THE TRUTH ABOUT ROMANCE [FULL MOVIE] HD (British Comedy Drama)
This is the debut feature film from British filmmaker James G. Wall. Shot over 14 days in July 2012 for £250. The film was debut on YouTube at the end of June 2013, making it one of the (if not the) first film to premiere on YouTube. In 2014 it was featured in national publication Digital Filmmaker Magazine.
On Saturday 29th March I did a talk at Bradford Film Festival (Filmmakers' Weekend) and it went along the lines of this (my story).
Hello, I'm James G. Wall, a filmmaker from Leeds. I made the feature film The Truth About Romance, I released it on YouTube and it's gone on to reach over 2 million views.
Feel free to email or comment any questions, I'm happy to have a chat with you.
So, a little history about me. Like most filmmakers, I imagine, I had a fascination with films and filmmaking from a young age. Starting with filming anything with my parents video camcorder to making short films with friends in my teens. I eventually went to study filmmaking at Leeds College of Art, and graduated in 2010 with a First Class Degree.
After I graduated I thought I was a big deal! I had a top degree and a really good grad short film (Fish Food). When I originally uploaded it to YouTube and it did the rounds I got great feedback. I thought everybody would want to work with me. I soon found out that wasn't the case, and the advice I was given was to get some experience.
I spent a few months looking for experience, but I didn't really find much, I managed to do a couple of days on a feature film, which was great. Other than that there wasn't much experience to gain in Yorkshire. I spent a lot of this time practicing and improving my writing, whilst making contacts and networking.
It was around then I decided to make my own experience, and I made a ton of short films and uploaded them to YouTube.
I'd always known I wanted to be a writer/director, but whilst I was studying I took advantage of learning every aspect of filmmaking, I worked on fellow students projects in a variety of roles. I'd also invested much of my student loan on equipment and software.
This made making short films much easier when I'd left college. I didn't have to rely on a sound guy, editor etc, I could do it myself. I had all the tools to get out there and start creating.
I set myself weekly challenges to see what I was capable of. See if I could write, shoot, edit and upload a short film in one week. My portfolio really started to grow. It also gave me the opportunity to work with local actors. Plus it was a great way to practice my craft, as well as shooting with no budget and limited time. Time has always been my worst nightmare, but whilst making short films I'd developed my own style and techniques of shooting quickly.
I'd average a few hundred views per short film on YouTube, although I had a small audience they seemed to really enjoy what I was making.
The problem with YouTube is it's massively over saturated, and there's millions of videos being uploaded every day. If I wanted to get noticed I knew I had to do something really special.
CAST
Jordan Greenhough - Josh
Danielle Jackson - Emily
Craig Asquith - Chris
Donna Parry - Zoe
Leonora Moore - Jess
Margaret Cowen - Mum
CREW
James G. Wall - Writer/Producer/Director
Craig Asquith - Producer
Mark Braithwaite - Cinematographer
Thanks to David Garland & Laura Winning
Music by Jacko Hooper
Additional Music by Buen Chico