Right! Where to start!
We’ve almost completed shooting on science fiction thriller THE LAST SCOUT. From the clip above above you can kinda get the look and feel that we’re after here! But we’ve got something special in the can for sure.
SO WHATS THE FILM ABOUT?
In 2065, a devastating nuclear war between America and China renders planet Earth uninhabitable. Those with access to commercial and private spacecraft escape the planet and the two sides each decide to search for a new home. Seven years into their journey. the crew of The Pegasus and the ship itself are tired and reaching breaking point. As they approach the system containing the planet they must survey, they discover another ship may have already beaten them to it. As they debate whether to board the other ship or continue with their mission, their lives, and the fate of humanity itself, hangs in the balance.
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE FILM NOW?
We find ourselves in post production with a couple of little bits left to place in the film itself and need your help to get there!
We’re very proud of what the cast and crew have delivered thus far and we’re sure that the film will be a big hit when it’s complete.
WHAT DO YOU NEED?
We need you people to get on board with our idea and support us on a fantastic project and we’ll name our unborn children after you (subject to our ability to have 300 children!)
AM I GONNA CRINGE WHEN I SEE THE SPECIAL EFFECTS?
No. The film itself is looking amazing and the VFX are the last big cost, or the icing on the cake as they say it, to getting a film that’s got a theatrical chance of getting seen by the wide audience. Check this out:
OUR SHIP
The design of ship, both inside and out, takes inspiration from Prometheus, firefly and Battlestar Galactica. We’ve gone for the rustic and very tired look as the ship nears the end of it’s 7 year journey to find a new home. Production design team Jonathan Schroder and Damien McPhillips constructed some of the biggest and finest sets I’ve ever seen on a indie feature film. Take a quick tour:
OK..I’VE READ TO THE END NOW SIMON… WHAT’S THE BIG FINISH?
Well that would be getting involved with the film itself. Not only can you be part of this film, seeing your name up in lights, walking down the red carpet premier, but you can actually be in the film, with a few lines of dialogue! Literally I could make you famous. Think of it now, you’d never have to buy another drink again! I mean you’d probably have to buy milk from Tesco…but other then that it’d be plain sailing!
Every project has a certain amount of risk when you decide which project to lend your support to, but we however have a long list of credits on commercial features films - so we’re a pretty safe bet that we’re gonna deliver the movie.
Also, our project is basically all ‘in the can’ so there’s much less risk of this not working at such a late stage in the production life cycle.
The assembled to work through the post production are well established and have worked on projects such as Harry Potter, SkyFall, Star Wars 3D and Dinosaurs walk the earth.
Who are you?
SIMON PHILLIPS - Director/Producer
Yep, that’s me, and I direct my second feature film after my first, RIOT, won several awards on the film festival circuit and was distributed in the UK, USA, GERMANY and AUSTRALIA.
Take a look at the trailer for my first feature film: