2 Aussies. 1 Pom. 1 script. 5 quid
A$4,106
of $4,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 7th Jan 2013 at 12:00AM.
Two Aussies. One Pom. A script. A big city. And five dollars.
Sounds like the opening line to a pulp novel doesn't it? Well it is actually a description of the next crazy event to happen in London in 2013.
Having filmed their debut feature film all over (under, and through) Melbourne, Kate Talbot and David Hawkins hopped on the next fishing trawler to steal away to the Northern Hemisphere. And they have chosen London as their next target. Bringing the Aussie zany and a whole lot of film making-oomph, the pair are teaming up with local film producer Nicola Petrides to rock the indie movie world with their latest 80-minutes of awesome: ENEMY OF ENGLAND.
But what is the film actually about?
"Enemy of England" is an epically contained political thriller, set in an alternate reality London of today.
In the midst of nation-wide fears about the growing control of the European Union, and a rise in nationalist sentiment, Prime Minister Dillon Tudor is assassinated explosively. With blame falling on an underground resistance movement, the English government calls a state-of-emergency and foreigners become outlaws overnight.
Sophia Tudor, sister of the dead politician, works as the lead interrogator to ensure that England will never again become victim to terrorist threats. But when she is kidnapped by her own government, Sophia discovers that it can be difficult to separate your enemies from your allies.
Sounds amazing... So what makes it different?
Though it is epic in its alternate political landscape, ENEMY OF ENGLAND is actually a smartly contained indie movie. The story focuses on Sophia's journey through a maze of lies and half-truths as she is forced to look at the new world she is helping to create, under a different light.
Whilst being held hostage, Sophia is interrogated by the dangerously civil "Grey"; using careful wordplay and tricks of persuasion to encourage her to reveal her scheme. Whenever Grey is finished with her she is locked up in her cell. Yet her cell is not the isolation trap that it is intended to be. For through the ventilation duct she can hear the voice of another prisoner, one who has been a special guest for a long time.
ENEMY OF ENGLAND takes its influence from "Buried", "Soylent Green" and "The Interview".
Set primarily in only two rooms (Sophia's cell and the Interrogation Room) this film deals with big questions and political issues that are scarily relevant in the London of today. How long can England dictate its own rules in the economically unstable EU? What will happen with the increasing national anger towards the enforced EU open-immigration policy? What will a government have to do to save the English people?
To add difficulty to danger, we are planning to adopt a unique style to the filming of ENEMY OF ENGLAND. Every scene in the movie will be filmed in a single shot. This means that we can have no mistakes, no stumbles, no hiccups!
Why are you only crowdfunding for $4000?
Great question!
We are looking for the highest cliff we can find, and then leaping right off... in the metaphorical film making sense.
ENEMY OF ENGLAND is a "no-budget feature film". Which means that all of the spectacular cast and crew are donating their time and passion to make this happen because they believe in the story we want to tell. All of the equipment being used is also being donated, loaned, borrowed or sponsored.
Even though this movie is supposed to cost no money, there are some basics that we need to pay for to be able to get it made:
Insurances to protect our cast and crew, and for the locations that are being volunteered.
Food to ensure that our wonderful team don't die of starvation on set.
Travel costs to get our team members to and from set (public transport is not cheap here in London, the world city!)
AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We aren't asking for money to pay ourselves.
Support us and you are going to be part of a passionate and talented team who want to make the kind of movie that Hollywood won't make. Something topical, something challenging, something fun. A little bit sci-fi, a little bit thriller and a whole lot of different.
Please sponsor all that you can to help us turn our little idea into a big movie!
A little information about us:
How do you know that we can actually make this movie? Because we have done it before!
Currently in its last stages of post-production, our debut no-budget feature film, "Bound By Blue", is almost ready to wow audiences world-wide. What made Bound by Blue different was the larger scope of the production - 50 actors, 30 locations and no script.
Check out WWW.BOUNDBYBLUE.COM to find out more.
ENEMY OF ENGLAND is more contained in its logistical range but far grander conceptually. A strong script, honed performances and creative camerawork. Every scene in one shot! A new voice in the independent film making world.
And make sure you check out Nicola Petrides' latest feature film-esque short film, "Autodrive" that premiered at the world renowned Raindance Film Festival, here in ol' London town!
