THE RUNNER MOVIE

THE RUNNER MOVIE THE RUNNER MOVIE

The Runner came about when director John Tomkins saw a production of Individual Theatres’ The Tempest in the spring of 2014. After the show, John met with the lead actor, Ben Gilbert, to discuss showreel material. John suggested putting together a 3-minute short, but this quickly expanded into a 30-minute film with around fifteen locations! And so began John’s latest collaborative film: The Runner.

To help make the film, John brought together most of the awesome team from his earlier films such as They're Coming, and the critically acclaimed A Dark Tale and Indietro. Formed in 2012, this collective of creatives has rapidly expanded in number and expertise, and with this film we were delighted to welcome the talented make-up artist Laura Harvey - who successfully transformed James Cotter into a man twenty years older for his role as ‘Henry’.

Key to making the film was casting, with talent assembled from right across the south-west. Among their number were directors, producers and theatre company owners who gave their time voluntarily to work on the film.

With cast and crew in place, filming commenced in mid-June at Torre Abbey (as the location for the film-within-a-film), and the staff here couldn’t have been more accommodating for us. We then moved on to Haldon Forest for the training camp scene - great fun to shoot! - and later the Merlin Cinema in Torquay where we were granted permission to film in Screen 1 for ‘Harry Wilkins’ intro scene.

The film went into post production in late 2014 and 2015 . With grading and sound editing by film maker Dom Lee . The film now complet heads off to festivals across the world .

We’re enormously proud of everything we’ve achieved so far with The Runner, but most of all in that we’ve succeeded in highlighting the south-west as a viable filming location and demonstrated that, with the terrific creative support and networks that exists down here, great things can happen!

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The Runner : keeps on Running to Film Festivals around the world / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2015-04-09T00:00:00Z">Thu 09 Apr 2015</span>The Runner : keeps on Running to Film Festivals around the world / Thu 09 Apr 2015

Torbay set comedy ' The Runner' has officially wrapped Post Production and the film has had it's first private showing at a Cast / Crew event at the Barnfield Theatre in Exeter . The film is now been sent to eight ...

SOUTH WEST FILM TEASER TRAILERS LAUNCH / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2014-07-16T00:00:00Z">Wed 16 Jul 2014</span>SOUTH WEST FILM TEASER TRAILERS LAUNCH / Wed 16 Jul 2014

Today sees the launch of the Runner teaser trailers , filmed in Torbay and cross the South West ( still image from the shoot in Torre Abbey) the production is filming now for a December 2014 Premiere ( check out the webs...

THEY&apos;RE COMING SOLD OUT PREMIERE / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2012-10-01T00:00:00Z">Mon 01 Oct 2012</span>THEY'RE COMING SOLD OUT PREMIERE / Mon 01 Oct 2012

THERE wasn't a spare seat in the house as Torquay-made feature film They're Coming had its world premiere at the town's Central Cinema last night. Cast, crew and invited guests joined the audience for the first screen...

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Film Audtions  Exeter City Gate Hotel from 6pm to 8.30pm / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2013-07-28T00:00:00Z">Sun 28 Jul 2013</span>Film Audtions Exeter City Gate Hotel from 6pm to 8.30pm / Sun 28 Jul 2013

FILM AUDITIONS FOR TORBAY FILM MAKERS LATEST FILM CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS Indietro is the latest and last film of 2013 from Film Maker John Tomkins . A music narrative love story set agains...

CAST AND CREW AUDITIONS FOR A DARK TALE SHORT FILM / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2013-01-26T00:00:00Z">Sat 26</span> to <span  itemprop="endDate" content="2013-01-27T00:00:00Z">Sun 27 Jan 2013</span> <span>(2 days)</span>CAST AND CREW AUDITIONS FOR A DARK TALE SHORT FILM / Sat 26 to Sun 27 Jan 2013 (2 days)

ARTICLE FROM DEVON AND CORNWALL FILM Torbay movie machine John Tomkins is at it again and all set to make a new movie set in a and around The Bay, and he’s after a cast. John’s latest film They’re Coming premiered t...

PREMIERE OF TORBAY SET ACTION THRILLER FILM &apos;THEY&apos;RE COMING&apos; / <span itemprop="startDate" content="2012-09-27T00:00:00Z">Thu 27 Sep 2012</span>PREMIERE OF TORBAY SET ACTION THRILLER FILM 'THEY'RE COMING' / Thu 27 Sep 2012

At 10:03AM on the 20th March 2012, Amanda York is reported missing. On receiving a mysterious note from an old friend that says “They’re Coming”, her husband David begins the search for his wife aided by their mutual fri...

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THE RUNNER TEASER TRAILER ONE  ( WHERE&apos;S MELVIN )THE RUNNER TEASER TRAILER ONE ( WHERE'S MELVIN )

The Runner is set in mad world of movies where a talented actor Ryan Jones (Ben Gilbert ) is struggling to break into films , finding that his scenes just get left on the cutting room floor . Meanwhile on the set of the ...

THE RUNNER TEASER TRAILER TWO ( FILMED IN TORREE ABBEY )THE RUNNER TEASER TRAILER TWO ( FILMED IN TORREE ABBEY )

The Runner is set in mad world of movies where a talented actor Ryan Jones (Ben Gilbert ) is struggling to break into films , finding that his scenes just get left on the cutting room floor . Meanwhile on the set of the ...

My Audio

Hush  duet with Laura GoodchildHush duet with Laura Goodchild

Recorded in 2007 with guest vocalist 'laura Goodchild' . A song about coping with loss . It also featured on the promo only album ' Anything is Possible' in the same year .

Wall of Sound  jt (C) 10Wall of Sound jt (C) 10

You know when your down , had a crap day at work . This song is about when you put on a some Music, that makes every thing seem better.

Through the Mist of Time (Instrumental ) 2008Through the Mist of Time (Instrumental ) 2008

Only on this site , a piece of Music I composed and played to a DVD intro for the 'South Devon Players' performance of their play ' The Court of King Arthur'.