abe 

short
8' 22"  / UK / 2013 / Arri Alexa Prores
dir. Rob McLellan / Zero - G Productions

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written and directed by Rob McLellan
produced by Rob McLellan and Elizabeth Ridings
cinematographer. Kate Reid
editor. Rob McLellan
vfx. Rob McLellan and Craig Stiff
production designer. Kiera Tudway
composer. Vanessa James

I shot this with Rob in early march 2013, made with a lot of love and support from many kind folk. A month later (in which time I don't think Rob actually slept - labouring away through the nights to create the CGI work that is the robot ABE) we have this short film about a robot's misplaced love. It went online to an amazing response, receiving over 100,000 views in its first 6 days and briefly trending on twitter! A response which none of excepted and is all credit to the skills and time put in by Rob and his friend and colleague Craig Stiff who also contributed to the CGI work you can see here. To date, the film has had over 1 million views and been translated into several different languages. The films stars Claire Huskison and Sam Hoare as the voice of ABE.