Take a look at the THINK BOY THINK PRODUCTIONS WEBSITE to find out more about us, past and present!
Sounds like the opening line to a pulp novel doesn't it? Well it is actually a description of the next crazy event to happen in London in 2013.
Having filmed their debut feature film all over (under, and through) Melbourne, Kate Talbot and David Hawkins hopped on the next fishing trawler to steal away to the Northern Hemisphere. And they have chosen London as their next target. Bringing the Aussie zany and a whole lot of film making-oomph, the pair are teaming up with local film producer Nicola Petrides to rock the indie movie world with their latest 80-minutes of awesome: ENEMY OF ENGLAND.
But what is the film actually about?
"Enemy of England" is an epically contained political thriller, set in an alternate reality London of today.
In the midst of nation-wide fears about the growing control of the European Union, and a rise in nationalist sentiment, Prime Minister Dillon Tudor is assassinated explosively. With blame falling on an underground resistance movement, the English government calls a state-of-emergency and foreigners become outlaws overnight.
Sophia Tudor, sister of the dead politician, works as the lead interrogator to ensure that England will never again become victim to terrorist threats. But when she is kidnapped by her own government, Sophia discovers that it can be difficult to separate your enemies from your allies.
Sounds amazing... So what makes it different?
Though it is epic in its alternate political landscape, ENEMY OF ENGLAND is actually a smartly contained indie movie. The story focuses on Sophia's journey through a maze of lies and half-truths as she is forced to look at the new world she is helping to create, under a different light.
Whilst being held hostage, Sophia is interrogated by the dangerously civil "Grey"; using careful wordplay and tricks of persuasion to encourage her to reveal her scheme. Whenever Grey is finished with her she is locked up in her cell. Yet her cell is not the isolation trap that it is intended to be. For through the ventilation duct she can hear the voice of another prisoner, one who has been a special guest for a long time.
ENEMY OF ENGLAND takes its influence from "Buried", "Soylent Green" and "The Interview".
Set primarily in only two rooms (Sophia's cell and the Interrogation Room) this film deals with big questions and political issues that are scarily relevant in the London of today. How long can England dictate its own rules in the economically unstable EU? What will happen with the increasing national anger towards the enforced EU open-immigration policy? What will a government have to do to save the English people?
To add difficulty to danger, we are planning to adopt a unique style to the filming of ENEMY OF ENGLAND. Every scene in the movie will be filmed in a single shot. This means that we can have no mistakes, no stumbles, no hiccups!
Why are you only crowdfunding for $4000?
Great question!
We are looking for the highest cliff we can find, and then leaping right off... in the metaphorical film making sense.
ENEMY OF ENGLAND is a "no-budget feature film". Which means that all of the spectacular cast and crew are donating their time and passion to make this happen because they believe in the story we want to tell. All of the equipment being used is also being donated, loaned, borrowed or sponsored.
Even though this movie is supposed to cost no money, there are some basics that we need to pay for to be able to get it made:
Insurances to protect our cast and crew, and for the locations that are being volunteered.
Food to ensure that our wonderful team don't die of starvation on set.
Travel costs to get our team members to and from set (public transport is not cheap here in London, the world city!)
AND THAT'S WHERE WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We aren't asking for money to pay ourselves.
Support us and you are going to be part of a passionate and talented team who want to make the kind of movie that Hollywood won't make. Something topical, something challenging, something fun. A little bit sci-fi, a little bit thriller and a whole lot of different.
Please sponsor all that you can to help us turn our little idea into a big movie!
A little information about us:
How do you know that we can actually make this movie? Because we have done it before!
Currently in its last stages of post-production, our debut no-budget feature film, "Bound By Blue", is almost ready to wow audiences world-wide. What made Bound by Blue different was the larger scope of the production - 50 actors, 30 locations and no script.
Check out WWW.BOUNDBYBLUE.COM to find out more.
ENEMY OF ENGLAND is more contained in its logistical range but far grander conceptually. A strong script, honed performances and creative camerawork. Every scene in one shot! A new voice in the independent film making world.
And make sure you check out Nicola Petrides' latest feature film-esque short film, "Autodrive" that premiered at the world renowned Raindance Film Festival, here in ol' London town!
