Ryan Sheridan: Stand Up Tall Music Video

My Latest Music Video filmed with Tidal Productions this August.

Ryan Sherdian: The Dreamer

Recently finished the design and build for Ryan Sheridan's latest video for The Dreamer. Built by myself and Jessica Timlin and Niam Algar, The Dreamer was directed by Philip Kelly, shot by Deirdre O'Toole and produced by for Big Fat Bear Productions. The set was built and finished in a day and was shot in an empty factory . 'Mini sets', were constructed and decorated including a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, social welfare office, park, and a check-in desk and was based on 'The Game of Life' board game. The Dreamer is due for release as a single from Ryan's debut album, The Day You Live Forever(link).

Keith Cullen: Losing My Way Music Video

Directed by Thomas Hefferon, DOP JJ Rolfe and designed by myself. Losing My Way is the first single from his upcoming album. The Video was filmed on location in Great George's street, Balbriggan and the K-Club.

ESB: energyinnovation.ie

Just finished work on a giant prop laptop for ESB for their new blog, energyinnovation.ie.
DHR Communications commissioned it for use in a photocall for last Monday. Laptop was made out of Polysterine and Bolsa wood and was over 1200mm wide. Photos from photocall were used in the Metro Herald and a number of other local papers.

Fight Like Apes: Jenny Kelly

Recently just finished making Giant Cheese for Fight Like Apes' newest video Jenny Kelly. One 1', one 3', one 4.5' and one 6' giant cheese made(very quickly) by myself and Jessica Timlin with the help of Steph Gallagher. They were built with plywood, canvas, bubble wrap and then painted. Directed by Vincent Gallagher for Tidal Productions.

the Pipe

Corp agus Anam

Corp & Anam is an Irish Language series about journalist Cathal Mac Iarnáin (de Faoite) chasing stories of societal neglect, internet paedophilia, boy-racer recklessness and institutional corruption. Written and directed by Darach Mac Con Iomaire, designed by Nicola Moroney and produced for Galway-based Magamedia by Paddy Hayes, starring Diarmuid de Faoite and Maria Doyle Kennedy, Corp & Anam was shot on the Red camera by Ruairí O’Brien.
The series was produced with funding from TG4, the BAI, Section 481 and the IFB and it is expected that it will broadcast on TG4 in early 2011.

Her Mother's Daughter: Dance on the Box

Her Mother’s Daughter is one of four films selected for Dance on the Box 2010. Now shot and completed, the short dance films will be premiered on RTÉ Television during this year’s Dublin Dance Festival which runs from 8th to 23rd May and then screened in Temple Bar’s Meeting House Square.

RTÉ Dance on the Box is a scheme designed for film and dance artists to create work for the television audience. This jointly-funded initiative by the Arts Council and RTÉ aims to bring the energy and imagination of contemporary dance in Ireland to the TV screen and to stimulate the production of dance films.

Her Mother’s Daughter was designed by myself, directed by Oonagh Kearney, choreographed by Cindy Cummings and DOP'd by Pj Dillon.

Dancers cast were Joanna Banks, Jessica Kennedy, Megan Kennedy, Deirdre Murphy, Emma O’Kane.

Your Bad Self due for screening Jan 11th

This October i designed a new sketch show for RTE 2 called Your Bad Self. A six-part comedy sketch produced by Treasure Entertainment, YBS was piloted in December 2008.

The series introduces new cast members Amy Huberman (The Clinic) and Jason O’Mara (Life on Mars) to the orginal cast of Andrew Bennett (Garage), Karen Egan (Rock Rivals), Emily Fairman (Coronation Street: After Hours), Tom Farrelly (writer, Raw), Domhnall Gleeson (Boy Eats Girl), Peter McDonald (Spin the Bottle), Michael McElhatton (Fifty Dead Men Walking), Justine Mitchell (The Honeymooners) and Hugh O’Conor (A Film With Me In It).


