Having grown to understand Newcastle in a short space of time, I was inspired by the age and scale of the buildings. This became a daily find for the best locations that worked for the film. We often used old film photographs to seek the look of a location.

My exploration and understanding with colour and specifically chroma colour continued in this project as we were working monochromaticly with black and white. Black being the most essential colour of them all. Working with materials, shadows and natural highlights, Gerard and I were sharing all our images through a black and white lens. In black and white I found it can be easier to control tone and the precision of detail. The focus was on what drama it would add to the everyday environments which was prevalent here. For me, I was also interested in how a certain material might present a gloss and/or absorb the light.

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A psychological thriller that’s dripping in sweat, tears, and testosterone: the story of Simon, an unhappy, unambitious office worker whose life is gradually taken over by Terry, his new, very hands-on personal trainer who reveals himself to be more committed - and more dangerous - than Simon could have imagined.

Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Thrill Strand - World premiere

BIFA Nominee

Dir-Scr ; Gerard Johnson
Prod; Matthew James Wilkinson, Ed Barratt, Richard Wylie,

Leads; Cavan Clerkin, Craig Fairbrass