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Synopsi s Ral phSt eadmani st hel as toft heor i gi nal Gonz ov i s i onar i es . , , Madeov ert hec our s eoff i f t eeny ear s ,“ ForNoGoodReas on, ”ex pl or est hec onnec t i onbet weenl i f eandar tt hr ought heey esofs emi nal Br i t i s har t i s t ,Ral phSt eadman.I ns i ght f ul , humor ous ,andv i s ual l ys t unni ng,t hi si sas t udyi nhones t y ,f r i ends hi pandt heambi t i ont hat dr i v esanar t i s t . Ral ph’ sr i s et opr omi nenc ebegani nt heear l y1970’ sdur i ngt hef al l outf r om t hel ov eand hopet hathads weptt hewes t er nwor l ddur i ngt he1960’ s .Thi sl egendar yt i mef ormus i c ,l i t er at ur e,ar tandphi l os ophywast hec at al y s t ,al ongwi t hhi sdev el opi ngr el at i ons hi pwi t h wr i t erHunt erSThomps on,f orRal pht oex pr es sandc har tt hewr ec k aget hatf ol l owed;a l ar ges c al edi s i nt egr at i onofademor al i z edc ount er c ul t ur e.Hi sar tgai nedr ec ogni t i oni n t hepr es sandpopul ar c ul t ur epubl i c at i ons ,bot hi nt heU. K.andU. S. ,f ori t sbol dc omment onhi sf i er c el yhear t f el tpol i t i c s . Thef i l mi sar i c hl yc r eat i v e,v i s ual f eas taboutt hepowerandi mpor t anc eofar tt oac hi ev e St eadman’ sai m" Il ear ntt odr aw. . . t ot r yt oc hanget hewor l d" .Di r ec t orChar l i ePaul s pent 15y ear smet i c ul ous l yamas s i ngt hef oot ageandc r eat i ngt her emar k abl eani mat i onsf or t hef i l mt omat c ht hes ameanar c hi cener gy ,angerandf r ees pi r i tofSt eadman' spi c t ur es . Thr oughJ ohnnyDepp’ sl eadi nt hi si nt i mat epor t r ai t ,wear eabl et or eac ht ot hehear tof whatmak et hi sar t i s tt i c k ,hi sf r i ends hi psandf al l i ngsout ,hi sl ov ef orar tandhi spas s i onf or c i v i l l i ber t i es . “ ForNoGoodReas on”i sr i otofs t or i esandi magesaswet ak eat r i pt hr ought hewi l dand dar kday sofSt eadman’ st i mewi t h‘ Fear&Loat hi ngi nLasVegas ’ wr i t erHunt erSThomps on,t heRumbl ei nt heJ ungl e;gunf i ght swi t hl i t er ar ygi antWi l l i am SBur r oughsandhi s f i er c el yhear t f el tpol i t i c s . Thi si sani nv ent i v e,ener get i c ,oc c as i onal l yhar r owi ng,buti ns pi r i ngandupl i f t i ngf i l m wi t h c ont r i but i onsf r om Ter r yGi l l i am,Ri c har dE.Gr antandmus i cf r om Sl as h,Al l Amer i c anRej ec t s ,J as onMr az ,J amesBl ak e,EdHar c our tandCr y s t al Cas t l es ,al l ForNoGood Reas on.

