Chris Quick (born 2 August 1988) is a Scottish editor and producer of independent films. His editing credits includes ''
Autumn Never Dies'', ''
In Search of La Che
''In Search of La Che'' is a Scottish spoof documentary film directed by Mark D. Ferguson. The screenplay was written by Andy S. McEwan.
''In Search of La Che'' premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011.
Plot
In Search of La Ch ...
'', ''Mountain'' and ''
The Greyness of Autumn'' which also marked his directorial debut. In July 2019, he became the director of the
Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance
The Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance (GFA) is an online directory listing individuals and companies who are associated with film and television production in and around the city of Glasgow in Scotland. It was founded in 2011 by Scottish actor Andrew ...
Career
Quick Off The Mark Productions (2009 to 2016)
Originally starting in theatre, Quick made the move to video editing in 2007 when he studied television production at the Glasgow Metropolitan College (now
City of Glasgow College
The City of Glasgow College (Scottish Gaelic: ''Colaiste Baile Glaschu'') is a further and higher education college in the city of Glasgow. It was founded in 2010 when the Central College, Glasgow Metropolitan College, and the Glasgow Colle ...
). It is here that he first met
Mark D. Ferguson and
Andy S. McEwan and formed a close working relationship with the pair. After graduating in 2009, he co-founded
Quick Off The Mark Productions with Ferguson and began working in corporate advertising videos. In 2010, the pair were reunited with McEwan when they began development of what would become their first feature film, ''
In Search of La Che
''In Search of La Che'' is a Scottish spoof documentary film directed by Mark D. Ferguson. The screenplay was written by Andy S. McEwan.
''In Search of La Che'' premiered at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 9 November 2011.
Plot
In Search of La Ch ...
''. Starring
Duncan Airlie James
Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell; 23 May 1961) is the uncle to Yoshi Takahashi and is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in ''Tomb Raider'' and '' ID2: Shadwell Army''. He is a former heavyweight kickboxer and was the first Sc ...
in his first leading role as an actor, the spoof mockumentary followed John Tavish on his quest to track down fictional rock star Roxy La Che. English actor,
Steve Nallon also made a guest appearance in the film as former British Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (; 13 October 19258 April 2013) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. S ...
. The film premiered at the
Glasgow Film Theatre
The Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) is an independent cinema in the city centre of Glasgow. GFT is a registered charity. It occupies a purpose-built cinema building, first opened in 1939, and now protected as a category B listed building.
History a ...
on 9 November 2011 with the cast and crew in attendance as well as an unexpected appearance form Scottish actor
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan (; born 2 November 1959) is a Scottish actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role in Ken Loach's ''My Name Is Joe'' (1998), for which he won Best Actor Award at 1998 Cannes Film Festival, 2000's '' The Claim'' and all thr ...
.
![Greyness of Autumn Cast Photo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Greyness_of_Autumn_Cast_Photo.jpg)
In 2012, Quick made his directorial debut with the short comedy ''
The Greyness of Autumn'' which he co wrote with McEwan. The film, starring
Duncan Airlie James
Duncan Airlie James (born Duncan Campbell; 23 May 1961) is the uncle to Yoshi Takahashi and is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in ''Tomb Raider'' and '' ID2: Shadwell Army''. He is a former heavyweight kickboxer and was the first Sc ...
again in the starring role, followed the story of Danny McGuire, a depressed ostrich living in Glasgow. The film received good reviews upon its release in both the United Kingdom and abroad. Canadian review site Pretty Clever Films wrote:
Throughout 2013, ''
The Greyness of Autumn'' appeared at a number of festivals in the United Kingdom including the Edinburgh Short Film Festival and the
Deep Fried Film Festival The Deep Fried Film Festival is an independent Film Festival that takes place every July in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Origins
Festival director, Martin Greechan, conceived the Deep Fried Film Festival in 2005. Martin was teaching a full-time media co ...
. Internationally, the film was screened in various countries including the United States where it featured in the Big Little Comedy Festival. It was also shown at the Dublin Short Film & Music Festival in Ireland. In 2014, ''
The Greyness of Autumn'' also made an unexpected return to the festival circuit in 2014 appearing in the Southern Colorado Film Festival and the
Portobello Film Festival
The Portobello Film Festival is an independent international film festival based in London, which annually premiers over 700 new films, including feature films, features, short films, shorts, documentaries, music films, and animation. Additionall ...
