Hello! Thanks for clicking on our page and considering donating towards our production. Tripping Over, Falling Over, Absolute Disaster is a short film financed and produced entirely by young filmmakers with mostly full time jobs. It's a passion project made by a group of friends who met at university and were united by a deep passion of creating unique stories grounded in likeable characters. Our film is going to be around 15 minutes long and will take place all over the city of Bristol and will include a set of colourful characters and locations. Any help you can offer us to help us get it made is invaluable.
Cheers, Hal (Writer/Director)
Tripping Up, Falling Over, Absolute Disaster is inspired by the stubbornness in all of us. Stubbornness to change and stubbornness to accept that other people can.
The film follows the rebuilding of a relationship between Tina and her Uncle Bungo after years of it being broken. Over the course of a day, Uncle Bungo will take Tina out around the city and help to give her new eyes to view the world with.
As a lover of magical realism, Hal's intention with this film is to create a grounded world in which magic events can happen, inspired by films such as Scrapper, Bird, Aftersun and All Of US Strangers.
Magical realism looks to present a realistic view while incorporating magical elements into it to illustrate themes in the story. The story of Tripping Up, Falling Over, Absolute Disaster centres around seeing the world with new eyes and opening up your perspective, and this film intends to illustrate that with elements in the script, it's art direction and the cinematography.
To view the world in a different way, our crew is looking to find locations in Bristol which challenge our perspectives, looking to get past the traditional view of the city that we know to find an alternative perspective.
Most prominently, the film features the character of God, who in this film is a stern looking young man in a suit who watches Uncle Bungo from afar before it's time for him to pass away.
The film will be shot in a very subjective way, focusing on the emotion and progressions of the characters from scene to scene, looking to draw the beauty out of the locations we shoot in and allow that to reflect the inner workings of our characters.
Uncle Bungo's immaturity and playfulness is something that we intend to show through the choices of music in the film. Inspired by 80s RnB artists such as Karyn White, Patrice Rushen and Whitney Houston, it's the intention of our director, Hal and our composer, Gabe, that we create an exaggerated, loud soundtrack which give the film a unique energy but also hit significant emotional beats.
Listen to the playlist of inspirations for the film here!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5YYZMozoIPjNBJFOjS5EqG?si=20d39f1774e4494f
Indie filmmaking wouldn't be possible without the network of friends, family and other funders whose incredible support allows us to do what we do. Supporting this project will allow us to finance the following aspect of this film:
Pay for out cast and crew - We believe in paying people for their time. It means giving back to the talented team behind this production and ensuring that the film works within professional standards.
Art department - The look of this film is an incredibly important aspect to us - making the locations and characters fit within the colourful story that we want to tell means putting money into specially designed costumes, locations, and props.
Food - Keeping our cast and crew fed for the production is vital! We'll be shooting long days over the period of just under a week, so it's important that we keep everyone on their top form
Promotion - Allowing an audience to see a film is why we make them! Putting money into promotion on social media and festivals as well as towards public screenings means getting a live reaction to the film we've made.
Any support is greatly appreciated!
Writer/Director
Hal Waghorn
People are often under the impression that they are the finished article. That they are completely unable to change and will always be the same. But it's not true. Humans are always changing and while stubbornness can often protect us from harm, it can also hide us from life. That's what this film seeks to explore, it looks at two people, pushed apart by neglect who, for an afternoon, see eye to eye. I'm fascinated by stories about intimate human interaction and people in states of mental turmoil, and want to tell stories which explore these ideas. Tripping Up, Falling Over, Absolute Disaster is my first film after graduating from the University of Bristol and I'm excited to get back on set!
Producer
Zak Stevendale
Hello, my name is Zak, I’m a Film and English graduate and I’m so excited to co-produce this very special short film. Having worked with Hal on multiple projects, this is his boldest to date. This type of ambitious but intimate storytelling is something I’m really drawn to, and I know many will find resonating. You don’t want to miss it!
Producer
Math O'Donnell
Hi, I’m Math, a filmmaker based in Cardiff, and I’m so excited to be co-producing this short film. It’s a really honest and human story about connection and forgiveness, but with a unique twist that I think will completely surprise you. It’s a project that really means something to me - it’s bold, it’s heartfelt, and we can’t wait to share it with you all.
Director of Photography
Holly Cooper
Being interested primarily in cinematography and editing, I have worked on numerous short films inside and outside of studying and continued after graduating. Working with companies such as Bristol Women’s Voice, The Creative Youth Network and more recently, The Scratch Theatre as their resident filmmaker. I am so excited to be stepping back into narrative based work and bringing the story of Tripping up, Falling Over, An Absolute Disaster to life.
Gaffer
Jonathan Main
My name is Jonathan Main. I’m a Film and Television graduate from Bristol. I became interested in filmmaking through landscape photography which evolved into a passion for cinematography. I have been a gaffer, camera operator or cinematographer for several amateur projects including music videos and a diverse range of short films, including three of my own. I have a love for slow cinema and am significantly inspired by films like Old Joy, Memoria and Aftersun. I like to work with a neo-realist aesthetic by using or simulating natural light, and ensuring artificial light appears motivated.
Art Director
Kate Donnelly
Being interested primarily in cinematography and editing, I have worked on numerous short films inside and outside of studying and continued after graduating. Working with companies such as Bristol Women’s Voice, The Creative Youth Network and more recently, The Scratch Theatre as their resident filmmaker. I am so excited to be stepping back into narrative based work and bringing the story of Tripping up, Falling Over, An Absolute Disaster to life.
Graphic Artist
Will Catto
Sound Operator
Jacob Rose
Jacob Rose is a writer and filmmaker from Birmingham. After making music under the pseudonym Johnathan Boggarty, Jacob moved to archive filmmaking in 2021, retaining an interest in sound as a key function of his films. While making video essays and fake KFC trailers, Jacob has also worked with the Tripping Up team on short films like False Idols and Killing Time.
Composer
Gabe Rice
Some call me Gabe, some call me Gabriel Rice. I'm the one with the guitar in Canned Pineapple. I've had the strange fortune of sharing the stage with some incredible bands, from the packed stages of LCD Soundsystem to the raw energy of Jungle and the brooding intensity of The National. Now, I'm diving headfirst into the world of film scoring, where I can lose myself in the magic of cinematic storytelling. What's next? Who knows?