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Di r ect or ’ sSt at ement Fi f t eeny ear sago,It ookat r i pt oOl dLoos eCour ti nKentt omeetoneoft hegr eat es t ar t i s t i ci nf l uenc esi nmyl i f e.Thatt r i ps t ar t edmeonaj our neyt hathaspr of oundl y af f ec t edt hewayIs eet hewor l dandt hewayi nwhi c hIwor k .If oundt heper f ec t c ol l abor at orandc ompani ont oc r eat et hef i l m Iwant edt omak e.Thi sf i l mi st he c ul mi nat i onofmyr oot sasapunk ,ar ts t udent ,phot ogr apherandf i l mmak eri na mul t i l ay er ednar r at i v e,s punal mos tent i r el yf r om as i ngl epal et t e:t hel i f eandar tof Ral phSt eadman. Thepr oc es sofmak i ngt hi sf i l m hasbeenapr i v i l ege;t ohav ei nt i mat eac c es st oRal ph’ s l i br ar yofar t ,f r i endsandc ol l abor at or s ,t owor kwi t ht al ent edmus i c i ans ,t heweek sof di f f i c ul tmot i onc ont r ol s hoot s ,f i l m ut i l i z i ngmanydi f f er entf or mat sofwhi c hs omear e nowobs ol et e,edi t ,c ol or gr ade,s ounds c apec r eat i onandc ompos i t ewi t ht heUK’ s i ndus t r ybes t ,hasal l owedmet obec omet hear t i s tIhopedt obe.Thanky ou,Ral ph. -Char l i ePaul

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hasbeens uc c es s f ul l ydi r ec t i ngc ommer c i al sand mus i cv i deosi nLondonf ort went yy ear s .Hebegani nani mat i onwi t hanac c l ai med s hor tf i l m‘ Far oeI s l ands ’ f eat ur i ngAnt honyHopk i nsf ort hev oi c eov er .Hehas dev el opedv as tk nowl edgeandex per i enc eofwor k i ngwi t hmot i onc ont r ol .Dur i nghi s c el ebr at edc ar eerChar l i e’ swor khasbeeni nt er nat i onal l yr ec ogni s edwi t hov ert hi r t y Adv er t i s i ngawar dsi nc l udi ng:D&AD,Cl i o,Cr eat i v eCi r c l e,BTAAandRank Ci nema. Formanyy ear s ,al ongs i dehi sc ommer c i al sc ar eer ,Char l i ehaswor k edwi t hanumber ofar t i s t sf i l mi ngt hei rar tasi ti sc r eat ed;f r om bl ankc anv ast of i ni s hedpai nt i ng.Some oft hes ef i l msbec ame“ I ns i deAr t ” ,aBAFTAnomi nat eds er i esf orChannel 4. I ti st hr ought hi sc ons t antf l owofc ommer c i al swor kt hathasenabl edChar l i et ohav e t her es our c est or eal i z ehi sl ongt er mi nt er es tandmak et hi sf eat ur ef i l m abouthi s ar t i s t i cher oRal phSt eadman.

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s t ar t edherc ar eeri nt heat r epr oduc t i on.Her t r ai ni ngwasi ns t agedes i gnwher es hewor k edonmaj orWes tEnds howsi nc l udi ng: Ev i t a,Ches s ,RunForYourWi f eandLesMi s er abl es . Fr om t heat r eLuc ymov edi nt opos t pr oduc t i on.Shewor k edatTel eCi nef ormany y ear st obec omepr oduc t i onc oor di nat or .Dur i ngt hi st i mes heal s os etupan i nhous eedi tf ac i l i t yf orc ommer c i al s .Luc yt henmov edi nt opr oduc i ngc ommer c i al s andaf t eras hor ts t i ntoff r eel anc i ng,j oi nedI t c hFi l m asmanagi ngdi r ec t or .Shehas f ort hel as tt eny ear sbui l tI t c hFi l mi nt oas uc c es s f ul c ommer c i al sandmus i cpr omo pr oduc t i onc ompany .

I thasas t at eof t hear tmot i onc ont r ol s t udi oandr os t erofi nt er nat i onal awar dwi nni ng Di r ec t or s .I t c hFi l ms pec i al i z esi ns hoot i ngmot i onc ont r ol ,ani mat i on,hi ghendf ood, beaut yandt abl et op.Fort hel as tf i f f t eeny ear s ,al ongs i demanagi ngI t c hFi l m,Luc y hasbeenpr oduc i ng ‘ ForNoGoodReas on’ .

