Bethan Williams’ “Torn” by Frogspawn Film Photography Hayley Benoit

 last month I was commissioned to shoot some BTS (behind-the-scenes) and stills for a short period drama titled ‘Torn’ by Frogspawn Film Productions. The short was set amidst the beautiful Tudor grounds in Chilworth, Surrey. The story was based on Queen Elizabeth I as a child and features an impressive cast, including Murray McArthur from ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Outlander,’ and ‘Wonka,’ among other talented actors from the Performance Preparation Academy. 

Murray McArthur & Bethan Willams’ “Torn” by Frogspawn Film Photography Hayley Benoit

CREDITS

CAST
Murray McArthur
Bethan Williams

Joey Bradford
Finn O’Shea
Emily Holdsworth
Joseph Reavill
Patch Roach
Ash Harlow

DIRECTOR 

LUKE BRADFORD

PRODUCERS

PRODUCER LUKE BRADFORD

PRODUCER KATHERINE WHETTON

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

1ST AD KATHERINE WHETTON

3RD AD SAM WRAITH

KEY FLOOR RUNNER  ALICE DE LAMBERT

KEY FLOOR RUNNER RUBY TABRETT

RUNNER ALFIE HARRIS-JONES 

RUNNER OSCAR MOREVE

CONTINUITY

WRITER LUCY FLANAGAN 

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR MOLLY COMERFORD

LOCATIONS

LOCATION MANAGER OSCAR GUGLIEL

1ST AIDER / LOCATION RUNNER WILL KNOWLTON 

CAMERA

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MARK MOREVE

OPERATOR SCOTT MILTON 

1ST AC JACK O’LEARY

2ND AC LAUREN HYSLOP

VIDEO

VIDEO OPERATOR LOUIS LINSEY

ELECTRICAL

GAFFER WERNER VAN PEPPEN

SOUND

SOUND MIXER BEN COLLIER-NIBLETT

BOOM OPERATOR TOM WILKIN

BOOM OPERATOR MOLLY HILLIER

ART DEPARTMENT

PRODUCTION DESIGNER RUBY TODD 

STANDBY ART DIRECTOR SEAN PATEL-GOULD 

COSTUME

WARDROBE DESIGNER MEG WALLACE 

STANDBY MEG MILTON

STANDBY EMMA WEBB

JUNIOR SEAMSTRESS MILLIE KEELY 

HAIR & MAKE-UP

DESIGNER GEMMA GLOW

SUPERVISOR NIKKI SPRINGALL

TRAINEE HANAA ULLAH SAKHARE 

BEHIND THE SCENES PHOTOGRAPHER

PHOTOGRAPHER HAYLEY BENOIT

CATERING

REFRESH CATERING COMPANY MARK & RACHEL EMMETT 

Finn O’Shea & Joseph Reavill “Torn” by Frogspawn Film Photography Hayley Benoit

Last month I was commissioned by the Young Vic Theatre to photograph the rehearsal of their theatre production ‘Earthworks,’ directed by Andrea Ling, the recipient of the 2023 Genesis Future Directors Award, and written by the award-winning Tom Morton-Smith (‘My Neighbour Totoro,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ at the RSC).

Late last year, I was commissioned by Faber and Faber to photograph David Bowie’s hairdresser, Suzi Ronson, the mastermind behind that iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle. Suzi has most recently published a book, ’Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars’ (Faber, 2024), and I had the pleasure of shooting her in my home studio in Islington.

