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PRESS KIT<br />
ARTERIAL<br />
SHORT FILM<br />
A MODERN MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION<br />
STARRING CHRISTIAN KINDE AND SHEENA MAY<br />
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER IAN SMITH<br />
www.arterialshortfilm.com chris@modernmovingimage.com 00 44 (0) 7980 308743
FILM INFORMATION<br />
Title<br />
<strong>Arterial</strong><br />
Director<br />
Christopher Ian Smith<br />
Production Company<br />
Modern<br />
in association with Black<br />
Lizard Productions<br />
Country<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Completion<br />
January 2013<br />
Running time<br />
9m 47s<br />
Language<br />
English<br />
Subtitles<br />
None required (no dialogue)<br />
Picture<br />
Colour<br />
Aspect ratio<br />
16:9 (1.77:1)<br />
Shooting format<br />
HD<br />
Exhibition formats<br />
QT (Apple ProRes)<br />
DVD / Blu Ray<br />
Digibeta / HDCam<br />
Sound<br />
5.1<br />
ARTERIAL<br />
LOG LINE<br />
Benjamin encounters a girl. Arcadian and beautiful she offers escape from his<br />
lonely, repetitive life. But is she human? And does she even exist?<br />
SHORT SYNOPSIS<br />
Inspired by the Keats poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci, <strong>Arterial</strong> is a short fantasy<br />
film exploring desire, escape and the impact of man’s progress on nature.<br />
Benjamin is trapped in a cycle that he can’t escape, his life is his work and he<br />
lacks the company of others. One day he sees an otherworldly girl by the road<br />
and can’t get her out of his mind.<br />
He embarks on a journey with her and his life changes forever.<br />
LONG SYNOPSIS<br />
Every day Benjamin travels to work on the same road. Driving through a sublime<br />
but confused landscape of factories, gasworks and estates that contrast with the<br />
surrounding wildlife and lush flora.<br />
He’s trapped in a cycle that he can’t escape, his life is his work and he lacks the<br />
company of others. One day he sees a girl by the road side, arcadian and beautiful,<br />
he can’t get her out of his mind.<br />
He embarks on a journey with her and his life changes forever.<br />
Directed by Christopher Ian Smith (www.citizensmith.net) and inspired by the<br />
John Keats poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci, <strong>Arterial</strong> is a short fantasy film<br />
exploring desire, escape and the impact of man’s progress on the natural landscape.<br />
It features an original soundtrack by renowned electronic music artists<br />
Isan (www.isan.co.uk).<br />
www.arterialshortfilm.com chris@modernmovingimage.com 00 44 (0) 7980 308743
CAST AND DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHIES<br />
CHRISTIAN KINDE Benjamin<br />
Christian trained at Drama Centre and is a rising star in the London theatre scene,<br />
with roles in several acclaimed productions, .<br />
He was recently in the feature film Born of War starring as Frederick and in 2013 he<br />
will be starring in feature film Plastic as Danny alongside Alfie Allen and Ed Speleers.<br />
He has also starred in a number of short films and music videos.<br />
SHEENA MAY The Girl<br />
CHRISTOPHER IAN SMITH Producer / Writer / Director<br />
Sheena trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre school and has appeared in numerous<br />
theatre, TV and short film productions, including The Traveller and Apprehension.<br />
She recently played Hero in Much Ado About Nothing and starred in a production of<br />
Olga’s Room on the London Fringe theatre circuit.<br />
After studying screenwriting at the University of California - Chris joined of the audiovisual collective Addictive<br />
TV. At Addictive he was involved with the production and live performance of a wide range of experimental films,<br />
audiovisual cut-ups and motion graphics. This included performances and screened work at festivals and venues<br />
