Alex Chandon

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Alex Chandon
Born (1968-11-03) 3 November 1968 (age 55)
North London
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, digital artist

Alex Chandon (born 3 November 1968 in North London) is a film director, writer and digital artist. [1]

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Biography

Directing career

His early films, Drillbit and Bad Karma , featured many musicians from the UK anarcho punk scene, notably Ben Bethell, Dan MacCintyre, William 'Bill' Corbett from The Apostles and Julian Portinari from Pallor. [2]

Cradle of Fear

His highest-profile release to date is Cradle of Fear , [3] starring Dani Filth in a leading role, and other members of Cradle of Filth in cameo appearances. [4]

Borderline

Chandon was once known primarily for specialising in straight-to-video micro-budget horror films, but his latest projects, especially Borderline (2006), featuring music by The Dark Poets, show a more mature side to his work. [5] Borderline has now been chosen for the British Film Institute's National Archive. [6]

Inbred

Chandon directed the £1,000,000 project Inbred, [7] which was shot in July 2010 in the market town of Thirsk. [8] The script for the black comedy horror film was co-written by Paul Shrimpton. [9]

Teleportal

Chandon's short Teleportal, [10] the script for which was adapted from Paul Shrimpton, was made into a short film. The short premiered on 16 September 2009 [11] and was released as segment of the anthology film Zombieworld in February 2015 on DVD. [12]

Music videos

Chandon's relationship with Cradle of Filth has also produced music videos for the songs "From the Cradle to Enslave", "No Time to Cry" and "Her Ghost in the Fog", as well as documentaries on their DVDs PanDaemonAeon and Heavy, Left-handed and Candid . [13]

Filmography

YearFilmCredited as
DirectorProducerScreenwriterActorFilm editor Cinematography Role
1982 Nightmare YesYesYesYesYesYes
1988Chainsaw ScumfuckYesYesYesYesYesYes
1989 Bad Manor YesYesYesYesYesYes
1991 Bad Karma YesYesYesYesYesYesShape Shifter
1992 Drillbit YesYesYesNoYesYes
1997 Night Pastor YesNoYesYesYes
Pervirella YesNoYesYesYesYesSavage Dynamite
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels NoNoNoNoNoNoArt Department
Cradle of Filth: PanDaemonAeon YesNoNoNoNoNoCo-Director
Siamese Cop NoNoYesNoNoNo
Witchcraft X: Mistress of the Craft NoNoNoYesNoNoAgent Roberts
2000 Peaches NoNoYesNoNoNoStoryboards
2001 Cradle of Fear YesYesYesNoNoNo
2003 The Sick Room NoNoYesNoNoNo
2005 BV-01 NoNoNoYesNoNoVoice-Over
2006 Borderline YesNoYesNoNoNo
2007 Gerry Judah YesNoYesNoNoNo
Slash Hive NoNoNoNoNoNoDigital FX
2008 The Bill NoNoNoNoNoNoDigital FX
Neon Killer NoNoNoNoNoNoDigital FX
Comedy Lab - Peter Slater NoNoNoNoNoNoDigital FX
2011 Inbred YesYesNoNoNoNo

Music videos

YearTitle
1999"From the Cradle to Enslave" by Cradle of Filth
2000"Her Ghost in the Fog" by Cradle of Filth
2001"Born in a Burial Gown" by Cradle of Filth
"No Time to Cry" by Cradle of Filth
"Scorched Earth Erotica" by Cradle of Filth
2007"Insect" by Mainstream Distortion
2008"KONFAB" by Runonsentence
2010"Its So Cold" by The Dark Poets
"Endless Zoom" by The Dark Poets
"Sarah's Tribute to Oscar Wilde" by The Dark Poets

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References

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  2. Monsters At Play: An Interview with Alex Chandon Archived 26 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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  5. Current Release Info – 'Beyond The Pale'
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