Mischief
Pictures
Mischief Pictures was set up
in Oxford by Richard Duriez and Sharon Woodward in 1997.The idea was to produce
non-commissioned productions, that would explore the creative use of digital
video in drama and experimental documentary. Although the productions had
little or no funding they were broadcast on satellite, cable and Internet TV.
They had a limited Cinema release through 'City Screen' and shown at
international festivals including Edinburgh and Cannes as well as receiving
nominations and awards.
Mischief Pictures In Association with WoodwardMedia
Released Ska'd by the music with Concord Media in January 2018
Mischief Pictures In Association with WoodwardMedia
Released Ska'd by the music with Concord Media in January 2018
4 PLAY (drama 52 min cert
15)
While fighting the pain of a failed love affair with romeo rock singer Craig, Sally meets up with and falls for Mike, a probation officer. When, one evening Mike is detained by a riot at the Phoenix Cinema along comes Dean who needs to share his troubled love life with Sally. As Dean bares his soul during a drinking binge not only emotions are uncovered.
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While fighting the pain of a failed love affair with romeo rock singer Craig, Sally meets up with and falls for Mike, a probation officer. When, one evening Mike is detained by a riot at the Phoenix Cinema along comes Dean who needs to share his troubled love life with Sally. As Dean bares his soul during a drinking binge not only emotions are uncovered.
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Support from Oxford Film & Video Makers and Direct TV.
Director - Sharon Woodward / Producer - Richard
Duriez
Editor(s) - Sharon Woodward, Richard Duriez
Story by Sharon Woodward
Dialogue improvised by cast
Story by Sharon Woodward
Dialogue improvised by cast
Screenings
City Screen Cinemas
1998 - Phoenix Picture House, Oxford
1998 - Stratford Picture House, Stratford - Upon - Avon
1998 - Stratford (East) Picture House, London
Independent Screenings & Festivals
1998 - Flea Pit - Newcastle - Upon - Tyne
1998 - New British Expo , The Videotheque Edinburgh
1998 - North by Northwest Independent Film & Video Festival -
Liverpool
1999 - ZODIAC Club - Oxford
1999- Geneva video festival
Distribution
- Concord Video & Film Council Ltd Concord
The Devils Feast (drama 93 min cert 18)
This is a community feature film we made back in the late 1990's, shot on the first digital camera (Sony V1), we were quite surprised to find out later that The Devils Feast was the first digital feature made in the UK. It ran for a week at a cinema in Oxford as well as showing at other festivals and screenings.
It was a micro-budget film (under £1000) and made over 2 years, with Premiere in 1999. During the production we heard about "Dogma 95" and saw "Festen". There is a huge amount of synchronicity between the way we were thinking and the Dogma 95 manifesto. (The only rule we really broke was to use recorded music - but mostly created by people in the cast). It was improvised, shot on video 4:3, no or minimal lighting, no grip used, etc.
This version has been re-rendered to 16:9 from 4:3 (breaking another dogma rule) and made HD, (the quality is no better but plays in full frame in youtube window at least).
This is a community feature film we made back in the late 1990's, shot on the first digital camera (Sony V1), we were quite surprised to find out later that The Devils Feast was the first digital feature made in the UK. It ran for a week at a cinema in Oxford as well as showing at other festivals and screenings.
It was a micro-budget film (under £1000) and made over 2 years, with Premiere in 1999. During the production we heard about "Dogma 95" and saw "Festen". There is a huge amount of synchronicity between the way we were thinking and the Dogma 95 manifesto. (The only rule we really broke was to use recorded music - but mostly created by people in the cast). It was improvised, shot on video 4:3, no or minimal lighting, no grip used, etc.
This version has been re-rendered to 16:9 from 4:3 (breaking another dogma rule) and made HD, (the quality is no better but plays in full frame in youtube window at least).
It is a black comedy drama, about a conceptual artist, her anarchist lover and a religious cult. Has lots of offensive swearing and sexual references. We would recommend 18 years or above.
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Support from Dramatrix / Direct TV and Oxford Film
& Video Makers
Made under the banner of Mischief Pictures
Writer (s) - Sharon Woodward, Richard Duriez
Director- Sharon Woodward / Producer - Richard
Duriez
Story written from Improvised script
Story written from Improvised script
Screenings
Premiere
Phoenix Picture House, Oxford
26th November 1999 - 2nd December 1999
2000 - Portobello Film Festival
2000 - UK Films - Edinburgh
Interviews With The
Vampires From Poole (mockumentary 30 mins)
U.S. TV show
"Unexplained Mysteries" investigates the story of a group of
Psychology Researches, who never return from an assignment to interview a group
of would-be Vampires.
The programme explores what became of the researchers, using as evidence, their own video footage and field notes found by police in Poole.
The programme explores what became of the researchers, using as evidence, their own video footage and field notes found by police in Poole.
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Shot over a weekend with a group who were part of role-play (Dungeons and dragons type of games). We were both fans of old horror films. So when the group were reluctant to take part in a documentary, we improvised this.
