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About Me

Buy tickets for the World & UK Premiere NOW on Ticketmasters! Monday 26th February 2007 & Tuesday 27th February 2007 Screening + afterparty @Sussex Arts Club, Ship Street, Brighton
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Monday DJs: DAUB & GRIFFIN / Tuesday DJs: STATIC CRASH
â€œOnly Stoppingâ€ is a coming-of-age story with a film noir twist. 16-yr-old Dan grows up with his grandmother in Brighton and leads an idyllic life of skateboarding and dealing drugs until one day his world is turned upside down. The movie charts Dan's attempts to grow up, aided by the advice of friends and family, including a mysterious woman on the run. Love, friendship, family, murder, and the seaside.
"Only Stopping" is a no budget feature film shot in Brighton. The film was started in Summer 2003. We're looking for any film festivals to enter the film in so if you run one, please get in touch. Conversely, if you have a film and would like to do a joint screening, get in touch. Planned screenings in: Brighton, New York, Austin, Berlin, and other cities in UK.
Film length: 60 minutes
Medium: DV
Language: English, Spanish
Set Locations: Brighton, Oxford
Starring: Luke Ashby , Aura-Iris Canet, Jason Carter, Hazel Stark, Sandy Ahmed, Dan Shelton, MC Tenshun, Athol Truesdale, Maika Law, Alex Hall, Tod Stevenson, Robert Watson , Emma Carter, Athol Truesdale, Antonio Cortes, Pete Sundby , Alia Halstead, Jez Horbury, Andy Philippides, John Ahmed, Tara Harley, Viviane Grace, Katie Scarfe, Richard Raphael, Steve, Helen Smith, Berkan Eskikaya, Sampsa Sojakka, Pete Easton, Joe Holmberg, Yure Marques, Nic Johnson, Oscar Pace
Director: Amy Riley
Producers: Amy Riley, Joe Holmberg , Mark Sandeman
Director of Photography:Mark Sandeman Crew: Joe Holmberg, Mark Sandeman, Sampsa Sojakka
Editor: Martin Smith @ Junk TV
Sound Editor: Jon Grey
Music: JFB
Credits: JQ @ Squdio , Andy Galletly & Dan Bibby
Soundtrack includes: Armour, JFB , General Midi , Grant Newman , DAUB (Dan Rodgers) , Engine Room , Dirtpop , Steve Cake ( Science Ninja Team ), more TBC
Special thanks to:: Geoff & Sheila Holmberg, Hanneka De Jager, Aisha Thorn, Katie Waterhouse, Toby Skinner, Dave Rawlinson, Athol Truesdale, Maika Law, Lukeâ€™s housemates (Dean & Sian), the Eddy, Grand Central, Vinod@Bright News, Circus Circus, Simon @ Junk TV, Lighthouse, New Steps, ACT, Danny Lang, Tara Harley, Jason & Emma Carter, Bryony Stokes, and especially to Joe, Mark & Sampsa!

My Interests

Check out the out-takes from "Only Stopping" in the Video section - CLICK THE BELOW PICTURE...

Below are some photos from the film, taken during rehearsals and shooting in 2003. More on Flickr!

I'd like to meet:

Any other films, film festivals, actors/actresses, directors, writers, producers, DJs, musicians, people in Brighton...

Books:

I read several books before, during and after writing the script and producing the film:
"The Director's Journey: The Creative Collaboration between Directors, Writers & Actors" - by Mark W. Travis : My director of photography Mark lent me this book and it gave me a lot of guidance on being a director. Invaluable!
"Digital Filmmaking 101: An Essential Guide to Producing Low Budget Movies" - by Dale Newton, John Gaspard : I found this book at Borders when I'd just finished the script and wanted to get on with making the film. It gave helpful advice on every aspect of low-budget film-making, from casting to making a production schedule. Inside are templates and examples for budgets, release forms, etc. A practical book that helped me make my film from start to finish. I'd offer to lend it out to any interested parties, but it looks like I've already done that and never got it back - I hope he/she used it :)
"Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)" - by Steven D. Katz : I was extremely ignorant about the mechanics of setting up shots and how to be conversant about the shots I wanted - very important when you're the director. I didn't read this book cover to front, but rather used it as a reference tool. I'd probably have shot a better film if I had read it all, but I'm not the most patient of people!
"'Vertigo': The Making of a Hitchcock Classic" - by Dan Auiler : I picked up a copy of this book in Shakespeare & Co on Broadway in Manhattan back in 2003. I was out there for my friend Mike's rock n roll wedding. A revealing book of an all-time classic director. Definitely worth a read.

