Project Detail

How to be a Villain

Synopsis

In this delightfully demented homage to the golden days of horror movies, Supervillain (a perfect Terence Harvey) leads us on a thrilling guided tour of the ways of evil.

Dare you find out what sort of villain you would be?

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins 15 secs
Format
HD
Director
Helen O'Hanlon 1st Feature
Producer
Michael Stanish
Co-Producer
Helen O'Hanlon
Editor
Sue Moles, Andy Sowerby
Screenwriter
Helen O'Hanlon
Director of Photography
Mark Stubbs
Sound
Chen Wissotzky
Composer
Art Lewy
Principal cast
Terence Harvey
Post Production
Glassworks
Audio Post
Envy

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

helenohanlon@me.com

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