Parkes Productions -Films

Films

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                  Title: Parkes Productions Highlights 2005 - 2008
                  Duration: 2 minutes 49 seconds Music: Licensed
                  © 2010 Parkes Productions Ltd

Filmography

Dated accurate as of June 2010

Date	Type	Title

2010 June	Location management	'A Weekend in Brighton' Feature film, London/Brighton, RTV
2010 May	Production assistance	Slovenian National Television, Brighton location recce
2010 May	Edit	New York Global Pricing Conference, Thomson Reuters
2010 May	Camera operator/edit	AngelNews, Valentine Palmer
2010 May	Camera operator/edit	Rupert Soames, Orange Excellence, Aggreko
2010 April	Director/editor	Kondor Suite Demo, Thomson Reuters
2010 April	Camera operator/edit	Welcome Message, Tui Travel
2010 April	Editor	Egypt Promo, Aggreko
2010 March	Camer operator/edit	Mick Dawson -Professional Speaker
2010 March	Camera operator/edit	Aggreko Orange Excellence, Glasgow
2010 March	Camera operator/edit	Yoli's Amazing Hemp, PromoVid
2010 March	Camera operator/edit	Rob Newman -Disability Discrimination, PromoVid
2010 March	Edit	Brian Capron Showreel
2010 February	Edit	Customer Forum Intro, Thomson Reuters
2010 February	Live event/edit	Million Dollar Round Table, Kensington, London
2010 February	Live event/edit	Thomson Reuters Sales Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
2010 January	Camera operator	Team Group UK interviews, Hove
2010 January	Camera operator	Mitchell & Cooper, product shoot, Brighton
2010 January	Edit	Thomson Reuters Pre-event Sales Conference VT
2010 January	Edit/animation	Team Group UK web promos, Hove
2010 January	Camera operator	Thomson Reuters TV studio, Canary Wharf, London
2009 December	Live event/edit	Laura and Nigel's wedding, Lewes
2009 December	Camera operator	Aggreko shoot, Glasgow, Scotland; Berkley Sq, London
2009 December	Editor	189 Days in May documentary trailer
2009 November	Camera operator/edit	Wild Pet TV, DVD series
2009 November	Documentary edit	The Recipe to Ambleton Delight (Making Of)
2009 October	Showreel	Sadao Ueda (Actor)
2009 October	Corporate	Sundyne Corporation / HMD Kontro / Calibre Marketing
2009 September	Corporate	Team Group UK web promos
2009 September	Promotional	The Rainbow Inn Restaurant promotional video
2009 September	Showreel	Michael Adams (Actor)
2009 August	Camera operator	A Day in the Life of CiEvents London (CiEvents)
2009 July	Corporate	Woodlands Composting Facility, Bam Nuttall (East Sussex)
2009 July	Camera operator	The Recipe to Ambleton Delight (Making Of)
2009 June	Live event/edit	Thomson Reuters, BAFTA event, Picadilly
2009 June	Live event	Telstra Conference (London)
2009 June	Live event/edit	FIMA, Market Data 2009, Le Merdian (Picadilly)
2009 June	Documentary	The 8 Talents
2009 May	Trailer	Ambleton Delight
2009 May	Showreel	Jos Lawton (actor)
2009 May	Live event	Allistone Funeral (Rottingdean)
2009 April	Showreel	Duncan Armitage (actor)
2009 April	Feature Film	Ambleton Delight (premiere)
2009 April	Live Event	Saladad Funeral (Lewes)
2009 March	Corporate	Aggreko Australia conference promo
2009 March	Camera operator	Dive Show, London
2009 March	Showreel	Alex McPhail (presenter)
2009 February	Live Event	Thomson Reuters sales conference (Budapest)
2009 January	Corporate	Thomson Reuters internal VT (Poland, Spain)
2008 November	Corporate/Animation	Tui Spirit - Tui Travel
2008 November	Podcast	Mishorts (Richard Harris)
2008 November	Live event/Corporate	Sue Taylor -Life Coach Promo
2008 October	Corporate	Phase Photographic Promo
2008 October	Live Event	Miles and Philippa's Wedding (Surrey)
2008 September	Short film	Kit hire for Richard Harris' Ting a Ling a Ling
2008 September	Live Event	Veness Funeral
2008 August	Short Film	DP and kit hire for Jim Lee's short Jimmy2Shoes
2008 June	Live Event	Rhona and Coleen's Wedding
2008 June	Live Event	Harne Funeral
2008 May	Music Video	Innercircles/Outerfences
2008 May	Live Event	The Marilyn Monroe Show
2008 May	Corporate	Hays Bangkok Conference
2008 May	Live Event	Mears Funeral
2008 April	Showreel	David Marx (Actor)
2008 April	Corporate	Aggreko Australia Promo
2008 February	Corporate	Reuters Malta Conference
2007 December	Short Film	Tenacity
2007 November	Corporate	Aggreko Highlights
2007 October	Corporate/Animation	Aggreko CES
2007 October	Short Film	The Wallet
2007 September	Live Event	Paul and Gemma's Wedding
2007 August	Live Event	Thomlinson Funeral
2006 July	Short Film	A.R.P.
2006 April	Documentary	Peerless -Memories from the West Pier
2005 December	Short Film	A.T.M.
2005 November	Live Event	re:present Cultural Arts Festival
2005 July	Feature Film	Hidden Agenda

