current projects

House Cat (sketch comedy – script complete)

A comedy short about the lengths a real estate agent will go to in order to sign a young couple to his dodgy rental. His key negotiating tactic? a bucket of water and a kitten.

The End Is Nigh (sketch comedy – script complete)

A current affairs TV programme debate about the future of the human race between a University Professor and a movie geek obsessed with disaster films.

Interrogation (showreel short – script currently in development)

This is a showreel piece currently being developed between myself and actor Lawrence Carmichael.

Couple Comedy (comedy web series – script currently in development)

A British boy and Dutch girl battling through their cultural, sexual and ideological differences as they navigate life and each other in their small studio flat in London.

Planet Strange (comedy script in development)

Part of a colonisation crew intended for an new uninhabited world, Murray and Hamilton’s ship crashes … ON THE WRONG PLANET. As the only survivors they quickly find themselves marooned on a remote planet that’s hell bent on trying to have them for dinner. All they have to do is survive long enough to find rescue – that’s if they don’t kill each other first. Planet Strange – an odd couple comedy about strangers in a strange land … that’s trying to eat them!

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LOCATIONS WANTED

My producing partner (Lawrence Carmichael) and I are currently looking for three London based locations for a series of sketch/showreel short films.

I’ll post details about these pieces shortly but in the meantime here are the London locations that we are looking for.

If you have any of these spaces available or recommendations of where we might find them then we’d love to have a chat. Drop me a line via my contact details on my bio page.

LOCATION #1 ‘House Cat’

Rundown/Old Kitchen or Kitchenette
To be used for a location-based comedy sketch. Preferably somewhere dank, dark and unappealing. Must have a sink. We only need to shoot in the kitchen so it doesn’t matter what the rest of the adjoining space looks like. The kitchen could be in a basement flat, as part of a studio/rehearsal space or in someone’s workplace.

LOCATION #2 ‘Interrogation’

Warehouse / Basement / Bunker / Crypt
To be used for a dramatic interrogation scene. Preferably somewhere grotty and dark (or where we can cut off natural light). All we need in the space is a table and two chairs and space for some mood lighting and to move a camera around in.

LOCATION #3 ‘The End Is Nigh’

Blue/Green Screen Studio
To be used for a TV News comedy sketch. The blue/green screen studio could be part of a small production company, a media college or a studio space. Lights and a multi-camera set-up would be a bonus.

As the material we’re shooting is self-funded and working on a small budget we’d be keen to hear any advice anyone has on finding similar affordable locations.

Thanks.