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Pr oduct i onCompanyPr of i l e I t c hFi l m wasf oundedbyLuc y&Char l i ePaul andi sanes t abl i s hedc ommer c i al s andmus i cpr omopr oduc t i onc ompanywi t hi nt er nat i onal awar dsi nc l udi ngBAFTA, RankCi nema,Cl i o,D&AD,Cr eat i v eCi r c l eandmor e.I t c hs pec i al i z ei nmot i on c ont r ol ,ani mat i on,hi ghendf ood,beaut yandt abl et op.Wer unamot i onc ont r ol s t udi oi nCent r al London,wi t hourpr oduc t i onof f i c eabov e,hous i ngourac c l ai med ani mat i ont eam. Thes t udi os pac ehel psf ac i l i t at eandenc our ageours mal l r os t erofdi r ec t or st oex pl or eandex per i mentwi t hnewt ec hnol ogi esanddev el opi nnov at i v et ec hni ques .We hav el onghel dpar t ner s hi pswi t hanumberofar t i s t sanddes i gner swhowor kwi t h I t c hdi r ec t or st oc r eat ef l ui di t yi nhowwer es pondt ot hei ndi v i dual c hal l engesofeac h c ommer c i al pr oj ec t .‘ ForNoGoodReas on’ hasbeenmadeov er15y ear sandwi l l be ourf i r s tf eat ur el engt hf i l m.

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BAFTAawar dwi nni ngedi t or haswor k edi nt el ev i s i onf or28 y ear s .Hi sr angeofwor khasdev el opedi ndi v er s i t yf r om BBC’ s‘ Wal k i ngWi t hDi nos aur s ’ t of eat ur el engt hdr amadoc ument ar i ess uc hast heEmmynomi nat ed‘ The Fl i ghtThatFoughtBac k ’ f orDi s c ov er yChannel . Hi sr ec entwor konBBC2’ s‘ TheFal l en’ wonhi mt heBAFTAawar df orBes tEdi t i ngas wel l ast heRTSCr af tAwar d.Hi sphenomenal edi t i ngs uc c es sov ert hel as tt eny ear s hasbeenr ec ogni z edi nnomi nat i onsf or11BAFTA’ s ,10Gr i er s onAwar dsand4 Emmy s . Hei sc ur r ent l yedi t i ngt wof eat ur edoc ument ar i esf ort heBBCSt or y v i l l es t r and.‘ My At omi cAunt ’ i saper s onal j our neyaf t ert heex pl os i onatFuk i s hi maand‘ Smas hand Gr ab’ ,whi c hi sapar t l yani mat edf i l m aboutt her i s eoft hewor l d’ smos ts uc c es s f ul di amondt hi ev es .Theuni quef i l m byDi r ec t orChar l i ePaul ,‘ ForNoGoodReas on’ ,i s t hei rf i r s tc ol l abor at i onandwi l l al s obeJ oby ’ sf i r s tf i l mf ort heat r i c al r el eas e. Musi cDi r ect or i saGr ammynomi nat edandt wot i meI v orNov el l o wi nner .Awar dedmus i cs c hol ar s hi pst oNor t hbor nePar kandKi ng' sSc hool Cant er bur y ,Sac hawast aughtbyt hedi s t i ngui s hedpi ani s tRonal dSmi t handpl ay edFr enc h hor n,c l ar i netandper c us s i on.Hewentont os t udyi nOx f or dwher ehegai neda degr eei nmus i c . Thebr eadt hofhi st al enti sr ef l ec t edbyt hear t i s t shehaswr i t t enandwor k edwi t h i nc l udi ng:Si rPaul Mc Car t ney ,Adel e,NenehCher r y ,J as onMr az ,LanaDel Rey , Duf f y ,J onBonJ ov i ,t onameaf ew.Sac hapl ay edak eyr ol ei nt hedev el opmentof J amesBl untwi t hwhom hewr ot et hewor l dwi deNo. 1hi t ,You' r eBeaut i f ul andaf ur t her s i xc owr i t esont hemul t i pl at i num s el l i ngdebutal bum,‘ Bac kt oBedl am’ .Sac hai sc ur r ent l ywor k i ngonChuc kPal ahni uk ' s‘ Lul l abyPr oj ec t ’ andi sbas edoutofLondonand LosAngel es .

