Light Rain

Category:
Short
Format:
HD
Running Time:
4 min
Year:
2009

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Comments

  • Neil Horner (Filmmaker!) 2 years ago
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    Thank you everyone for your comments, it has been a good experience and I enjoyed making the film. I am not sure we will shoot in rain FX next time as it makes shooting twice as difficult (esp. with sound rec). I will certainly be taking on board a lot of your comments for the next film. All the best, Neil.
  • ED EDWARDS 2 years ago
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    Really like this. You can check out my work here; http://www.raggedcrow.com/
  • Brett Snelgrove 2 years ago
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    Lovely modern fable. Enjoyed it.
  • Tonto Papadopoulos 2 years ago
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    Beautifully shot, lovely attention to detail, great overall tone. It's also a neat idea, and I think you're a hero for making this short. But I, too, feel it edges into the overly sentimental. Imho, it's down to the cancer-daddy (no offence, my dad had cancer) line and the interaction between the mother and daughter. I think you needed a little dark linger there with more evident pain and awkwardness, to balance the sweetness. This would also make the rain running shot all the more exuberant. Like when Bambi sees her mother shot dead, then frolicking with her new buck two scenes later.
  • Mark Antoine 2 years ago
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    Hi Neil and well done. I do like very much the way you shoot, comes out very nicely and got the happy feeling with it.
  • James Cooper 2 years ago
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    Very nicely shot... but I have to admit I fall into the 'too sickly sweet' category that you graciously own up to yourself. Difficult subject matter to tackle and not make it feel too sentimental, granted. Just a tad too Disney for my taste. Sorry.
  • Stuart McNair 2 years ago
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    Hi Neil,
    Congratulations on a really well made little film. Poignant, thought provoking and yet bought a big smile to face. Thank you!
    Stuart
  • Kenny Evans 2 years ago
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    @ Bruce, yes it would be the worst commercial in the world. Zero product placement, zero brand identity and a little long for any advertising slot I know of!
  • Bruce Melhuish 2 years ago
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    Not quite sure how you would mistake this for a commercial???
  • Kenny Evans 2 years ago
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    @ David. This is a platform for all films made by shooters, not all commercials have a budget! It was a bit presumptuous of you to assume it was a commercial and make a sarcastic dig to boot without knowing any different!

    @Chris. I thought the only difference between a radio play and a movie was budget! The vast majority of movies begin as stories and stories work as spoken word by definition, I'm not sure what you mean by suggesting it might 'belong' as a radio play when so much more can be had when the characters are visualised. As a film it has far better emotional sway-how would you convey the vibe of the Mum walking out into the rain any more convincingly than with moving image? Narrated it would be woefully short of the emotion given by Nina in that scene. This story was floating around on an email for years but I think this film-aside from my obvious bias-does that story serious justice.

    I think it's fair to say every radio play would love to be a film...given enough money!

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Neil Horner

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13/08/08

About this film

This 4 minute short film called Light Rain, was shot on the Red One HD cinema camera. The film has been donated to Macmillan Cancer Support in recognition of all the fantastic work they do for coping families.The film is based on a true story written by Bob Perks and directed by Neil Horner.More recently the film was available on Sky TV and featured as part of the Community Channel's cancer awareness programming.

Cast

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    Adam Jennings
    Supporting Artist
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    Nina De Cosimo
    Lead Actress
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    Joan Linder
    Supporting artist and Voice Over
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    Jade Pinner
    Child Actor
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    Jackie Ellwood
    Supporting Artist
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    Eaoifa Forward
    Supporting Artist
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    Patrick McCarthy
    Supporting Artist
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    Gary Merry
    Supporting Artist
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    Joanna Nevin
    Supporting Artist
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    Lisa Rost-Welling
    Supporting Artist
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    Lucy-Jane Quinlan
    Supporting Artist
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    Mark Sands
    Supporting Artist
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    Stuart Stoter
    Supporting Artist
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    Julian Davis
    Supporting Artist
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    Eaoifa Forward
    Girl with Umbrella/Girl running in rain

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