. In the same month, the film also made an appearance at the Barossa Film Festival in Australia after narrowly missing out in the selection process for the 2013 edition. 2015 saw the film return to Australia when it received the Best Short Comedy accolade at the People of Passion film festival.
Quick returned to the directors chair in 2014 to direct a short children's film for a competition run by
Vue Cinemas
Vue International (, like "view"), is a multinational cinema holding company based in London, England. It operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland as Vue, with international operations in Denmark and Germany (as CinemaxX); Italy (as The Space ...
. The competition involved filmmakers from Glasgow creating three films out of scripts written by children at a local school. The project was led by
Steve Johnson of Futurist Films with Quick directing the short film ''Minion Vs Minion'' and Matthew Cowan of Production Attic Ltd directing ''Princess Butterfly'' and ''Arianna''.
After nearly seven years in business it was announced on 14 October 2015 that
Quick Off The Mark Productions would be closing due to Ferguson's decision to move to Canada. The company ceased trading on 19 February 2016 and was formally closed by Companies House on 7 June 2016.
Freelance Career (2013 to Present)
2013 saw Quick begin to work outside of
Quick Off The Mark Productions for the first time. He edited the short film ''Sectarian Secret Police'' for Partickular Films in Glasgow. The film, directed by
Joseph Andrew Mclean
Joseph Andrew McLean (born 30 November 1979) is a Scottish filmmaker. He has written, produced & directed commercials, documentaries, music videos and short films in the UK & USA.
Early life and education
McLean was born in Glasgow, Scotland, t ...
was shown alongside ''
The Greyness of Autumn'' at the Loch Ness Film Festival in July 2013.
![Broken Record Set Still](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Broken_Record_Set_Still.jpg)
In 2014, Quick was involved in two short film simultaneously. January saw filming begin on ''Glory Hunter''. At the same time, Chris was piecing together the final edit of ''
''Broken Record'''', the directorial debut for
Andy S. McEwan. ''
''Broken Record'''' appeared at various film festivals including the
Portobello Film Festival
The Portobello Film Festival is an independent international film festival based in London, which annually premiers over 700 new films, including feature films, features, short films, shorts, documentaries, music films, and animation. Additionall ...
in London.
Throughout 2014, Quick worked on the short Sci Fi film ''Electric Faces'' directed by Johnny Herbin. Initially, Quick was brought on board to produce the film but was also later offered the task of editing the film as well. The film tells the story of a recovering addict's plan to commit the perfect robbery but is thrown into chaos by a cantankerous bank guard and an increasingly unstable robot. Quick expressed his admiration for the work done by the cast and crew on ''Electric Faces''. In particular, he praised lead actor Euan Bennet for taking on a mammoth task so early in his acting training and director of photography Darren Eggenschwiler for his expert knowledge in the field of cinematography. He also stated that Johnny Herbin had 'the makings of a great director.' The film went on to receive a Best Writer nomination for Herbin at the
2016 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
The 2016 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards took place on 14 April 2016 at the Drygate Brewery. Presented by BAFTA Scotland, the accolades honour the best upcoming talent in the field of film and television in Scotland. The nominees were ...
.
When
Quick Off The Mark Productions disbanded in 2016, Quick launched
Suited Caribou Media
Suited Caribou Media is a post-production company based in Glasgow, Scotland.
History
Formally established as Mr Q Media in 2013, Suited Caribou Media was launched on 30 June 2015 by Scottish film editor Chris Quick as an umbrella company to r ...
, providing post production and photography services to independent films across Scotland. Some of his photography work has appeared in the UK print publication Digital Filmmaker Magazine.
In 2017, Quick once again teamed up with Johnny Herbin to work on the short war film ''Mountain''. The film was released in 2018 and earned Quick his first award win for editing at the 2018 Dublin Independent Film Festival. He would later go on to be nominated a further 3 times for Best Editor.
Quick's next big project came in the form of a sequel to ''
The Greyness of Autumn''. The film took many years to accomplish with talks with
Andy S. McEwan about a possible script starting in early 2014. In 2015, a script was finally agreed upon and a successful crowd funding campaign raised £1,505 from 44 backers including former ''
Gamesmaster
''GamesMaster'' is a British television programme which originally aired on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998. In 2021, it returned for a new series on YouTube and E4. It was the first UK television programme dedicated to video games.
Dominik Diam ...
