The Gatekeeper

A Gothic Horror short I had the pleasure of shooting for Director Joshua Warren in the English Peak District. Created on a shoe-string budget we used many innovative methods to shoot as much as possible in camera during the bitterly cold month of February 2019.

Synopsis

At the tail end of the 16th century, a grieving nobleman and his unwitting servant attempt to locate an alleged necromancer living deep within the Derbyshire countryside. Navigating the often harsh and foreboding landscapes, the nobleman and his servant eventually come upon the mysterious bridge refuge of the man they seek, only to find themselves at his mercy.

Director - Joshua Warren

Producer - Jamie McCubbin

Writer - Harry Warren

Director of Photography / 1st AD - James Medcraft

Camera Assistant - Tobias Rothwell

Gaffer - Joshua Black

Sound Design - Pierluigi Papaiz

Composer - Oskar Qvick

Editor - Gary Coogan @ The Quarry

Picture Post Production - Time Based Arts

Original music ‘Ravens Peake’

by Daniel O’Sullivan

Equipment Support : Focus 24

Stills from the film

Production Images

Full Credits

Nobleman - Jack Forsyth-Noble

Servant - Joseph Thomas

Hermit - Peter Henderson

Drunkard - Steve Littlewood

Tavern Patron - Clive Ball

Isabel - Jade Shepherd

Director - Joshua Warren

Producer - Jamie McCubbin

Writer - Harry Warren

Director of Photography - James Medcraft

Camera Assistant - Tobias Rothwell

Gaffer - Joshua Black

Camera Trainee - Fahad Miah

Tracking Vehicle Camera Operator - James Davis @ Focus 24

Tracking Vehicle Driver - Craig Porter @ Focus 24

Make Up - Fiona Kerrigan

Equipment Support : Focus 24

Sound Recordist - Dafydd Mann

Sound Design - Pierluigi Papaiz

Composer - Oskar Qvick

Editor - Gary Coogan @ The Quarry

Picture Post Production - Time Based Arts

Visual Effects Producer - Sean Ewins

Colourist - Max Ferguson-Hook

Lead Visual Effects Artist - Jamie Crofts

Visual Effects Artists - Linda Cieniawska, Adam Paterson, Stephen Ross, Tom Robinson,

Will Robinson, Matt Shires, Ria Shroff

Title Design - Robert Beveridge

Set Photographer - Tom Porter

Horse Wranglers - Catherine Lovatt, Marc Lovatt @ The Cavalry of Horses

Language Consultant - Dr. Sean Murphy

Runners - Ste J. McCubbin Joe Candeloro, Joe Folan, Tom Corke

Original music ‘Ravens Peake’ by Daniel O’Sullivan

Special Thanks : Maureen and Michael Medcraft