across the globe, including: Le Centre Pompidoo, the National Film Theatre, Curtas Vila De Condo, Encounters,<br />
Transmediale. He was also the Production Manager of the TV and DVD series Mixmasters and the Optronica<br />
Festival at the British Film Institute.<br />
Over the past 10 years Chris has been Creative Director at digital and advertising agencies - producing campaigns,<br />
ads, films and digital properties for a wide variety of brands. He has now left advertising behind to focus<br />
on filmmaking.<br />
www.arterialshortfilm.com chris@modernmovingimage.com 00 44 (0) 7980 308743
CREW BIOGRAPHIES<br />
LEWIS DAVIES Director of Photography<br />
Lewis is a DoP and Filmmaker with over 7 years of experience working in both film and TV - across short films,<br />
music videos and promos.<br />
He currently produces much of the video material for the human rights organisation Survival International, this<br />
includes writing, filming, editing and motion graphics. He’s also produced documentaries, adverts and infographic<br />
animations to help with their campaigns.<br />
ISAN Original Music<br />
From minimalism to melody and back again, Isan have been navigating the aural Autobahn since a chance meeting<br />
brought together Robin Saville and Antony Ryan in 1996. Saville and Ryan now consider Morr Music their<br />
spiritual home.<br />
They’ve remixed and been remixed by the likes of Depeche Mode, The Notwist, Seefeel and Piano Magic<br />
amongst others. Isan have also brought their Kosmische confection to the stage, gracing respected festivals such<br />
as Sonar and the Big Chill and playing as far afield as China, Japan, Iceland and Russia. isan also contributed<br />
tracks to the Italian film Le Conseguenze Dell’Amore (Consequences of Love).<br />
STEPHEN DUNNE Editor<br />
Stephen has spent his career working on ads along with spells on popular TV shows in including ‘Skins’ and<br />
‘Shameless’. He began his career working for The Quarry and is now at White House Post. He has worked on a<br />
number of short films including ‘This Old Dog’ which won an Royal Television Society Award.<br />
MIGUEL LIMA Sound Design<br />
Miguel is an award winning Composer and Sound Editor based in Portugal. He has worked in on a wide range of<br />
Portuguese feature films, short films and television series. Recent films include the well received feature Budapest<br />
TOBY TOMKINS Colourist<br />
Toby is a rising star in online editing and colouring with some impressive credits on his CV. This includes the<br />
recent Plan B feature film iLL Manors and a wide range of well received shorts, music promos and ads.<br />
www.arterialshortfilm.com chris@modernmovingimage.com 00 44 (0) 7980 308743
DIRECTOR’S NOTE<br />
<strong>Arterial</strong> evolved from the landscape in which it is set, the industrial borderlands of London that stretch out to the<br />
coast to the East. Concrete, steel, smoke and oil battle with lush countryside and wildlife for supremacy. I wanted<br />
to make a film about this entrancing, confused place that is rarely seen on film - exploring how this landscape and<br />
environment affects the lives and minds of those who live within it.<br />
It is also the area where I grew up, so there is an element of autobiography in the film.<br />
A further inspiration for the film is the Keats poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci. It’s a tale about a wandering Knight<br />
who’s is doomed to wander the countryside after an encounter with a beautiful, otherworldly creature. It’s meaning<br />
is a matter of debate for scholars, arguing about the symbolism and ultimate intentions of the writer. What’s for<br />
certain is that it evokes nature, lust and reverie and inspired a number of Pre-Raphaelite artists.<br />
I have kept elements of the poem in the narrative and tried to give the film a poetic pace and rhythm, as well as<br />
