Meath film students seek crowdfunding for movie

The 2016 class of Filmbase’s masters in digital feature film production includes three Meath students, and they are involved in a crowdfunding project to film an Irish comedy.
Written by Gerry Stembridge, ‘The Randomer’ is a movie currently in pre-production. The class has set out to raise a target of €15,000 on the crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo, to cover film production expenses such as equipment hire, catering, transportation and distribution. The campaign will end on 29th March, with principal photography starting in April.
The Randomer follows Meg, a free-spirited woman who enjoys the perfect life. She has a great job only minutes away from her city apartment with trendy bars, cafés and nightlife on her doorstep. Life without kids is a blast until she starts to think the unthinkable: she wants a baby. Now it’s a race against time to find an uncomplicated man for just one night.
This year’s class is a melting pot of international emerging filmmakers, three of whom hail from the royal county. Two time Cannes accredited writer-director Aidan Duffy, who grew up in Dunshaughlin before moving to Dublin will be handling the dual role of script supervisor and casting director. Duffy’s short films have won awards in India, Hollywood, and competed at the Oscar qualifying Cork International Film Festival, as well as airing on RTÉ’s Shortscreen programme.
“In keeping with Mr Stembridge’s body of work, The Randomer is very much ahead of the curve,” he says. “It’s a welcome antidote to the industry’s lack of parts for ‘women of a certain age’. Meg is a fantastically proactive character, and casting her as well as the diverse supporting roles which truly represent a 21st century Ireland has been an exciting challenge. I’m also looking forward to applying myself to keeping track of every last detail on set with our excellent crew”.
Also on the team is Dublin Business School graduate Romy Hallinan from Laytown, who previously worked on ‘How To Be Happy’ starring Brian Gleeson, produced on the course in 2013. “I’ll be mainly working alone doing the costume so I’m really excited and ready for the challenge,” she says.
“The script is unique in its way as it’s a female driven narrative, the character ‘Meg’ is determined and strong and knows what she wants out of life so I’m looking forward to conveying that through her wardrobe. I’m psyched to be working on a film with plenty of creative people who want this project to look and be the best that it can be”
Rounding out the trio is Ratoath native Andrew Moore who also studied at Dublin Business School. He will be working as assistant camera and focus puller on the film, and hopes to use the experience to further his career with a view to becoming a cinematographer after the course concludes.
“I love cameras and working with lights, it was in my last year at Dunshaughlin Community College that I realised my love of film and wanted to get involved in the filmmaking process” commented Moore, who created ‘Reel Talk’, an ongoing series of video interviews with industry figures currently available on The Randomer’s vimeo channel.
For more about the project, visit the film’s website www.therandomermovie.com and follow @TheRandomerMov. To make a contribution to The Randomer’s fundraising campaign, go to http://igg.me/at/therandomermovie to read more and discover how you can have a hand in creating the film.