations are finally out! Check out our website to see who's got the nod this year: . Big massive thanks to our hosts
@theotherJoeCole
and
#NaomiAckie
. 💯👌🏽
Film Twitter, I am looking for examples of films where the protagonist’s true objective is not revealed to the viewer until the middle / latter half of the film. So they might be in subterfuge / performing a role, before a big reveal.
🚨 NEW EVENT ALERT 🚨
We are happy to share that we will be partnering with
@riocinema
for our next event on the 27th of JULY!
Theme: REIMAGINING FABLES AND FAIRY TALES ON SCREEN
Can’t wait to share these powerful short films with you. Tickets:
THE DEVIL'S HARMONY is available for viewing online until this Friday, after which time it shall be banished from the interweb forever!
Excited that the film will subsequently be distributed by
@SalaudMorisset
alongside Jonathan Glazer's 'The Fall' and Lanthimos' 'Nimic'.
Greetings world! Low priority in the age of coronavirus, but my short film THE DEVIL'S HARMONY, about a bullied teenage girl who leads an a cappella club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies, is now LIVE.
@ShortoftheWeek
Tonight at
@HOME_mcr
, alongside THE LIGHTHOUSE comes a preview of STILTS, our upcoming short from
@dholmeswilliams
about an uneasy world in which everyone is forced to wear stilts...
And the one boy who'll go through anything to cut things short
Leo’s new short film launches Wednesday! It’s like they knew it was
#LeoSuterAppreciationDay
😂
@MarvelousGeeks_
this looks scary but I think it’s a thriller so I am braving it out of love for Leo❤️❤️