PREVIOUS WORKS
FILM & VIDEO (selected credits)
Who is DJ Rubbish? 2003, 30 min, Mini-DV - Producer/Director
This independently financed music documentary follows the career of Peckham-based rapper/producer Shaun Pubis, as he tries to justify his existance on this planet. The film was released on commercial DVD in February 2006.
The Project Brothers - We're Number One, 2005, 24 min - Producer/Editor
This multi-media concept album featured the work of more than a dozen different film-makers, animators and graphic artists. The piece was a visual representation of a political concept album by the Project Brothers and, in keeping with the spirit of the original audio, features a lot of "found" and manipulated footage. I edited the individual clips together, liased with contributors and produced several segments myself using 3D graphics, 2D animation and other techniques. The finished product can be found on the Who Is DJ Rubbish? DVD.
Don't Worry 2004, 4 x 25 min - Contributing Writer
Short run satirical puppet show for Channel 4, taking a suspiciously upbeat look at multinational corporations. The Guardian called it "arrogant, witless and patronising". I agreed with them, but am in the strange position of having to put a TV credit I don't particularly want on my CV.
Things 2002, 4 min - Co-Director
Winner of the "Special Recommendation" prize at the 2002 23:59 film challenge. This baby karaoke film was created entirely within 48 hours by Up at the Big House and is my personal favourite of all the films I've worked on.
We Are The Ztems 10 mins - Co-writer/creator
This one-off rockumentary for Channel 4 follows Scandinavian rock band The Ztems as they try to crack the UK. The film was made under difficult circumstances and while the dialogue was mostly improvised, my work on developing the characters and situations (combined with my contribution to the editing process) earned me a co-creator/writer credit.
The October Tapes 4 x 4 min - Writer / Co-Director
Run by Up at the Big House during October 2000, this was a self-funded exercise in 'stupidly ambitious film-making'. As a group, we devised, wrote, shot and edited four 4-minute films entirely within one month and distributed VHS copies to the media each week. I wrote, co-directed, edited and occasionally appeared in each of the four films. At the end of the month, we hosted an open screening at The Picture Production Company in Soho.
Other credits
As writer/co-director
Tracking Homo Directus
Mummo
Blockage
The Victorian Cockroaches - Apothecary & Penny Dreadful
Street Bowman
Tales From The Stan Lee Nursing Home (4 episodes)
Bread
Carrot
Walkman
As co-director
The Ztems - Dancing For Free
The Ztems - Tour Diaries
Disco
WEB
The Blog of Tom
This blog is an attempt to pull together the various strands of my career into one easily-digested read. The fact that no-one visits it is a sign of its success.
StartSmoking.org
The website of 'Dr.' Brian McGee, the UK's foremost motivational smoker. Launched as a promotional aid for 'Dr.' McGee's book How To Start Smoking, this website features tips, advice and guidance for the novice smoker.
www.upatthebighouse.com - Site creator/moderator
I was largely responsible for the design, content and infrastructure of this website, which was an on-line portfolio for the film production group of which I was a member for four years. The site encompasses a wide variety of content, from Quicktime video to interactive games and Iwas responsible for all written content on the site.
www.londiniumtoday.co.uk[Currently offline] - Contributing editor/moderator
As one of the three contributing editors to this spoof entertainment listings/reviews site, I was responsible not only for writing articles, but also formatting copy into HTML and posting it on-line. The site only produced two issues before being put to rest due to other projects.
www.freeform.org.uk - Site relaunch co-ordinator
I oversaw the transition of this website from a static, graphics-based site into a form which was more dynamic and could be easily updated by the client. This involved a complete re-design of the site and the implementation of template-based content management.
www.skinnymedia.com
Hosted by Gogofrog, this on-line gallery hosts a variety of work and is an experiment in immersive 3D technologies.
Market Movies
A regular review of bargain-bin DVDs, this one-sheet publication is available in the EC1 area and through The Blog of Tom
The Bony Fish
An "irregular journal of pointless speculation", this A5 journal is a self-published platform for long essays that take a slanted view of popular culture.
The Very Little Book of Ambigrams
Collection of ambigrams designed by me for various members of my family. (Ambigrams are pictures (usually text based) which present a word which can be read even when the picture is rotated 180 degrees.)
What Friend?
One-off "relationship review" magazine, which assesses friendships in the same manner as cars or consumer electronics.
Circle 16 - Writer
4 panel newspaper-style comic strip about the life of a lowly demon on the outskirts of hell. Written by me and drawn by Jonny Sabbagh an entire first volume of Circle 16 was printed and distributed free at a Hothouse open day.
UNPRODUCED SCRIPTS FOR FILM & TV
Wings Of Doom
Feature film set on an RAF airbase during World War 2. Experiemental radio technology leads to the awakening of an ancient evil.
Living With Mummo
Sitcom pilot. Prodigious genetic mutation Hubert is only six years old, yet he has a 180 IQ and the body of a piglet.
London Facilities
Comedy-drama pilot set on the London Underground. When Peter reports for a temp job on Platform 4 of King's Cross underground station, he has no idea that he's about to learn of a hidden city underneath the one he knows so well.
Wolfieboy
One-off urban fairy tale told in rhyming couplets. A furry young lad runs away from the freakshow to follow his destiny in the big city.
Circle 16
Sitcom pilot about a lowly demon on the outskirts of hell, trying to fight his way up the career ladder.
