When Kav and Neil dropped in on an Acting on Impulse project

I have worked with Acting on Impulse for the last 6 years, and consider it a privilege to share in what they do.
Started in 2007, they work with homeless and marginalised people to give them a voice through film and theatre.
Having seen the difference that the project has made to people's lives is a revelation of what can be achieved when a vision is made a reality, through commitment, passion, love and hard work.
Please visit the Acting on Impulse WEBSITE and FACEBOOK PAGE to see more of what they do.
My role has been to provide headshots and production stills for the actors and productions. The last two days have seen me on set for their latest film, currently being shot in and around Manchester/Salford, and has included the usual fun, bizarre, heart-warming and crazy situations that I have become used to.
The people who donate their time and abilities are amazing, not least the selection of celebrities who have agreed to take part in the films too.
This year saw singer Kavana and his fiancee Neil Ely drop in for a few hours to meet the guys, and Kavana play a role  in the film itself.
I cannot give away anything about the plot at this stage, but am able to share a few photos from the day. Keep your eye on the AOI pages above for details of when the film is coming out.

Tags: Production Stills, film industry photographs, Kavana, Neil Ely director and film producer.
Manchester and Salford photography and photographer.

Published photos in Digital Film Maker magazine

One of the highlights of last year (if not my whole life!) was to be involved in the production of a short film called "The Flying Lesson".

Directed by Phil Hawkins (http://www.philm.co.uk/), and with a team of very talented and experienced people, plus some students from Salford University gaining experience working alongside the others on a real project, you can see more of what the film is about on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheFlyingLesson

I had the pleasure of taking the behind-the-scenes/production stills photographs for the project (most of which are featured on the Facebook page), and which have been used to illustrate an article in this month's edition of Digital Film Maker magazine.

For a selection of the productions stills, you can also have a look at the album on my own Facebook business page for Howard Wilkinson Photography.

For a glimpse into the making of the short film, please watch the behind the scenes video, and for the trailer to the film, CLICK HERE.

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And just as a special treat, here's a picture of the star of the film, "Huffy", a rather beautiful Tiger Moth.

See also : Frantic Film, and Motley Flying Productions.

Tags: Professional photographer in Manchester and Rochdale, sometime straying into Yorkshire, and carrying out wedding photography, photographs of family portraits, and on some occasions being asked to take production stills in films. Rochdale is the base, but happy to travel to anywhere to provide photography services in the commercial and corporate sectors.

The Flying Lesson - A short film

I had the enormous pleasure of shooting the production stills for a rather ambitious short film recently, by The Philm Company and Motley Flying Productions in association with Frantic Film.

It was an amazing experience to be working alongside an exceptionally talented team and a WW2 aircraft.

For some of the still photos produced, and to keep up with the film's progress, please visit the Facebook Page, or follow the project on TWITTER, or view on imdb.

Some of the photos I shot have been used to produce the teaser poster, below.

The trailer is available to view HERE.

With much thanks to:

The Philm Company

Frantic Film