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beganhi sc ar eerasac ar t ooni s ts at i r i s i ngt heBr i t i s h s oc i al andpol i t i c al s c eneoft he60s .I nt he1970s ,r es pondi ngt owhathec al l ed‘ t he s c r eami ngl i f es t y l eofAmer i c a’ het eamedupwi t hHunt erS.Thomps onwhi c hr es ul t edi nhi s i c oni c dr awi ngsf or‘ FearandLoat hi ngi nLasVegas ’ andc ol l abor at i onsr angi ngf r om ‘ TheKent uc k y Der by ’ t o‘ TheCur s eofLono’ .Manyofhi sdr awi ngswer ef eat ur edi nRol l i ngSt one magaz i neandhepr oduc edabookofc ol l ec t edi mpr es s i onsofAmer i c ai n1974. Hi swor khasappear edi nmanynews paper sandmagaz i nes ,f r om Punc handPr i v at eEy ei n t heear l yy ear st ot heNewSt at es man,TheNewYor k erandt heI ndependent . Ear l yi nhi sc ar eerhet ur nedhi sc r eat i v eener gyt ot hel i t er ar yc l as s i c s ,begi nni ngwi t h‘ Al i c e i nWonder l and’ andt hen‘ Al i c eThr oughTheLook i ngGl as s ’ ,t henont oot herwor k si nc l udi ng ‘ Tr eas ur eI s l and’ ,‘ Ani mal Far m’ and‘ Fahr enhei t451’ .Het henl ook edi nt ot hel i v esof Si gmundFr eudandLeonar dodaVi nc i ,r ei nt er pr et i ngt hei rgeni usi nbot hwor dsand dr awi ngs . Hewr ot e‘ Doodaaa’ i n2002,par t l ys at i r eandpar t l y aut obi ogr aphy ,and‘ TheJ ok e’ sOv er ’ ,t heac c ountofhi s r el at i ons hi pwi t hHunt erS.Thomps on,i n2006. Muc hoft he1990swass pentt r av el l i ngt hev i ney ar ds anddi s t i l l er i esoft hewor l df orOddbi ns ,t hewi ne mer c hant .Thes ej our ney sr es ul t edi nt hr eebook s , ‘ TheGr apesofRal ph’ ,‘ Unt r oddenGr apes ’ and ‘ St i l l Li f ewi t hBot t l e’ . Hehasi l l us t r at edc hi l dr en’ sbook s ,book sofpoet r ywi t hhi sf r i end Adr i anMi t c hel l ,mades c ul pt ur esandl i mi t ededi t i onpr i nt s . Hehasdes i gnedt heat r ec os t umesands et s ,pr oduc edgr aphi c sf or t el ev i s i onandf i l m anddes i gneds t amps .

