Every so often we experience magic. Actual real world magic. Not a trick. Not supernatural. But awe inspiring scientifically backed up magic. I just opened the box containing the Meteorite that the Final Draft have so kindly sponsored for the Best Script Award at the Impact50 awards. And yes, sorry for the strong […]
After a HUGE amount of debate within the team and community, we have decided to use the poster with the meteor for all online presence. It works really well in the fast-paced environment of social media, such as account headers or thumbnails and square posts. But for the HUGE and permanent movie poster, we have […]
It all began with a riot. Four nights or rioting across the UK actually, but mainly in London. It was August 2011 and walking through Ealing on my way to the office at Ealing Studios reminded me of a war zone. This was the start of Create50, though right now, it was just a […]
Last week we began the final grade for The Impact. This is where we adjust colours, contrast and even add subtle visual effects like shadows or flares, to polish the look of all the films. Aside from the obvious creative element we can address, the grading also helps make the films all look like they […]
Announcing The World Premiere of Impact50! May 31st, The Genesis Cinema, London Join us to celebrate in style and party like it’s the end of the world… ‘cos it just might be! Nearly a decade from conception to World Premiere, The Impact is a stunning feature film like no other. Prophetic? Yes. Ambitious? Absurdly […]
I say the final cut. I am of course still cutting. But it’s close. Very close. So close that I finished it last week. Then I realised I knew I had to do yet another recut. With the premiere looming, the vice is tightening. There’s nothing like a good deadline to get the creative cogs […]
Last Friday we shot the opening scene of The Impact, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Olivia Williams. We shot in an extraordinary White House Oval Office reconstruction in Norfolk at RAF Coltishall in the sets owned by October Films. We are SOOOO excited to share this short film about the shoot with Olivia Williams, […]
The Impact50 Trailer Has Been Launched… Get involved and make your micro-budget apocalyptic short. Watch the trailer here for the crowd created feature film project #Impact50, about what would happen in the last few hours of humanity before an asteroid impact. And if you are a filmmaker, there is still plenty of time for you […]
Guest post by Andrew McGee Who’d have thought making a film set in space would be so tricky? The Watchers was shot in late 2016, and through the hard work of an amazing cast and crew, the pre-production and shoot itself went extremely smoothly (even with my own laptop almost falling off the set, see below). […]
In just over 100 days, the Impact50 filmmaking challenge will close. The closing date is April 30th at midnight UK time. Can you make a short film from a two page script about the end of the world? If so, invest a weekend and become part of the Impact50 feature film challenge. Teams from around […]
Impact50 is the latest feature film project from Create50 whose last film, 50 Kisses brought together several thousand creatives, writers, actors and filmmakers globally, the feature film ending up on the big screen and also entering the Guinness Book of records! How does it work? We have 50 cracking scripts, all around two pages long. […]
