Drop Dead Films

Drop Dead Films Sussex based film production company. Feature film production company.

So here's 'fun' - the main shoot for Charlie Shaw's Revenge was 25 days long (including days off) during which it rained...
08/06/2023

So here's 'fun' - the main shoot for Charlie Shaw's Revenge was 25 days long (including days off) during which it rained nearly every other day.

Today marks exactly 25 days since we wrapped during which it hasn't rained once!

That's filmmaking. In the UK, anyway! 😂

(Photograph of Actress Cerys Knighton and costume designer Anastasia Jardin gamely braving the elements on a particularly miserable night's shooting by Sarah Olivier Photography)

DROP DEAD FILMS RELEASES FIRST PICTURE OF OTTO THE CLOWN TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON 'CHARLIE SH...
15/05/2023

DROP DEAD FILMS RELEASES FIRST PICTURE OF OTTO THE CLOWN TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF PRINCIPAL PHOTOGRAPHY ON 'CHARLIE SHAW'S REVENGE'

Drop Dead Films Ltd, the Eastbourne-based award-winning film production company, celebrated the completion of principal photography on its latest feature film 'Charlie Shaw's Revenge' by releasing a first-look image of the eponymous character of the film.

Charlie Shaw's alter ego, a clown called Otto, played by 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' and 'Captain America: The First Avenger' actor James Payton (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1246512/), is featured in this iconic image taken by Sarah Olivier Photography. Make-up is by Kate Griffiths (http://www.theatricalmakeupartist.com/) and costume is by Anastasia Jardin (https://linktr.ee/anastasiajardin).

The plot of the film is being kept under wraps for the time being, but Charlie Shaw and Otto play a key role in the film, which completed principal photography at the weekend.

Director John Langridge and Producer Justin Hayward will be taking news of the production to the Cannes Film Festival this week, along with their plans for other intellectual property around the film and Drop Dead Films Ltd's up-coming slate.

And so, we wrap. We have finished principal photography, unit base is being emptied of kit (and blood. Lots of blood). K...
14/05/2023

And so, we wrap. We have finished principal photography, unit base is being emptied of kit (and blood. Lots of blood).

Keep an eye out on here tomorrow for the very first character shot which will be a doozie.

Thanks for following along and thanks especially for our hard working cast and crew. And remember…



Hello all. Today, we rest. Tomorrow, we are in the woods. Last night, there was blood. Lots of it. And the night before....
12/05/2023

Hello all. Today, we rest. Tomorrow, we are in the woods. Last night, there was blood. Lots of it. And the night before. So the camera crew were suitably prepared. They must have watched a lot of Blue Peter when they were growing up.

Featured is our amazing Amelie Leroy, with Keri Hinna Martin in the background.

Hello Fun-seekers.As it's bin day again, and that means the weekend is imminent, here's an extra-special picture for you...
11/05/2023

Hello Fun-seekers.

As it's bin day again, and that means the weekend is imminent, here's an extra-special picture for you.

The cast had a huge amount of fun on this night, as you can see. The woods were dressed fantastically by the art department on the night, comprising art director Laz Warwick and art department assistant Suzanna Easton, along with our other college students. The costumes were created by Anastasia Jardin and her team and makeup by Kate Griffiths with support from her assistants.

The fire was providing warmth and the team had great bonhomie singing a song, ably led by our sound recordist Matt Wilkinson.

Drinks were supplied by the fabulous Greg from Beer Me Brewery.

This will be a night amongst some great nights that will stay with us in our memory.

Thank you for your support and we'll keep posting until we finish the end of principle photography.



Photo credit: Anastasia Jardin

Evening all! Firstly, we’d like to thank each and every one of you for your prayers to the weather gods last night. It’s...
10/05/2023

Evening all! Firstly, we’d like to thank each and every one of you for your prayers to the weather gods last night. It’s possible that Knockhatch was the only place in the country that didn’t have a deluge. Consequently we got some amazing footage of an especially special scene in the film.

Secondly, look at that fabulous sunset over the overflow car park. We are on day 16 and there’s more death coming tonight!

Additionally we wrapped the amazing James Payton last night and we can’t wait to show you who he plays.

Keep posted, please do continue to share and like and don’t forget

09/05/2023

I hear the lilt of a group of guitars strumming a tune from the woods. I wonder what is going on…?

Hello friends! Sorry for the silence over the past week. Apparently, someone took umbridge with our updates on how filmi...
09/05/2023

Hello friends! Sorry for the silence over the past week. Apparently, someone took umbridge with our updates on how filming was progressing, tried to get our page deleted and then Facebook limited our ability to post for the last few days.

Filming has been storming ahead - luckily for the most part without the storms, although this week is a little iffy - and we are cracking through the pages.

We're now into the last week of principle photography and tonight we're joined by the entire cast for a shindig on screen, so cross your fingers for us for good weather later.

Thanks for your support, please do like and share this page to help us reach a wider audience and don't forget -

Evening all! It’s little tent’s time to shine this evening - doesn’t it look glorious all lit up?We’ll be asking for you...
03/05/2023

Evening all! It’s little tent’s time to shine this evening - doesn’t it look glorious all lit up?

We’ll be asking for your prayers to the weather gods next week after a fine and clear couple of days.

Keep fun-seeking fellow horror and film fans. And have a good night.

As we consume yet another coffee, we like to browse the socials to see how our cast and crew are feeling about the shoot...
03/05/2023

As we consume yet another coffee, we like to browse the socials to see how our cast and crew are feeling about the shoot so far. Looks like Billy Cashin is feeling the power of the fantastic location at Knockhatch Adventure Park. And he was an absolute trooper last night. Well done Billy!

Cast and Crew: Drop your Insta's and pages in the comments so people can follow you.

Good evening fun-seekers. As the sun sets over the Wallaby it signifies the start of block 3 of filming here at Knockhat...
02/05/2023

Good evening fun-seekers. As the sun sets over the Wallaby it signifies the start of block 3 of filming here at Knockhatch.

It will be a long and spooky night, not least because the turkeys keep getting startled by the lighting crew.

We are in a place of darkness tonight.

And someone is getting killed.

This is what it’s all about!

Also, many happy returns to one of our brilliant actors Molly Cattanach who is also a stunt performer extraordinaire! Have a great day Molly.

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