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Directed, produced, written and edited by Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton
Producer: Grant DeSimone
Cinematographer: Johnny Franklin
“When Lily decides to spy on her brother and his secret lover, she discovers that the young couple is engaged in something much darker than infidelity…”
“The Nest” is a creepy “found footage” horror film directed, produced and written by Ben Franklin and Anthony Melton. The film stars Imogen Gurney, May Bignall, Samuel Woodhams and monster artist Malik Ibhais (last seen in our Don’t Down to Wildor). Lensed by longtime Bloody Cuts DP Johnny Franklin, this film again features amazing creature FX from Cliff Wallace and gorgeous production design from BC newcomer Anna Mould. The film was originally commissioned by Snapchat for exclusive viewing on mobile phones via their app for a Halloween 2018 release.
One of the most exciting aspects for us as filmmakers was that we were creating “The Nest” to go into an extension of the V/H/S franchise, which we’ve been fans of since attending its UK premiere at FrightFest in 2012. Another unique part of the process was the required aspect ratio of the film: 9:16 vertical frame. In simple terms, we were shooting for mobile phone users who were watching the movie through the Snapchat app. This meant a completely new approach to our filmmaking, which was both challenging and exciting, especially when our story involved framing everything from the POV of our main characters.
Our original version of ‘The Nest’ has been viewed over 250k times across the platform and we are really excited to finally be able to release the film through our official channels in the form of this brand new and expanded ‘Director’s Cut’. Not only are we now showing the film in 4:3 (square) format, but the entire piece has been remastered including new Visual FX (by Ryan Thompson) and sound design and titles. And in this version, we also pay homage to one of the most famous and influential found footage films of the 90s… Can you guess what it is?
As always, big thanks to our amazing cast and crew and to Snapchat for the opportunity to release this unique beast on its mobile platform.
For more information on the cast and crew, visit: IMDB
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