Martin Compston: TV advert and 'When The Lights Went Out' review

TV advert promotes Glasgow's bid for the Commonwealth Games
Martin Compston stars in TV ad as Glasgow begins promotional push for Commonwealth Games. The 40-second long commercial will show the Sweet Sixteen star walking through the various Games venues as he talks about different sports in Scotland.

And as the actor walks along one Glasgow street, he talks about Scottish fans and their reputation for loyal support.

Our exclusive pictures show crews from Edinburgh-based The Gate Films shooting on Fairlie Park Drive in the city’s west end last week.

The scene shot there involved five cyclists pedalling past as Compston, 28, told the camera: “Then there’s the one sport Scotland does best…supporting.”

Glasgow 2014 venues also feature in the advert, including the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and the Commonwealth Arena.

One resident said: “I can’t wait to see the finished product, they did a good few takes to get it right.”

The advert will be shown for the first time on October 1 at 8.45pm on STV.

Source: Daily Record

 

Review: When the Lights Went Out

The Fan Carpet are pleased to make available to you our review for the Kate Ashfield and Martin Compston starring When the Lights Went Out.
Yorkshire, 1974. Britain is in recession, the oil crisis and black outs loom large. The Maynard family move into their dream house, only to find a "presence" already living there. Len, Jenny and their daughter Sally must struggle to keep their already-fragile family together as they are attacked by poltergeists. Soon it becomes apparent that Sally is their main focus of attention. The house becomes a living nightmare. They must exorcise the evil spirits for them to survive.
We have also added a set of images from the film which will terrify audiences from Friday.

When the Lights Went Out Review | When the Lights Went Out Photos

 When The Lights Went Out is out on Friday 14 September 
Source: The Fan Carpet

The director of "When The Lights Went Out" talks about his personal connection to the horror story

UK filmmaker Pat Holden (Long Weekend, Awaydays) had a personal reason to tell the story of his Rotterdam world premiere When The Lights Went Out – it was his aunt’s home that was the target of the haunting. “I was about 8 or 9 when it happened,” Holden remembers. “My mum was always around there with the family.”

The film is loosely based on the story of the Black Monk of Pontefract, the true story of a haunting of a working class family in 1970s Yorkshire. Holden says: “It is recognised as the worst case of poltergeist haunting in European history; many people experienced it at first hand; the police, neighbours, relatives, priests — even the local mayor.”

“I grew up with the story, it was a famous thing in the town. I was getting asked about it at school,” he says. “This has been a part of my life for so many years, I’ve been desperate to make a film about it for so long.” He got it made with producers Bil Bungay (Moon) and Deepak Nayar (Bend It Like Beckham).

He didn’t experience the spooky stuff first hand because of his age — “I was never allowed in the house [at the time of the events], I’m sure that was for the best.” But he doesn’t for a moment doubt the story’s authenticity. He tells Screen: “These were staunch Catholics, the idea of them making it up or exaggerating the story wasn’t anything I’ve ever considered. If anyone doubts it, I understand that emotion, but for me there’s never been any doubt in my mind that it happened.”

The film boasts an impressive performance by first-time actress Tasha Connor. “It was a real learning curve for her,” Holden says of the shoot. “By the end of the film, we were calling her ‘One-Take Tasha.’ She was amazing.”

The cast also features Gary Lewis, Kate Ashfield, Steven Waddington, Craig Parkinson, and Martin Compston (pictured above)

The film premiered in Rotterdam  on Thursday and will be screening at Berlin’s EFM.

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