Anthony Thornton-Hopwood
About
I have always loved film, especially Sci-Fi and Comedy. I am an indie film-maker who graduated from The New York Film Academy with a diploma in Screenwriting and Filmmaking. I live in the scenic Malvern Hills, UK, and often set my films in this area of outstanding natural beauty. In 2017, I created my first microfilm called Charlotte. There were only 4 members of crew including myself and the 3 actors. It received a couple of awards of which I was extremely proud. I was the DOP, editor, writer/director on that film. We learnt a lot from making Charlotte and wanted to raise the budget for our next short. We crowdfunded just over £2k to make PARK LIFE and used it to hire crew. By using all local actors, crew and calling in favours from friends we achieved a much greater production value. Even the authentic Jurassic Park Jeep is from a local friend who built the vehicle himself. Our lead actress Molly Glover was fantastic and this was her first major role. She is just 19 years old and studying at a local Performing Arts college. We had a lot of fun making this film and I really think it shows. I am passionate about writing and have written over 5 Feature Film screenplays and 15 ...