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Techni calI nf or mat i on ForNoGoodReas onhasbeens hotov erf i f t eeny ear sus i ngawi dev ar i et yoff or mat s ; i nc l udi ng35mm,16mm,Super8anddi gi t al HDv i deowi t hal mos tev er ys t oc kt y pe av ai l abl eov ert hi sper i odoft i me;c ol our ,bl ac k&whi t eandphy s i c al l yol df i l ms t oc k ,i n par t s ,t ogi v et hef oot ageanagedl ookandt ex t ur e. Ral phSt eadman’ sar twasc apt ur edonahi ghr esdi gi t al c amer apos i t i onedabov ehi s wor k t abl ef or10y ear s . .Ev er ys t r ok eands pl atRal phdel i v er edwasc apt ur edi nas er i es ofhi ghr esj pegst ak eni ns uc c es s i onwhi l ehewor k ed.Ther es ul ts howsapi ec eofar t bui l dupf r om bl ankc anv ast of i ni s hedi magei ns ec onds . Muc hofRal ph’ sf i nal or i gi nal ar tandt hel i nk i ngs equenc eswer ef i l medus i ngamot i on c ont r ol r i gatt heDi r ec t or ’ ss t udi o,I t c hFi l m.Thi spr ov i deds t abl el i ght i ngc ondi t i onsf or t hear tt obes hoton35mm f i l m andc r eat emov esac r os sandar oundt hear tand publ i c at i ons . Fort hef i r s tt i meev er ,Ral ph’ sar thasbeenani mat ed.I nt heear l i ery ear sofpr oduc t i on, t heani mat i onwasc r eat edt r adi t i onal l yus i ngpenonpaperandi nt hel at t ery ear s ,us i ng f l as hani mat i on,whi c hwast henc ombi nedi naf t eref f ec t sandpapert ex t ur eswer e added. Ar c hi v ef oot agewasac qui r edf r om Ral ph’ sv as tper s onal c ol l ec t i on,wher eear l yf or mat s VHS,umat i c ,Bet a,di gi bet aandmi ni DVwer et r ans f er r ed.TheDi r ec t orChar l i ePaul ’ s ownf i l m,ar c hi v ef oot ageandhi s t or i c al ar c hi v eswer eal s ous edt os uppl yaut hent i c pr es ent at i onofev ent s . Char l i eus edi nnov at i v et ec hni quest oc r af tt hef i l mt or ef l ec tt hemont ageef f ec tac hi ev ed i nmuc hofRal ph’ sar t .Tot hi sex t ent ,muc hoft hef oot agewast r eat edus i nganumber oft ec hni quest oi nt egr at et hes hot si nt oac ohes i v ef i l m.Newl y ,di gi t al l ys hotf oot age waspr oj ec t edov erpubl i c at i ons ,ar t wor k sands t i l l s .Phot oswer er epr i nt edf r om or i gi nal negat i v esi nc l udi ngf r om anol dMi nol t ac amer awi t hnegat i v esf r om 1974.Los tpol ar oi ds wer er et ak enandr ewor k edbyRal ph.Char l i eal s ous edat ec hni quehec r eat ed,of pr oj ec t i ngf i l m ont oVas el i neonagl as ss heet .t hi sbl ur st hei magewhi c hc anbepl ay ed ands hapedandwor k edi nt owhi l s tr ef i l mi ngt hei mage. Col ourgr adi ng,c ompl et edbySi moneGr at t ar ol aatRus hesPos tPr oduc t i onhasgi v en t ex t ur eanddi s t i nc t i ont ot hehi s t or i c al s ec t i ons ,s et t i ngt hem ac c ur at el yi nt hei rer a.The gr adi nghasal s opl ay edal ar gepar tt oens ur et hatt he15y ear soff oot ages i t st oget her asawhol e. Theaudi of i l eswer eas i mi l arar r ayofmas t erf or mat s ;DATS,Sonymi ni Di c t aphone c as s et t esandev ens oundc l i psf r om Ral ph’ sol dans wer i ngmac hi newer er ec ov er edt o c ompl et et het ex t ur al qual i t yoft heaudi of ort hef i l m.Addi t i onal audi omas t er i ngand s oundef f ec t swer ec ompl et edatMol i nar ebyGeor geFoul gham.Themus i c al s c or ewas c r eat edwi t hSac haSk ar bekwhoc ompos edmanypi ec esandal s owor k edwi t h wel l k nownmus i c i anst or ec or dt r ac k ss pec i f i c al l yf ordi f f er entv i s ual s egment si nt he f i l m. 9