Who are the NightVision team?
PlayThisNext is a cross platform development company. Equally at home developing concepts in TV, mobile, game platforms – our focus is solely on the viewer – delivering a creative product that delights, disrupts and empowers. With backgrounds in digital, branding and gaming our ambition is to develop content with an edge. We take an entrepreneurial approach to the business models that underpin our content roster to make the most of the opportunities of today’s media environment and our approach is open and collaborative – working with partners whose common goal is to ignite the next generation of entertainment content.
The Cast
We intend to shoot for the stars. The more money we raise the more we can spend on talent. We have already had some amazing conversation with some amazing actors. A stellar cast will be fully posted as soon as we can confirm. That said if you are already (or know) a super star and want to offer your talents then don’t be scared to drop us a line.
The Crew
Producer/Writer: Kevin Moss
Kevin Moss has been making websites since 1994, his experience stretches from making ARG’s for PlayStation, to working with the then Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion on the Poetry Archive, to creating gaming experiences on mobile phones. His personal projects include an animation series commissioned by E4/C4 and a short animation he created getting 20million Internet views.
He is now running the award-winning agency PlayThisNext.com who are shaping a new future for digital entertainment ranging from mobile applications, location based games and big budget TV shows and story worlds. In their first 12 months, PlayThisNext have been nominated for MIPCOM 360, 2010 Pixel Lab and won The Media Festivals Digital Arts prize sponsored by Channel4. Current transmedia projects include a big budget SciFi drama which has interest from a major US TV channel and the Street Gaming Epic ‘Everwake’.
Director/writer: Craig Griffith
Craig’s first feature film Through the Looking Glass won an award for Best Horror and was nominated for several other awards at festivals around the world. The film has since been signed by US distributor Goliath for world wide release. In addition he has also won several awards for his comedy short Little Blue Spot.
Editor: Claire Pringle
Claire experience spans award winning Feature films to Documentaries. She has just finished editing D.R. Hood’s Wreckers which is starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy
Casting: Clair Haynes
Little Narratives Casting Director is Clair Haynes, who has experience of many different sides of the industry and who brings this knowledge together to specialise in Casting. She trained through The Sorrel Carson Scholarship to The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, and has worked in theatre and film.
Clair has worked in film marketing at Mel Gibson’s Icon Film Distribution on titles including What women want, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Ghostworld, Heartbreakers and The Dish so she understands the importance of the right talent to sell a project. Previous works include a short which was acquired for distribution by SHORTS INTERNATIONAL at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, work with a two time BAFTA winning director and corporate work has won some of the following awards: SC Award 2009, ISE award 2008 and a highly commended award with the IVCA.
Other crew members:
We’re blessed with an amazing team that includes Andy Walker and David Pringle, Sound. They are a tight team who have already worked as a unit on Craig’s award winning Horror feature Through the Looking Glass. Between them they have worked on feature films and many hours of TV.
3D artwork: Geoff Rogers 3D artwork has been designed by Geoff Rogers.
How will we spend $10k?
We value every $ people give us and we can assure you that it will all be ploughed into making NightVision the scariest experience you can imagine.
All of the cast and crew are working for costs, and below they’re day jobs with back end points (a profit bonus) included in their agreements. But like us and I hope you, they really want to be involved in something new and exciting.
The core team are working for nothing and will not take any money from your support.
That said there are always cost that we can’t beg or borrow. Your support will pay for:
• Script – Kevin and Craig have created this for love
• Cast costs – our budget for cast is estimated at about £2500 but the more you support the more we can give!
• Crew costs – as described above
• Post costs – as described above
• Camera’s – begged and borrowed though we may buy a cheap camcorder
• Sound equipment – begged and borrowed
• Lights – It’s shot in NightVision! that said we have begged and borrowed what we need
• Location – We have found the most amazing location in Cardiff. Photo’s here: http://on.fb.me/o6zAEz There is a small(ish) fee to the location
• Food – I’m an amazing sandwich maker – there will be no shortage of food and drink
and
a hat – a very iconic hat!!!