Shot over a weekend with a group who were part of role-play (Dungeons and dragons type of games). We were both fans of old horror films. So when the group were reluctant to take part in a documentary, we improvised this.
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Interview With The Vampires From Poole
Made
under the banner of Mischief Pictures
Supported by Oxford Film
& Video Makers
Producer
& Story writer Richard Duriez
Director & Story writer Sharon Woodward
Dialogue improvised by cast
Director & Story writer Sharon Woodward
Dialogue improvised by cast
Screened:
The Zodiac - Oxford
Portobello
Film Festival - London
3BTV
- broadband broadcast
Boscombe
Arts festival – Bournemouth
The Anniversary (drama 8.5 min)
"The Anniversary" is a short romantic comedy.
When hippy student Sarah returns home to find her geeky housemate Jake on the phone, she discovers that Jake is miserable, because he cannot be with his long-term girlfriend on their anniversary.
Sarah invites him into her room for a drink. One bottle of Tequila later, and Sarah decides it would be a fun diversion to dress the intoxicated Jake up as a girl, and drag him out to a student bar.
Will Jake be discovered? Will Sarah regret more than a hangover in the morning? Or will Jake's confession completely change everything?
Notes: Shot over a weekend to try
out a script written by Richard Duriez. It was picked up at Portobello Film
Festival to be shown at Cannes. One of the few times we were not trying to be
noticed.
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Drama / 8.5 minutes
made under the banner of Mischief Pictures
Supported by Oxford
Film & Video Makers
Producer & writer
Richard Duriez
Director - Sharon Woodward
Screenings
Preview 2001 - ZODIAC Club -
Oxford
Phoenix Picture House –
Oxford on 27 & 28 & 29 April 2001
British Pavilion - Cannes
2001
Portobello Film Festival -
London 2001
Leeds Music festival - 2001
Mr Right
(drama romantic/comedy 15 min)
Sarah is trapped in a Fairytale world of Mills and Boon Romance, Knights in
Sarah is trapped in a Fairytale world of Mills and Boon Romance, Knights in
Shining
Armour, and problem page paradise. But in reality a series of embarrassing
drunken one night stands, give her friends plenty to gossip about.
Notes: Remembering the Jackie
magazines of my preteens, the romantic
fiction of my teens and the fair-tales
of my childhood. This was the influences between fantasy and reality.
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Producer - Richard Duriez Editors - Richard Duriez,
Sharon Woodward
Cast Un-credited - Girl Jogging - Sharon Woodward /
Man beaten up - Richard Duriez
Screenings
2004
- Oxford Film & Video Makers
2004
- Portobello Film Festival
2004
- Leeds Music Festival
2004
- Sun-dazed Film Festival Reading
2005
- Reel Women Oxford International Women's Day
2005 -
Inside Report Web Channel
2005
- tHE eND oF pIER iNTERNATIONAL fILM festival
2005
- WWW. 3BTV
Thank You Skinhead Girl (documentary 45 min)
The first film shot on HD
Thank You Skinhead Girl is a documentary detailing the filmmakers experience of being in care and becoming a skinhead girl during that time. It gives insight through a female perspective into a sub-youth culture that has been one of the most misunderstood, of the youth groups. Through the voice of the filmmaker, interviews, poetry and archive footage we are taken into the personal reflections of that time, documenting the local Oxford Skinhead scene from 1969- 89.Features music by the Symarip, Oxford Ska
band The Inflatables and Welsh Oi! band The Oppressed.
The first film shot on HD
Thank You Skinhead Girl is a documentary detailing the filmmakers experience of being in care and becoming a skinhead girl during that time. It gives insight through a female perspective into a sub-youth culture that has been one of the most misunderstood, of the youth groups. Through the voice of the filmmaker, interviews, poetry and archive footage we are taken into the personal reflections of that time, documenting the local Oxford Skinhead scene from 1969- 89.Features music by the Symarip, Oxford Ska
band The Inflatables and Welsh Oi! band The Oppressed.
