Summer Film Project 2023

Battle Cries

After a near fatal fall, Blair Burdock is left hospitalised. It soon becomes apparent that all is not as it seems with her doctor.

Written, directed and edited by WYT member Alex Hazelton, 2023's Summer Film Project was shot over 5 days at locations in Woking and at The Hospital Studios, West London.

  • Reel 1, Slate 1, Take 1. A long week begins
  • Setting up the first shot of the week
  • Over the director's shoulder during a shot set-up
  • Luke, operating boom, waits for camera department to set-up
  • Sometimes the sound recordist needs to hide from the camera!
  • Lettie and Millie creating a blooper
  • Finn and Luke looking cool
  • Lettie making the most of being off-camera
  • Set-up for the Hand and Smile's infinity space
  • The Watchers' Council
  • Millie and Henry working it
  • Henry and Millie operating some serious hardware
  • VFX glass break shot set-up
  • VFX wireframe of the glass break shot
  • A focus-puller's-eye-view
  • An amazing day shooting at The Hospital Studios
  • Father and son (1st AD and director) assessing the shot
  • The Hospital Studios' Lizzie gets in on the action
  • Millie gets to record sound in a rare break from acting
  • Sometimes there are so many people in front of camera the director and lead have to pick up a boom and slate
  • Director Alex dons some scrubs to make a cameo whilst Lettie has a rare chance to operate camera
  • And that's a wrap!