Heroes:

Inspiration for the film: Mexican soap operas, Almodovar films, Robert Rodriguez & the fact that he made "El Mariachi" for less than $8000 while at film school, "The Big Leibowski", Raymond Chandler, Jacobean tragedies, Alfred Hitchcock films, Richard Linklater who made films in my hometown (Austin) starting with "Slackers", Quentin Tarantino, the graf and skateboard scene in Oxford (1999/2000)/Brighton (2000 onwards)/Nottingham, hiphop & drum n bass, my work with young people, the drag queens I used to know in New York, knowing my good friends the inimitable Danny Lang and the wacky but warm-hearted Dr Parsons who taught me the ethos of DIY Brighton-style.

My Blog

Film interviewed for "feelinglistless"

feelinglistless? "Only Stopping" is featured on Liverpool-based film & tv blog, a site that is a wealth of information with a finger on the pulse. I could never watch that much tv...
Posted by Only Stopping on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:29:00 PST

Report from the two-night Brighton premiere

Thanks to everyone for coming down to the Brighton premiere. Both nights sold out. It was kind of crazy seeing so many new and familiar faces. I'd like to write more, but I'm a bit hungover this morni...
Posted by Only Stopping on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:20:00 PST

Monday night is sold out - Tues only available

Hi there, Just a quick note to anyone left who still reads things that Monday night premiere of the film is sold out and if truth be known, it's going to be tight. However, if you haven't picked up a ...
Posted by Only Stopping on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:02:00 PST

We're in the BRIGHTON SOURCE (Feb 07)

"Skate & CreateBrightonians can have a field day watching out for local landmarks in the dark indie comedy No Stopping, premiering at the Sussex Arts Club on the 26th and 27th at 7.30. A coming-of...
Posted by Only Stopping on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:17:00 PST

Ideas for premiere

Okay, I'm having some serious thoughts about having a karaoke machine set up in the bar. It's become an institute at most parties I've been going to (WIcO people you know who you are) and it's such a ...
Posted by Only Stopping on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:11:00 PST

Advanced tickets available on Ticketweb (see below for link)

ADVANCED TICKETSTickets for the "Only Stopping" screening on 26th & 27th February 06 are available on Ticketmaster at £6 each. Advanced tickets £6 from Ticketmaster: http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/use...
Posted by Only Stopping on Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:50:00 PST

Advance Warning: World Premiere of "Only Stopping"

The time has finally come....the film's release date and venue have been set. The premiere of "Only Stopping" will take place on Monday 26th February 07 & Tuesday 27th February 07 at Sussex Arts C...
Posted by Only Stopping on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:19:00 PST

The final hurdle cleared?

The latest update: I have the soundtrack back from JFB. He did a fantastic job on it. I've only seen sections of it with the actual footage. He's taken the film to a new level. I heard from Andy, the ...
Posted by Only Stopping on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:57:00 PST

Film Premiere set for late autumn/winter 2006

This date is not fixed, but I will keep updated once we have a venue booked.
Posted by Only Stopping on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:52:00 PST

The first of many updates (check out the video section)

Check out the video section. I'm in the process of uploading all of the out-take clips. More to come soon. Also, updates on the film shortly! Amy www.onlystopping.blogspot.comwww.myspace.com/onlystopp...
Posted by Only Stopping on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:48:00 PST