Susannah Hynes is a film producer who is currently working on four films in different stages of production. She is producing Seafront, Corridors of Oppression, The Advisor, and Negative Affirmation. She is also production managing Rock Paper Scissors. Susannah provides updates on casting, locations, and schedules for each project. Additionally, she works as a freelance video editor for companies like SIPPO and Deafway and hopes to get a job as a BBC Production Manager Assistant. Susannah acknowledges challenges in balancing multiple roles and projects but is working to effectively manage her time.

1. Susannah Hynes
Contemporary Film & Video

2. Producer
Seafront
Corridors of Oppression (Working Title)
The Advisor
Negative Affirmation (Working Title)

3. Seafront
Production Team:
Director : Christian Sinclair
Producer : Susannah Hynes
Cinematographer : Lewis Holgate
Editor : Christian Sinclair
Sound Recordist : Nick Popka
"In a small seaside town, a young woman returns
for the first time since her mother’s funeral to
confront both her grief and her strained
relationship with her father."
Planned Shooting Week : 25th - 31st
March

4. Seafront
 Casting on Thursday 14th February.
 Rehearsals will begin (if successful) next week.
 Location scouting in Wales next week.
 Currently negotiating the price of booking a
cottage for one day of shooting in Holyhead or
Anglesey.
 Shooting schedule and call lists will be
completed two weeks prior to shooting.

5. Corridors of Oppression (Working Title)
“Set in an old apartment building, Tyr is a young
Norwegian women living here on her own. Tyr is a writer
and keeps to her self. Tyr is frequently disturbed by Chloe, a
teenage girl, who lives above with her disruptive father.
Tyr has a disturbing past and is trying to peace together
her childhood, spent in Norway, by writing about it.
She is finding it increasingly difficult, Chloe often seeks
comfort with Tyr from her father when he is drunk and
abusive. Tyr shows a certain amount of sympathy and helps
Chloe but is but remains very much in isolation.”
Production Team
Director: Mike Harris
Producer : Susannah Hynes
Casting Director: Sophie Eve Sayeed
Cinematographer : Mike Harris
Editor: Lucy Cordingley
Sound : Joe Wilson
Planned Shooting Week :
18th - 24th

6. Corridors of Oppression (Working Title)
 Casting with Sophie next week.
 Rehearsals to follow.
 Location scouting at two flat locations on
Wednesday.
 Location leaflets printed and handed out in
various suitable venues.
 Script currently undergoing editing.

7. The Advisor
Production Team
Director : Mike Edwick
Producer : Susannah Hynes
Casting Assistant : Sophie Eve Sayeed
Cinematographer : Nick Elsby
Editor and Sound : TBC
“A man awakens to find himself in a world
between life and death. There awaiting
him is an entity whose purpose it is to offer
the man a choice. Is the man’s life worth
going back to, or should he continue on to
whatever fate may lie ahead?”
Planned Shooting Dates
Between : 1st - 13th April

8. The Advisor
 Draft of the script completed.
 Main location secured by Director (Mike Edwick)
 Currently scouting for flat location (potential
viewings this week)
 Casting will begin on the 25th Feb, although we
have actors (previously worked with) in mind for
both roles.
 Rehearsals to follow.

9. Production Manager
Rock Paper Scissors
Director: Sophie Eve Sayeed
Producer : Sophie Eve Sayeed
Cinematographer : Harriet Judge
Editor : Will Titterington
Sound : Mo Patel
Production Manager : Susannah Hynes
Production Assistant : Anthony Bean
Planned Shooting Date : 15th - 18th
March
- Attended numerous production
meetings.
- Attended each casting session.
Including assisting in the planning
and preparation of exercises.
- Taken responsibility for the child
actors who will play bit parts in the
production.
- Assisted in scouting for
locations.
- Agreed to take control of the
shooting schedule, call sheets
and on set management.

10. Director
Negative Affirmation
Production Team
Producer: Susannah Hynes
Director: Susannah Hynes
Cinematographer : Mike Harris
Production Manager : Sophie Eve Sayeed
Editor : Christian Sinclair
Sound : Nick Popka & Callum Scott Dyson
Planned Shooting Dates : 11th - 14th
March
“Dana takes her family to visit her
estranged father, Richard, some
months after her Mother’s death. He
has lived alone for fifteen years and
the visit disturbs moments in their
past he has been fighting to protect
for years.”
My script is currently in first draft
due to other productions taking
priority and a complete alteration of
my original idea. I am confident that
I will be ready to cast by the 25th
February.

11. Journal
I’ve been using Tumblr to blog online and
record my progress since last year. I find
it useful to jot down ideas, thoughts and
inspirations in a physical notepad when
I’m travelling or without access to a
computer. I then spend a few hours
every week writing everything up.

12. Freelance Work
 SIPPO
I have been working with the Swiss company, SIPPO on a number of projects,
in particular, editing the two promotional videos I shot in Zurich and Munich
in October. The first video has been received well and will appear on their
website at the end of this week.
I am currently editing sixteen separate videos for each South African Tourism
company that I interviewed during the project.
I am hoping that I will be able to collaborate and possibly gain some more
freelance work through these individual companies.
 Deafway
I recently finished the final edit of a fundraising video for the St. Anthony’s
school for the Deaf that I shot in Uganda last year. It has been shown to
trustees in the UK and will be viewed at the school this week.
 I have began work on an edit of the documentary footage I filmed during my
trip.

13. Future Plans
 I am currently awaiting the release of applications for the BBC training
scheme and talent pool. This requires in-depth research into the role of
Production Manager Assistant. If successful, I will begin a years contract
from September onwards.
 After my recent volunteer work with Casting Director, Janet Hampson, I feel
that I have a better grasp of the casting profession and have discussed
possible assistant work in the future.

14. Challenges
 Producing four films, production managing one, alongside my freelance work, a bar job and
deciding what to do when I graduate is difficult to balance. However, I feel I have now effectively
time managed each project so that the appropriate amount of time is given to each film.
 Despite the worrying fact that my script has not been developed or made it past it’s first draft, I
am confident that I will, through use of some well established contacts and a dedicated
production team create a successful film.
 There may be a few difficulties that become apparent when shooting ‘Seafront’ in Wales, I have
allowed time for transportation to be organised, and Christian has put aside a substantial budget
to cover expenses and needs of the actors throughout the shoot.
 I still need to put some time aside to focus on my directing so that I do not neglect my
commitment to the role, which will have huge impact on the success of ‘Negative Affirmation’,
working with Sophie Eve Sayeed as my production manager will take some strain off the difficulty
of working as Producer/Director.