Five By Five

Hi and welcome to our Sponsume page. We appreciate you having a look around. Five by Five is a project set up by a group of film professionals who are passionate about making independent films. We believe that by combining our resources, we can take the average cost of one short film, and make five! We have five directors and five great scripts, and between us a wealth of film experience and different skills to bring to the project. What we are looking for is investment from people who love film, and love the idea of our project, to make it a reality!

The Films

Letter to Jane (runtime 6 mins)
Rockstar Ric Sane meets his biggest fan Dave, whilst breaking into his house to steal back a guitar his ex-wife sold on eBay, in this comedy about men, music and memorabilia!

Starring Tim Major (as Dave), Keith Newby (as Rik) and Ruben Shaw as The Postman.

Written By Barrie Chalk, Directed by Martyn Chalk, Director of Photography Felix Forrest.

Five Stages (runtime 5 mins)
When 75 year old Harold discovers he is dying, he starts to write his memoirs before it’s too late. But as he struggles through the five stages of grief, can he come to terms with his life choices, both past and present?

Starring Michael Curran (as Harold) & "Florence" (as Biscuit)

Written and Directed by Nicki Perkins, Director of Photography Lorenzo Levrini.

Give me Fiction (runtime 8 mins)
A young girl, Dee, finds wonder and mystery when she stumbles upon an old radio. As her home-life worsens the strange noises from the radio offer Dee an unexpected and life-changing escape.

Starring Amelia Linney (as Dee), Julian Shaw (as Stepfather) & Paul Barrand (as Mr Barrett)

Written and Directed by Josh Nolan, Director of Photography Martyna Knitter.

Scent of Success (runtime 5 mins)
Ambitious law student Jack is enchanted by the scent of a successful lawyer who lives in the penthouse above him, but soon discovers "it’s better the devil you know”.

Starring Carl Nortey (as Jack), Sophie Hill (as Mary), Georgia Waters (as Miss Lynch) Rob Hamilton-Day (as The Postman) and a special guest appearance by Tim Major.

Written by Patricia Donoghue Murphy, Directed by Tim Murphy Director of Photography Karl Poyzer.

Print (runtime 5 mins)
Sam thinks he’s hit rock bottom when he’s dumped by text message – until his office printer starts giving him relationship advice. But can he trust the notoriously unreliable printer to help him win back the girl of his dreams?

Starring Joseph Maudsley (as Sam) & Lena Garrett (as Jess)

Written and Directed bu Karl Poyzer, Director of Photography Karl Poyzer.

Meet the team

Martyn Chalk
Martyn (known as Chalky to his friends) is a Producer, Director & Writer who had a sales and marketing background before he changed to a more creative career in film.  He has co-produced and been employed as a Production Supervisor within the UK indie feature film circuit. He is also a director of music videos, virals and short films. Martyn will be co-directing his first feature film later in 2012.

Martyn is one of the three producers working on Five by Five and will also be directing "Letter to Jane", a script written by Barrie Chalk.

Nicki Perkins
Producer, Director & Writer Nicki came to film from a finance and project management background. She began screenwriting in 2008, and set up the production company Eavesdrop Films in 2011. Her directing debut “Jezebel” was completed at the end of 2011, and she is now working on two other shorts planned for 2012. Her favourite filmmakers are David Lynch and Charlie Kaufman.

Nicki is one of the three producers working on Five by Five and will also be directing "Five Stages", a script written by herself.

Josh Nolan
Josh is a Producer, Director & Writer with more than 7 years experience in the media industry. He has worked on stage plays, shorts, documentaries and features as well as running departments in Post Production. He studied film at the Solent University and spent time working in theatre before his move into film.

Josh is one of the three producers working on Five by Five and will also be directing "Give Me Fiction", a script written by himself.

Tim Murphy
Tim is a Gaffer, Director & Writer, who has worked in the film industry for the last 5 years. After university he moved to America to go to film school in Los Angeles specialising in directing and lighting. Since his return to England, Tim has worked in all aspects of filming from music videos to feature films and wants to make the move to being a full time director. His idols are Scorsese and Al Pacino.

Tim will be the project’s Gaffer as well as directing "Scent of Success", a script written by ‘Mum’ Patricia Murphy.

Karl Poyzer
Karl is a Director of Photography, Writer & Director. He has worked on a variety of short films, music videos, corporate videos and features. As well as filmmaking he has photographed events and gigs around the country.

Karl will be in charge of the camera team and co-ordinating with the other DoPs, as well as directing "Print", a script written by himself.

Lisa Meller
Lisa was born in High Wycombe, and fell in love with production design after doing work experience with Scenic Artist Howard Weaver on the film “5 Children and IT”. She has a degree in Theatre, Performance and Event Design from Birmingham City University, and has worked in the Art Department on several high profile films and TV shows, including Death at a Funeral, Eastern Promises and Downton Abbey. She has also worked on several TV commercials including Walkers Crisps, Census 2011 and most recently Heinz Beans.

Lisa will be Art Director on the project.

What does your money buy?

All of our cast and crew are kindly donating their time for free, and we are sourcing some of the camera and lighting equipment needed through friends and contacts in the industry. But we still need money to cover the basic costs of production, such as props, transportation, food for cast and crew, extra equipment, and (for the science fiction aspects) some visual effects work! All the money raised will be spent on making the films even better – and remember, our project is a collaboration, so you will get to see not one but FIVE films getting made for just ONE donation!

The Shoot

All five films are currently in production in Oxfordshire (Feb 2012).