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Synopsis
Babbage is a short film that introduces us to the inventor and prolific thinker Charles Babbage, a man both famous for inventing the first computer and failing to build it. The film takes place at a dinner somewhere in the early Victorian period. Babbage introduces the guests to us one by one, each playing a significant role in the colourful life of our host. The conversation ranges from topical debate to pleasant reminiscences until we are plunged into Babbage's isolation and despair as he reveals to the audience that the guests are fragmented memories of those he loved and lost, many of them never met, never spoke. Babbage's final chapter is one of solitude and perceived failure, an uncelebrated genius who deserves a place in history.
Featuring
Steven Payne plays....Charles Babbage
Heather Darcy plays...... Georgiana Babbage
Anderw Neil plays... Benjamin Babbage
Nicola Marsland plays.... Betsy Babbage
Pete McKinney plays.... Doctor Mills
Director: Claire Barker
Director Of Photography: Trevor Hughes
A Frame On Frame Production 2008
Premier Berlin Film Festival.....watch the trailer Here
Synopsis
DOUBLE SPACED starts as a story about a girl coming to terms with the end of a relationship. This Lynch style thriller of abstract realism is a journey of suburban hedonism, terror, regret and strange meetings. Its backdrop is a celebration of Brixton and the beautiful London Borough of Lambeth.
Featuring:
TARA JAFFAR
CHRIS GIANGIORDANO
MORRISON THOMAS
NICOLA MARSLAND
THOMAS THOROE
Director: Claire Barker
Director Of Photography: Trevor Hughes
A Frame On Frame Production 2008
Directors Statement
"Nocturne was an ambitious first film to direct as it required the creation of a bygone era of Edwardian England. We shot on location in Leicester, making use of its historic stone cobbled streets for the external scenes and using an Edwardian terrace house to shoot the interior scenes. Props were key to add a sense of historic realism, in particular the use of clocks and pocket watches, which were integral to the storyline.
The professionalism of the cast helped bring to life the challenges of the script, such as the Edwardian dialogue and a pivotal scene which was acted entirely in mime. Philip Hughes as the watchsmith created a performance both quirky and edgy, and Lexy Howe delivered a subtle performance that embodied the character of an Edwardian seamstress.
Filmed in high definition, Trevor Hughes and Claire Barker created a look and feel to Nocturne that is both historical and surreal. The dream-scene in particular required very precise lighting setups, and the Frame on Frame team met these challenges with skill. Arun Rama Varma brought his experience from Bollywood films to record the sound on Nocturne, capturing both the location sound and dubbing in post production.
The final piece to the puzzle was provided by Frame on Frame in post production. Trevor Hughes worked tirelessly in the editing suite to condense the hours of raw footage into the 12 minutes of Nocturne. The overall result is a film which aims to capture the imagination of the viewer and invite them into the world of the watchsmith."
Philip Clark
Featuring
Philip Hughes
Lexy Howe
Robin Hughes
Post-production: Nocturne was edited on Final Cut Pro, which allowed the addition of special effects (such as the bottle materialising as if by magic on the dinner table during the dream scene). Using Final Cut Pro also meant that the 'Colour' program could be used to grade the film, which created a more balanced look to the film rather than high white / black contrast that initially showed up on the raw footage.
Now complete, Nocturne is being launched onto the festival circuit - starting out it Hollyshort Los Angeles 
The Production Manger/Producer/The Boyfriend 
The production of Nocturne went smoothly and on budget. In total the production cost was approximately £1000. Nocturne was shot over three days with approximately 3 months of preplanning. The success of completing Nocturne on time and on budget comes down to the professionalism of the team and their dedication to film and artistic presentation.
Directed By Philp Clark, Director Of Photography Trevor Hughes Produced by Blistering Picture and Frame On Frame
Morrison's Birthday Party
screened at BAFTA!
Morrison's Birthday Party, produced and directed by Frame On Frame's Trevor Hughes, enjoyed its debut screening at BAFTA on 21st May 2009. The evening was a huge success and the film received very positive feedback - a great start to its world festival tour.
Inspired by Alexander Sokurov's one-shot feature 'Russian Ark', this ambitious and adventurous experimental film was shot in less than 100 minutes, in only one take. The film merges the styles of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. Twenty-four actors took part, and although they worked to a plot, the dialogue was improvised, with no rehearsals beforehand. Only lead actor Morrison was made aware of the final scene before the shoot. 
Wealthy tea merchant Morrison is turning 69. He decides to celebrate in style and throws a lavish garden party for his friends and family on a balmy midsummer night. What should be a happy occasion rapidly deteriorates into a night of unresolved conflict and shocking revelations. Details can be viewed here.
Featuring
The film features a huge cast and crew made up of all the actors and film makers we have collaborated with over the past few years.
