The Sound man
Kevin Harper
Kevin has over thirty years experience in producing professional broadcast audio for film and video, and maintains a fresh and focused attitude to his work.
He trained and worked within the audio department of an ITV broadcaster, and then went freelance over twenty years ago. He has drawn on his extensive professional experience to explore other disciplines such as filming, writing and directing.
Recent credits include mixing on reality shows such as 24 Hours in A&E and Love Island, and on a trailer for the feature drama ‘Black Russian”
LinkedIn | IMDB | Shedlight Productions
The Visualiser
Samira Backhaus
Samira is currently studying for her masters in Visual Communication.
She graduated in 2017 with a BA (Hons) First in Media Production at Solent University, Southampton UK, after her education in Communications Design in Hanover, Germany was completed.
Headhunted for an internship with Menerga GmbH, she progressed to company videographer, shooting their corporate image film, before moving on to freelance photography for Postphotographic UK and The Photorooms, also as event and festival photographer.
During her Bachelor studies, she met director Chris Barfoot who encouraged her to work for his current project “Black Russian”, where she heads up Marketing and Photography.
LinkedIn | IMDB | Backstone Photography | Instagram | Black Russian
The Writer/Director & Producer
Chris Barfoot
Chris is a successful British writer/director and producer of film and television.
His international career as a multi award-winning film director began when creating classic shorts and mini features in the late Nineties. Working alongside fellow conspirator Robert Clother, Chris has worked with many Blue chip clients such as Pepsi Co. NBC Universal, Sky Movies and ITV.
He has been busy penning a slate of movies for 2017 onwards. His debut feature ‘Black Russian’ paves the way for the LASaFF award winning screenplay ‘The Hounds at Hell’s Gate’… (formerly ‘Hell’s Gate’).
LinkedIn | IMDB | IMDB Pro | UK Screen | Behance | Black Russian | Twitter
The Cameraman
Rob Clother
Rob started his career in film and television in the Nineties as an educational scriptwriter in Wales.
Developing skills as a director and cameraman he has made several award winning short films as well as working extensively in the public, charitable and corporate sectors.
Since 2012 Rob has been collaborating with Babs on theatre and film projects.
LinkedIn | IMDB | Babs and Rob Clother Productions
The Scriptwriter
Peter Thompson
Peter explores how people understand their place in the world of work, and how individual stories, in contrast to the scripted narratives of business, can foster connection and inspire change. His background is in journalism, film making, the not-for-profit sector and social care.
He is the founder of Shedlight Productions which began with the idea of using film to create stories that could enlighten, explain, inspire and teach.
“Shedlight Productions was founded in 2007 and the story behind its inception is a blend of personal experience and ambition. I worked for several years in social care and then many more in journalism with the BBC. In the process I developed good storytelling skills and met some really remarkable people – so I put the two together and bingo – out popped Shedlight.”