100 Bullets

This was created for my A2 media coursework (which I achieved an A for). It is based on a graphic novel written by Brian Azzarello called 100 Bullets, artwork by Eduardo Risso, and Dave Johnson.

I was Director and Editor
Camera and Sound - Sam Power 
Actors - Jennifer Cryan & Robert Martin
Music - Franz Ferdinand - All Along the Watchtower

Skills Learnt: Using a Green-screen, animating and chroma keying in After Effects CS3, basic Photoshop techniques, working to a deadline and practical film-making

Our brief was to create a short film based on our critical analysis (1000 word essay on a subject of our choice). I had written about the influence of graphic novels on modern cinema. Therefore I thought it would be a good idea to adapt a graphic novel which had not already been made into a film. It also had to be a filmable graphic novel. Luckily I was friends with comic book writer Andy Diggle (The Losers,  Guy Ritchie's Gamekeeper) at the time so I consulted him. He mentioned Brian Azzarello's 100 Bullets and let me borrow a copy. 
Similar to the film Sin City, I wanted to make a fully faithful adaptation. In my case it even meant keeping the same layout of the graphic novel and the original artwork (I made a few sets).