YBS was filmed over four weeks in and around Fota Island Hotel in Cork, was directed by John Butler and produced by Ben Kelly.

The first episode is due to be screened January 11th 9.55 on RTE 2

Jericho gets its premiere in Raindance

My short, Jericho will have it's World Premiere at the Raindance film festival on Thursday 8 October 16:45. It will be held at the Apollo cinema, Lower Regents Street SW1. (0871 220 6000) In Shorts programme 10. All welcome!
Jericho will have it's Irish Premiere in Cork Film Festival Saturday 7th November t 16:00 in Cork Opera House.

Shooting completed on Berlinale short 'HUM'

Shooting is now complete on Hum. Designed by myself and Written/Directed by Rebecca Daly, and shot byRuairi O'Brien, Hum stars Kerry Condon and Lalor Roddy.

Selected as one of 5 projects from 250 international submissions for the Berlin Today Award 2010, the short will have its world premiere at Berlinale 2010, and the winning film will be selected from the 5 finalists by a Jury chaired by Wim Wenders, receiving the BERLIN TODAY AWARD during a gala ceremony.

After the Berlinale the short films will be distributed by the KurzFilmAgentur Hamburg (www.agentur.shortfilm.com). The shorts will be screened at national and international festivals, so watch this space...
Co-Produced by Underground Film,Lichtblick Media and Moneypenny Films, Germany

Corduroy Trailer

'corduroy' from emu productions on Vimeo.

This is the trailer for Corduroy, a Signature short on which i worked as Art Director last April. Produced by Emu Productions and funded by the Irish Film Board, Corduroy was directed by Hugh O'Conor, shot by Ruairi O'Brien and designed by Francis Taaffe. The film will premiere at the Cork Film Festival in November.

Identities wins Best Documentary at the Gaze Film Festival

Identities a feature length docudrama i worked on last Spring has won Best Documentary at the Gaze Film Festival.

"One of the very few Irish films to engage with trans life and culture, Identities is a visually superb and immensely creative film. Exploring the culturally diverse background of the Irish trans community, revealing insightful and intimate stories relating to transvestism, transsexualism, drag, sexual identity and gender dysphoria in many innovative cinematic ways.
Using interviews and observational film techniques, the film breaks out into some wonderfully abstract performances by its characters in fantastical scenarios, giving rich visual expression to their stories. It is a film that heartily celebrates the overthrowing of traditional misconceptions and common stereotypes" Gaze Website

Following a successful screening in L.A, Identities will be screening at this years Festival Internacional de cine lesbico gay y transsexual de Madrid (Les Gai Cine Madrid) on November 6th at 6pm.

Screenings in Ireland are as follows:

Fri 09 Oct 20:00 Identities Midnight Court Film Society
Mon 16 Nov 20:00 Identities Clondalkin InterCulture Film Club
Tue 24 Nov 20:00 Identities The Picture House
Wed 25 Nov 20:00 Identities Cloughjordan Cine Club
Thu 03 Dec 20:00 Identities Man of Aran Cinema

See you there.

The Fading Light Trailer

The trailer for TheFading Light, a feature film which I worked on at the beginning of the year, has just been released. Written & directed by Ivan Kavanagh for Park Films, it centres on a dying woman who when visited by her two daughters, long repressed family secrets, that have devastated their lives, rise to the surface.
The completed film should be released towards the end of this year.

Watch 'ROY' online

Roy: Series 1 Trailer

First Episode of 'Roy' shown on CBBC

Last Summer i worked as an Assitant Art Dirctor on a 13 Part series for CBBC .
Based on the short film, Badly Drawn Roy which was filmed under the Irish Film Board Frameworks scheme, Roy was filmed as a fly-on-the-wall documentary. It combines hand-drawn animation with real-world drama as it follows one boy's struggle to fit in Designed by Jason Carlin and shot by Pj Dillon, it was animated and co-produced by Jam Media.
First episode is due for screening Wednesday 5 August 4.30-5.00pm on CBBC.

