Q. What editing software was used during post- production?
A. Adobe Premiere 2022
 

Q. What camera was used for filming? 
A. The RED Gemini Camera 5K was used for filming of Three – Way – Mirror.

 

Q. How long did it take to make the film?
A. Three – Way – Mirror was in development and pre-production state for three years before the financial input was available, followed by a five-day shoot in principle photography and a single pick up shoot two months later, totalling to a six day shoot overall. Post - production lasted five months with the finished product being completed on the 30th September 2022 for its 2023 festival run in the new year.
 

Q. Where there many restricts or obstacles leading up to or during production?
A. During the lead up to production, two months before filming was to begin, I  was informed that the studio which was to be used for filming was no longer in operation, being informed that the building itself was to be demolished in the exact same month production was to commence (April). Thankfully within a week of hearing the inconvenient information, a new studio was found and put in place, through the help of our DOP, Patrick Hughes, allowing production to remain in April without any major changes needing to be put in place. 

One crucial obstacle that hindered the produciton of "Three - Way - Mirror" was time. Due to the film involving one actor playing three roles throughout which ate into production time. Time as awhole became a source of frustration, resulting in a pick up shoot two months after principle photography had wrapped to help the project over the finishing line. I was beyond the work blessed and grateful to have such an amazing and cast and crew on board for Three - Way - Mirror, for their time, patience and dedication to help get the film over the finishing line, especially on the days in which were quite frustrating and difficult.

 

Q. What was in like working with the DOP Patrick Hughes and the lead actor Richard Sherwood?

A. It was both an honour and pleasure to have both met and worked along side Patrick and Richard, both extremely crafted and professional in their chosen fields along with being all round gentlemen! It always makes it so much easier as a director when your working with like minded individuals who know the concept of the idea being forged and  what each of us can bring to the table in terms of visuals, performance and overall direction. Each element adding to the bigger picture being told to the audience.
 

Q. What was the budget of Three – Way - Mirror?
A. Three – Way - Mirror had a budget of over £8,000, directly self-funded by myself and falling under my production company label Archer Productions. This is my first production under this newly found label. 

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Q. What is the meaning behind Three – Way - Mirror?
A.  The meaning behind Three – Way – Mirror is that we all have inner demons that we have conflict with personally. Nobody in this world is perfect, we all go through things in life that our personal to us and us alone. We all have our own path in life along with our challenges in both physically as well and mentally, Three – Way – Mirror was a concept that tackled the subject of mental health but showed it in a different portrayal and light than any other short film has done, in terms of showing  and portraying our emotional state i.e. positive and negative mind set as characters, to show a different side to our own inner conflict and show the realistic outcome that, not all conflicts with mental health end with light at the end of the tunnel. At heart Three – Way – Mirror’s meaning is about how the mind can be both an ally and enemy to the human body, to show the inner conflict that goes on behind closed doors, and yet with hope to show that there is light at the end of the tunnel but only through self-action and discipline, that the only person who can make a difference in our lives both physically as well as mentally, is us and us alone. 

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Q. How did you assemble the cast?
A. Back in 2019 when I first wrote Three – Way – Mirror, I knew that it was going to be a challenge to make this film, especially with the direction in which I wanted to take with Three – Way – Mirror with one actor playing three roles, which would be a big undertaking for any actor or actress for any role. I knew I needed to cast an actor that could not only act as three different characters but differentiate them, this was one of the main and important elements that needed to be achieved for Three – Way – Mirror to work, because this idea / film, was character driven, not story driven and needed a strong actor in the role that could deliver on all accounts, to make sure each character not only has their own visual look but could be identified in their own unique way. I needed to cast an actor that I knew had potential in the roles of each character and an actor I knew I could not only work with but could build off with the character development and portrayal as a whole. Throughout the months of the casting stage, I was very fortunate to have gained a number of solid audition tapes, having requested from each actor a self-tape of them performing in each role to see what they can offer to not only me but to the story and characters themselves. In the end in came down between two actors who were very close in the odds of capturing the role, and finally after weeks of careful consideration of who had the best potential and could offer to the roles, the casting went to Richard Sherwood in the leading role of Three– Way – Mirror which turned out to be the best casting overall for me as a direct and what he has offered on a professional scale to these characters in terms of emotion and visual portrayal. Thus far in my career I can safely say with the respect to my fellow past actors and actresses, that Richard Sherwood is the best actor I have worked with in all accounts, to deliver an all-round solid performance not only as one character but multiple, which is a very hard task to undertake let alone one character! 
 

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