A WELSH-English filmmaker based in London led the shooting of a short film in Llandudno earlier this month.
Jonny Williams, a student at London Film School, filmed the short production as part of his masters course between May 16 and 20.
Despite the chosen location for filming, the piece is entitled “Sharks in Colwyn Bay".
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The film tells the story of Dick, a man with a nostalgic passion for Spain, who finds himself owing a large sum of money to an illegal lender who helped finance his restaurant’s renovation.
Jonny said: “Filming went great, all the cast and crew brought their best. The shoot was a real challenge.
“We had roughly four-and-a-half days of shooting time which, for a project of this length, with some ambitious sequences, is pretty tight.
“When you’re pulling 12-hour days with little sleep, it’s easy to lose momentum but whenever that seemed tempting, I’d always get energised by seeing what great work the cast and crew are doing.
“Our fourth day started with this pretty complex shot, with all the cast members in one continuous take going back and forth in the kitchen.
“There’s tough and then there’s: ‘Oh man, is this going to work?’ tough!
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“But then, by the end of the day, those clouds had vanished, particularly because of how good the performances in the scene were.
“It’s just part of the ups and downs of filmmaking; you start a day wondering if your fears might come to pass and you end it proud to be working with such incredible people.”
Jonny, whose parents both went to school in Holywell, has been making films since the age of nine, starting with stop-motion animation before moving to live-action.
The short film was shot at both the West Shore Beach Café, on Dale Road, and The Mediterranean Restaurant, on Mostyn Street.
He added: “We had some shots looking out from the inside of a wheelie bin and every time we took a look at our lovely camera operator just sitting there in the bin, it would crack us all up.
“She’s a real star for doing that with absolutely zero complaints!
“We were lucky as well to have some support from the local community, such as John and Elaine, two patrons of the West Shore Beach Café who volunteered as extras in the background of one of our scenes.
“It was really kind of them and we appreciate the support.
“I can’t promise exactly when the film will be shown, to be honest, as post-production can be a long, drawn-out business!”
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