NEXT BLUEJOHN PROJECTS 2021:

The Tryst (2021)

Genre: Short Narrative Film / Comedy

9 mins

'You can become anything you want, as long as you trust your dating app!'

Produced by Paul Herbert

Written by Paul Herbert

Director of Photography: Foad Emrani

Synopsis

Stuart is a customer in a local greasy spoon café. He has been sat with his laptop for most of the day having made his coffee last out. Waitress, Val, is fed up with him using the place for his convenience so demands he either order more food or drink or he give up the table for the lunch time rush. They begin to argue with one another and at the same time seek advice from their new chat partners on their perspective dating app, and those confidents turn out to be no other than Val and Stuart themselves.

Estimated filming : April 2021 (Subject to COVID restrictions)

Location: London, UK

Rudolph's Leap (2021)

Genre: Short Narrative Film/ Drama 

10 mins

'Revenge is what leads to justice'

Produced by Paul Herbert

Written by Paul Herbert

Director of Photography: Foad Emrani

Synopsis

Jules has proposed to Rebecca, but as he is set to go on an extended work trip, he hears that Rebecca’s ex-boyfriend, Rudolph, has got wind of his plans and has managed to bounce back into her life. Jules becomes concerned as he had lost out to his rival before because of a prolonged period of absence. He decides to cancel his work commitment abroad and look for a job closer to home. However, as Rudolph has already dug his hills in deep, and will not be swayed otherwise, he manages to set up Jules with a kiss from a random girl, so he can photograph the evidence and send it directly to Rebecca. Jules ends up getting dumped again, but this time for keeps. Desperate to prove his innocence and win back the love of his life, he soon discovers that Rudolph has a tighter hold on her than he had imagined. Jules is driven to the limits, opting for the only possible solution: to have Rudolph wiped out. Nevertheless, he realises that killing another human-being is easier said than done, as he must deal with the constraints of his own conscience. Events eventually amount to a fuelled climatic encounter between the two adversaries at a cliff edge located on the south coast of England.

Estimated filming : May 2021 (Subject to COVID restrictions)

Location: London, UK