Hum

I am currently prepping for a short film called Hum. It will be directed by its writer, Rebecca Daly and will be produced by Underground Films. The script is one of five chosen from hundreds to compete in the Berlin Today Award 2010. Filming is due to begin in mid-August.

Jericho

In May of this year I designed a Signature Short Film for called Jericho. It was written & directed by Liam Gavin and produced by Underground Films
See the trailer here.

Slow Dance to be shown in Oxegen

Slow Dance, a Music Video i designed and built a set for in Spring 2008 is to be shown when The Flaws play Oxegen on Friday 10th July. It has previously been shown at Bray Music Video Festival on 20th June.

NCI Comercial

This is a commercial which I recently worked on for The National College Of Ireland. It was directed & photograhed by P.J. Dillon, designed by Francis Taaffe & produced by Scorpio TV Commercials.

Berocca Boost

A Commercial i designed for Bayer Healthcare's new product, Berocca Boost is now been shown on Irish Tv. The add also included production from Grand Picture's Annemarie Naughton and Animation from Brown Bag Films.

Identities due to be shown at Galway Film Fleadh

Identities a feature length docudrama i worked on last Spring, is due to be shown at Galway Film Fleadh 2009. It charts the multicoloured transgender community in Ireland and its screening follows successful showings at Cork Film Festival.
Produced by Underground Films, Directed by Vittoria Colonna and shot by Tim Fleming and Raja Nundlall, Indenties was was funded by the IFB and the Arts Council.
The 21st Galway Film Fleadh takes place 7th-12th July.

'A Film with me in it' wins Jury Award in Istanbul International Film Festival

The first feature i worked on was a Parrallel Films production called A Film with me in it. Starring Dylan Moran, Mark Doherty, Amy Huberman, Keith Allen and supported by the Irish Film Board, the film was shot predominantly in John Player Blue Factory. Designed by Eleanor Wood, A Film with me in it was shot in the modified sets of 'The Clinic'.
In February A Film with me in it was nominated for 6 IFTAs: Best Film; Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Film for Dylan Moran; Best Director for Ian Fitzgibbon; Best DOP for Seamus Deasy; Best Script for Mark Doherty; and Best Sound for Brendan Deasy.
This April, it won a Jury Award in the Istanbul International Film Festival.

'School Run', 'Little White Lies' and 'A Film with me in it' nominated for an IFTA

Last April i worked as an assistant on School Run, the first television drama to be commissioned by TV3. It was produced by Grand Pictures and was supported by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland Sound and Vision Fund. Designed by Jason Carlin, School Run and featuring actors Katherine Igoe (The Bill, Casualty), Conor Mullen (Rough Diamond, Holby City), Barry McGovern (The Tudors, Ballykissangel), Peter Gaynor (Goldfish Memory, Rough Diamond), newcomer Isabelle Geraghty and Irish speakers Carrie Crowley (The Running Mate, Anner House), Lesley Conroy (The Running Mate, Eden) Macdara O’Fatharta (Ros na Run) and Norma Sheahan (Paddywhackery, Love is the Drug)as well as a cameo from Linda Martin.
School Run has been nominated for Best Single Drama/ Drama Series. Little White Lies is nominated for Best Actress, Best script and best Single/Drama Series. A Film with me in it is nominated for Best Lead Actor. Best Director, Best DOP, Best Film, Best Script and Best Sound.
The 6th Annual Film & Television awards will be held on the 14th February.

Anton nominated for three IFTAs

My first feature film, Anton, has been nominated in three catergories in this years IFTAs:
Best Supporting Actor (Gerald McSorley); Best Cinematography (Fergal O'Hanlon); and Best Original Score(Anna Rice).
This years IFTA Cermony is to be shown on RTE One on 14th of February.