Naomi Bedworth, Kirstie Gutherless, Carla Navarro, Janet Pound, Shirley McWatt, Pam McArdle, Bryony Booth, Lynne Kirby, Ruth Austin and Louise Harman got in touch with me about recreating a scene from Fame. They are all in an adult musical theatre class at NAPA and it was a pleasure to grab this image late on a 12 shoot saturday.
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I met James Berriman at the projection event for Made in Hull he suggested that he would like to recreate a scene from Cinema Paradiso. John Jackson, who played Simon Pegg in the Shaun of the Dead shoot, works at Cineworld on Kingswood kindly offered us the use of the projection gallery there for the shoot. James’s son Ajay plays Salvatore as a boy.
James:
‘I would like to thank Andy Frodsham of Stoke Film Theatre for lending us two 35mm reels. I have fond memories of Stoke Film Theatre – I was a volunteer projectionist there for 12 years. That’s what inspired me to suggest Cinema Paradiso. Interestingly my uncle Mark’s grandad owned the Cecil and a whole string of cinemas in Hull’.
After the initial shoot James spotted a rather splendid projector in the foyer of the cinema in Beverley. he asked me if I would reshoot the scene in the new location. It was worth it.
I met Gregor Clarkson at the Forest Gump shoot and we agreed to meet up later the same day at the Costello Stadium where we made this homage to Chariots of Fire.
Matt Davies partner Angela got in touch with me about recreating a moment from The Dark Knight Rises in front of City Hall. So one busy saturday afternoon we met up and created this image.
I’ve known Richard Vergette since I was a wayward student in the early 80’s gate crashing the Inter Arts course at Bretton Hall whilst studying Art History in Leicester. He is a thoroughly good sport and a gentleman to boot. As head of the students Union at Bretton he organised some of my first paid gigs.
Richard writs plays now and teaches we met at Queens Gardens to make this image.
When Phil Edwards collared me about doing a This is England shoot I couldn’t believe my luck. He arranged for 35 participants to take part in this spectacular recreation of a couple of moments from the film. I got to ride on the back of a scooter and the atmosphere was fantastic. The Hull Daily Mail beat me to the shoot and ran a story the same day which was fun.
Phil Edwards; Paul Garmston; James Mountford; Joe Gorman and Jack Rimmington
Phil Edwards; Alix Edwards; Paul Garmston; James Mountford; Joe Gorman; Jack Rimmington; Sam Rimmington; Ian Rimmington; Mel Brownrigg; Murray Wattam; Josh Rogerson and Fred Gall.
Full cast List:Phil Edwards; Alix Edwards; Paul Garmston; James Mountford; Joe Gorman; Jack Rimmington; Sam Rimmington; Ian Rimmington; Mel Brownrigg; Murray Wattam; Josh Rogerson; Shaggy Bilton; Fred Gall; Mike Craig; Bob Boulton; Neil Covell; Lee Hobson; Michelle Potter; Mike Potter; Richard Took; Carol Smith; Colin Rowe; Martin Gibbs; Pete Jones; Mark Attwood; David Smith; Glen Gibson; Andrew D Mullett; Richard Took; Dave Johnson; Russell Barber; Kevin Holder; Tony Mainprize; Lee Brennan and Les Pollard.
Hayley Thorpe contacted me about recreating a scene from Beauty and the Beast at the Brynmor Jones Library at Hull University. We made this image on the top floor. Belle has been Hayley’s hero since she was a child. The combination of book reading and singing was irresistible to her younger self. As a mother she dreams of being able to sit down and read all day uninterrupted.
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