Francesca Jaynes
Francesca Jaynes | |
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Born |
Woodford, Essex, United Kingdom | 12 October 1958
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Occupation |
Choreographer Movement director |
Website | |
francescajaynes |
Francesca Jaynes (born 12 October 1958) is an English choreographer and movement director who works in many disciplines within the entertainment industry, including feature films,[1][2] theatre and commercials.
Early career
Jaynes trained at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, and danced professionally for several years before suffering a serious injury that led to a transition into choreography. Following several years choreographing musical stage acts, she began working in UK television in 1982[3] and a career in film began in 1999 with Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy,[4][5] earning her a nomination in the American Choreography Awards.[6]
Film and television
Jaynes' work in feature film covers a period of three decades and multiple genres, including costume drama (The Duchess, Great Expectations), family (Muppets Most Wanted, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), science fiction (Gravity,[7] A.I. Artificial Intelligence[8][9][10]), fantasy (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Clash of the Titans), and music-based drama (De-Lovely,[11] Topsy-Turvy). She has worked with many of Hollywood's most prominent directors, including Joss Whedon, James Bobin, Michael Winterbottom, Mike Newell, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, and Mike Leigh, as well as a number of the industry's top actors, among them Andy Serkis, Sandra Bullock, Christoph Waltz, Tina Fey, Ray Liotta, Jude Law, Jack Black, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Kevin Kline, Steve Whitmire (Kermit the Frog) and Eric Jacobson (Miss Piggy).
Her television credits include work with Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman in Roald Dahl's Esio Trot for the BBC, as well as programmes such as Foyle's War, Agatha Christie's Marple, The Virgin Queen, and Tipping the Velvet.
Film and television credits
Theatre
Jaynes began choreographing for theatre in the late 1980s,[12] and continues to work regularly in this discipline. It has most recently been announced that she will be working with Mike Leigh on The Pirates of Penzance for the English National Opera[13] in 2015.
Her work has been created for a wide range of theatres including the New Wolsey Theatre (Ipswich),[14] Salisbury Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Holland Park Opera, Stafford Festival Shakespeare,[15] The Old Vic[16] (London) and The National Theatre[17] (London).
Jaynes has collaborated for more than 20 years with Director Peter Rowe[18] on shows including Blues in the Night, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls, and It's a Wonderful Life.[19]
Theatre credits
Year | Production | Theatre | Director |
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2015 | The Pirates of Penzance | English National Opera / London Coliseum | Mike Leigh |
2014 | Midsummer Songs | New Wolsey Theatre | Peter Rowe |
2014 | Kafka's Dick | Bath Theatre Royal | David Grindley |
2013 | Our House | New Wolsey Theatre/UK National Tour | Peter Rowe |
2013 | Daytona | Park Theatre London | David Grindley |
2011 | Guys and Dolls | Clwyd Theatre/Salisbury Playhouse/UK National Tour | Peter Rowe |
2010 | Little Shop of Horrors | Birmingham Rep | Peter Rowe |
2009 | It's a Wonderful Life | New Wolsey Theatre | Peter Rowe |
2009 | Orpheus in the Underworld | Holland Park Opera | John Abulafia |
2008 | Afterlife | The National Theatre | Michael Blakemore |
2007 | Stephen Fry's Cinderella | The Old Vic | Fiona Laird |
2007 | Blues in the Night | New Wolsey Theatre | Peter Rowe |
2006 | Promises and Lies | Birmingham Rep | Jonathan Church |
2005 | Sugar | New Wolsey Theatre | Peter Rowe |
2003 | The Threepenny Opera | The National Theatre | Tim Baker |
2000 | Equus | Salisbury Playhouse | Joanna Read |
2000 | My Best Friend | Hampstead Theatre | Anthony Clark |
2000 | Leader of the Pack | Belgrade Theatre, Coventry | Peter Rowe |
Commercials
Jaynes' choreographic and movement work has been seen in commercials for numerous major brands, both national and international. In 2014, she choreographed a sequence in "The Gentleman's Wager", a six-minute ad for Johnnie Walker Blue Label starring Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.[20][21] Lynx, Sainsbury's, and Scottish Widows are amongst the other brands whose commercials have featured her work.
Short films
In addition to her work as a choreographer and movement director, Jaynes has also created work as a writer/director of short films. Her first film, For George, was completed in 2012, and was an Official Selection at the United Film Festival (London, UK),[22] Festival Filmets (Badalona, Spain),[23] and Best Actors Film Festival (San Francisco, USA), where it won the award for "Best Ensemble Cast in a Short Drama".
Her second short film, Gnomeland, was completed in 2013, and has been chosen as an Official Selection at the Two Short Nights Film Festival (Exeter, UK)[24] and the Deep Fried Film Festival (Lanarkshire, UK).[25]
References
- ↑ "IMDB – Francesca Jaynes". www.imdb.com. Amazon. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Movies & TV – Francesca Jaynes – About This Person". www.nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "BFI – Francesca Jaynes". www.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Trostle Jones, Edward (2004). All Or Nothing: The Cinema of Mike Leigh. Peter Lang. p. 158. ISBN 0820467456.
- ↑ "Mike Leigh on Topsy Turvy". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Lee, Chris. "Sweet Success for a kid from Moss Side". www.sourcewire.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Production Notes – Gravity". cinemareview
.com July 2014. - ↑ TV Guide film & video companion. Barnes & Noble Books. 2004. p. 14. ISBN 0760761043. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ Burlingame, Jon. "'A.I.' robot more than just a gigolo". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence : Jude Law AI Interview". www.cinema.com. Cinema.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ Willis, John A; Blum, Daniel C (2006). Screen World, Volume 56. Crown Publishers. p. 96.
- ↑ Lemmon, David (1989). British Theatre Yearbook. C Helm. pp. 166, 167. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Pirates of Penzance". www.eno.org. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ Clarke, Andrew. "Musical Start to New Theatre Season". www.eadt.co.uk. East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Carry On Shakespeare at Stafford Castle". expressandstar
.com and Star Newspaper. Retrieved 23 October 2014. - ↑ Toksvig, Sandi. "In a spot of trouble with my flying armchair". www.telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "The Royal National Theatre Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008 – 2009". www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. National Theatre. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Is It You Or Is It Me". www.danceuktv.com. DanceUKTV. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Shenton, Mark. "New Stage Musical Version of It's a Wonderful Life to Premiere in U.K.". www.playbill.com. Playbill. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Jude Law and Jake Scott Dance the Madison for Johnnie Walker". lbbonline
.com Black Book. Retrieved 1 August 2014. - ↑ Magee, Kate. "Jude Law stars in Johnnie Walker Blue Label film". campaignlive
.co August 2014..uk - ↑ "United Film Festival – For George". theunitedfest
.com Film Festival. Retrieved 1 August 2014. - ↑ "FILMETS – International Program". festivalfilmets
.cat Filmets. Retrieved 1 August 2014. - ↑ "Two Short Nights Film Festival Returns This December". exeterphoenix
.org Phoenix. Retrieved 1 August 2014..uk - ↑ "Deep Fried Film Festival – 2014 Schedule". deepfriedfilm
.org Fried Film. Retrieved 1 August 2014..uk
External links
- Official Website
- Francesca Jaynes at Internet Movie Database
- Francesca Jaynes at New York Times Movies and TV