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Selected Films

Ambleton Delight (2009/UK)

Format: HD
Length: 110 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Itsuka Yamasaki
Producers:Itsuka Yamasaki ; Sinead Ferguson ; Daniel Parkes

Cast:Jos Lawton (John Miller); Brian Capron (Mayor Michael Keene); Kristina Anne Howell (Kate Miller); Ernest Worthing (Chris Phillips)

Other crew: Roger Marshall (Camera operator) ; Ray Moore (Focus Puller) ; Iain Cameron (Composer); Anna Carrington (Director of Photography); Kieron James (Assistant director); Colin Bradley (sound); Louise Hart (Make-up artist)

Plot outline: A feature film drama based on a true story in which a restaurant chef (Jos Lawton)
haunted by his past, challenges a village mayor's (Brian Capron) opposition to a proposal
for a motorway. The ramifications lead ultimately to devastation and inspiration, as seen
through the eyes of a young restaurant pianist (Ernest Worthing).

Further information:

Official website: www.ambletondelight.co.uk
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1393839/
Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambleton_Delight

Awards:

Won Best Feature Film at the British Independent Film Festival 2010.
Won Best UK Feature 2009 at The End of the Pier International Film Festival
Nominated for Best Picture at the Norwich Film Festival 2009
Nominated for Best Picture at the Falstaff International Film Festival 2009
Official selection at The Trailer Festival 2010 in Hollywood.
Jos Lawton won Best Actor 2009 at The International Filmmaker Festival
Four nominations at the International Filmmaker Festival 2009:

Best Actor in a Leading Role -JOS LAWTON
Best Actor in a Supporting Role -BRIAN CAPRON
Best Actress in a Supporting Role -KRISTINA ANNE HOWELL
Best Soundtrack -IAIN CAMERON

Innercircles/Outerfences (2008/UK)

Format: HDV
Length: 7 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Daniel Parkes
Producers: Itsuka Parkes ; Sinead Ferguson ; Daniel Parkes

Other crew: Roger Marshall (Camera operator) ; Andre Marshall (Camera Assistant); Ray Moore (Focus Puller)

Cast: Joe Gooch (lead vocals); Phil Gooch (Lead guitar); Kieron James (Guy); Naomi Mayo (Girl)

Plot outline: A music video for London band MellowSun.

Further information:

Premiered to a crowd of over 100 gathered on July 13, 2008 at Cineworld Brighton Marina, on screen 8.
First official Parkes Productions music video, shot mostly at 60fps for a slow motion effect.

View the official teaser

Tenacity (2006/UK)

Format: HDV
Length: 14 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Daniel Parkes ; Itsuka Parkes
Producer: Michael Chowen; Daniel Parkes; Itsuka Parkes

Other crew: Sinead Ferguson (Assistant director) ; Roger Marshall (Camera operator) ; Andre Marshall (Camera Assistant)

Cast: James Lawne (Duncan Clarke); David Marx (Alberto Lamberto); Morrison Thomas (Mr.Wilson); Barbara Longely (Mrs.Wilson)

Plot outline: A tenacious real estate agent's top ten tips for success are respectively challenged by an equally determined tenant during a property showing.

Further information:

Premiered to a crowd of over 100 gathered on July 13, 2008 at Cineworld Brighton Marina, on screen 8.
First Parkes Productions film to be shot and edited on HD, using a 35mm adapter, at 24fps.
Some behind-the-scenes photographs can be seen here.

View the official A.R.P. trailer

A.R.P. (2006/UK)

Format: 35mm
Length: 9 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Daniel Parkes
Producer: Franz von Habsburg ; Daniel Parkes

Other crew: Fareed Khimani (Director of photography); Simon Clark (Camera operator) ; Daniel Parkes (Original score); Daniel Parkes (Editor/Special effects)

Cast: Tom Jacobs (Fred Baxter); Brinley Powell (Tom); Rob Oldfield (Tom’s father); Jo Mulvey (Tom’s mother); David Marx (Derek)

Plot outline: An Air Raid Precautions warden stationed in the Brighton area during World War Two faces an unexpected crisis in the middle of a midday air raid.

