Gerard Lough
Gerard Lough (born May 14, 1978) is an Irish director of short films and music videos. His first feature as director, Night People, was released in 2015.
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Early life and education
Lough attended North West Regional College in Derry, graduating with a diploma in media studies.[1] After an internship with an American advertising agency, he began making short films independently.[2]
Career in filmmaking
He is known for working in genres such as horror and science fiction. In 2010 he released an adaptation of a Stephen King story The Boogeyman.[3] Two years later he released 'Ninety Seconds', a futuristic neo-noir about a surveillance expert, and in the following year he began work on a full-length film project, entitled Night People.[4] The filming, all on location in Ireland, was completed in August 2014, and the film was released in cinemas in 2015.[5]
The following year he returned to music videos with promos for new bands such as Electro Kill Machine and Voynich. He is currently working on his second feature film, a neo-noir thriller called Spears.
Filmography
Feature Films
- Spears (TBA) - Also Writer / Producer
- Night People (2015) - Also Writer / Producer[6][7]
Short Films
- Ninety Seconds (2012) - Also Writer / Producer[8][9]
- The Boogeyman (2010) - Also Producer[10][11][12][13]
- The Stolen Wings (2009) - Also Writer / Producer
- The Scanner (2009) - Also Producer
- Deviant (2008) - Also Writer / Producer)
- A Long Term Effect (2007) - Also Producer
- Ulterior (2006) - Also Writer / Producer
Music Videos
- It Feels So Good - Michael O'Boyce (2017)
- Warped - Electro Kill Machine (2017)[14]
- Exoself - Voynich (2016)
- Rush of Blood - Austen (2016)
- Night People - Voynich (2015)
- Life In The Big City - Cian Furlong (2008)
- Baby Boom Boom - Cian Furlong (2007)
- Karma & Destiny - The Scarbrough Affair (2006)
- I Lift My Hands - The Scarbrough Affair (2006)
- The Divine Beat - Robbie Mc Donald (2005)
- Demon - First On (2005)
- Rachel Hates The Sun - Dan Anderson Band (2003)
References
- ↑ "Horror story has a happy ending with King's blessing". Irish Independent.
- ↑ "New film in the frame for Gerard Lough". Donegal Democrat.
- ↑ "Interview: Gerard Lough – The boogeyman’s gonna get ya…" Film Ireland
- ↑ "Donegal film-maker seeks local talent for feature film debut". Donegal News.
- ↑ "Beware the Night People". Slice of SciFi.
- ↑ "NIGHT PEOPLE - Starburst Magazine".
- ↑ "Night People (2015) - Dread Central". www.dreadcentral.com.
- ↑ "Cyberpunk Short Film Review: 'Ninety Seconds'". Geeks of Doom. 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ↑ "Intriguing new Irish short released online". The Irish Examiner. 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
- ↑ "Film Review: The Boogeyman (short film) (2010)". HorrorNews.Net.
- ↑ "Interview: Gerard Lough (The Boogeyman, Deviant)". HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ "Horror story has a happy ending with King's blessing". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "Interview: Gerard Lough – The boogeyman's gonna get ya…". Film Ireland. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ "The Warped world of music videos". RTE.ie. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
External links
- Gerard Lough on IMDb