Rank (film)
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Rank is a 2002 fourteen minute short film directed by David Yates
. It was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Short Film
at the BAFTAs
.
In an interview with Film London, director David Yates
stated that he "wanted to use non actors to tell the story, to create a reality. It was also a big break for our writer, Robbie – because it was essentially his first film and for all the kids we cast in Glasgow who had never done a film before." He went on to say that he had "just finished a period drama called The Way We Live Now
, which had taken me a year, and which was a very big production ... but fairly formal in many ways as a piece of work ... this [Rank] was an opportunity to just shake all of that off and get back to my roots."
to witness the arrival of a group of Somali refugees. The themes of racism, friendship and adolescence are reflected throughout the film.
David Yates
David Yates is an English filmmaker who rose to mainstream prominence directing the final four films in the Harry Potter film series. He helmed the series' fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments, all of which became an instant blockbuster success and made him the most commercially...
. It was nominated for the British Academy Film Award for Best Short Film
BAFTA Award for Best Short Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film for each year. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts , is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media...
at the BAFTAs
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.
Development
Producer Andrew O'Connell said "We first went to the London Production Fund who gave us the full grant of £15,000. Then we approached Scottish Screen but as we were not a Scots production company they could only give us £5,000. We got Scottish co-producers, re-applied and got £25,000. We also got a lot of deals on post production and post production finance from The First Film Foundation – who are backed by UGC and Universal".In an interview with Film London, director David Yates
David Yates
David Yates is an English filmmaker who rose to mainstream prominence directing the final four films in the Harry Potter film series. He helmed the series' fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments, all of which became an instant blockbuster success and made him the most commercially...
stated that he "wanted to use non actors to tell the story, to create a reality. It was also a big break for our writer, Robbie – because it was essentially his first film and for all the kids we cast in Glasgow who had never done a film before." He went on to say that he had "just finished a period drama called The Way We Live Now
The Way We Live Now (2001 TV serial)
The Way We Live Now is a 2001 four-part television adaptation of the novel by Anthony Trollope. The serial was first broadcast on the BBC and was directed by David Yates, written by Andrew Davies and produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark...
, which had taken me a year, and which was a very big production ... but fairly formal in many ways as a piece of work ... this [Rank] was an opportunity to just shake all of that off and get back to my roots."
Plot
Rank tells the story of a street gang that cross GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
to witness the arrival of a group of Somali refugees. The themes of racism, friendship and adolescence are reflected throughout the film.
Cast
- Brian Dunn as Twist
- Christopher Gorman as Gerrad
- Ian Jarvie as Noel
- William McLachlan as Spartacus
- Rudi Neequaye as Aziz
- Stephen Ross as Frankie
- Owen Gorman as Janitor
- Steven Leach as Council Official (as Stephen Leach)
- Shouakat Hussain as Shop Owner
Crew
Paul Nolan and David Smith were the executive producers of the film and the first assisant director to David Yates was Dave Tarvit. The production designer was Nikie McCallum and the costume designers were Arnalie Harper Gow and Anna Lau. Makeup was designed by Fiona Maynard.External Links
Rank at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database
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