Living in Hope - Fluidity Films

Fluidity Films

John Miller - Director

Guy de Beaujeu - Producer

Fluidity Films

Fluidity Films Ltd grew out of two other production companies. Director John Miller and writer/producer Guy de Beaujeu are the links between them all.

Through Dolly Productions Ltd we have financed both our short films. We made Mashed, our first short in 1998. It was shot on Beta SP and made for £275 over a weekend to prove what we could do. (£250 of that was drunk by the DOP and crew!). It starred Amy Seccombe who was to find notoriety as the actress who played Princess Diana in the controversial A Princess in Love.

We’ve also originated and co-produced two series of Gatecrashers for Carlton TV with OR Media. The first six part series was aired on ITV2 in early 2000. It starred Guy and local Bristol presenter Patrick Stockhausen. The series involved them gatecrashing into various events and parties and generally making idiots of themselves. For the next series of 12 (directed by John), Guy and Patrick were joined by Lorna Watson. Pretending to be setting up the British lap-dancing championships after the Henley Royal Regatta was a particular favourite.

As Dolly we also run our corporate video making business, working for people as diverse as PG Tips, Panasonic, Camel, L'Oreal and BT. Most recently we worked with Alan Ford on a Scottish & Newcastle video.

We3 Films Ltd was set up with Bristol businessman Jeremy Vivian to make our 35mm short Shopping for Love. The film was shot in 1998 and finished in early 1999. It stars William Scott-Masson (Vigo, Tomorrow Never Dies, Amy Foster, Braveheart) and newcomer Kate Francis. It came second in the 1999 Brief Encounters Film Festival and was screened at the BBC British Short Film Festival in 2000.

Our brilliant Internet distributors AtomShockwave Films have sold the film around the world. It's also been shown at numerous film festivals and is available on the web. You may well catch it on one of the numerous airlines it’s playing on.

Fluidity Films is now concentrating on promoting Living in Hope and beginning early pre-production on our next project, No. We’re also hoping to move into new offices by late 2002.