'' host
Dominik Diamond
Paul Dominik Diamond (born 31 December 1969) is a Scottish television and radio presenter and newspaper columnist. He is best known as the original presenter of Channel 4's video gaming programme '' GamesMaster'', as host of ''The Dominik Diamon ...
. Filming began in 2016 with
Steve Johnson joining the production of Director of Photography. The film was heavily delayed in post production but was eventually released on
World Puppetry Day
World Puppetry Day is March 21. The idea came from the puppet theater artist Javad Zolfaghari from Iran. In 2000 at the XVIII Congress of the Union Internationale de la Marionnette, (UNIMA) in Magdeburg, he made the proposal for discussion. Two y ...
in 2020. The film opened to positive reviews with many praising the films script and direction. Jolly Moel of Screen Critix wrote"
Quick received his first nomination for directing for the film in 2021. In an interview at the Unrestricted View Film Festival, Quick hinted that a possible television show based on ''
Autumn Never Dies'' was being explored and that
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
was being targeted as a potential host for the series.
Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance
Quick co-founded the Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance with actor
Andrew O'Donnell in October 2011. The non-profit organisation hosts an online database with the details of film industry professionals and companies operating in and around the city of Glasgow.
A supporter of independent film, Quick led a campaign to get the
British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
The British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards are presented at an annual award ceremony organised by BAFTA Scotland.
History
In 2009, BAFTA Scotland held the very first British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards. The annual awards ceremony recogn ...
recognised by IMDB stating that 'they represented the best of emerging Scottish talent'. The campaign was successful and the awards were introduced to the site later that year. He later repeated this success with the inclusion of the Virgin Media Short Awards after the first double win by Scottish director
John McPhail with his film ''
Just Say Hi''.
In 2014, Quick and O'Donnell wrote an open letter on behalf of the independent filmmakers of Glasgow to the director of
BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Formed in 1986, the branch holds two annual awards ceremonies recognising the achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film, televi ...
, Jude MacLaverty. In the letter, the pair asked the film body to consider a proposal of including three new awards at the annual ceremony aimed at low budget / independent filmmakers. On 28 October it was announced that the proposal would be placed on the agenda of the next Bafta Scotland Committee meeting in December 2014.
On 2 April 2015, the BAFTA Scotland committee released their response to the proposals put forward by the Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance.
In March 2017, Quick along with other industry professionals, signed the open letter to the Arts Council, England, objecting to the organisations decision not to renew the visa for American born actor
Tyler Collins.
On 25 April 2019, O'Donnell announced that he would be standing down as director of the Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance. In May, it was announced that Quick would take his place as director with Gary McLellan taking over as deputy director.
Personal life
Became a member of
BAFTA Scotland
BAFTA in Scotland is the Scottish branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Formed in 1986, the branch holds two annual awards ceremonies recognising the achievement by performers and production staff in Scottish film, televi ...
in 2012.
Was a member of the
British Labour Party
The Labour Party is a List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of Social democracy, social democrats, Democratic socialism, democratic socialists and trade u ...
from July 2011 to March 2015.
Together with
Andy S. McEwan, he considered bidding to represent the United Kingdom at the
2014 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European B ...
as the puppet Nelson from ''
The Greyness of Autumn''.
Joined the
Guild of British Film and Television Editors in December 2017.
Revealed on 23 May 2018 that he is gay.
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Filmography
Awards
See also
*Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance
The Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance (GFA) is an online directory listing individuals and companies who are associated with film and television production in and around the city of Glasgow in Scotland. It was founded in 2011 by Scottish actor Andrew ...
*Suited Caribou Media
Suited Caribou Media is a post-production company based in Glasgow, Scotland.
History
Formally established as Mr Q Media in 2013, Suited Caribou Media was launched on 30 June 2015 by Scottish film editor Chris Quick as an umbrella company to r ...
* Quick Off The Mark Productions
*'' Autumn Never Dies''
*'' The Greyness of Autumn''
References
External links
*
Chris Quick Official Website
Glasgow Filmmakers Alliance
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1988 births
Gay screenwriters
Scottish gay writers
LGBT film producers
Living people
Film people from Glasgow
Scottish film directors
Scottish film editors
Scottish film producers
Scottish male voice actors
Scottish male screenwriters
Scottish LGBT screenwriters
Scottish comedy writers
21st-century Scottish LGBT people