Directed By Trevor Hughes
Produced by
Frame On Frame 2009
Synopsis
Juju was made as part of The Smoke and Mirrors 48 Hour Film Challenge 2008. Dealing with the subject of “Luck” the film follows a day in the life of a group of neighbors. Their paths crossing in seemingly ordinary ways, the everyday altering their lives forever, the question is, “Is it your lucky day?”
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JUJU
Written by Lindy van Boomen
Director: Trevor Hughes
Director Of Photography: Claire Barker
A Frame On Frame Production 2008
Watch here
SYNOPSIS
Friendship is the term used to de-note the co-operative and supportive behavior between two or more beings. (Wikipedia 2008).
Directors Notes
I'm really please with how this short has turned out. We used improvisation to develop character and story and the film was devised, written and shot in less than a week.
We started with the play, The Boy On The Bridge, by Gareth Pilkington. I had worked with Gareth recently on, Face Value, and really liked his play when I read it. The story follows Jonjo, a homeless person who has chosen to live on a bridge. In the play Jonjo is befriended by Ziggy, a young man with autism. We had very little time to work in, we discussed the themes and characters in the play and headed off to Green Park to do some improvising.
It was pretty amazing to watch the actors to start to generate material with very little preparation. They just began to play and these characters and relationships started to emerge. It was a great lesson in the resourcefulness of an actors imagination when they are given the freedom to just run with things, and when they have a good natural understanding between each other.
Initially I was concerned about being able to structure the improvisations into a script, but once I got into it it was quite a fun to put together. The actors had created the characters so well in such a short space of time which really helped with the dialogue. The theme started to hang around this idea of odd relationships, looking for company and the whole question of, "What is friendship?"
We shot the whole thing one morning, early Autumn 2008 in Brockwell Park in Brixton. It was quite a simple exercise but really rewarding and a great learning experience
Featuring
Conor Irwin, Adrian Turner and Morven Sutherland
Director Claire Barker
Director Of Photography Trevor Hughes
A Frame On Frame Production
2008
Synopsis
Thomas married to the lovely Heather is a husband who lives a life of debauchery where nothing is out of bounds. When Heather challenges Thomas to a duel early in the morning after their 1st wedding anniversary for being unfaithful, Thomas is sure she is playing another of her games. He takes the Challange and we meet them as the duel is about to begin.directed byTrevor Hughes
Watch Between Brothers Now
SYNOPSIS
Robert and Phoenix are brothers. One with a drinking problem over lost childhood, the other with a guilty conscious and low self-esteem. They have never talked about there abusing dead father or about there true feelings, not until one steps over the line and steels the others lover.
DIRECTOR STATEMENT
Directing BB was a difficult task to capture the correct emotion of the Brothers from a Brotherly Birthday drink to the final scene, I believe I kept the film moving forward to the final scene with ever increasing tension and emotion.
Philips CV can be viewed here
Cast
Lead Actors
Anthoney Flaum with Simon Philips
Supporting Actor
Rita Ramnani
Written by Philip Hughes
Directed by Philip Hughes
Director Of Photography Trevor Hughes
Frame On Frame
2007
Synopsis
The Government have lost total control over rebel groups, since the out break of civil war 5 years ago.
Watch the short here
The Government cannot handle the crisis, Derek is forced to resume the command he had abandoned.Where the stakes quickly evolve into a hostage situation by the capture of the rebel leader far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagin or wanted.
A fun Short with Ice Wilderrose and Michael Good
with voice over by Steven Payen
Sceenplay by Amir khoshsokhan
Directed by Trevor Hughes
Synopsis
A Silent Colour is the quirky and poetic tale of a woman who thinks she is being pursued by a malignant sari. The film explores her feelings towards cultural identity. A vibrant and visually stunning piece of storytelling.
Directed By Claire Barker
Darshana Vora Dee as Creative Director
Director Of Photography Trevor Hughes
Produced by Trevor Hughes
with
Frame On Frame
Synopsis
"Face Value is a satire based on a young man's obsession with his frown lines, which has landed him in severe financial difficulties. To escape the mountain of his debt, he agrees to take part in a trial rejuvenation treatment, with some very unexpected results... "
Featuring
SARAH MARCHANT: ZOE SALMON, TOBY WILLIAMS: SIMON NUCKLEY, JOEY JACKSON: LEE PECK
MR FLAY: JONATHAN HANSLER, ARTHUR STEELE: GARETH PILKINGTON
NEWS REPORTER: MARTIN CORT, CHILD VOICE: CATHERINE POTTER, BABY VOICE: CAROLYN PERTWEE
Written by Gareth Pilkington
Directed by Claire Barker
Director Of Photography Trevor Hughes
1ST AD: PHILIP HUGHES
MAKEUP ARTIST: SALIMAH HAJI
SOUND: SONIA NAYYAR
MUSIC BY: MIKAL
Frame on Frame Film Production
2009