Last year I worked on a film set-shooting Unit Stills/ BTS for the NFTS short “SILENCE” Directed by Will Pepercorn and Produced by Ashionye Ogene  I had so much fun working with such an amazingly talented crew. I was fortunate enough to get on set for the entire 3-day production, shot in various locations, just outside of London. The film will be screening at the BFI later this month which I can’t wait to see.  Check out my short selection of stills below. 📸🎬🎥

DIRECTOR

Director/ Writer Will Peppercorn @willpeppercorn

PRODUCTION
Producer Ashionye Ogene @aogene
Production Manager Nia Campbell @nia_.x
Production Assistant Jessica Shi @mymindisablank7
Stills Photographer Hayley Benoit @hayleybenoit
Dept Runner/ Driver Lewis Head

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
1st AD Ashley Gadsby @ashleyg_ad
2nd AD Rachel Barkataki @rachelbarkataki
3rd AD Brianna Leslie @brie_.leslie
Floor Runner/ Driver Charles Pears @charleskpears

SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Script Supervisor Milagros De La Torre

CAMERA DEPARTMENT
Cinematographer Toby Elwes @tobyelwes
1st AC Gareth Young @photo.gareth
2nd AC Ryan Tiernan @ryanmatthewtiernan
2nd AC Hannah Green @hannahkiaragreen

ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
Gaffer Mark Lane @mark.lane_
Spark Arran Day @arranstudios
Spark Rahul Pradeep @shadow_saber23

ART DEPARTMENT
Production Designer Yujia Huang @maxxiehuang
Art Assistant Cianna Cunningham @krayzeekid
Art Assistant William Dixon @william1123

SOUND DEPARTMENT
Production Sound Mixer Callum Bentley @callumbentley

1st AS Sound George Blake @georgephilipblake

MAKEUP AND COSTUME
Costume Honor Rose @honorrosalynd
Makeup Claire Stokes @stokes.hairandmakeup

POST-PRODUCTION
Editor Donya Maguire @donyamaguire
Sound Designer Simon Panayi @simon.panayi.sound.design
Composer Harris Grant-Forster @harrisgrantforster
Colourist Nathaniel Skeels @nathanielskeels

CASTING DIRECTOR
Casting Director Olissa Rogers

CAST
Abbie AK Golding @akgolding_
Tim Tom Peters
Guy Abraham Kleinman @abraham_kleinman 

Serena Heather Broderick

SA’s
Esmée Cook
Lunimita Petrisor
Alison Rogers
Anita Applegarth
Mark Appleby
Fergus Head

Special Thanks to Liam Fitzpatrick
@nftsfilmtv @britishfilminstitute

Last month, The Telegraph commissioned me to shoot some portraits of Deepkamal and her family in their home. The family uses EE Smart Hubs all around their home, to save time, reduce living costs, and make everyday activities easier, to convey this, I captured family moments that reflect their modern-day setup. 

Last month I photographed award-winning author Ingrid Persaud for the launch of her new book, ‘The Lost Love Songs of Boysie,’ (Faber 2024) her first book since ‘The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh.’ The portrait was taken in her home in London.

Last month I was commissioned to shoot some corporate shots for HR Data Hub I shot some of the staff in their offices in Farringdon using natural light.  

Last year I shot a portrait of Author, Charlotte Vassell at Faber for the launch of her book “The Other Half” Jan 2023, the image was shot in Battersea Park. 

A couple of weeks ago I had new faces, Muna Diputa, Ariane Clover and Olivia Grace Robinson from First Model Management for a test shoot at my studio, here are some of my favourite shots from the shoot.

Muna Diputa @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Muna Diputa @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Muna Diputa @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Olivia Grace Robinson @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Olivia Grace Robinson @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Olivia Grace Robinson @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Olivia Grace Robinson @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Ariane Clover @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Ariane Clover @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

Ariane Clover @ First Model Management by Hayley Benoit

‘I miss the adrenaline of my own business but love helping young people with great ideas’ Chris Nelson sold his recruitment business in 2019 and now finds fulfilment by investing in others

A couple of weeks ago, I was commissioned by The Telegraph to shoot a series of images for Charles Stanley’s “Britain’s entrepreneurs” reasons behind their most successful exits. Here are some images I shot of  “Chris Nelson” in her home, for the full story please feel free to follow the link here. 

Assistant: Kevin Malbas

Words: Helena Pozniak