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£324 raised on our Mordred crowdfund in the first two days

31/3/2016

The indiegogo crowdfund for the South Devon Players film I am directing, "Mordred" is at £324 in two days.
This is so epic. Join the work, share on your social media, or contribute even for just £1 - every single penny is spent on production costs.
This is a collaborative project, featuring heavily researched early legends and accurate Dark Ages historical background, and showcasing amazing local actors & filmmakers, who often get passed over for work due to "being local people". (there is a strong mindset here that "the person who lives down the road cant possibly be any good" and we set out to break that stereotype, in style)

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Our indiegogo growdfund is now live!

26/3/2016

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Please watch and share - there are amazing perks from just £1, and EVERYTHING helps!

This production aims to not only showcase very heavily researched Dark Ages (6th century) history of Devon and Cornwall, linked to some of the very earliest and less known Arthurian legends, but also equally to showcase the amazing skills by local actors, filmmakers, and other production creatives - a lot of film work happens in the southwest but very often local people are passed over for imported talent due to stereotypes of "local people being no-good". This production aims to prove exactly the opposite, with a large, attention-grabbing project that has already been featured in the press not just localy, but in New York and Hollywood itself, and with interest, subject to the finished product (we are unknowns of course) from global film distribution companies. Directed by an experienced female theatre/film director.
The group running it has a proven track record over 10 years of producing historical theatre and film, working from the early days of raising £80 from a carboot sale and using the backroom of a pub for rehearsals. The group (working age adults, historical subject matter) falls straight through the cracks for grants etc, and so everything we do is fundraised for. Alongside a dizzying run of burlesque shows, sponsored swims, a scifi/ fantasy convention, ebay sales, carboot sales, shop counter collection tins, etc, we are also running this crowdfund.
Every penny raised goes into costumes/ props, donations to locations for use, food and camping equipment for cast on location, travel to locations, and some extra equipment. Equipment, following this film, will then be used to make more projects by this group, and to train local people in making high-grade film and video - to help them find work!

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Laura, the director, talks about the film and crowdfunding

26/3/2016

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Weapons workshop - session 1

13/3/2016

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Weapon Training Session 1 - Mordred / Shields, spears, axes, swords - basic hits.

(not intended to be a work of cinematic marvel) this is the training video week 1, for notes, and for cast to revise what was learned. More info on our feature film Mordred at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5159008/

Training provided by Chris and Dave of Morvleydh the Cornish Darkage Warband Re-enactment group https://www.facebook.com/Friends-of-M...

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Final cast list for the film

13/3/2016

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VERY WELL DONE

THE FULL FINAL CAST!

The Pendragon family
Mordred - Rich Sandford
King Arthur - Guillaume Rivaud
Morgan Le Fay - Hayley Tink Rushton
Anna - Lizzie Jordan Moulds
Guinevere - Megan Tarrant
Duran - Reece Whitehouse
Gawaine - James Scott
Agravaine - Darius Frost
Young Mordred - Joe Evans (Tagging Mum Amanda Graham)

Other Warriors of the Inner Circle
Galahad - Edward Stewart
Lancelot - Ritchie Crane
Bors - Tim Cartwright
Bevedere - Mark Harris
Percival - Andrew Horigan

Other Dumnonnian / Merryn- based characters
Gitta - Julie Tetley
Lynette - To be cast
Eslyd - Laura Williams
Owain (was Oswald!) - Lino Carlino
Melwyn - Poppy Louise
Merlin - Anthony Webster
Taliesin - Jon Ian Dredge
Derwyn - Laura Jay
Kelwyn - Jo Burgess
Andras - Clare Parker
Kensa - Jodie Marsh
Naythen - to be cast
Iddawg - Paul Potham
Callum - Tor Hudswell

Saxons etc
Cynric - Chris Barnicoat
Eadwulf - Dave Trowt
The saxon interrogated at Isca - Kevin Pengelly
Bandit 2 - John Harding: Wrestler & Actor
Creature - Steven Andrew Stapleton
Saxon raider from start of film - John Harding: Wrestler & Actor

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£324 raised on our Mordred crowdfund in the first two days

Our indiegogo growdfund is now live!

Laura, the director, talks about the film and crowdfunding

Weapons workshop - session 1

Final cast list for the film

By Laura - the producer and director

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