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‘Maximus’ is a story of heartache, imagination and magic!

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Written and directed by Richard Prendergast, the film follows young India as she tells the story of her brave brother, Maximus to a seemingly uninterested listener, Mike.What follows is a story only a child could concoct. A story of loss and triumph. Of wizards and beasts. Of Angels and Warriors. This isn’t some random fantastical story, this is a carefully curated plan by a young girl desperate to tell the tale of her brother.

 

This is Maximus.

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written and directed by

Richard Prendergast

 

produced by

Rachel Prendergast

Max Mason

 

executive producers

Ben Pryke

Andrew Wheeler

 

original score by

Jack Douglas

Hard and Fast Music ASCAP

Daniel Coe

Little Zeus Music ASCAP

 

Cast

India - Maisie Prendergast

Mike/Wizard - Albert Clogston

Old Maximus - Solly McLeod

Jodie/Angel - Lauren Harris

Young Maximus - Cailean Galloway

Nurse - Gaynor Fraser

Army Officer - Phil Reeve

Barber / Security Guard - Earl Ling

Security Guard - Daniel Connor

 

 Crew

 

Director of Photography - Paddy Bartram

1st Assistant Director - Jonny Cass

1st AC Camera - Tom Coe

2nd AC Camera - Connor MacLaren

                        - Jak Waughman

Clapper Loader - Will Dimsdale

                            - Hana Al-Aride

Digital Imaging Technician - Will March

 

 Wire Cam - Craig Hodgkinson

 

 Drone #01 - Will March

                           - Paddy Bartram

Drone #02 - Jordan Tiernan

Drone #03 - Elliott Corke

 

Gaffer ‘Block 1’ - Leo Olesker

Gaffer ‘Block 2’ - Simon Battensby

Practical Electrician ‘Block 1’ - Howard Morton

 

Fight Director - Raph Aldis

Special Action Performer

 

Zoe Hadjifotiou

 Adrian Fear

 Mark Ward

 Simon Garrington

 Jano Varga

 

Horse Master - Mark Atkinson

‘Young Maximus’ Riding Double - Candice Carbine

‘Angel’ Riding Double - Kat Pickering

Horse Coordinator - Lawrence Hansen

 

‘Young Maximus’ Riding Double ‘Block 2' - Molly Doig

‘Angel’ Riding Double ‘Block 2’ - Alice Thurtle

 

Additional Horse Supplied by Suzie Vincent

 

Script Supervisor - Charlotte Brownlee

Assistant Script Supervisor - Maia Robins

 

3rd Assistant Director - Connor Crowley

 

Production Team

 

Richard Rogan

Olivia Rust

Jack Carroll

Livy Carroll

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Production Assistant - Jess Thomas

                                   - Molly Carroll

 

‘India’ Chaperone - Bridget Carroll

‘Young Maximus’ Chaperone - Fiona Galloway

 

Behind the Scenes Videographer - Misha Panov

Stills Photographer - Simon Boosey

 

Hair and Makeup Designer - Victoria Crichton

Assistant Hair and Makeup Designer - Megan Patten

 

Hair and Makeup Artist

 

Amelia Tye

Freya Casey

Amber Mountford

Katie Heeks

Holly Callway

Karen Wright

 

Casting by - Jack Channell

 

Props Modeller - Matt Gates

 

 Seamstress - Nicole Stone

 

 Storyboard Artists - Hana Al-Aride

                             - Xena Collen

 

Poster Artwork - Leo Nickolls

 

Graphic Designer - Barry Gingell

 

Special Effects Supervisor - Andy Guy

Artem SFX Supervisor - Mike Kelt

Artem SFX Technician - Matt Loader

 

Prosthetics Artist - Jasmine Neills

                           - Sophie Flynn

 

Sound Recordist - Blai Escayola-Bosch

2nd Assistant Sound - Ethan Turner

 Sound Designer and Mix - Will Berridge

Dialogue Editor - Phil Archer

Foley Artists - Charlotte Simpson

        - Lucy Akins

 

 Offline Editor - Will March

                  - Prendi

 

Visual Effects Compositor - Jack Pond

 

Floor Runners

Lukas Colston ¨ George Whitwell ¨ Darcey Cunnell

Amelia Ling ¨ Ryan Harwood ¨ Jay Lamb ¨ Sophie Stagg ¨ Elliot Read

 

Catering Managers

 

Jocelyn Baynes Clarke

Mandy Davison

 

Facilities Equipment supplied by Rich Ruck

 

 Unit Medic - Andy McGowan

 

 Media and Film Production Course Director - Warwick Lowe

Head of Performing and Production Arts - Hannah Schofield

 

Supporting Artists

Jodie Rowlandson ¨ Daniel Rowlandson ¨ India Rowlandson ¨ Max Rowlandson

Ted Bartram ¨ Ahsan Mughul ¨ Jack Sampson ¨ Max Mueller-Wende ¨ Eva Stearn

Pippa Haddow ¨ Emily Tang ¨ Eve Johnson ¨ Libby Corrie ¨ Amy Clifton ¨ Lara Grey

Lauren Apps ¨ Catherine Plaice ¨ Fraser Carson ¨ Carrie Chadwick ¨ Emily Webb ¨ Jim Newell Bob Newell ¨ Chester Hack ¨ Marcus Thornton ¨ Deanne Boden ¨ Matthew Blower

Thomas Foy ¨ Ady Roxburgh ¨ Charlie Dean ¨ Alana May ¨ Lamorna Read ¨ Gary Tierney Carol Tierney ¨ Antony Boniface ¨ Alexandra Boniface ¨ Steven Boniface ¨ Andrew Bowman

Tim Bailey ¨ Natasha Walker ¨ Nicole Walker ¨ Henry Mason¨ Anna Mason¨ Archie Mason

Bella Mason ¨ Hattie Mason ¨ Leia Pryke ¨ George Pryke ¨ Henry Pryke ¨ Molly Mason

 

 

with special thanks to

West Suffolk College

 

The Rowlandson Family

Addenbrooke’s Hospital

 

Goldfinch Entertainment

Cameraworks

 

Phil McKenzie

White Label Lighting

 

Nick Sadler

University of East Anglia

 

Perch Studios

Wilderness Reserve

 

Pinewood MBS

Playbarn Riding Centre

 

Artem SFX

Wuffa Viking / Saxon Reenactment Society

 

Thorpe Woodlands Adventure Centre

Screen Suffolk

 

Thetford Town Council

Jim Horsefield

 

Mark Prendergast

Rosalind Barnett at Thetford Town Council

 

Charlie and Alice Mason

Roger Stebbings at Thetford Town Council

 

Dyno Rod Norwich

Mark Webster at Thetford Town Council

 

Richard Bowyer

John Burgess at E-Fir

 

Daniel Bowyer

Hexcam

 

Maresa Padmore at University of East Anglia

Anyday Media

 

Gary Szabo Smoke and Mirrors

 

This film was supported by the PLACE 21 skills project at West Suffolk College, which was part-funded by the European Social Fund

 

This film was shot on location in East Anglia, England.