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Sword and Fiddle Productions Limited

@swordandfiddle.co.uk

We are a small production company run by a wife and husband located in South West England. Currently developing our own projects in high end TV, film and children's productions with the odd bit of doc work thrown in. https://www.swordandfiddle.com

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Amy Sparkes@amysparkes.bsky.social · last yr.

🎭LAST DAY OF #Players1715 BLOGTOUR🎭 Thank you to @mjporterauthor.bsky.social for the review on this last stop. Thanks to all the bloggers for arranging interviews, reviews and guest posts. And a big thank you to @rachelsrandoms.bsky.social for organising the tour. #BookSky #histfic 🎭🥁🎻💀⚔️🎲

MJ Porter@mjporterauthor.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm delighted to share my review for The Players Act 1: All the World's A Stage by Amy Sparkes #historicalfiction #bookreview @rararesources @AmySparkesAuthor @sparkes_amy @amysparkes.bsky.social

Left on the Shelf Book Blog@leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm thrilled to have #author @amysparkes.bsky.social join me on the blog today. Amy will be talking about her new book, The Players - Act 1 (All the World's a Stage!). @rararesources.bsky.social

The Players - Act 1: All the World's a Stage by Amy Sparkes - Q&A #blogtour #authorinterview

Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

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Sword and Fiddle Productions Limited@swordandfiddle.co.uk · last yr.

Incredibly tiring but rewarding two days just gone. As part of the biggest crew we've worked with so far (Director/Producer, Camera Operator, Sound Recordist, Drone Operator, Camera Assistant (me), Camera-Car driver, 2x "Hero" drivers and a Location Manager) 1/2

Alyn Sparkes@alyn.social.swordandfiddle.co.uk.ap.brid.gy · last yr.

Incredibly tiring but rewarding two days just gone. As part of the biggest crew we've worked with so far (Director/Producer, Camera Operator, Sound Recordist, Drone Operator, Camera Assistant (me), Camera-Car driver, 2x "Hero" drivers and a […] [Original post on social.swordandfiddle.co.uk]

A "studio" film shoot of a Dino gt in Ferrari red. Far left of frame is the cameraman with a large digital cinema camera on a heavy tripod which is itself on a tri-wheeled trolley. We are looking at the rear of the car and can just see down the right side. A small radio mike is taped to the rear bumper of the car to record the exhaust note. On the left side of the car is a hanging black cloth absorbing some reflected light while two LED light panels in front and behind the car actually provide the light. A large, sturdy metal door is in front of the car closing off the view to outside.
Amy Sparkes@amysparkes.bsky.social · last yr.

Today the curtain rises on my adult #histfict debut: THE PLAYERS ACT 1: ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE. These broken but beautiful players have been with me a long time. I've walked beside them, listened to their pain, chuckled at their antics and despaired at their decisions for many years now. #BookSky

Sword and Fiddle Productions Limited@swordandfiddle.co.uk · last yr.

A year ago today we filmed "Things We Do For Love" with @sarahlidstone.bsky.social, Josh Alexander, & Molly Jackson. It was a lot of fun, shot in half-a-day at @liznojanbooks.bsky.social and brings a little fun to a debate that still rages to this day. vimeo.com/965527235 #shortfilm #indiefilmmaking

Things We Do For Love

A loving couple meet with a counsellor to resolve a seemingly insurmountable problem in their relationship.

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Sword and Fiddle Productions Limited@swordandfiddle.co.uk · last yr.

This was an intriguing video to make. How do you communicate the feel and tone of a novel in a teaser video? "Totems" representing some of the characters seemed the easiest way but getting that stopwatch to spin at the right speed and face forward as it landed was a small exercise in frustration!

Amy Sparkes@amysparkes.bsky.social · last yr.

The characters stand behind the curtain, waiting for their turn on the stage... While they wait, here's a little teaser we made. 🎭🥁🎻⚔️💀🎲❤️‍🩹 Curtain rise: 29th July Cover: Sarah Christie Fiddle: Philip Belsham Filming: @swordandfiddle.co.uk adults.amysparkes.co.uk #historicalfiction #BookSky #HistFic

Alyn Sparkes@sparkey.org.uk · last yr.

It'd be lovely for more people to know about it, maybe sign up to the newsletter and perhaps even pre-order the DRM-free ebook. www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DY8CM3LX #booksky

The Players Act 1 ebook by Amy Sparkes - Rakuten Kobo

Read "The Players Act 1 All The World's A Stage" by Amy Sparkes available from Rakuten Kobo. How far would you go to save what you truly love? Devon, 1715. When society doesn’t understand you, and you...

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Alyn Sparkes@alyn.social.swordandfiddle.co.uk.ap.brid.gy · last yr.

OK, realising I've done a few of these "this time last year posts," but I still find them educative to put together. So a year ago, we were filming some parts of our short film "Booted." Still in post-prod while we sort some sound and VO (we know who we want, but availability is the thing).

An actor and cameraman in the process of setting up an outdoor shot on short, rough grass. We can only see the actor from the waist down and they're wearing brown walking boots with red laces and black cargo trousers. The cameraman (Me) is facing away from the shot and we're looking over his shoulder at the camera on a thick neckstrap with a shotgun mic mounted above it. The camera is pointed at the walking boots.An actor lacing up walking boots viewed from above with the actor sitting and facing towards the camera. We can only see the boots, trousers, hands, and forearms of the actor. The boots are brown with red laces that have little flecks of black in them, the trousers are black cargo-style and the arms are bare - one thumb has the remains of some black nail polish on.
Amy Sparkes@amysparkes.bsky.social · last yr.

A big thank you to Mary Ward and Bethany Malcolmson at Writers Online for inviting me onto the podcast today, talking about writing life, emotion, and what happens when you go digging up your Grandad's garden... Episode coming soon. Catch up with previous episodes here: rss.com/podcasts/wri...

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Welcome to Write Club, the ultimate podcast for anyone passionate about the written word. Brought to you by Writers Online, in each episode we'll give you an insight into the world of writing, creativ...

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