A schoolteacher unravels the mystery behind the odd relationship between her new pupil and a stranger with a dark secret.
What's New
23Feb
Shoot Wrapped!
Today we wrapped filming on our shoot! Stills and videos coming soon!
21Jan
Storyboards
Director Jamie Sims and 1st AD Ben Cowan sat down to finalise storyboards.
20Jan
Bertie the Newfoundland
We went to meet a dog for the film, Bertie the Newfoundland. Here is the video!
16Jan
School Meeting
We held a meeting with all of our extras' parents after school today!
15Jan
Grit Media Interview
Director Jamie Sims, Writer Allan Macleod and Producer Nina Kastner do an interview with Grit Media.
13Jan
Fully Cast!
We're now fully cast! We shall be revealing our actors very shortly!
12Jan
Composer Visit
Director Jamie Sims, Sound Designer James Wright and Editor Ross Cameron went to meet our Composer Harry Kirby.
11Jan
Caravan Location Visit
Our location team tracked down a nearby abandoned caravan to pass as Big George's house!
10Jan
School Location Visit
We took a trip to our school location for a meeting with the Headmaster, and to begin measuring out rooms!
9Jan
Paul Bolton Audition
We took a trip to London for auditions for the part of Paul Bolton.
8Jan
Scheduling
Producer Nina Kastner and 1st AD Ben Cowan sat down to work out a preliminary schedule for the shoot!
4Jan
Location Visit
Today, we visited our school location to plan out a few of our scenes.
1Jan
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Everybody! Donations are going swimmingly so let's keep it going! Thanks x
25Dec
Merry Christmas!
We hope everyone is having a fantastic Christmas!
21Dec
School Location
Today we locked down our location for the school. Forms are signed and we've begun to map out the scenes in the school!
18Dec
Donations Galore!
Our Kickstarter Page hasn't even been online a day, and we're already 26% funded! Thank You!
17Dec
Kickstarter Page
Today we set up our Kickstarter page. To donate towards our film, simply click here! Donate!
12Dec
Pledge Video
Today we shot the video for our crowd fundraising page, we hope to have the page go live, later today!
11Dec
Almost Fully Cast
We have finalised our casting and have made offers towards the lucky few!
10Dec
Casting Decisions
Director Jamie Sims, Producer Nina Kastner and Writer Allan Macleod review all of our actors!
9Dec
Casting Recalls
The team head to London for the last day of Casting Recalls.
8Dec
Casting Recalls
The team head to London for Casting Recalls. We will have a Karen and Ellie after this weekend!
7Dec
Creature Builder
We welcome a new member to our team, Robbie Drake, to help build our creature!
6Dec
Crowd Fundraising
We set about creating our Kickstarter page! Coming Soon!
Shoot Wrapped!
A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYOBDY INVOLVED AND ATTACHED, WHO'VE HELPED MAKE THIS DREAM BECOME A REALITY!
About Our Story
'As I write this I can see Ellie from my window playing and I am still in awe at the child's circumstances. Perhaps it is fate that she was born half-blind, allowing her not to see the creature for the monstrosity it truly is.' - Karen Crawshaw, October 1994 (Diary Extract)
Synopsis
A schoolteacher unravels the mystery behind the odd relationship between her new pupil and a stranger with a dark secret.
Our Aim
As primary school teacher Karen Crawshaw takes on new pupil Eleanor Stagg, a man spends his days watching the children at the gates to the school. With the sense of peace at the school now threatened, Karen attempts to understand the man's strange attraction to Eleanor, all the while coming to terms with the bizarre behaviour of the headmaster – Paul Bolton.
In a chilling climax, Karen discovers that the true evil had been much closer to home, and the man was not as he seemed.
The film hopes to regenerate interest in the horror/monster genre through combining metaphorical parallels between a common evil within society - paedophilia - and a traditional creature of nightmares. Using this, the film explores both adult and child fears.
The film will be shot during the course of February 2013 in and around Surrey, UK.
Production
Press
We have been fortunate enough to feature in several blogs/magazines, here are just a few of them. If you'd like to do an article on the film, please contact Ben Cowan at marketing@howlshortfilm.com
Sarah Whitehouse has a wide range of experience, having worked in feature films, TV, theatre and in radio. Sarah brings a natural maternal quality to Karen.
You can find out more at: IMDB WEBSITE
Ellie Stagg
Cara Doherty
The youngest of our cast, Cara Doherty is a fantastic actress with huge success already, currently working on commercials and short films. There is something magic about Cara which we knew from day one, and we're very excited to show this on screen!
Mr Bolton
James Wren
Although the antagonist of the film, James Wren is from a comedy background as a writer, performer and producer working with the likes of Rhys Darby. James brings a brilliant realism to the Bolton.
You can check him out on: IMDB WEBSITE
Big George
Neil Cole
Neil Cole had a captivating stillness in his audition: the perfect Man for Howl. Not only an actor, a comedian, broadcaster, voiceover artist, and motorsport journalist, he is also currently shooting his own show.
You can check him out on: IMDB WEBSITE
Masha Greenwood
Keeley Jo-Jupp
Playing the mother of Eleanor Stagg, Keeley-Jo Jupp has worked in film, radio and theatre. Keeley brings the difficult challenge of someone trying to provide for her daughter, while the whole world crashes around her.
You can check her out on: IMDB WEBSITE
The Creature
Dan Dewhirst
Dan Dewhirst is a highly experienced Stunt-Man and Actor whose performances have covered everything from feature film to West-End stage. Previous creature performances include work for Ridley Scott's Prometheus, movement for Rytlock Brimstone in the award winning game GuildWars 2 and shows for the Royal Opera House.
You can find our more about him here: MODEL MAYHEM
Amy
Jessica Bohan
One of our main classroom children, Jessica Bohan's confident nature makes her perfect for the showoff of the class. She was a delight in the auditions and is perfect on screen!
Aaron
Liam Finnegan
The second youngest of our cast, Liam Finnegan's curious and cheeky nature makes him perfect for the role of Aaron, he stood out from many in our auditions. We're very please to have him involved!
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