It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the folks over at UK-based independent film company, Noble Brothers Productions. The award-winning feature film and shortfilm production banner previously made some noise earlier this year with the late 2013 short, Profile In Darkness, as the company spent its time on other creative materials and genres.
Traveling filmmaker and actor Graeme Noble is back on the web this week with a brand new martial arts action short, Profile In Darkness. The shortfilm is a first-time collaboration between Noble Brothers Productions and Golden Cash Productions, and features fellow Noble Brothers actor and performer Martin Sandison, and veteran independent actor and filmmaker Cristoffer Frank who hails all the way from Sweden.
Noble shared a little bit of his experience with me while working on this project, having filmed back in the middle of August for a three-day location shoot in the Scottish Highlands. “We booked a caravan for a few days and spent the majority of our trip filming.” he says. “There were definite challenges filming everything with just the three of us. I was behind the camera for most of the film but Martin did a great job with the camera for the bits I was in.” Noble also gave a little bit more insight with Film Combat Syndicate on his thoughts about working with Frank a decade after first meeting him online. “I’ve known him over the Stunt People Message Board for almost 10 years.” he says of Frank. “He has been making films since 2003 and it was great to finally meet him and for him to work with us on this project.”
Profile In Darkness is a particular collaborative milestone on the creative forefront for Noble‘s independent film group, Noble Brothers Productions this time around. From moment-to-moment, the shortfilm dabbles with elements of quiet arthouse drama with hints shock-value suspense leading up to the final action sequence.
Frank does a pretty good job exhibiting the psychological state of mind that frames exactly the kind of story that a title such as Profile In Darkness looks to tell, in accordance with his fight scenes with Noble and Sandison. That said, while experimental at its core, I grant that fans of action and horror would definitely look forward to this latest small treat from Scotland-based film group. The film is dark and gritty in tone, and pretty entertaining in its delivery of action and mise-en-scène elements of horror visceral performances from the actors will leave you quite impressed and maybe even wanting more.
Profile In Darkness is not too violent for all viewers. However, it is far more different from what you might be used to seeing, so viewer discretion is somewhat advised. At any rate, feel free to check it out in the embed below, and head over to the official Noble Brothers Productions film page for more info.