Faintheart
| Faintheart | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Vito Rocco |
| Produced by |
Peter Carlton Nick Love Rob Morgan Lee Thomas |
| Written by | David Lemon |
| Starring |
Eddie Marsan Ewen Bremner Jessica Hynes Tim Healy Paul Nicholls Bronagh Gallagher |
| Music by | Mike Batt |
| Cinematography | David Katznelson |
| Editing by | Neil Smith |
| Studio | Vertigo Films |
| Distributed by |
Vertigo Films Contender Entertainment Group |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Faintheart is a 2008 film, the first to be created using input from an online site.[citation needed]
The film was a result of a collaborative effort from Myspace, Vertigo films and Film4. The resulting group, MyMovieMashUp, sought to harness the talents of the online community and to enable them to be involved in the film-making process.[citation needed] Various cast and crew members were picked from the MySpaceUK website to work on the project, a unique tactic in the film-making industry.[citation needed] Although the casting and soundtrack were assembled with the help of Myspace, the screenplay was written by UK-based writer David Lemon.[1]
Professional Viking re-enactors from UK-based company "The Vikings" formed part of the cast alongside Britannia Romano-British society.[2][3] Also a specialist stunt team from East 15 Acting School took part in filming the large battles under the Fight Direction of Richard Ryan.
Cast
- Eddie Marsan as Richard
- Ewen Bremner as Julian
- Jessica Hynes as Cath
- Bronagh Gallagher as Maggie
- Tim Healy as Geoff
- Paul Nicholls as Gary
- Anne Reid as Barbara
- Joseph Hamilton as Martin
- Chloe Hesar as Emily
- Richard Ridings as Collin
- Gary Sefton as Vince
- Kevin Eldon as Alan
- Sandra Voe as Julian's Mum
- Matthew Leighton as Kim
- Tom Smith as Danny
- Phil Lester as Tim
References
Further reading
- http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/885/885204p1.html 'A Comedy for the Geek In Us All' (IGN Review)
- http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/films/2008/faintheart/reviews/ (Reviews, Cambridge Film Festival)
- Sheila Johnston (2008-07-05). "Is 'Faintheart' just a gimmick?". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group Limited).
- Tom Peterkin (2008-06-15). 's-first-MySpace-movie,-to-debut-at-Edinburgh-Film-Festival.html "Faintheart, world's first MySpace movie, to debut at Edinburgh Film Festival". The Daily Telegraph (Telegraph Media Group Limited).
- Devin Leonard (2008-07-11). "MySpace goes to the movies". CNN.
External links
- Faintheart at the Internet Movie Database
- Britannia (late/post Roman group based in the UK
- The Vikings reenactment society based in the UK
- "East15"
- Blog of screenwriter David Lemon