Simon Tytherleigh (Writer/Director, Sculptor and Animator)
Simon worked in television for 15 years as a special make-up effects artist, principally on ‘Casualty’(when it won the BAFTA for best make-up in 1991 and the RTS Team award in 1992). He has taught prosthetics, sculpture and mould-making at the BBC. He has also worked on several films, including on Terry Gilliam’s ‘Baron Munchausen’, where he painted the figure of Death. Returning to filmmaking in 2012, Simon has been involved in many independent projects and is a founder member of the South West Filmmakers’ Lab, and has lectured at Exeter’s Two Short Nights film festival.
Katherine Drake (Producer)
Katherine grew up in Cornwall and directed and produced several stage shows as a student. She also works as an actor on stage and screen, and has starred in several award winning short films, including A Story for Happy (Paramore Productions, 2017) and Cut from Cloth (Spinning Path Films, 2018), with feature film Alien Outbreak (Rendered Pictures) due for released next year. This is her first major project as a producer.
Roos Mattaar (Animator)
Roos comes from the Netherlands and currently resides in Bristol. She graduated with a first-class degree in Animation from the Bristol School of Animation (UWE), and won the prestigious RTS West of England Student Award for her graduation film ‘Moonbird’. She has worked with MacKinnon and Saunders and John Wright Modelmaking, and has been involved with projects ranging from feature films (Early man, Isle of Dogs), children’s TV series (Postman Pat, Twirlywoos), TV adverts (Harrods, Sainsbury’s, Wacom) to music videos (Father John Misty, Sparks), as well as working on commissions. She is based at Hangar Animation studios in Bristol.
Leon Cauchois (Set and Props Builder)
Leon graduated from Plymouth University with a First in Animation, specialising in stopmotion. Following a masters’ degree in Ancient History, Leon works as a full-time archaeologist. He also runs his own business, Myth Kraft, selling mythical objects, and has an abiding interest in Gothic horror.
Marius Legge (Storyboard Artist)
Marius is based in the South West, although his heart is in Portugal. He has many years experience creating storyboards and graphic art for films and books. He has taught drawn animation at ‘Cinanima’ Festival, Espinho, Portugal. For Tregeagle Marius has drawn around 400 storyboards and created the stained glass windows.
Colin Wilson (Composer and Musician)
Colin Wilson got his first guitar at the age of 13 and hasn’t let go since. A chance meeting with Phil Beer (Show of Hands) at the age of 17 was the beginning of a great musical journey for them both.
They became known as The Oddfolk having being booked for the first time at The Oddfellows Inn in Exeter where Colin’s powerful voice and guitar playing on 6 and 12 stringed guitars and Phil’s mandolin ,fiddle and superb harmonies created musical magic and it wasn’t long before they were in great demand by the increasing population of Folk Clubs throughout the U.K.
Graham Boyle (Composer)
Graham Boyle is a composer and musician keen to develop his work for films. He has composed the music for Tregeagle’s trailer and will provide atmospheric music for the film.