Rough Cut (2013)

Rough Cut, the debut feature from London-based artist Jamie Shovlin, explores the re-making of an exploitation film that never was. At its dark heart is Hiker Meat, an archetypal 1970s slasher movie imagined by Shovlin, complete with hitchhiking heroine, charismatic commune leader and a group of teens who disappear one by one. This tantalising film-within-a-film serves to both deconstruct and pay affectionate homage to the often-maligned exploitation style. Having created a full screenplay, score and cut-and-paste prototype for Hiker Meat, Shovlin filmed key sections and a full trailer in an intense shoot in the Lake District in summer 2013. Rough Cut contrasts these re-made sequences with on-set footage and insights into the development of Hiker Meat’s script, soundtrack and design, to create a compelling mash-up of self-referencing processes, behind-the-scenes viewpoints and time-honoured slasher tropes.

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Agnes Aspen
Agnes Aspen
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Ashley Houston
Ashley Houston
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Jack Dearsley
Jack Dearsley
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Bob Young
Bob Young
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Jamie Shovlin
Jamie Shovlin
Director
Euan Rodger
Euan Rodger
Music
Adam Milburn
Adam Milburn
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Bren O'Callaghan
Bren O'Callaghan
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Jamie Shovlin
Jamie Shovlin
Editor
John Grey
John Grey
Cinematography
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