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AXIS - Larwood & Koh

As Larwood experiments on his lethal creation, a malevolent, impending force approaches from the bowels of the dungeon. But can his deadly warrior creation rescue him from the evil shadow dweller?

Bonus Interviews (Cast & Crew):
https://vimeo.com/532604102

BEST DIRECTOR (WINNER) 🏆
BEST EDITOR (WINNER) 🏆
- International Music Video Underground

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (HONOURABLE MENTION) 🏆
- International Music Video Awards

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (HONOURABLE MENTION) 🏆
- London Seasonal Short Film Festival

BEST MUSIC VIDEO (OFFICIAL SELECTION)
- Dead Northern Horror Film Festival
- Anarchy Film Festival
- Haunted House FearFest

505 Films Ltd.

  • Luke Dale
    Director
    Jump, The Actors Apprenticeship
  • Nilly Cetin
    Key Cast
    "Evil Creature"
  • Vitas Le Bas
    Key Cast
    "Assassin/Creation"
  • Larwood
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Samuel Perry-Falvey
    Cinematographer
  • Chloe Wassell
    Designer (Wardrobe/Make-up)
  • Sam Viner
    Colourist
  • Luke Dale
    Producer
    Jump, The Actor’s Apprenticeship
  • Derek Ornelas
    Producer
  • Freddy Elletson
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Music Video
  • Genres:
    Sci-fi, horror, thriller
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    3,700 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI RAW
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Luke Dale

After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music & Drama he was the recipient of the Alan Bates Award. He worked with Ron Howard on his series Genius for National Geographic, as well as a number of TV shows such as Doctors, Holby City (BBC) and the Royals (E!). As a motion capture artist, he's played roles in Battlefield V (EA) and Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Warhorse Studios).

For his first film, he directed and produced a 50 minute documentary on the history and culture of British repertory theatre called The Actor’s Apprenticeship, featuring interviews with Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Steven Berkoff, Patsy Rodenburg and Mike Alfreds, among others.

This year 505’s debut short Jump has won 16 festival awards, including Best British Short at the London Independent Film Awards and Best Actor and Best Editor at the Little Wing Film Festival. It is also a finalist in the Emerging Talent category at the New Renaissance Film Festival.

His most recent music video AXIS has won numerous awards including Best Director and Honourable Mention at the International Music Video Awards.

Luke is thrilled to be directing Bad Ladz for his first feature film in 2022. With a superb cast and a budget of £150,000, it promises to be an exciting venture for 505.

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Director Statement

Start with an 18th Century Napoleonic fort as the backdrop to an authentic Japanese Samurai sword-fight; throw in a hint of Rocky Horror Picture Show and two pints of fake blood... and we end up with AXIS; a cinematic, narrative music video for the brilliant hip-hop rapper/producer duo Larwood & Koh.

We're now in a time of such multi-media competition, where 40,000 songs are uploaded to Spotify every single day. So my main preoccupation with this project was simply to create a piece of action-orientated cinema that would captivate the audience enough that they would question the strange world the film is in and begin to build a backstory for who these characters are in their heads. It was also crucial for me to build tension in the story from the beginning, so that the audience felt compelled to watch until the very end for the emotional conclusion. I wanted to create the sense that we’re about to see what happens when an unstoppable force, meets an immovable object.

After listening to the song on repeat, I couldn’t get the image of a dark, dingy space and a Frankensteinesque scene out of my head. I had recently worked with the amazing stunt performer Vitas Le Bas (who plays the creation) and knew I was going to use him for one of my projects at some stage, so why not this one? Once I had decided to include Vitas, the rest of the madness followed and with the help of an incredible designer and DOP, we were able to create a world that hopefully lifts the song and completely baffles anyone who watches.

I hope you enjoy the ride.