Arran is a DIT Trainee (Digital Image Technician) for the TV mini-series 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office'.
Story: One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.
Releasing on ITVX and ITV1 New Years Day 2024
Arran was a spark on the NFTS graduate film ‘Silence’ which was filmed in late August 2023.
Director: Will Peppercorn
Producer: Ashionye Ogene
Director of Photography: Toby Elwes
Gaffer: Mark Lane
Six uniquely personal stories centred on the theme of ‘Evolve’. The National Film and Television School (NFTS) have developed a new short film incubator, Star Imagine UK, to help springboard underrepresented filmmakers on the cusp of their careers, and amplify the scale and ambition of their work both culturally and creatively. The six teams chosen have created uniquely personal stories centred on the theme of ‘Evolve’. Debuted at the BFI in 2023 as part of the Official Selection at the London Film Festival
Arran worked as a spark on two of these short films.
It’s Friday night in A&E and wait times are only growing. When a surprise inspection delays an exhausted doctor’s break, things take a surprising turn.
Director: Laura Jayne Tunbridge
Producer: Danielle Goff & Paul Smith
Director of Photography: Charlie Jenkins
Gaffer: Kian Altmann & George Tsamis
USA 2023 / 12 Minutes
Deadline - https://deadline.com/2023/01/disney-nfts-launch-30000-short-film-initiative-1235224268/
In the middle of space, a baby human is raised in a blank white room with everything that they need but nothing they want
Director: Marcus Anthony Thomas
Producer: Jordi Morera
Director of Photography: Sonja Huttunen
Gaffer: Meg Sharp
UK 2023 / 13 Minutes
Deadline - https://deadline.com/2023/01/disney-nfts-launch-30000-short-film-initiative-1235224268/
Arran was a assistant to the Location Manager and the Head Gaffer on Netflix's Period Drama, ‘Bridgeton’ in the summer of 2019 at RAF Halton in Aylesbury. He worked on 6 of the 8 episodes of Season 1 which was released on December 25th 2020.
Location manager's assistant: Responsibilities include: checking in the cast and the film crew, setting up catering, help the prop department take down paintings, removing ornaments and rugs, and returning all items to their original position at the end of the shoot. Foot traffic management of cast and crew.
Spark: Responsible for carrying lights, cables, and stands to be set up.
Arran was the Script Supervisor and 2nd AC on the pilot episode of ‘REFS The Mockumentary’ for the production company: Jumping Spider Films. His roles included: Clapper boarding. Set up tripods, dollies and monitors. Logged shot data for the editor.
Arran worked as a camera operator at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2019.