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Technical Specs

Year: 2009
Duration: 15 minutes
Genre: Drama/ Neo Noir /Action

“Lets change the Rhythm a little bit.”

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Characters/Cast

Mark Willshire

Darren

Charlotte Brooks

Eva

Adam Darnbrough

Vincent

Paul Thomas

Marcus

Liam Francis

Sergio

Ben Newsome

Blondie

James Saville

Dom

Mike Dixon

Flirting Man

Phil Meacham

Warren

Michael Smyth

Angry Customer

Synopsis

Darren Cope is your typical lonely cowboy strolling into town, not saying much and then leaving again. Except in this story the cowboy is no cowboy but a lazy mid 20’s guy who wears a crumpled suit and is sarcastic to the core. This man is clearly in search of something but we never really find out what it is but rumors begin to circulate after he starts making regular visits to Eva’s jazz bar the ‘Prairie Oyster’. Eva and her kid guitarist cousin Vincent share a deep fascination in this stranger and try unlock who he is. But Darren being the self-deprecating blasé type of guy always ends up leaving them empty handed.

Directors Comments

Dirge is a short film where a loner by the name of Darren Cope enters a secluded Jazz bar called the ‘Prairie Oyster’ gaining the attention of the owner and her guitar playing nephew. After a jealous gang leader by the name of Marcus has a little too much to drink the group decide to have a little fun.

After finishing ‘Last Days of Innocence’ I wanted to do something in the complete opposite direction, bar room conversation and back alley brawls seemed like a good place to start.

The shoot for Dirge took place over a week in February 2009. The locations we filmed at were an alleyway in Preston town centre (can you spot it in Stray Dog?) and a bar, which is really the 2nd floor to a nightclub called 53 Degrees. Fifthteen people at 3 o’clock in the morning filming a choreographed fight scene which was a fun filled adventure but I admit by the second night it grew difficult and as the days went on it took its toll on the cast and crew. But I think they all got a kick out filming under such unusual circumstances.

Ive Choreographed fight scenes before with Assistant director Kyle Brearey but this was something new for us trying to capture it on camera in such a poorly lit location.

This is probably my nod to the noir and western genres, which I have so much love and admiration for. A lot of the themes in Dirge will probably be carried through onto my future works and hopefully one day be perfected.