| Dog Altogether | |
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| Directed by | Paddy Considine |
| Produced by | Diarmid Scrimshaw Mark Herbert Gillian Berrie Anna Duffield Wendy Griffin Paul Welsh |
| Written by | Paddy Considine |
| Starring | Peter Mullan Olivia Colman Paul Popplewell |
| Music by | Chris Baldwin |
| Cinematography | Thomas Townend |
| Editing by | Colin Monie |
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| Release date(s) | 23 August 2007 (UK) |
| Running time | 16 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £60,000 ($120,000) |
Dog Altogether is the first film to be entirely written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term 'Dog Altogether' comes from an Irish expression that Paddy's father used to use when situations got really bad. It was filmed on Jan 22nd 2007 in Glasgow
The lead role of Joseph is taken by Scottish actor/director; Peter Mullan (Session 9, Trainspotting, Braveheart, My Name is Joe) who was hand picked by Paddy to play a role loosely based on Paddy's late father (also called Joseph). Mullan is a winner of several BIFA and BAFTA best actor awards. Brit comedy darling Olivia Colman (Peep Show, Green Wing, Hot Fuzz) fills the supporting role as Anita, Olivia, already having shot British comedy film 'Hot Fuzz' with Paddy was approached to play the part due to her suitability for the role.
Paddy states: "Dog Altogether was made out of necessity. I'd contributed ideas and improvisations to other people's movies and decided it was time I established my own voice. I went through a period of resenting acting and I think it had a lot to do with not having control over the final presentation. I don't have a single director that I could name as an obvious influence, but Dog Altogether is definitely born out of the Ken Loach/Alan Clarke movies I watched as a kid. There's a frightening authenticity about their work, and that was the thing that struck me. They were telling stories about people that I knew. Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth was hugely influential. You watch it as an actor with a sense of resentment because the performances are so brilliant. You wish that every director could get those results out of actors, but they can't. He's a brilliant director. I was hoping that I could make up for my shortcomings as an actor by applying myself behind the camera. Dog Altogether is the first of many films that I will write and direct. As I get older and uglier, I'll definitely be spending more time behind the lens."
As of 2010 Dog Altogether is being developed into a feature length film called 'Tyrannosaur' expanding on the story and subjects raised in the short film. Tyrannosaur will reunite Dog Altogether's principal cast Peter Mullan, Olivia Colman and Paul Popplewell with the addition of Eddie Marsan (Happy-Go-Lucky, Vera Drake). Tyrannosaur was both written and directed by Paddy Considine.
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Dog Altogether is the story of Joseph (Peter Mullan), a man who is plagued by a violence and rage that is driving him to self destruction. As he falls further into turmoil Joseph scours the landscape in search of a single grain of redemption that might restore hope to his fractured life.