Ur Teaser Online Now!

Beg Steal Borrow News, Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux

The first teaser for Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux is now online!

The teaser features music from the multi-talented Giles Hayter, one of The King’s Will (with Musa Okwonga), who also provided music for Common Ground in the form of their excellent track ‘The Swords Are Coming.’

Giles has also recently found great success in the guise of Professor Mathmo, and his pedagogical album, Professor Mathmo and the Voyage to the Times Tables.

William is happy to confess that the trailer was also inspired by the trailer for Jean-Luc Godard’s Film Socialisme (2010).

Check it out!

Meanwhile, work on Ur is ongoing – we are now deep into post-production – and are hoping to have the film ready for screening in the not-too-distant future!

Ur shoot a success!

Beg Steal Borrow News, Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux

A slightly belated post to say that the shoot for Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux was a success in Monpazier, France.

Although passing aeroplanes, cars and combine harvesters often delayed the shoot, meaning that we had often to switch order to scenes being filmed, cast and crew managed to pull off shooting an entire feature film in one single week – and with 90 separate set-ups.

Hats off to all those who participated – including Tom Maine, Julia Poliak, Alexandra Brown, Dennis Chua, Laura Murray, Rosie Frascona, Alex Chevasco, Edward Chevasco, Ella Chevasco – as well as various others who helped in all manner of inventive capacities, including Matt Bowles and Ian Odiwe, who features as zombie extras!

And a massive thank you must be extended to Berry and Charles Chevasco for their generosity and support with the shoot. As well for their excellent turns in their cameo roles.

Editing has since begun on the film – and we shall keep you posted about any progress as soon as possible!

Roseanna Frascona joins Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux

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Talented young actress Roseanna Frascona has joined the cast for Ur: The End of Civilization in 90 Tableaux.

Rosie, who graduates this summer from LAMDA, will play… Rosie, a young lady taking time off in France after the end of a torrid relationship.

Rosie has appeared in numerous plays, and is starring in a growing number of short films and features, although Ur lays claim to being her most substantial feature role yet.

Rosie joins Beg Steal Borrow regulars Alex Chevasco, Dennis Chua and Laura Murray in the cast for Ur, which features six principle characters.

The other cast members are William Brown and Alex Chevasco’s brother, Edward Chevasco, who will make his Beg Steal Borrow début.

The film will be lensed by Beg Steal Borrow stalwart Tom Maine, with Common Ground AD Julia Poliak also returning. Alexandra Brown will also be helping out on the film.

Make-up will be done by Ella Chevasco, in particular work on the all-important zombies. And there may even be cameo roles from Berry and Charles Chevasco, thus ensuring participation from the whole Chevasco family…!

Ur tells the story of the zombie apocalypse, but not as you’d expect to see it. This will be a minimalist, art house zombie flick, in which the end of civilization takes us back to the beginnings of cinema.

Here’s an image of Rosie: