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Strange Tales launches June 15th, we launch with 3 initial films and we continue to produce more! Over the coming week between now and the launch we will highlight those films produced, in production and in pre-production - basically what you can look forward to viewing from local south wales talent - both behind and in front of the camera. The channel is a showcase and we are proud to present it and continue to produce the short films for it. One of the films to be released on Launch day / June 15th........ BRAND NEW BEGINNINGS Written by Matthew Ford In an alternate, present day Wales, people have become dependent on social media. Online dating is commonplace, and half of all UK marriages end in divorce. Seth and Tristan a couple in their twenties, have signed up for treatment at Brand New Beginnings, a company with a procedure that wipes all the bad memories from your relationship, replacing them with false, happy memories developed in a laboratory. As the procedure is explained, the couple begin to have second thoughts. The film is Directed by Matthew Fisher, Matthew is a new to the world of directing. Only having directed two full length plays, “Abandoned” and “The Universe plc” – both performed sold out runs – he excited to be part of this brilliant project. Outside directing Matthew has guest starred in the award nominated web-series "Whovians", be seen in "Packaged," one of the It’s My Shout short films that was aired on BBC and even has been nominated for best supporting actor by the Glamorgan Drama League. Matthew also likes to write scripts in his spare time where he has found some success, with his writing being performed all over the UK, online and even across the pond in New York City. The film stars Christopher Maxwell, Harold T Spencer and Sarah Bennington. Christopher Maxwell graduated from the Academy of Live & Recorded Arts (ALRA North) in 2016, and since acted in productions in Cardiff and in the North West. Christopher has also helped make short films throughout his young career and has since taken up the pen and paper and begun writing short stories. Harold T Spencer acting journey began in theatre: playing such roles as Le Chevalier Danceny in Dangerous Liasons, Dr David Kelly in the devised play Harrowdown Hill (centered around the Iraq war) and Feste in Twelfth Night. Aside from acting in some student films, Harold's first real foray into the wonderful world of film acting came with his role as Edgar on Whovians Season One with this very company. Having had such a blast, he looks forward to seeing what comes next with this production. When not acting and working as a supporting artist, Harold can be found developing indie video games and is currently on a TV production apprenticeship. Sarah Bennington is an actor and musician. Since making her acting debut in 2016 with Axon Theatre in “Being Norwegian” – performing at both the Cardiff and Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festivals – she has had numerous lead and supporting roles in other theatre productions. These have included “Abandoned” with Dramatic Moose & Watchers Productions, “The Great Gatsby” with Everyman Theatre, and most notably “The Last Nickel” with Monocle Theatre Company – for which she received an award for Best Individual Performance in the GDL One Act Play Festival 2018. She has been in a number of short films, including “The Wolf & I” which was officially selected for three International Film Festivals. She also has a couple of feature films and a web series coming up, to be filmed later this year. As a musician, Sarah studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and currently holds the Sub-Principal Flute position in the Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Her life is pretty busy but she is loving every minute of it! The film and the channel launches June 15th!!!!

Sketchy AF our Comedy based Short Films You Tube channel has been pumping out content for the best part of half a year! But everything can't last for ever!! We have had a blast producing this comedy series and look forward to further installments to come. But for now as great cartoons say - That's All Folks! We would like to say a massive thank you to all cast and crew - those involved in the Christmas pilot filmed way back in 2017 and those who were involved in the Agony Hazel, Talking Jesus and the Jingle sketches. Please watch (for now) the final Sketchy AF over the coming weekend and please watch the rest - available here! Plans are in place for new material and please stand by for that - One Series of sketches that are in pre production are more from Ross Kemp?!?!?!

