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Octopus Films is a Sheffield-based film production company, specialising in original and unique feature films using home-grown talent.
Set up in 2003 by Sheffield Hallam University graduates, Octopus Films is currently in post-production on its first feature film, a supernatural thriller entitled Stonecraven .
For more information on Octopus Films, please send us a message .
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My Blog

b.TWEEN 07 wants your short films

I'm posting this blog on behalf of our friends at Just-b:Just-b. are looking for short films that explore the way interactive media (web, mobile etc) is changing our world (max 10 mins.) Selected shor...
Posted by Octopus Films on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:29:00 PST

Time for an update...

Evening all.Been quiet on the Stonecraven front now for quite some time. The main reason for this is that myself and Olly have been slaving away on the blasted sound instead of making bold claims as t...
Posted by Octopus Films on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:32:00 PST

Casting Call

Hello all. Just passing on news of a casting call  for our friends at Deranged Pictures. If you're interested, get in touch with them directly at the address stated below. For more info, check ou...
Posted by Octopus Films on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:51:00 PST

5 things I've learnt this year...

    5. Beef Consomme is not very nice. 4. Glass is an amorphous solid. 3. I don't know how to spell amorphous solid. 2. Shitface Nutkins are a band to watch in 2007. 1. Cutting corners with ...
Posted by Octopus Films on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 06:38:00 PST

The Foley Tent

Ola.This weekend saw another round of sound recording, we're slowly but steadily ticking off the things we need to get recorded to finally put Stonecraven to bed. This weekend we focused mainly on Fol...
Posted by Octopus Films on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 08:11:00 PST

Something the keen-eyed amongst you may have noticed...

...is that we're late. We said there'd be a film to watch come the end of October. Well, mid-November is here and you may have spotted the lack of tuxedos, limos and general premiere related nonsense....
Posted by Octopus Films on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:01:00 PST

Slow Going

Afternoon peeps. Just a quick update this time. We're still trucking along, albeit slowly. This Post Production malarkey really does take a lot of time to do something seemingly small and simple. Neve...
Posted by Octopus Films on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:32:00 PST

ADR

Post Production work continues apace. Recently we have been doing some ADR, or Looping, which is basically having the actors come in and re-dub any lines that didn't come out on location or have sinc...
Posted by Octopus Films on Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:23:00 PST

The High Price Of Sound

The weekend just passed saw the first batch of post production sound recording. Top sound bods Ben & Olly were recording Foley, atmos and sound effects to be added to the final film. Of course mug...
Posted by Octopus Films on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:15:00 PST

Stonecraven, The First Production From Octopus Films

Frank Cole is a writer, or at least he's trying to be. He has no money, his relationship is falling apart and his health is suffering. Cole's last shot at redemption is an article about the local...
Posted by Octopus Films on Sun, 03 Sep 2006 12:38:00 PST