A long-haired man looking out of the window on a train

Joseph Rutland

 

Joseph has been in love with acting since he was a child, and has acted in stage productions of The Venetian Twins; Swing In The Willows; The Radicalisation Of Bradley Manning; Scorch; and numerous other plays. He has also written, acted in, and directed, his own web series.

Joseph is currently in his second year of study at Liverpool John Moores University. 

Spotlight

I love Spotlight. A film by Alex fletcher where my talent gets the chance to shine! The actual filming of it consisted of me opening and closing alot of doors whilst having to deliver intense dialogue occasionally. The lighting, the direction, everything MWAH! Spotlight

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Janus

I have created a film challange using four directors who all work different parts on 4 different films. A bit confusing but fun. My mind was swimming when I got this script, his first decision was to cast Ben Hillyer as Lane, unfortunatley Ben wasn't…

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A woman in a black cape looks on while two people inspect equipment near a camera

The Eighth Boatman

I first came up with the idea for this script during a writing exercise. I wanted to make a film that would make people come up with their own interpretations on the ending, the. It also bothered me, the amount of sappy short films where…

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Four men in white lab coats in front of a blackboard

Grit

For this one, I was inspired by various analogue horror series such as 'Gemini Home Entertainment' and 'Mystery Flesh Pit National Park'. The idea writing a horror anthology which fleshes out a world in around five minuets was an interesting challange that I through myself…

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Four men and a very small woman covered in blood

Head Splitting

Head splitting was my first real attempt at creating effects with a mixture of editing and practical instead of wholesale practical. The David Bowie motif throughout the film was inspired a household he once visited which was covered wall-to-wall in Bowie memorabilia. The opening shot…

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Joseph In Gdansk

I have recently been trecking around Western Poland with my Girlfrend. Stranded outside on the first night, we had to seek refuge in a Blues Brothers themed bar. We ventured from Gdansk to Sopot (Polish Southport, complete with a nice curry) and the cold fishing…

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The Librarian's Ear (And Director's Cut)

This was for university, we were tasked with making an experimental film. The group thought that filming a guy going about his day with weird camera angles could work, however Joseph didn't think this was experimental enough so he helped morph the idea into the…

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