keeping certain key events open to interpretation. To achieve this I decided to eschew dialogue, creating a silent<br />
film driven by imagery and sound.<br />
Music and sound design are crucial to the film, and closely linked to my background as a VJ and DJ with the<br />
group Addictive TV (www.addictive.com). The original score was produced by renowned electronic music artists<br />
isan, who have released numerous albums on the Morr Music label, with tracks on the soundtrack of the wellreceived<br />
Italian feature film The Consequences of Love (Le Conseguenze Dell’amore). The score of <strong>Arterial</strong> shifts<br />
from analogue to digital instrumentation in line with the lead character’s journey.<br />
I was lucky to have a great cast and crew for the film - including Toby Tomkins, colourist for the Ben Drew feature<br />
film iLL Manors and Miguel Lima as sound designer, who has worked on a number of acclaimed Portuguese and<br />
Brazilian features. Christian Kinde, the lead actor, is a rising star on the London theatre circuit and has starred in<br />
various high profile music videos and shorts, in 2013 he is starring in the feature film Plastic with Alfie Allen and<br />
Ed Speelers.<br />
I have worked in the advertising industry for the past 10 years, applying my creative efforts to ad campaigns for<br />
brands such as O2, Guinness and Sony PlayStation. I’ve now left this behind to focus on writing and directing.<br />
This is my first film project since I left that industry and was a joy to produce. I hope you enjoy it too.<br />
Thanks<br />
Chris<br />
www.arterialshortfilm.com chris@modernmovingimage.com 00 44 (0) 7980 308743
CREDITS AND LINKS<br />
A MODERN MOVING IMAGE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH BLACK LIZARD FILMS<br />
PRODUCED WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER IAN SMITH<br />
CAST<br />
Benjamin CHRISTIAN KINDE<br />
The Girl SHEENA MAY<br />
Man in lift PAUL MICHAEL ANGELL<br />
CREW<br />
Director of Photography LEWIS DAVIES<br />
Editor STEPHEN DUNNE<br />
Original music ISAN<br />
Production Manager DAMIANO BLLOSHMI<br />
1st Assistant Director PAUL MICHAEL ANGELL<br />
Sound Recordist CHRIS CUBITT<br />
Camera Assistant ALISA BOANTA<br />
Visual Effects JOHN SELLINGS<br />
Colourist TOBY TOMKINS<br />
Sound Design MIGUEL LIMA<br />
Edit Assistant GARY LEON BOWYER<br />
Additional footage MARK RIGLER<br />
Stills Photography LUCAS FERREIRA<br />
Insurance ESSEX INSURANCE<br />
FEATURED CONTENT<br />
American Look - Produced by HANDY (JAM) ORGANISATION<br />
Public domain courtesy of the copyright holder PRELINGER ARCHIVE<br />
FEATURED ARTWORKS<br />
Kestnermappe Proun EL LISSITZKY<br />
La Belle Dame Sans Merci WALTER CRANE<br />
La Belle Dame Sans Merci FRANK DICKSEE<br />
La Belle Dame Sans Merci ARTHUR HUGHES<br />
La Belle Dame Sans Merci HENRY MEYNELL RHEAM<br />
La Belle Dame Sans Merci JOHN WILLIAM WATERHOUSE<br />
All artworks featured are out of copyright and in the public domain<br />
SPECIAL THANKS<br />
Ian and Susan Smith, Louise Smith, Paul Angell, Fatima Abass-Allie, Christopher Decouland, Emily Grantham, Lewis Hare,<br />
Kenneth Hibbeler, Tom Kington, Tom Marchbanks, Jonathan Preston, Cassie Wiles, Tusia Wiles, Penny Wiles.<br />
Lambeth Council, Thurrock Council, Wat Tyler Country Park, Langdon Hills Country Park, Whitehouse Post, Indigo Musica,<br />
Indiegogo.<br />
LINKS<br />
<strong>Arterial</strong> website: www.arterialshortfilm.com<br />
<strong>Arterial</strong> Facebook page: www.facebook.com/arterialshortfilm<br />
<strong>Arterial</strong> Vimeo channel: www.vimeo.com/channels/arterialshortfilm<br />
Modern Moving Image website: www.modernmovingimage.com<br />
Modern Moving Image Twitter: www.twitter.com/modernmi<br />
www.arterialshortfilm.com chris@modernmovingimage.com 00 44 (0) 7980 308743
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