Part 1
Creative mother and daughter team, Diana and Lucy Townsend will be describing their work producing and directing original screenplays films and showing clips from their work.
Diana has written and produced two feature films, the paranormal thriller Deadly Intent, and, most recently, the comedy horror Scareycrows,which will see its US premiere this autumn. She will be describing what inspired her to write the scripts and how the storylines evolved through the production period.
Lucy has directed a number of short films in addition to the feature, Scareycrows, and will be talking about combining horror with comedy, working with stunt co-ordinators, and the particular challenges of directing actors in unusual locations.
Part 2
Director, writer, illustrator and animator Ashley Thorpe of Carrion Films has been celebrating the neglected aspects of British folklore and British Gothic through deliciously terrifying animation for over 10 years. In this interactive Q&A session, Ashley will be presenting his varied works, screening titles & clips from the award winning Scayrecrows, The Screaming Skull, The Hairy Hands, the opening titles of Miramax’s Tales of Halloween as well as giving exclusive preview footage from his most recent title Borley Rectory starring Reece Shearsmith (Inside No.9, The League of Gentlemen) and Julian Sands (The Killing Fields, A Room with a View).
Ashley will reveal the tricks of the trade and answer questions on animation technique, developing stories for the screen and what it is like to work as an animator in the industry, both locally and further afield.
This event is part of the English riviera Film Festival 2017.
Time 5pm (part 1) and 7pm (part 2)
Cost £9
