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Alex Chandon

{{Short description|English film director (born 1968)}}{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|11|03}}

| birth_place = North London, United Kingdom

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| occupation = Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, digital artist

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Alex Chandon (born 3 November 1968 in North London) is a film director, writer and digital artist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dvdcentrum.de/Specials/interview/index.html |title=Videotests3 -> Interview mit Alex Chandon |access-date=21 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030323063540/http://www.dvdcentrum.de/Specials/interview/index.html |archive-date=23 March 2003 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

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.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20101126113427/http://monstersatplay.com/features/interviews/chandon-chat.php Monsters At Play: An Interview with Alex Chandon]}}

==''Cradle of Fear''==

His highest-profile release to date is Cradle of Fear,{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/37416/the-uk-frowns-upon-inbred|title=The UK Frowns Upon the Inbred|date=13 September 2012|publisher=DreadCentral}} starring Dani Filth in a leading role, and other members of Cradle of Filth in cameo appearances.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cradleoffear.com/ |title=Cradle Of Fear Official Homepage |access-date=21 April 2006 |archive-date=24 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424042851/http://www.cradleoffear.com/ |url-status=dead }}

==''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.[http://darkpoets.com/beyondthepale.htm Current Release Info – 'Beyond The Pale'] Borderline has now been chosen for the British Film Institute's National Archive.[http://www.archiworld.tv/playmovie.php?movie=29_10p.rm&ident=718 "Borderline" by Alex Chandon]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==''Inbred''==

Chandon directed the £1,000,000 project Inbred,{{cite web|url=http://shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=15123|title=Feathers Are Ruffled Over Inbred Flick|publisher=Shock Till You Drop|access-date=8 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511214705/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=15123|archive-date=11 May 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} which was shot in July 2010 in the market town of Thirsk.[http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/8153736.Locals_object_to_plans_to_make_horror_movie_in_Thirsk/ Locals object to plans to make horror movie in Thirsk] The script for the black comedy horror film was co-written by Paul Shrimpton.{{cite web |first=Becky |last=Reed |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/film/interview-inbred-director-alex-chandon/ |title=Interview: Inbred Director Alex Chandon |publisher=This Is Fake DIY |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 }}

==''Teleportal''==

Chandon's short Teleportal,{{cite web |first=Stacy Layne|last=Wilson|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/89911/exclusive-zombieworld-qa-several-segment-directors/ |title=Exclusive Zombieworld Q&A with Several of the Segment Directors |publisher=Dread Central |date=20 September 2012 |access-date=18 November 2012 }} the script for which was adapted from Paul Shrimpton, was made into a short film. The short premiered on 16 September 2009[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/90913/zombieworld-explanations-eviscerations-reflection/ Zombieworld – Explanations, Eviscerations, and Reflection] and was released as segment of the anthology film Zombieworld in February 2015 on DVD.{{cite web |first=Steve |last=Barton|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/88389/zombieworld-tuesday-end/ |title=Zombieworld Tuesday – THE END IS HERE!|publisher=Dread Central |date=24 February 2015 |access-date=24 February 2015}}

=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.[http://thelastexit.net/cinema/chandon.html The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre: Alex Chandon]

Filmography

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rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year

! rowspan="2"|Film

! colspan="7"|Credited as

width=65 |Director

! width=65 |Producer

! width=65 |Screenwriter

! width=65 |Actor

! width=65 |Film editor

! width=65 |Cinematography

! Role

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| 1982

| style="text-align:left;"| Nightmare

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| 1988

| style="text-align:left;"| Chainsaw Scumfuck

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| 1989

| style="text-align:left;"| Bad Manor

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style="text-align:center;"1991

| style="text-align:left;"| Bad Karma

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| style="text-align:left;"| Shape Shifter

style="text-align:center;"1992

| style="text-align:left;"| Drillbit

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| rowspan="2"| 1997

| style="text-align:left;"| Night Pastor

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| style="text-align:left;"| Pervirella

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| style="text-align:left;"| Savage Dynamite

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| rowspan="4"| 1998

| style="text-align:left;"| Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

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| style="text-align:left;"|Art Department

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| style="text-align:left;"| Cradle of Filth: PanDaemonAeon

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| style="text-align:left;"| Co-Director

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| style="text-align:left;"| Siamese Cop

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| style="text-align:left;"| Witchcraft X: Mistress of the Craft

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| style="text-align:left;"| Agent Roberts

style="text-align:center;"2000

| style="text-align:left;"| Peaches

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| style="text-align:left;"| Storyboards

style="text-align:center;"2001

| style="text-align:left;"| Cradle of Fear

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style="text-align:center;"2003

| style="text-align:left;"| The Sick Room

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style="text-align:center;"2005

| style="text-align:left;"| BV-01

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| style="text-align:left;"| Voice-Over

style="text-align:center;"2006

| style="text-align:left;"| Borderline

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| rowspan="2"| 2007

| style="text-align:left;"| Gerry Judah

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| style="text-align:left;"| Slash Hive

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| style="text-align:left;"|Digital FX

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| rowspan="3"| 2008

| style="text-align:left;"| The Bill

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| style="text-align:left;"| Digital FX

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| style="text-align:left;"| Neon Killer

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| style="text-align:left;"|Digital FX

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| style="text-align:left;"| Comedy Lab - Peter Slater

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| style="text-align:left;"|Digital FX

style="text-align:center;"2011

| style="text-align:left;"| Inbred

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Music videos

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Year

! Title

1999

| "From the Cradle to Enslave" by Cradle of Filth

2000

| "Her Ghost in the Fog" by Cradle of Filth

rowspan="2"| 2001

| "No Time to Cry" by Cradle of Filth

"Scorched Earth Erotica" by Cradle of Filth
| 2007

| "Insect" by Mainstream Distortion

| 2008

| "KONFAB" by Runonsentence

rowspan="3"| 2010

| "Its So Cold" by The Dark Poets

"Endless Zoom" by The Dark Poets
"Sarah's Tribute to Oscar Wilde" by The Dark Poets

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=0151492}}
  • {{Official website|http://www.alexchandon.com}}

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Category:1968 births

Category:English film directors

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Category:English male actors

Category:Male actors from London

Category:English male screenwriters

Category:British film editors

Category:British horror film directors