Ambleton Delight

Ambleton Delight is a 2009 British independent drama film. Filmed exclusively in East Sussex, UK, it is directed by the Brighton and Hove based Daniel Parkes, based on a script by the Japanese writer Itsuka Yamasaki and Ben Rohde, produced by Sinéad Ferguson and starring the veteran Coronation Street actor Brian Capron.

Ambleton Delight
U.K. theatrical poster
Directed byDaniel Parkes
Produced byItsuka Yamasaki
Daniel Parkes
Sinéad Ferguson
Michael Chowen
Kieron James
Written byItsuka Yamasaki
Daniel Parkes
Ben Rohde
StarringBrian Capron
Jos Lawton
Kristina Anne Howell
Michael Dyllan
Samantha Bolter
Music byIain Cameron
CinematographyAnna Carrington
Edited byDaniel Parkes
Production
company
Parkes Productions Ltd
Release date
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£6,000[1]

The production company is Parkes Productions Ltd based in the Brighton Marina on the south coast of England. The film score was composed by Iain Cameron and includes appearances by the British bands Swallowing Shotguns and MellowSun.

Plot

Ambleton Delight is a drama based on a true story, set in a small contemporary Sussex village by the name of Ambleton during the apple harvest season. When Ambleton is faced with a proposal for a nearby motorway, the mayor (Brian Capron) is quick to reject it in an effort to protect the tranquility of the village. However, the forward thinking restaurant chef and councillor John Miller (Jos Lawton) embraces the proposal, seeing it as an opportunity to increase business. The ensuing stand off not only divides the community, but the ramifications ultimately lead to devastation and inspiration, as observed through the eyes of a young restaurant pianist and would-be filmmaker (Michael Dyllan).

Cast
  • Brian Capron as village mayor Michael Keane
  • Jos Lawton as John Miller
  • Michael Dyllan as Chris Philips
  • Chris Marshall as Narrator/Real Chris Philips
  • Kristina Anne Howell as Kate Miller
  • Samantha Bolter as Claire
  • Dan Smith as Wayne
  • Peter Allen as Andy
  • Andrew Elias as Colin Wilkinson
  • John Hayden as Don Wilkinson
  • James Charles as Henry Freeman
  • Judith Ellis-Jones as Mary Freeman
  • Matthew Heggis as Olly
  • Sofia Sanchez as Sofia Sanchez
  • Shirley Jaffe as Irene Philips
  • Duncan Armitage as Paul Fraser
  • Henry Page as Tommy
  • Natasha Gharbawi as young Sofia

Production

From script development to final cut, Ambleton Delight was completed within 9 nine months. Principal photography consisted of twelve separate shoot days, mostly nights and weekends, between November 2008 and January 2009. Second unit photography was completed in March 2009. It was premiered in April 2009.

Filming was completed using a digital cinematography JVC GYHD201 camera recording 720p at 25fps to hard drive and tape. 35mm lenses were used to attain a cinematic shallow depth of field via the SGPro relay adapter.

Critical response

Ambleton Delight received mixed to positive reviews. On the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), the film holds a score of 6.2 out of 10, based on nine reviews.

Awards

The film was premiered at The End of the Pier International Film Festival and won the award for Best UK Feature 2009.[2] Jos Lawton won the award for Best Actor at the 2009 International Filmmaker Festival.[3] The film was Best Feature Film at the British Independent Film Festival 2010.[4]

Next-to-nothing budget blog

With interest in how the film was produced on a low budget, The Recipe to Ambleton Delight blog detailing production information and tips was started in August 2009 along with a popular 8-part video series on YouTube.[5]

See also
  • British films of 2009

References
  1. Official website
  2. "2009 winners" Archived 10 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The End of the Pier International Film Festival
  3. "2009 winners", International Filmmaker Festival Archived 24 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. British Independent Film Festival 2010
  5. How to Make a Next-to-Nothing Budget Feature Film
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