Need to Know: episode two

Episode two went live at 1pm yesterday - please watch, Like, Share!

Need to Know: episode one

...is now live!  Go get it!

Need to Know: release schedule

Good news, everyone!  We're pleased to announce that Need to Know will begin "airing" on YouTube this Friday at 1pm (UK time), and there'll be a new episode at the same time every week, for the next six weeks.  You can subscribe to our YouTube channel for immediate notification when the series updates, and we'll also get the links up on this site ASAP after they go live.

We can't wait to hear what you think!

Trailer: Need to Know

Big News!  We've just released the teaser trailer for Need to Know into the wilds of YouTube!  It's 38 seconds of awesome, so go watch it, share it with everyone you know, and tell us what you think in the comments, or your social network of preference!

Editing continues on the series itself, so stay tuned for news on the first episode proper!

New Project: Need to Know

If you've been following us on Facebook or Twitter, then you'll already know that we've started on another project - this time a web series!  We spent two days shooting last week, and everything has now started being assembled for editing.

First up, we're going to try and get a teaser put together to let everyone know that Need to Know is coming, and hint at what to expect; after that, we'll be releasing each of the episodes into the wild on a regular basis (schedule to be determined - watch this space!).

We're really excited to let everyone see what we've put together, but for now I just want to thank our awesome DP, Mat Cooper, our excellent cast, Vincent Jerome & Amy Matts, and everyone else who had a hand in making sure the shoot ran smoothly!

New Short: Time For Regret

Well, the shortlist for the 24 Hour Film Race has been published, and unfortunately Ninchilla Films' entry didn't make the cut.  I'm still really proud of what we managed to accomplish in the timeframe, though (especially considering there were only three of us!), so Time For Regret has now been made public on YouTube!

Work continues on our next project, too, so look out for more updates in the coming weeks!

Long Time No Etc.

It's been a while since our last update, but that doesn't mean nothing's been happening!  In the weeks since finishing up The Local, we've submitted the film to several festivals, and are waiting to hear word back.  Who knows?  Maybe when you finally see it, it'll be on the big screen!

We also took part in this year's 24-hour Film Race, which involved writing, shooting, editing and scoring a three-and-a-half minute film in under 24 hours.  At 3am local time, they provided us with a theme (Time Travel), a prop (an egg), and an action (crumpling a piece of paper) to base the film around, and we got our entry, Time for Regret, submitted with moments to spare!

Writing and planning also continues on future projects, which we'll share with you as soon as possible!

Thanks for following our progress - we hope you like what we've done so far, and what we do in future!

The Local update #5 - COMPLETE!

Long time no update, but NEWS FLASH: the epicture is cut, the sound is mixed, and the colour is graded - The Local is finished!

Discs and covers have been printed (and looking awesome!), so the first festival submissions are getting under way.

I'd just like to once again thank our great cast (Kevin Keenan, Martin McCann, and Justin Davis), our DP Paul Christie, Jennifer Bowman for makeup, and an additional hooray to Chris Packman for the quick turnaround on colour grading.

There's no plan yet for a YouTube appearance, but we will get it released into the wild at some point - until then, watch this space for further updates!

The Local update #4 - That's a wrap!

The dust has settled now on our shoot for The Local, and we're ready to move into post-production next week!

We started off at our first location (Moyola Park Golf Club) just after 10am, got the cast made up (huge thanks to Jen Bowman!) and started running through the first scene.  The three guys worked really well together - Kevin Keenan as Dave, Martin McCann as Alfie, and Justin Davis as Brick - and it was a joy to just listen to their interpretations of the script and their characters.  We shot all 9 angles of the scene before 5pm, and then packed up to move on to our second location, for the third scene - which involved waiting for dark.

The Local update #3 - The Shoot

No updates in a while, I know, but today's the day!  We're heading down to the first location soon, to meet up with the great cast & crew we've assembled, and make a (short) movie!  This is just a brief note for now, but we'll try and have some more updates through the day on Twitter, and a proper report tomorrow.