Electric Faces
Electric Faces is a BAFTA New Talent Award nominated* short film.
A young crook's plans to commit the perfect robbery are thrown into chaos by a cantankerous bank guard and an increasingly unstable robot.
*Best Writer 2016 - Johnny Herbin
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Johnny HerbinDirectorMugging For Amateurs
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Johnny HerbinWriterMugging For Amateurs
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Chris QuickProducerThe Greyness of Autumn, Broken Record
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Euan BennetKey Cast
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John GaffneyKey CastBroken Record
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Calum MacAskillKey CastMugging For Amateurs
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Rasmus KullKey Cast
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George McWilliamKey Cast
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June HazelKey CastMugging For Amateurs
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Sci-Fi, Crime
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Runtime:11 minutes 6 seconds
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Completion Date:December 22, 2015
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Production Budget:600 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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BAFTA Scotland New Talent AwardsGlasgow
Best Writer (nominee) -
UK Screen One International Film FestivalLeicester, England
April 16, 2016
Winner 'Best Short' -
Los Angeles CineFestLos Angeles
January 21, 2016
Private Online Screening For Film Industry Specialists -
The INFLUXPalooza 2015 Awards
Best Short
Johnny Herbin is a BAFTA NT nominated* independent filmmaker based in Glasgow. After graduating with a BA Cinema from the University of the West of Scotland, he worked at (now defunct) production studio 55 Degrees. He has self funded two short films and continues to work as an independent filmmaker.
*Writer - Electric Faces
ELECTRIC FACES was born out of a desire to see Glasweigans and robots on screen together. Seeing 'real' people and the fantastical sharing the frame struck me as an opportunity for comedy. As the concept developed and characters evolved, the situation's pathos and theme of melancholic mischance began to emerge.
ELECTRIC FACES' influences are a coalescence of pickings from cinema's rich genre history and elements of contemporary social issues. Fragments from Lumet's DOG DAY AFTERNOON, Otomo's AKIRA, Leone's ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST and Scorcese's TAXI DRIVER enmeshed with public attitudes towards drug addiction and our ongoing over-reliance on technology as the story, look and tone of the film took shape.
With everyone involved on the production occupied with day jobs, ELECTRIC FACES has taken over a year to find its way from inception to final cut. Working to a tiny budget, the extensive level of planning allowed us to work fast in public locations during filming. Shoots would often take place over night and the following evenings would be spent honing and refining edits, music scores, sound effects and digital environments.
The talent and efforts of cinematographer Darren Eggenschwiler, digital effects artists Nicole Anderson, David Reynolds, producer Chris Quick, sound engineer Omar Aborida, musician Daniel McLearnon and practical prop maker Thom Wall were married with results that do justice to the original vision.