Further information:

Premiered to a crowd of 110 gathered on November 11, 2006 at Whitehawk Primary School, in Brighton. Events on the night included a tour through the school's air raid shelter and a live performance of the song 'Silver Screen'.

Runner-up award The Best Imaginative Response to the Subject of War, The Sixth Imperial War Museum Student Film Festival and Competition (2006)

To see behind-the-scenes production stills click here

Internet Movie Database entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976085/

Available to buy on-line. Click here.

View the official trailer

Peerless -Memories from the West Pier (2006/UK)

Format: 16mm
Length: 15 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Daniel Parkes
Producer: Franz von Habsburg ; Daniel Parkes ; Fareed Khimani

Other crew: Fareed Khimani (Camera operator); Oliver Moxley (Camera operator); Daniel Parkes (Original score); Daniel Parkes (Editor/Special effects)

Cast: Bert Fagan (Himself); Dorothy Fagan (Herself); Michael Robins (Himself); Peter Marsh (Himself); Shirley Marsh (Herself); Margaret Cullen (Herself); Ron Cunningham (Himself); Jake Taylor (Young Bert Fagan); Jo Mulvey (Young Dorothy Fagan); Aimee O’Brien (Shirley Marsh’s mother); Jude Easteal (Young Michael Robins); David Marx (Young Ron Cunningham)

Plot outline: Brighton’s now derelict West Pier is brought back to life through dramatic recreations of local people’s memories of the romantic ruin.

Further information:

Premiered to a crowd of 180 gathered on April 29, 2006 at the Holiday Inn Brighton Seafront (formerly known as The Hilton)

One of 27 films nominated for the Manaki Brothers 27th International Cinematographers Film Festival Student Programme 2006.

Newspaper review: “You get a sad and sentimental feeling… Some of it has been artfully reconstructed in black and white, while other scenes are from the period. Sometimes it's hard to spot the difference.” –Adam Trimingham, Film review (The Argus, 14 October 2006) newspaper article.

Internet Movie Database entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948459/

Available to buy on-line. Click here.

View A.T.M -(2 minute version)

A.T.M. (2006/UK)

Format: DV (Handycam)
Length: 2 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Daniel Parkes
Producer: Franz von Habsburg ; Daniel Parkes

Other crew: Iain Gaffney (Camera operator); Oliver Moxley (Special effects)

Cast: Francesca Contento (Tourist); Jimmy Purtill (Pursuer); Daniel Gallichan (Boy)

Plot outline: A tourist must deal with a mysterious pursuer after she withdraws a large amount of money from a cash machine.

Further information:

It was a first term BFS project that required making a 60 second film that included four randomly selected objects: a bag, ball, coathanger and pair of scissors

Internet Movie Database entry: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910829/

International top ten finalist in the Student Filmmakers Summer Shorts Contest 2006

The 3rd Talent Circle Super Shorts Film Festival 2006 entry

CREATE Worldwide TV broadcast 2006 (UK)

Propellor TV broadcast 2006 (UK)

re:present (2005/UK)

Format: DV (Handycam)
Length: 10 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Producer: Daniel Parkes

Other crew: Itsuka Parkes (interviewer and camera assistant)

Plot outline: A documentary on ‘re:present,’ a Brighton cultural arts festival that took place in October 2005.

View the official trailer

Hidden Agenda (2005/JAPAN)

Format: DV (Handycam)
Length: 45 minutes
Director: Daniel Parkes
Writer: Daniel Parkes
Producer: Itsuka Parkes ; Daniel Parkes

Other crew: Daniel Parkes (Camera operator, Editor, Special effects, Composer); Alex Taro Dorsey (Vocals/Musician); Tom Mita (Musician); Itsuka Parkes (Production assistant)

Cast: Koji Kurumadani (Sawada); Takashi Yamasaki (Ki Yung Lee); Itsuka Parkes (Satomi); Kenji Yoshida (Hyung Jin); Kikuo Yamazaki (Yamaguchi); Mutsuko Yamazaki (Masked Woman)

Plot outline: A schoolgirl inadvertantly assists a Japanese government agent who is trying to escape North Korean operatives who will stop at nothing to recover a disk containing sensitive information.

Further information:

Filmed on location in Japan, dialogue completely in Japanese, it was set as a challenge to see the possibility of making a feature length film using no more than a handycam.