Awards
‘Best Documentary’ 8th Palace International Festival, Bulgaria 2010
Nomination – Portobello Film Festival ‘Best film’ 2009
Trailers -
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45
minute documentary
Made
under the banner of Mischief Pictures
This film has been enabled by Screen South Community
Projects Fund
and Film Oxford (OFVM) Production Award
Director,
Producer, Writer, Editor -Sharon Woodward
Executive
Producer, Camera - Richard Duriez
Associate Producer - Gary Shenton
Associate Producer - Gary Shenton
Screenings:
2009 - Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford
2009 – Portobello Film Festival, London
2009 - Falstaff International Film Festival
2009 – 40th Anniversary of the Skinhead Spirit of 69 Margate
2010 – 8th Film Palace International Festival, Bulgaria
2009 - Ultimate Picture Palace, Oxford
2009 – Portobello Film Festival, London
2009 - Falstaff International Film Festival
2009 – 40th Anniversary of the Skinhead Spirit of 69 Margate
2010 – 8th Film Palace International Festival, Bulgaria
2010- San Lorenzo Festival in Rome, Italy
2010 - Edinburgh Fringe -
Film Festival, Scotland
2010- FilmDirecting4Women
International Film Festival, London
2010 - Art Museum of
Estonia, Tallinn
2010 - Thame Cinema
supporting Exit through the gift shop
2010 - The 1st Doi Saket International Film Festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
2010 - 12th Madurai Film Festival, Tamilnadu, India
2011 – 6th 7island
International Film Festival, Andheri (W), Mumbai, India
2011 - 9th filmmor women's
film festival, istanbul, Turkey
2011 - The Phoenix Picture
House, Oxford (BBC Learning: Reel History Archive Partners)
2012 - Blue November MicroFilm Fest Upper Crust, 8420 Greenwood, Seattle USA
2012 and 2013 broadcast in the UK Outsiders season Community Channel Sky 539, Virgin TV 233
2012 - Blue November MicroFilm Fest Upper Crust, 8420 Greenwood, Seattle USA
2012 and 2013 broadcast in the UK Outsiders season Community Channel Sky 539, Virgin TV 233
Ska'd by the music (story of the Symarip)
The SYMARIP Ska band was formed in the late 1960's they had been known as The Bees, The Pyramids,Seven Letters and Zubaba.
They backed Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken and supported Millie Small. Their album 'Skinhead Moonstomp' hit the charts in 1969 accompanied by the single they were a major successes.They re-released the song in the early 1980's following The Specials cover version in 1979 under the 2 -Tone label.
The SYMARIP Ska band was formed in the late 1960's they had been known as The Bees, The Pyramids,Seven Letters and Zubaba.
They backed Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken and supported Millie Small. Their album 'Skinhead Moonstomp' hit the charts in 1969 accompanied by the single they were a major successes.They re-released the song in the early 1980's following The Specials cover version in 1979 under the 2 -Tone label.
Trailer -
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Screenings of Ska'd by the music:
March 22nd 2018: Film
Oxford (Deaf and Hearing Impaired subtitles - colour coded for each
person speaking) First public screening followed by Q & A with
director
May 2018: Broadcast on - Together TV FreeviewHD 93/ Sky 539/ Virgin Media 269/ Freesat 164/ Together TV Guide here to subscribe to the Channels newsletter here
Chapter Cinema, Cardiff, WalesCardiff, Wales United Kingdom
June 25, 2018
2-Tone Village, Coventry, United Kingdom
July 22, 2018
Open Screening - Whitworth University Spokane, Washington United States
May 22, 2018 United States
Portobello Film Festival - Rock & Roll Life London United Kingdom
September 5, 2018
Nomination Golden Trellick Award "Best Music Documentary"
ABCD Film Society Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom
October 25, 2018
SSIFF - Switzerland International Film Festival Swizerland
December 20, 2018
Global India International Film Festiva Kothrud Campus, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra, India
India
March 23, 2019 Winner -Best Documentary Film
Tagore International Film Festival West Bebgal, India
India June 26, 2020
Critics' Choice Award (Documentary Category)
Madras Independent Film Festival Chennai, India
India, October 6, 2020
Winner -Best Documentary Feature
New Cinema - Film Festival Lisbon
Lisbon Portugal, October 14, 2020
Finalist
Port Blair International Film Festival PORT BLAIR, ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLAND
India, November 1, 2020
Special Mention Award, Documentary Feature film
Golden Sparrow International Film Festival Sirkali, Tamil Nadu
India, December 20, 2020
Special Jury Award
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Athens, Attica Greece, November 10, 2020
Honorable Mention
The Globe at Hay Globe at Hay, Newport Street, Hay on Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BG
United Kingdom November 10, 2018
The second event in association with local Marva Jackson Lord of G-riots arts in celebration
of Great Black British Achievers
Virgin Spring Cinefest 12 Jodhpur Park, Flat 4B, 1/12 Gariahat Road (South)
India November 27, 2021
Best Producer (Silver Award)
The Mysterious Crantham Street
Vampire audio drama/podcast script.
Synopsis:
On a seemingly ordinary Sunday morning, police arrive at Number 80 Crantham Street to arrest Alyssa Rogers for the stabbing of her husband, Paul. To the outside world, the case appears tragically straightforward, a domestic dispute turned violent.
But the story is not told by witnesses or investigators.
Instead, the audience is guided by a strange and ancient narrator who seems to know far more than they should. Through this narrator, the audience is taken back through the unsettling events of the week leading up to the arrest.
The Short film script has picked up the following:
Officially Selected Short Script for the Basement Horror Film Festival
in Los Angeles 2026
Finalist - Script writing category
Carnival of Darkness: The Haunted Pamlico Film Festival - Washington USA 2025
Los Angeles Fantasy Fest, Los Angeles, USA 2025
Nomination - Best short script (Unproduced)
Mumbai International Film Awards 2025
Best Screenplay (Short)
INDO-GLOBAL International Film Festival 2025
Best Screenplay
Officially Selected Short Script Phobia Film Fest Missouri USA 2025
Green Island International Film Festival 2024
Best Teleplay (Pilot) Script
Madras International Film Festival 2024
Best Screenplay/Television Script
