Clay Sandford
Clay is a lifelong follower of narrative film with a creative interest and passion for directing and cinematography.
The way that images in film are framed and composed in such a way that they complement the mood and emotional impact of the story being told fascinates him and he is constantly looking for new and interesting ways to expand his creative knowledge of such techniques.
Aside from a keen interest in cinematography he has written numerous screenplays with Celtx, six of which he has made into short films outside of his university studies since 2006, alongside the five he has developed into short films during his recent studies whilst working with professional actors.
Clay has an almost bottomless pool of ideas for narrative and documentary films to further hone his directing and cinematography skills with.
Films and Projects
A social backlash ensues when a photographer exhibits his latest provocative creation, sparking a mocking visitation from the subject in his photo that force him to confront repressed feelings of desire.
In Your Shadow is a tense and thoughtful gender conscious psychological thriller where the horror is aimed squarely at the male ego.
A gifted and passionate photographer, Mathew Berg develops his latest provocative creation in a dark room. As the photo slowly develops, the personification of the subject from his photo confronts him about the nature of her creation, forcing him to confront repressed feelings of desire.
This is a teaser trailer for a short film that will be released in May 2019.
Anna, a male to female transsexual, digresses into her former male identify to avenge the death of her lover at the hands of a prejudiced drug dealer. Inspired by classic revenge films, Digression is a tense thriller in which the lines between gender and identity separate.
Official selection NAHEMI Eat Our Shorts, Watersprite Film Festival 2019.
Official selection: Deptford Cinema Film Festival 2019.
My second film for the Independent Practice module.
Inspired by the dialogue driven films of Jim Jarmusch and the naturalism of Richard Linlklater, Token is a disarming conversational drama that evolves beyond playful banter into the darker territories of human interaction.
The first of three films created for the Independent Practice module.
Cycle is the foreboding and repetitious tale of an isolated drug addict who finds himself trapped in a time loop that forces him to confront the emotional cycle of his addiction.
Created for the Style and Meaning module and based on the British New Wave cinema of the early 60s, The Unwanted is a kitchen sink drama that revolves around themes of adultery and an unwanted pregnancy.
A deep sea diver sinks ever deeper into the dark depths of the ocean and his own tormented psyche.
Inspired by the animated works of Norman McLauren and Mamoru Oshii, Void Dive was created for the Experimental Media module by scratching and colouring directly onto 16mm film stock.
Created for the documentary module, Encroachment is a poetic mode documentary that explores themes of mankind’s ever increasing encroachment over nature.
An apathetic man faces the psychological turmoil of using a home blood test kit in a sparse, claustrophobic bathroom.
The Test is a short psychological thriller created for the Everyday Activity module and my first university film.
