Untitled (film)
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Untitled is a 2011 British drama-horror film directed by Shaun Troke
. Presented in the style of found footage
, the film stars Troke alongside Nikki Harrup
, Leonora Moore and Danny Goldberg. Prior to release, Untitled used a viral marketing campaign by promoting various clips of the film via the film's official YouTube
channel. Similar to many mockumentary
films, this footage is presented as genuine. Untitled premiered in 2011, and will go on limited release in 2012.
. Their film, however, is never completed due to sinister forces in the building.
Sparrow
, production on Untitled halted. After working with both Moore and Harrup on Sparrow, Troke ultimately decided to cast both of them in the lead female roles in Untitled.
Shaun Troke
Shaun Troke is a British director and former actor. He first came to attention in the late nineties after appearing as Pippin in The Adam and Joe Show...
. Presented in the style of found footage
Found footage (genre)
Found footage is a genre of filmmaking, especially horror, in which all or a substantial part of a film is presented as discovered film or video recordings, often left behind by missing or dead protagonists. The events onscreen are seen through the camera of one or more of the characters involved,...
, the film stars Troke alongside Nikki Harrup
Nikki Harrup
Nikki Harrup is a British actress, model and presenter. She has made multiple television and film appearances but is best known for her roles in the horror films Sparrow and Untitled , both directed by Shaun Troke.- External links :* * at the Internet Movie Database...
, Leonora Moore and Danny Goldberg. Prior to release, Untitled used a viral marketing campaign by promoting various clips of the film via the film's official YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
channel. Similar to many mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
films, this footage is presented as genuine. Untitled premiered in 2011, and will go on limited release in 2012.
Plot
A filmmaker and his crew spend a weekend making a documentary in a cottage in WalesWales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Their film, however, is never completed due to sinister forces in the building.
Cast
- Shaun TrokeShaun TrokeShaun Troke is a British director and former actor. He first came to attention in the late nineties after appearing as Pippin in The Adam and Joe Show...
as Shaun - Nikki HarrupNikki HarrupNikki Harrup is a British actress, model and presenter. She has made multiple television and film appearances but is best known for her roles in the horror films Sparrow and Untitled , both directed by Shaun Troke.- External links :* * at the Internet Movie Database...
as Nikki - Leonora MooreLeonora MooreLeonora Moore is a British actress. She has made appearances in a number of low-budget films, but is perhaps best known her her roles in the independent horror films Sparrow and Untitled , both directed by Shaun Troke.- External links :...
as Leo - Danny Goldberg as Danny
- Steve Purbrick as Evan Driscoll
- Holly KenyonHolly KenyonHolly Jane Kenyon is an English actress. She originally trained as an occupational therapist at Cardiff University and turned to acting after winning a scholarship to study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in central Hollywood...
as Celyn Bowen
Production
Alongside writer Steven Jarrett, Troke explored the background mythology of the film and had created a script by early 2009. Troke had originally intended to shoot the film by the end of 2009, but, after he was hired to direct the horror filmHorror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Sparrow
Sparrow (2010 film)
Sparrow is a 2010 Polish-British slasher horror film, directed by Shaun Troke, written by Matthew Mosley and Justin Di Febo, and produced by independent filmmaker Wojciech Stuchlik. The film stars Jack W. Carter, Alexis Jayne Defoe, Eric Kolelas, Sarah Linda, Thomas James Longley and Faye...
, production on Untitled halted. After working with both Moore and Harrup on Sparrow, Troke ultimately decided to cast both of them in the lead female roles in Untitled.