Alex Chandon

Alex Chandon
Born (1968-11-03) 3 November 1968 (age 56)
North London, United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, digital artist

Alex Chandon (born 3 November 1968 in North London) is a film director, writer and digital artist.[1]

Biography

Directing career

His early films, Drillbit and Bad Karma, featured many musicians from the UK anarcho punk scene, notably Ben Bethell, Dan MacCintyre, William 'Bill' Corbett from The Apostles and Julian Portinari from Pallor.[2]

Cradle of Fear

His highest-profile release to date is Cradle of Fear,[3] starring Dani Filth in a leading role, and other members of Cradle of Filth in cameo appearances.[4]

Borderline

Chandon was once known primarily for specialising in straight-to-video micro-budget horror films, but his latest projects, especially Borderline (2006), featuring music by The Dark Poets, show a more mature side to his work.[5] Borderline has now been chosen for the British Film Institute's National Archive.[6]

Inbred

Chandon directed the £1,000,000 project Inbred,[7] which was shot in July 2010 in the market town of Thirsk.[8] The script for the black comedy horror film was co-written by Paul Shrimpton.[9]

Teleportal

Chandon's short Teleportal,[10] the script for which was adapted from Paul Shrimpton, was made into a short film. The short premiered on 16 September 2009[11] and was released as segment of the anthology film Zombieworld in February 2015 on DVD.[12]

Music videos

Chandon's relationship with Cradle of Filth has also produced music videos for the songs "From the Cradle to Enslave", "No Time to Cry" and "Her Ghost in the Fog", as well as documentaries on their DVDs PanDaemonAeon and Heavy, Left-handed and Candid.[13]

Filmography

Year Film Credited as
Director Producer Screenwriter Actor Film editor Cinematography Role
1982 Nightmare Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1988 Chainsaw Scumfuck Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1989 Bad Manor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1991 Bad Karma Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Shape Shifter
1992 Drillbit Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
1997 Night Pastor Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Pervirella Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Savage Dynamite
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels No No No No No No Art Department
Cradle of Filth: PanDaemonAeon Yes No No No No No Co-Director
Siamese Cop No No Yes No No No
Witchcraft X: Mistress of the Craft No No No Yes No No Agent Roberts
2000 Peaches No No Yes No No No Storyboards
2001 Cradle of Fear Yes Yes Yes No No No
2003 The Sick Room No No Yes No No No
2005 BV-01 No No No Yes No No Voice-Over
2006 Borderline Yes No Yes No No No
2007 Gerry Judah Yes No Yes No No No
Slash Hive No No No No No No Digital FX
2008 The Bill No No No No No No Digital FX
Neon Killer No No No No No No Digital FX
Comedy Lab - Peter Slater No No No No No No Digital FX
2011 Inbred Yes Yes No No No No

Music videos

Year Title
1999 "From the Cradle to Enslave" by Cradle of Filth
2000 "Her Ghost in the Fog" by Cradle of Filth
2001 "No Time to Cry" by Cradle of Filth
"Scorched Earth Erotica" by Cradle of Filth
2007 "Insect" by Mainstream Distortion
2008 "KONFAB" by Runonsentence
2010 "Its So Cold" by The Dark Poets
"Endless Zoom" by The Dark Poets
"Sarah's Tribute to Oscar Wilde" by The Dark Poets

References

  1. ^ "Videotests3 -> Interview mit Alex Chandon". Archived from the original on 23 March 2003. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ Monsters At Play: An Interview with Alex Chandon Archived 26 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "The UK Frowns Upon the Inbred". DreadCentral. 13 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Cradle Of Fear Official Homepage". Archived from the original on 24 April 2006. Retrieved 21 April 2006.
  5. ^ Current Release Info – 'Beyond The Pale'
  6. ^ "Borderline" by Alex Chandon[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Feathers Are Ruffled Over Inbred Flick". Shock Till You Drop. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  8. ^ Locals object to plans to make horror movie in Thirsk
  9. ^ Reed, Becky (20 September 2012). "Interview: Inbred Director Alex Chandon". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  10. ^ Wilson, Stacy Layne (20 September 2012). "Exclusive Zombieworld Q&A with Several of the Segment Directors". Dread Central. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  11. ^ Zombieworld – Explanations, Eviscerations, and Reflection
  12. ^ Barton, Steve (24 February 2015). "Zombieworld Tuesday – THE END IS HERE!". Dread Central. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  13. ^ The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre: Alex Chandon