We are in a very happy mood at Watchers Productions! Why, you ask? Because a lot is going on and a lot is going in the right direction! Sketchy AF Sketchy AF has been releasing a new short comedy every two weeks since January, this run will come to an end in May. But do not be upset, we have three new episodes still to come: the final two parts of Agony Aunt Hazel, and a fantastic final Jingle sketch which guest stars Victoria George-Veale. So far, the response has been great from those who have watched them and we have a few ideas in the pipeline for new shorts to film soon. Strange Tales We have split the first phase of films in two - originally we wanted to produce and then release eight Tales on launch. However, we have decided to take some of the pressure of ourselves on the post production side, by launching the series on time but with half the films to start with. So now there are two phases of short films in different stages of production. The first four films that will be released on the launch of Strange Tales are: Human Resources, Brand New Beginnings, Second Chances and Locked. Human Resources (which we filmed back in August 2018, and is written and directed by Richard Williams) is about Sam- a young but high-flying business executive, popular with her co-workers and with the world at her feet. During a meeting with the mysterious Noah from Human Resources, everything she thought she knew about the world around her is thrown into doubt. The film is locked in the edit room, and is into the final stages, receiving sound dub and colour grading. We would also like to welcome to the project, Tom Gatley - a filmmaker in his own right who has composed the music for this Tale. To find out more about Tom please go here. Brand New Beginnings was filmed over a few weekends between October 2018 and January 2019 and is written by Matthew Ford. In an alternate, present day Wales, people have become dependent on social media. Online dating is commonplace, and half of all UK marriages end in divorce. Seth and Tristan, a couple in their twenties, have signed up for treatment at Brand New Beginnings, a company with a procedure that wipes all the bad memories from your relationship, replacing them with false, happy memories developed in a laboratory. As the procedure is explained, the couple begin to have second thoughts. Directed by Matthew Fisher and currently being edited by Luke Stanbury, Whovians composer Andrew Gallego is waiting in the wings to start composing the score for this Tale. Second Chances was filmed at the start of February 2019 and is written by Matthew Fisher and directed by Teddy Smith. John doesn't like to stand out. "Out of sight, out of mind" is his philosophy. But his way of thinking is challenged when he's forced to reevaluate his life. This Tale is currently being edited by Emily Lawrence. The fourth tale, Locked (written by Eleonora Mignoli, who also wrote Rory Romantic), in pre-production and will be produced and directed by Luke Walters who is currently shooting his debut feature, Generation Y. We wish him and all cast and crew involved the very best of luck for the next few weeks on set with this. Luke will then jump straight onto filming Locked for us. In the future, justice is delegated to machines: infallible and objective, these AI dispense fair punishments. Frank is accused by his neighbour of dropping trash on their lawn. It's a civil infraction and, while it was only an oversight on Frank's part, he's charged with a small fine. Frank is about to leave when his hand is locked, and the machine accuses him of murder – of somebody Frank has never met. Frank calls for help, but the procedure is clear: once a trial starts, it cannot be interrupted. Frank's only chance at survival is to prove his innocence, but while the AI begins drawing a net of guilt around him, we're left asking ourselves if he’s as innocent as he looks. The other four films left from the initial eight will be going into pre-production soon and will be filmed over the coming months ahead. Watchers Productions has invested in a new piece of kit to help further our quality and bring stronger filmic images to our work - this has held up progress on these four films! So they are now called Phase Two; more info here. That bit of kit is an investment in a new camera, which is the Black Magic Design Cinema Camera 4K. We waited patiently on this for over six months. Now it has arrived, we will swing into action on the next four films. Please look forward to the first four being released this spring/summer and enjoy the final shorts from Sketchy AF. Thank you for reading and supporting. More news when we have it, Rhys, Matt and Terrance.

We have hit 2019 hard and fast - been a busy month! We have wrapped two Strange Tales witin the first month of the year!!! Not bad! Well...... kind of! First off, back in November 2018 we were shooting on the second production day of Matthew Fisher's Directed Brand New Beginnings - unfortunately time got away from us and the sun set at 4pm. Flash forward to a cold Sunday 20th January and the main cast and crew gathered to get the final two scenes shot. The day began filming the opening and other scenes down and around Cardiff Bay - with a little fun and laughter keeping us warm we got what we needed. We moved onto the afternoon at the location that is doubling for the couples home - once there, a few rehearsals, lighting rigging and as it takes place at night - some blacking out the bottom floor of the house! It literally took longer to rig than to shoot. After hitting our 100th slate - it was a wrap on Brand New Beginnings, congrats to Matthew Fisher and Matthew Ford on producing this one. Fantastic performances from the cast and it goes on to the editor soon to start being compiled together. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. February 2nd and 3rd - Saw Second Chances come to life. Second Chances - is from a script by Matthew Fisher, which is about a character called, John - who finds himself trying to gain a second chance at life! Teddy Smith the Director on this Tale has formed a great cast who have worked a lot together before, most notably on our web series Whovians. Ben Wilson, John Hutch and Lisa Grace make up this fantastic cast. Saturday Feb 2nd we all arrived at Milk & Sugar Cardiff, which was used as our location - we started at 4pm, rigged, actors rehearsed and Teddy Smith worked with cast and crew. Filming began at around 5pm, filming the core of the film between characters played by Ben and John. Filming wrapped at around 9:30pm - with a tired cast and crew - but fantastic performances captured and a happy Director. Sunday 3rd we all meet down Cardiff Bay for a day on location. Filming a few scenes that take place at a bus stop. Ben and John are joined by Lisa Grace, Also the Crew is joined by Richard Williams and Andrew White. The morning went by very well, hardly any traffic (which is why the location was chosen), weather stayed dry and wides and various takes are captured. After a lunch break, which cast and crew are treated to a 5 star meal! We get back to filming - unfortunately rain has come in, so we punch in and film singles/close ups. The rain passes by and in the edit you wont notice, but by now its early afternoon and Sunday drivers seem to be out in full - after asking actors to pause while cars go by, then continue scene - we manage to record everything we need. With a very Cold Cast and Crew, The film wrapped at 3:30pm and Congrats to all for a fast paced shoot. That's 3 Strange Tales in the can!!!! Production goes on a break for now, as Watchers Productions is awaiting a new toy that will improve future shoots. Stand By!!!

