Director's Statement
My intention for In Plane Sight was that at the beginning, the audience doesn't know if they are watching a drama or a comedy, and then as the narrative continues, the audience starts to realize it’s funny, before things become darker and darker.
As can be typical of short films, the shoot was extremely tough, with a plethora of things going wrong that luckily, with our wonderful crew, we managed to get through. That being said, having directed many professional productions, including TV shows for major studios, this was definitely on the more extreme end - perhaps you can feel it in the tension on screen. Creatively, I am always drawn towards the dark, funny and bizarre end of the spectrum and this definitely fits in with my other short films - and the feature that I'm planning to direct next…
Ben Gutteridge - Director and Co-Writer
Ben tells suspenseful tales with twisted smiles He has worked worldwide as a bilingual Director (English/Spanish) on TV Drama for the BBC, Netflix and Channel 4, Commercials for brands from Prada to Volvo and had several shorts in renowned festivals.
He won a Spanish TV Academy Award for the Netflix show Intimacy, has been a BAFTA LA Newcomer (Now BAFTA Member), a Shore Scripts Fund winner and received several other awards and accolades. Ben is British and lives in LA - and moonlights as a composer (Ben Barber).
Director's Statement
My intention for In Plane Sight was that at the beginning, the audience doesn't know if they are watching a drama or a comedy, and then as the narrative continues, the audience starts to realize it’s funny, before things become darker and darker.
As can be typical of short films, the shoot was extremely tough, with a plethora of things going wrong that luckily, with our wonderful crew, we managed to get through. That being said, having directed many professional productions, including TV shows for major studios, this was definitely on the more extreme end - perhaps you can feel it in the tension on screen. Creatively, I am always drawn towards the dark, funny and bizarre end of the spectrum and this definitely fits in with my other short films - and the feature that I'm planning to direct next…
Ben Gutteridge - Director and Co-Writer
Ben tells suspenseful tales with twisted smiles He has worked worldwide as a bilingual Director (English/Spanish) on TV Drama for the BBC, Netflix and Channel 4, Commercials for brands from Prada to Volvo and had several shorts in renowned festivals.
He won a Spanish TV Academy Award for the Netflix show Intimacy, has been a BAFTA LA Newcomer (Now BAFTA Member), a Shore Scripts Fund winner and received several other awards and accolades. Ben is British and lives in LA - and moonlights as a composer (Ben Barber).
