John Dower Director in Film, Television & Interactivity - Telling the Stories That Need to Be Told Now
Concept Drawing by Eli Bø.

Concept Drawing by Eli Bø.

Concept Drawing by Eli Bø.

Concept Drawing by Eli Bø.

Short sample of environment by students from Luleå University of Technology Sweden, with Music by Nathan Bell.

Short sample of environment by students from Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.

Landscape / man by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape / man by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape / Man by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape / Man by Nicholas Peacock

Dungeness Photo by John Dower

Dungeness Photo by John Dower

Fens Location Photo by John Dower

Fens Location Photo by John Dower

A1 Service staton reference

A1 Service staton reference

Fens aerial view concept drawing by Eli Bø

Fens aerial view concept drawing by Eli Bø

Concept montage by Eli Bø

Concept montage by Eli Bø

Ideas for Tremain by Eli Bø / Nicholas Peacock

Ideas for Tremain by Eli Bø / Nicholas Peacock

Turner Ideas including drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Turner Ideas including drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Bystander ideas from drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Bystander ideas from drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Dad / Boy ideas from drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Dad / Boy ideas from drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Fens Location Photo by John Dower

Fens Location Photo by John Dower

Concept Painting by Eli Bø

Concept Painting by Eli Bø

Fens dirt track Photo by Eli Bø

Fens dirt track Photo by Eli Bø

Dungeness Distant Power Station By John Dower

Dungeness Distant Power Station By John Dower

Landscapes by Nicholas Peacock

Landscapes by Nicholas Peacock

Character ideas from drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Character ideas from drawings by Nicholas Peacock

Idea for Tremain from Drawing by Nicholas Peacock plus landscape

Idea for Tremain from Drawing by Nicholas Peacock plus landscape

Landscape by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape by Nicholas Peacock

Landscape by Nicholas Peacock

Short animated film written by Lin Coghlan in Development with Production Designer Eli Bø and Art Director Nicholas Peacock. Our current plan is to use an AI digital painting/rotoscoping app to create a hand drawn & painted effect. Nathan Bell will be composing the score. The theme explores the 'Bystander effect'.

The film tells the story of Turner & Tremain - both estate agents who get stranded in the middle of nowhere on their way to a meeting. Their true characters are revealed through adversity and Turner is finally convinced to perform a heroic act. 

From early 2022, we worked with Luleå University of Technology in Sweden in developing the pipeline, environment and characters in Unreal engine. We are now developing a methodology using green screen shooting and a post process using an AI painting app.