Take a look at the THINK BOY THINK PRODUCTIONS WEBSITE to find out more about us, past and present!
THE "YOU-ARE-AWESOME" HIGH FIVE<br /> <br /> <br /> You will receive a personal and limited edition high-five from the Director and/or Producers if we ever happen to be stranded on the same desert island together.<br /> <br /> And you've washed your hands. With soap. And antiseptic. And maybe some grade 3 sandpaper.<br /> <br /> HURRY - Only a kazillion limited edition high-fives left!
5 chosen
Est. delivery is Jan 13
THE NO-BUDGET "I-WANNA-BE-FAMOUS" NAME IN LIGHTS<br /> <br /> <br /> Just like the most desperate and talentless Neighbours actor, you too can dream of having your name in lights... sort of.<br /> <br /> You get your rockin' non de plume (or your real name if you aren't industry enough) listed in bold white font on the too-cool-to-be-noticed ENEMY OF ENGLAND website.<br /> <br /> Join the rest of the Ramsay Street gang! (or, at least, people far cooler).
7 chosen
Est. delivery is Jan 13
THE "BUT-YOU-GUYS-AREN'T-FAMOUS" SIGNED DVD<br /> <br /> <br /> Who wants some boring Matthew Vaughn movie or Michael Bay explosion-stravaganza? Go one better and get the DVD that no one else on your street (block, suburb or perhaps city...) owns!<br /> <br /> That's right. Not only will you get ENEMY OF ENGLAND on DVD, but it will also be signed by not one, not two, but three people you have never heard of.
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Est. delivery is Dec 13
THE "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?" SIGNED ARTWORK & SIGNED DVD MEAL DEAL<br /> <br /> <br /> They said it couldn't happen. They said that the world would never see its like again. But we are bringing it back just for you...<br /> <br /> Get an awesome artwork print seen in the film that you haven't seen yet! Created and signed by Some-Dude in London. <br /> <br /> Borrowing from successful McDonald's marketing, we are packaging it into a Meal Deal with the year's least-anticipated signed DVD!
5 chosen
Est. delivery is Dec 13
THE "HE CAN'T DIRECT BUT HE SURE CAN COOK" SCREENING & DINNER<br /> <br /> <br /> They say a film director makes a great chef (well I've heard it). Have ENEMY OF ENGLAND'S Director make a mess in your kitchen, cooking for you and up to 5 friends.<br /> <br /> Watch a rough cut screening of the film as you eat & ask the Director inappropriate questions about the making of.<br /> <br /> His Mum says that he has to wash up too.<br /> <br /> (Note: Melb/Sydney only. You will supply all food for the dinner. What do you expect for 150 bucks?)
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Est. delivery is Dec 13
THE "MY-MUM-SAYS-I'M-A-STAR" BIT PART ROLE<br /> <br /> Why waste your time trying to be an extra in some Hollywood blockbuster, when you could be shooting straight to limited-stardom playing an onscreen bit part in ENEMY OF ENGLAND?<br /> <br /> That's right. Your face. Our movie. And a guaranteed audience of my grandparents and the kids at the orphanage (Sundays are really slow there).<br /> <br /> Become super famous... in really small circles.
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Est. delivery is Mar 13
THE "HOW-DID-THEY-PUT-MY-FACE-ON-THERE?" PERSONALISED FILM ARTWORK<br /> <br /> <br /> Have you ever seen a photo of Mount Rushmore and thought, "Why isn't my face up there too?" Well, we are offering you a chance to have your face plastered on something not even nearly as monumental.<br /> <br /> Get a personally personalised personal artwork direct from ENEMY OF ENGLAND. Our logo. Your face. Created just for you!<br /> <br /> Limited edition! (Because our hands get sore really quickly)
1 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Dec 13
THE "DARE-US-ANYTHING" WILDCARD OPTION<br /> <br /> <br /> We are so no-budget that we couldn't even sort out a final reward. So we're asking you to do the work for us.<br /> <br /> Come up with a reward that you think is worth a thousand dollars, and run it by us (send an email to: [email protected])<br /> <br /> Let your imagination run free (but keep your pants on)!<br /> <br /> And we'll give you an Executive-Producer credit on the film too. What does that mean? Nothing, but you can tell all of your friends.
1 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Dec 13