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60s B2B promotional video test for translation & language services company Global Voices

A 30 second trailer for 'Opacity', written and directed by Rory Dillett. Struggling to fit into society and form real relationships, a man sparks up a friendship online with a woman who helps him to open up and be himself, yet his newfound social life has an adverse effect on her.

Short documentary about the impact of COVID-19 on lower league Scottish football, centred on Queen of the South FC. This is a video that I directed, wrote, shot and edited, and is about a subject matter close to my heart. It showcases well the feelings of fans and those that work in the sphere of Scottish football about how the lack of crowds is affecting the sport financially and mentally. The film takes the viewer through the matchday experience; meeting in town for a pint, walking to the stadium, watching the game; yet the pandemic has forced the pubs to shut, the turnstiles to remain closed and the fans to remain in the house, turning what would usually be a bustling atmosphere around the town into a quiet, eerie place.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a young man finds his flatmates acting strange after he is disturbed by a mysterious loud noise. As reality begins to unwind, he finds himself looking back at his life and questioning choices made in his past, with potentially deadly consequences. Written and directed by Rory Dillett. Music: ‘Opening’ by Serat serat.bandcamp.com ‘6. Driftwood marimba tape manipulations on shore 2’ by Nick Kuepfer http://nickkuepfer-blog.tumblr.com ‘Weary’ by Blear Moon ‘Orchard’ by Blear Moon http://blearmoon.bandcamp.com

Promotional Video for the Edinburgh University String Orchestra (EUSO). This short advertisement was produced with the aim of letting existing members of EUSO, and students that were interested in joining, know that the organisation were planning on restarting face-to-face rehearsals, after the first national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The twist at the end of the video and the tagline convey to the target audience that the orchestra agree that playing music in a real-life group is much more effective than trying to virtually rehearse, the humour in the twist driving that point home. The video was produced in an effiecient way; although it used one big spotlight as the main source of light in the fantasy sequence, the rest was filmed making use of everyday objects to achieve the desired effects. For example, the dolly in and out of the performer was done by mounting the camera on an office chair, using the wheels to move forwards and backwards. The main performer in the video, Andrew Taheny, is the first chair violin in the orchestra, and is also the president of the society.