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Orphan is an independent, micro-budget Science-Fiction SHORT film and Music Video. Shot in Yorkshire and the surrounding area.
Released September 2026
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Orphan is Out!
HeathenStorm Productions, in association with Dawn of Elysium, presents ORPHAN. A fast-paced journey into the cyberpunk future of another time, ORPHAN tells the story of Jane Doe, played by actress Aida Knight in her screen debut. Isolated and wandering the urban dystopia, haunted by a lonely childhood, she is drawn towards a glossy corporate clinic.…
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Chaos Reigns
After over three years of planning, filming, rethinking, and especially learning, I am pleased to declare my micro-budget sci-fi short ORPHAN is complete! Doubling up as a music video, the premiere will be over on Dawn of Elysium‘s YouTube channel. The first showing is Tuesday 22nd September at 18:00 UK time, and then it will…
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Scrapbook Challenge
Given a surplus of spare time of late, I’ve taken a critical look at the long-stalled Orphan project. An ambitious amalgam of music video and sci-fi short that has languished too long in production hell. Although filming proceeded apace a few years ago, setback after setback hit the schedule, especially when trying to secure a…
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Crowd Control
The ORPHAN shoot continues with a trip to the Academy of Live Technology in Yorkshire. There we hosted an ‘Introduction to Film Making’ Workshop for the students’ Enrichment Week. The session opened with an introduction to the project and sneak preview of the storyboard, then covered inspirations and techniques to balance big ideas with a…
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Meet the Orphan
After many setbacks and scheduling conflicts, I am pleased to announce the start of live-action filming for my long-delayed sci-fi short / music video concept – ORPHAN. Initially approached by local band Dawn of Elysium for a simple lyric video, the scope of the project soon demanded greater ambition. A mini-movie invoking a grim future…
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Impromptu Projections
While most folk were down in London for the big Black Metal shindig last weekend, I was back home in slightly cosier surrounds. Supporting local prog-goth rockers, (and old friends), Dawn of Elysium at the Lending Room in Leeds. As we’ve been working together on a sci-fi short film in recent months, I prepared some…
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An Alien in the Brickwork
Although Tour Management has taken up most of my time of late, progress continues on the sci-fi short / music video I’ve been working on. With the storyboard locked down and approved by the relevant people, I can now scout out suitable locations to film the real thing. Located near Halifax, Allen Brickworks was established…
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There Is No Tomorrow
Principal photography has begun on my most ambitious video project yet. Working with Progressive Gothic Rock band Dawn of Elysium on a combination of music video and sci-fi short. More details will be released as the project develops, but the first day of shooting was a tremendous success. Working in Studio Five at Keighley’s Jam On Top…
