| Company Profile Warrior Films was set up in 1997 by James Kelly and Melanie Gore-Grimes. Its aim is to produce feature films. It has produced one short film to date and several music videos. Currently, the company is developing two feature length projects. Area Feature Short Film Adress: Dublin 2. Contact: James Kelly; Managing director/director. James Kelly Fortune's Fool (1998): Director, producer and scriptwriter Melanie Gore-Grimes (from imbd) Filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Production Manager Miscellaneous Crew - filmography 1. Saving Private Ryan (1998) (location manager: Ireland) 2. Michael Collins (1996) (assistant location manager) 3. Braveheart (1995) (production assistant) Production Manager - filmography 1. I Could Read the Sky (1999) (production manager) |
| About Jimmy's Fortune's Fool _________________________________________________________ |
| Fortune's Fool Producer: James Kelly and Melanie Gore-Grimes Director: James Kelly Scriptwriter: James Kelly Music by: Johan Danson and James Kelly Production Co: Warrior Films Distributor: Network IrelandWritten, produced and directed by James Kelly, the general standard of acting and particularly the authentic fight sequences make Fortune's Fool both a riveting and assured short film debut that goes the distance. Durations: 28 minutes Country of Origin: Ireland Year: 1998 Location: Belfast, Antrim Story: This gritty drama , told primarily in flashback, is set against the backdrop of the amateur world of boxing in Belfast. Fortunes Fool tells the story of two brothers Tommy and Seamus McGrade, who as children, witnessed their fathers death in the Ring. The trauma of this experience sharpens their resolve to succeed in boxing. They also see this as a way of carrying on the family tradition established by their late father, a hero to both his sons. However, as the two brothers develop and improve their boxing skills over the next 10 years and establish an enviable reputation in Irish boxing, it becomes apparent that their father's loss has affected them in conflicting ways. "Written, produced and directed by James Kelly, the general standard of acting and particularly the authentic fight sequences make Fortune's Fool both a riveting and assured short film debut that goes the distance". |
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| Douglas Murray is Sound Supervisor at Ardmore Sound. Having worked on big budget films in the US and in Ireland he has had a lot of opportunity to evaluate how much directors value sound. Like all people he likes working with people who appreciate his job. Working with David Lynch is great because he is a very innovative director who really appreciates sound. I believe that a lot of the impact of his films is due to the soundtrack more so than most directors. It‘s because he gets personally involved with the soundtrack. During the process of mixing he plays with the sound, asking us to distort it, play it backwards, slow it down, do funny things that nobody would have ever thought of doing because they are so off the wall and he would find an artistic way to use that sound in the mix. He equally enjoys working with Irish directors. He particularly likes working with directors who are willing to take risks with sound. Consequently new shorts directors spring to mind when pressed to name his favourite projects here. "They have been fun from an innovation point of view. The first that I worked with was James Kelly of the Kelly family. He wanted the sound to be a really big deal. It was the first short that I mixed here and although he isn't well known as a filmmaker he was very good. He comes from a musical background and that fed into his sound work." he explained. Other shorts which he enjoyed working on recently were Forecourt, one of the Shortcuts series and Mortice from Northern Ireland, one of the Premiere shorts series. |
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| Jimmy has a big interest in films and making films, it's been a hobby of his for several years. He has produced several of the Kelly Family music videos, like for example the clip to his own song "Nanana". In 1997 Jimmy attended a film-school in Dublin, Ireland, and he started a company called "Warrior Films" together with Melanie Gore-Grimes the same year. Jimmy has made one short film called "Fortune's Fool" which became the Best Short Film at the Cork Film Festival 1998! Jimmy was also awarded as the best newcomer producer because of "Fortune's Fool". |
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