After months, months and months of writing rooms, writing, pre-production meeting after meeting, filming over various weekends over months of 2018!!! FINALLY Sketchy AF You Tube Channel will begin to launch Comedy Sketches. From January 12th 2019 we will release 2 sketches a month for the foreseeable future! To start us off we will be releasing the Comedy Shorts - Jingle Merthyr and Dianne's Agony. Dianne's Agony - sees the return of Hazel Reardon (Linda Bailey) the Agony Aunt of Good Morning UK. The character was introduced in the Christmas Special way back in 2017! This time Hazel is giving a viewer advice on how to cater for a vegan family member - i'm sure Dianne gets all the help she needs while the long suffering TV hosts (Ellen Jane Thomas & Chris Maxwell) keep it polite? Jingle Merthyr We introduce a few new characters at there recording studio. They are Mike (AJ King) a fabulously talented radio jingle artist who owns the creative airways and dizzy heights of singing advertising - and lets not forget his producer Pete (Shaz Lancaster), who puts up with Mike! So sit back with a coffee at work and enjoy these and more to come comedy shorts from Sketchy AF.

Happy 2019 from all of us at Watchers!! 2018 was another exciting year for us - filming new content for Sketchy AF. Launching the short film You Tube channel, which filming is heavily under way on. Plus back in January of 2018 we co-produced with Dramatic Moose productions, the play Abandoned, written & Directed by Matthew Fisher, we had 3 sold out performances and fantastic reviews. Also thrilling news was had at the end of 2018 the play was named by entertainment south wales in the top 5 live events in Wales! Which is amazing considering that two others in that five are Ruth Jones and the Stereophonics!! Over the course of 2018 we were filming new comedy sketches for Sketchy AF, which will premiere over the next coming weeks. Which we are excited to finally share. Strange Tales, well we have 2 of the 8 films in the can, with a further 3 in pre-production, one set to film first weekend of February. The channel is still on track for the first few films to be available by spring of this year. Its been an incredibly busy 2018 for us three Watchers and not just with our joint ventures, we've been busy away from the Watchers - two of us getting married, one of us getting engaged. Various film festivals around the world screening Rhys Jones' film Rory Romantic, which Won Best Sci-Fi Short at New York City Int Film Festival, he also was a Exec. Producer on the Torchwood star Gareth David-Lloyd's Black River Meadow. Terrance Marshman-Edwards, has been busy treading the boards in various performances. To name a few from 2018, he acted in Abandoned and then stretched his villain muscles as the dastardly Lord de Worde in The Truth (the inaugural production for Peculiar Productions). And don't forget to check out Matthew Ford's latest, All Alone, Not By Myself, which reached the final of 13horror.com's short screenplay competition, it is available to buy as an e-Book from amazon.co.uk. You can read it on your Kindle or download the app and view it there. So its been busy and it will continue to be busy in 2019 - which we are actively still working on our first feature. So thank you to all our backers, supporters and viewers. Keep on watching.

Over next few months we will be sharing new and old sketches online. Sketchy AF Pilot / Christmas special was launched nearly a year ago! Between then and now a lot has happened both in front of the cameras and behind the scenes. Including personal life of the Watchers being very busy this last year. BUT! if a little off target, the target is nearly hit upon! In January 2019 we will be launching new sketches online - we have a varied catalogue of mayhem waiting in the wings. Starring a lot of talented people. A cast that includes: Rob Murphy, Ellen Jane Thomas, Amy Rowlands, A J King, Christopher Maxwell, Ben Wilson, Linda Bailey, Teddy Smith, Andrew Ford, Shaz Lancaster & Victoria George-Veale. The Sketchy AF YouTube Channel is running now, please subscribe - new content will be added from January 2019 and on-wards! But for now, over the Christmas period we will re-release the Christmas sketches in minisode form. 7 sketches over the holiday season. So look out for: Agony at Christmas A Christmas Stranger Blues Merry Old Time The Queens Speech Ross Kemp on Xmas An Atheist Child's Christmas In Wales Cinderella Panto

It has been a busy few months at Watchers, both filming and personal lives. First of all a massive Congratulations to Terrance Edwards on his marriage at the start of September. With this happy event in our calendar we took a few weeks break - but it hasn't slowed things down to be honest!! Both of our current projects have been filming over the last few months. For Sketchy AF, the YouTube Comedy channel, we have had two shoots happen, filming a number of our mini comedy sketches. Back in August we had Richard Williams direct a fantastic cast on one day: Amy Rowlands, Ben Wilson, Chis Maxwell Howell, Andrew Ford, and Rob Murphy. A day of fun and laughter with some new faces and original faces from the pilot made last year. We filmed at the start of November a number of sketches revolving around Jingle Radio Adverts, written by Matthew Ford and directed by Rhys Jones. We managed to get together- and we mean managed to! (this cast was tough to get together as they are all busy in their own right!)- Victoria George-Veale, AJ King and Shaz Lancaster. The first episodes of Sketchy AF will go online in January 2019. Strange Tales. Firstly, THANK YOU to all those who generously gave a donation towards the production of these short films. I can confirm we are on track towards the goal of all eight being completed. So far..... we have completed filming on one of them, Human Resources, written and directed by Richard Williams, starring Ellen Jane-Thomas, James Morgan and Justine Jones. The film was shot on two weekends in August. Filming this month is Brand New Beginnings, written by Matthew Ford and sirected by Matthew Fisher. We are halfway through filming this and so far so good. It is going brilliantly and we look forward to the final day shooting this. Another two films have been cast and are currently in pre-production, these are to be directed by Luke Walters and Teddy Smith. The other four are all in development to be filmed in the early part of 2019. Strange Tales will launch in the Summer of 2019! So that's what we have been up to the last few months and we look forward to launching Sketchy AF in the New Year.

We are very happy to announce that Dramatic Moose & Watchers Productions have found there cast for the Strange Tale: Brand New Beginnings. Joining already announced and the very talented Sarah Bennington will be the writer of Dinner Date, Chris Maxwell Howell and Harry T Spencer who worked with us on the web series Whovians. Chris Maxwell Howell Christopher Maxwell graduated from the Academy of Live & Recorded Arts (ALRA North) in 2016, and since acted in productions in Cardiff and in the North West. Christopher has also helped make short films throughout his young career and has since taken up the pen and paper and begun writing short stories. Harold T Spencer Harold's acting journey began in theatre: playing such roles as Le Chevalier Danceny in Dangerous Liasons, Dr David Kelly in the devised play Harrowdown Hill (centered around the Iraq war) and Feste in Twelfth Night. Aside from acting in some student films, Harold's first real foray into the wonderful world of film acting came with his role as Edgar on Whovians Season One with this very company. Having had such a blast, he looks forward to seeing what comes next with this production. When not acting and working as a supporting artist, Harold can be found developing indie video games and is currently on a TV production apprenticeship.

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Thrilled to announce John Hutch will be in the Tale, Second Chances. John Hutch John Hutch is a South Wales based actor, with credits on stage, screen and audio narration. His latest work includes short films and documentaries for the BBC, ITS MY SHOUT and CBS REALITY. When not acting, John works as a Ghost Walk Guide for CARDIFF HISTORY & HAUNTINGS. You can follow John on Facebook @facebook.com/johnhutchofficial

So a Double whammy of news on this release.... well more than a double.... anyway - NEWS UPDATE! We have begun filming Strange Tales, Saturday 4th August we shot 80% of Tale - Human Resources, Written & Directed by Richard Williams. Also Rich/Big Rich productions, produced the film with Watcher Rhys Jones who was on hand as well as Assistant Director. On set was of course the films stars Ellen Jane Thomas & James Morgan. They were joined by a fantastic supporting cast, among them were: Justine Jones Rebecca Donovan Morgan It was a very hot day, so filming conditions were very very very hot and all cast and crew were amazing - we move on to the final day of filming on HR August 25th. .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Brand New Beginnings written by Matthew Ford and to be Directed by Matthew Fisher. Well first of all Matthew Fisher of Dramatic Moose productions will be producing the Tale with Watcher and the writer - Matthew Ford. They are deep into casting and will be holding auditions this coming week..... stand by for more on this! .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. But some very exciting news is we have Cast main roles in Second Chances to be co-produced and Directed by Teddy Smith. Very happy to announce some of the cast of this Tale. Lisa Grace Lisa is a South Wales based actress with a great passion for both screen and stage, graduating in 2013 with a Masters in Drama. She has a string of screen credits including Anna in ‘Whovians’ (Watchers Productions) and her current venture ‘Breadcrumbing’ - a comedy improv series based on bad dating experiences. In addition, Lisa has a strong interest in new writing and a particular soft spot for musical theatre. She is excited to be back on set with the Watchers team. Ben Wilson In 2014 Ben took the plunge into acting. In his past he partook in various am dram theatre performances for 'Monstrous Productions' before moving onto co starring in an original two man comedy play entitled 'The Universe PLC' as well as performing in 'Abandoned' for Dramatic Moose Productions in January 2018. On screen he has had various lead roles in independent short films as well as a lead in comedy web drama 'Whovians' for Watchers Productions. More casting news and updated Actor info to follow. Rhys