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[EK!] productions was set up by Filmmaker & Choreographer Rebecca (Bex) Melvin Phillips and began life as a multi-media dance company called Eklectika! Dance by Design. In 2016 the company evolved into an independent film production company, which has so far produced music video, experimental dance film, animation & narrative short films.
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Strange is beautiful
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FILMOGRAPHY
THE MEDUSA BOX PROLOGUE
(2023)
​The prologue to The Medusa Box and stand alone 7 minute short film shot in a forest on the edge of Dartmoor during the Spring Equinox 2022
For more information & to support this film click this link
THE MEDUSA BOX PROLOGUE STILL
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/STORY/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
SCREENWRITER: Kris Heys
STARRING: Katie Mason, Steve Walsh, Joe Hancock, Jimmy D Myers & Steven Myers
DoP: Jamie Hobbis
COMPOSER: JS Zeiter
SOUND DESIGN/PRODUCTION: Sam C Phillips
COSTUME: Minna Gibbs Nicholls
SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP: Anna Harvey Thomas
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THE MONK OF LIDWELL CHAPEL
(2023)
​The official music video for The Back Beach Boyz track 'The Monk Of Lidwell Chapel' which features on their latest album 'Captain Baarman's Dog'.
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DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCRIPT/CAMERA/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
SONG WRITTEN & PERFORMED BY: Bob Freshwater
STARRING: The Back Beach Boyz
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Louis Short
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FALLEN ANGELS
(2020)
​The Fallen Angels descend on the Earth from the Cosmos to remind us that we are all a small part of something much bigger acting as tiny beacons of hope in our chaotic world.
In many cultures, it is believed angels will fall from the heavens during the End Times.
Their descent has begun...
This is [EK!] Productions first venture into animation. For more information about the Fallen Angels visit:
itsbyek.wixsite.com/fallenangels
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FILM FESTIVAL
2023
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CAMERAS/ANIMATION/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN: Sam Hollywood - Summers
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BUG
(2020)
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A 60 second, isolation,Weird, Folk-Horror, Arthouse short. Filmed during lockdown Summer 2020
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCRIPT/CAMERA/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
STARRING: Sam C Phillips & Bex Phillips
MUSIC: Sam C Phillips
THURSDAY NIGHT
(2020)
Frankie's eyes look up to the city sky as she slips into a daydream of how perfect her Thursday night will be.
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DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/SCRIPT/CAMERA/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
STARRING: Mia Vore & Christian Cosgriff
SOUND DESIGN/MUSIC: Sam C Phillips
SPECIAL EFFECTS MAKEUP: Carol Ann Costello
​ASSISTANT: Michael Anthony Lewis
THE CoVEN
(2019 - PRESENT)
An ongoing EKsperiment creating micro-short dance film for the small screen. For more information, and to view
CoVEN PART I, head to the DANCE FILM section of the website.
THE CoVEN are conjuring...
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CONCEPT/CAMERA/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
CHOREOGRAPHY: Rebecca Melvin Phillips & THE CoVEN
SOUND DESIGN/MUSIC: Sam C Phillips
THE CoVEN ARE: Clare Fildes, Romina Thornton & Bex Phillips
TENTACLES (THE MACHINE ROLLS ON)
(2017)
The official 'Tentacles (The Machine Rolls On)' music video for Manchester band Dead Sea Apes. This track features on their album 'Sixth Side of the Pentagon'.
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CAMERA/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
STARRING: Katie Mason
MUSIC: Dead Sea Apes feat. Adam Stone
​ASSISTANT: Chris Hardman
TENTACLE WRANGLER: Keith Cartwright
THE MOORMAN
(2016)
[EK!] Productions debut, a zero-budget, horror short, filmed on Dartmoor whilst living in a van. The moor is alive!
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CAMERAS/SCRIPT/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
VISUAL EFFECTS: Adam Sinclair
STARRING: Beavy Merlin, Lincoln West & Yoshi Vann
MUSIC: JS Zeiter
SOUND DESIGN: Sam C Phillips
SOURCE MUSIC: Johnny Woodhams (The Hurtful Taunts)
THE CoVEN I
An ongoing series of micro-short dance films for the small screen and the first EKsperiment.
THE CoVEN also includes a remote dance company made up of professional, amateur and non-dancers.
To join THE CoVEN visit thecovendancecult.com
THE CoVEN are conjuring...
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/CONCEPT/CAMERA/PRODUCTION DESIGN/EDIT: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
CHOREOGRAPHY: Rebecca Melvin Phillips & THE CoVEN
SOUND DESIGN/MUSIC: Sam C Phillips
THE COVEN ARE: Clare Fildes, Romina Thornton & Bex Phillips
NIGHTMARE ON TIB STREET
​A site-specific multimedia dance installation combining dance film, projection, electroacoustic music and live performance. Located in the basement of Northern Flower florist, exploring the history of Tib Street in Manchester's city centre.
CHOREOGRAPHY/CONCEPT/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
​DANCERS: Romina Sartori and Bex Melvin
CAMERA/EDIT/PROJECTION: Mark Haig
MUSIC: Andrew Dollerson
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NIGHTMARE ON TIB STREET EXCERPT
SEVEN FOR A SECRET
Dance film and live performance exploring the River Roch that runs under the town of Rochdale, and the predicted flooding of the the town in the future, due to climate change ​
SEVEN FOR A SECRET EXCERPT
CHOREOGRAPHY/CONCEPT/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
​DANCERS: Romina Sartori and Bex Melvin
CAMERA/EDIT/PROJECTION: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
MUSIC: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
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THIS WAY UP
​A multimedia dance installation performed in a purpose built, mobile 'amorphic theatre'. This work combines live performance, projection and audiovisuals to challenge the audiences perception of time and space.
CHOREOGRAPHY/CONCEPT/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
​DANCERS: Romina Sartori and Bex Melvin
CAMERA/EDIT/PROJECTION/SOUND: Andy Fear
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SAW THUMBS
​Saw Thumbs was created in responce to moving from my home in the Midlands to Manchester. I explored my new city, it's buildings and alleyways, rooftops and footpaths, finding comfort and magic in the arcitechture which most people pass by without noticing. This piece was performed in one of the locations I stumbled across which was fondly named 'The Gap'. Video projection, sound and live performance where combined and presented in The Gap to an audience, and any passers by that noticed this happening.
CHOREOGRAPHY/CONCEPT/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
​DANCERS: Romina Sartori and Bex Melvin
CAMERA/EDIT/PROJECTION: Mark Haig
MUSIC/SOUND: Andy Dollerson
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IN PRODUCTION
THE MEDUSA BOX
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'The Medusa Box' will be [EK!] Productions debut feature film and tells the story of two mismatched hobbyists on a quest across Dartmoor to uncover the secret of 'The Elusive Medusa'.
The innocent past time of Letterboxing, along with the stunning scenery of Dartmoor, forms the backdrop to a twisting tale of unhealthy obsessions and sinister secrets, one that will appeal to anybody with an appetite for mysteries and perhaps a little of the macabre.
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The 'Prologue' to The Medusa Box was filmed on location in March this year and footage is currently being edited, and the score to this opening scene written. Once finished, this opening scene will play an integral part in raising funds to take the rest of this feature film into production.
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To find out more about this movie, including how you can help bring 'The Medusa Box' to life, visit www.themedusabox.com
Join the adventure...
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DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/STORY/PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rebecca Melvin Phillips
SCREENWRITER: Kris Heys
DoP: Jamie Hobbis
COMPOSER: JS Zeiter
SOUND DESIGN/PRODUCTION: Sam C Phillips
COSTUME: Minna Gibbs Nicholls
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