Gloves Up - Short Film

Aim

A short film about a young boxer with a toxic family and a boxing coach with a traumatic past.

The Story 

After an underground boxing fight, Roy, an eager young fighter who feels alienated by his disapproving upper-class family, approaches boxing coach Dave, in the hope to begin training with him. But Dave has demons of his own that he must first overcome before he can help Roy. After Roy walks out on his toxic family, he helps Dave put his past traumas behind him. They decide to start training together and begin to make Roy the boxer he's always dreamed of being.

Director's Statement 

My main intention is to explore the tragic lives of our central characters and watch their journey as they leave their past behind and strive for a better future. I intend to craft this as an intimate narrative that uses boxing as a vessel to further explore the journeys our characters take. 

When deciding the style of the film I took inspiration from 'Spit of You' (Music Video), 'Wasp' (Short Film) and 'Seconds Out' (Short Film); these were all incredibly helpful when I began to visualise the film and share my stylistic intentions with the crew. The film's visual style will combine naturalistic lighting and a poignant free-moving camera which will create a feeling of realism in every shot. J-cuts will help us transition effortlessly and seamlessly between scenes. The film will be driven by strong nuanced performances that feel real and express the variety of emotions our characters feel. We hope that this will create an immersion that encourages the audience to focus on our characters and truly invest in their journeys.  

Teaser Trailer

Sizzle Reel

Concept Poster

Where You Come In

We’ve got a brilliant crew, a script that we love, and access to high-end equipment, including an ARRI camera kit courtesy of our University. But there are many additional costs that we need to cover if we are going to successfully make this film. 

The biggest expenses will be the casting and locations. Our film follows the story of Roy and Dave, there is a lot of ridding on the chemistry between these two characters, so finding talented actors will be our top priority. When it comes to locations, our film hops around the world it is set in. So, to create a believable world we have to find the right locations that convey character, setting and realism. Roy's parent's house will be our main location expense as this needs to juxtapose the lavish life that they live and the life that Roy wants for himself.  These two aspects of the film are pivotal but there is so much more that is needed if we are going to make this film how we envision it. With your help and support, we will be able to successfully tell the story we intend to and really show off our filmmaking talent. 

All of our expenses are shown in the chart below:

Meet The Filmmakers

Baillie Braund - Writer and Director Baillie is a writer and director who has refined his craft by making his own short films for a number of years. Most recently he wrote and directed 'Actions Speak Louder' an award-winning short film made in his second year of university. He has a strong love for performance-driven films that follow themes of trauma and dreams. Baillie is confident and excited to execute his vision and work with his talented cast and crew.

Raphael Ameyinoge - Producer Raphael is the amazing producer of this project. He has already proven his worth by arranging location visits and securing some very important aspects of the film. Raphael will ensure all stages of the production run smoothly as we edge closer to the finishing line. 

Charlie Knight - Cinematographer Charlie has worked on various projects over the last few years including shorts, documentaries and promotional material. Charlie will helm the camera department and intends to work closely with Baillie to ensure the film looks perfect. 

Jacob King - Editor Jacob is a very talented editor who has worked on a number of projects from fiction short films to VFX edits. Jacob worked with Baillie on their previous short film and built a strong working relationship which will definitely help when it comes to crafting the film in the edit. 

Zac Roberts - AD and Script Supervisor Zac is excited to work on the film and ensure everything on set runs smoothly. He has been a crucial part of the crew since the beginning of the project and he is looking forward to working on set and making sure everything runs smoothly. 

Other Ways You Can Help

Thank you for taking the time to read our campaign. We hope that you can join us on this journey! If you can, please consider contributing - every donation means the world to us and it will truly help this film come to fruition.

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Thank You :)

This project successfully funded on 25th February 2022