Cops and Monsters at MCM Comic Con Scotland

Maya Draws Her Gun in 'Cops and Monsters' - 18 July 2015

Some of the team of the show will be at MCM Comic Con Scotland this year as part of Vidfest, sharing the stage with other web-based projects such as Wireless from Andrew Lee Pots, Scottish mythological web series, Caledonia and TomSka!

We’ll have a booth where we will be screening clips from the show, with a selection of props from our first three episodes, and handing out fliers as we talk to everybody coming to the convention!

Please come over, snap a selfie with us and we’ll tweet it from our official Twitter!

On Sunday the 27th of September at 12pm we will be hosting a panel in the theatre, screening new clips from our upcoming episodes and taking questions from members of the audience. Are panel so far include Billy Kirkwood (The Cult of Many Faces), Julie D Dunn (Director of Photography), Des O’Gorman (Deputy First Minister Alan Smith), Anne Nicholson (Editor) and Chris Bain (Minister of Justice, Clark).

Episode 3 Trailer

Episode 3 starring Ellen Patterson, Simon Weir, Kenny Boyle, Chris Bain and some brain munching zombies is currently in post-production and we hope to release it in early August.

We are currently in pre-production for episode 4 and as soon as we have any news we will post it here, on twitter and facebook.

Episode 3 Is In The Can!

'Cops and Monsters' in Glasgow Gym Location - 18 July 2015
“Hedges sir, Maya Hedges.”

Episode 3, “The New Recruit”, which introduces us to Maya Hedges, played by Ellen Patterson, is now in the can!  Shot in Glasgow throughout the day, the cast and crew assembled at 10am to film the 4th scene of the episode, before wrapping on scene 3 at 8.18pm!

We will be adding photos taken from our stills photographer, Dougie Coull, shortly and we will also be uploading a behind the scenes look at how we shot the episode with cast interviews.

Once we hand over the footage to our editor Anne Nicholson, and then to our visual effects animator and composer, we will set a release date so you all know when you can watch episode 3!

Now we continue our funding process so we can budget and schedule to shoot our remaining 4 episodes of series 1!

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Casting Announcement – Ellen Patterson

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We are pleased to announce that Scottish actress Ellen Patterson has joined our cast! Ellen will be playing the role of MAYA HEDGES, a trainee recruit for the Paranormal Investigation Team Scotland. We will meet Maya in episode 3, “The New Recruit” as she is put through her paces in order to transfer to the PITS team.

Ellen has this to say about her career so far, and why she is excited to be a part of COPS AND MONSTERS:

“I began acting professionally when I was 13 when I was cast in a seven part series for CITV. This was the most incredible experience but, I have to admit, is the source of a lot of embarrassment now! (it was called Butterfingers and was about a football team…I am no footballer.) Studying Drama and Theatre Studies at Trinity College in Dublin was what took this dream into reality for me and really made me understand how important it was to me. The Irish scene was also a fantastic thing to experience. It is so similar to Scotland in so many ways and I will definitely continue to work in Ireland in the future. I recently moved to London and since living there I have missed the Scottish production industry a lot. I miss the people, their energy, their creativity and above all else the support Scottish teams constantly supply each other with. Reading about Silly Wee Films after seeing the audition posting on Casting Call Pro I was very keen to work with you as you seem to encapsulate all these qualities that made me fall in love with Scottish film. The web series itself really interested me as it is different and exciting without taking itself too seriously. It was immediately obvious that this would be a great team to work with and a web series I would be very proud to be associated with. Reading about your past short films it is clear how passionate you are about making diverse and original productions.”

Filming on episode 3 takes place on Saturday 18th of July in Glasgow.

Chris Bain Joins The Cast

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Scottish actor Chris Bain has joined our cast for series 1. Chris will be playing Clark in episode 3, “The New Recruit”.

Clark is a mysterious government man reporting to the Deputy First Minister, Alan Smith (Des O’Gorman) who has taken a keen interest in the Paranormal Investigation Team since being tasked to work with the security minister.

“The New Recruit” will introduce several new characters including Norris Fletcher, the PITS operation manager, Maya Hedges, Martin Carmichael and Clark.

Filming starts in Glasgow on the 18th of July.

Meet Martin Carmichael

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Scottish actor Kenny Boyle has officially joined our cast as geeky hacker Martin Carmichael.

Acclaimed writer and director Kenny Boyle most recently appeared in his own short play Hero Worship which toured Scotland and received a hearty abundance of critical plaudits. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has performed in theatres across the united kingdom. He is extremely excited to be working with director Fraser Coull again and can’t wait to start filming Cops and Monsters! For more information his website can be found here: http://kennyboyle.co.uk/

Martin covers his insecurities with over-confidence, however when his old girlfriend, Maya Hedges, asks him to hack into the PITS personnel files for reasons she won’t disclose, Martin finds himself in a difficult situation.

Kenny will make his first appearance in episode 3, “The New Recruit”, filming on the 18th of July in Glasgow.

We will be announcing the casting of Maya Hedges shortly!