The Most Ambitious Independent Film Ever?

ABERYSTWYTH, Wales - Feb. 1, 2016 - PRLog -- A Father and Son team from Mid-Wales is on the verge of making film history with the forthcoming independent feature film "Knights of Newgate". The feature-length high-concept movie has been turning heads of studio executives both sides of the Atlantic due to it's distinctive look and sheer scale of ambition considering it's miniscule budget.

Producer Sidney Carter sold his home to raise the capital to shoot the film, whilst his son WJ Carter directed the picture and designed the workflows and pipelines that have made the production possible. The cast, whilst largely unknown to the general public are no strangers to working on major films with credits including; 'The Omen', 'Basic Instinct 2', 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of reason', 'The Borgia's and 'Batman: The Dark Knight'.

The whole film was shot on a specially constructed green-screen soundstage in Llandrindod Wells, Mid-Wales and all the locations have been created in CG by Director WJ Carter. The actors have then been 'cut out' and placed into the virtual sets using custom programs and tools written specifically for the job. This means that every single one of the 1311 individual shots that make up the film required special effects to complete. Add to this the animation of dozens of monsters, CG stunt doubles, cars, explosions, collapsing buildings and other complicated visual effects - the task is gigantic.

Director WJ Carter says "This film is fun and fast moving, with a really distinctive look and the rough edit is testing well with audiences. It was never intended to beat the likes of the new Star Wars or Avatar movies, but then it has cost only 1/200^th of the budget of those films. It's just our custom workflow and grim determination that's got us this far. Maybe once this film is finished we could work with 1/10^th of the budget of a studio blockbuster and create something that definitely will compete"

'Knights of Newgate' is now only months away from final completion and is due to launch a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise fresh funds for promotion. Perks for backers include the chance to be turned into a CG extra for some of the film's spectacular action sequences or to be credited as an executive producer on the film.

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About Rooftop View Films

Rooftop View Films is a company based in Aberystwyth Mid-Wales headed by the father and son Producer/Director team of Sidney Carter and WJ Carter (respectively)