About Us

In the Beginning:

I have been so very lucky in my lifetime as I have managed to have a few careers, from the age of ten as a DJ mainly on the road around Europe and nightclubs (not at 10) with a dabble into local radio. Next came film production, I was given a super 8mm camera at 12, and spent time dragging family into making short films, at 17 I joined a well known film company as a runner and soon found myself in my favorite place, the edit suite. Over the years I took every opportunity to learn and I finished up working in television as a film/video editor. Since then I have gone into directing documentaries, in London and here on the Island. Now this all sounds great, but I would never ever have got to where I did without the help of many people, who took time and interest in me, because I had an interest in what they did. This is where originally the Kherty Film Club came from in London, at the time I had access to a lot of equipment and I wanted to give back to a new generation of film makers and hope get some of them started in the industry. So now after finally stepping away from work and looking back at all the equipment I had accumulated, what next, I could just let it all go to waste and leave it all in boxes, enter Tyber Films here was a chance to give to those over 18 the chance to make films , sadly in the early years on the island this was not possible due to circumstances and work commitments, but now it has become possible to try again and I hope to give like minded people from 18 to  80 (and older) the opportunity to have some fun, I have no idea how this is going to work, but it should be fun to try. Finally two other things I will be adding in are my recording studio, and photography studio, both hobbies of mine.

The Equipment:

Thankfully due to my past career in films and television I have been able to acquire a lot of my own equipment. Most of it is semi-professional but will do the job capably, all I need are like minded people, to learn together. The equipment includes, 4K Camcorder, SLR Cameras that can handle 4K video, Go Pro, and DJI Drones (pilot license is required to fly these). Other equipment includes boom mic’s, separate recorder, various lighting, Track, Jib and stabilization equipment. Post production includes the full Adobe Creative Suite and Edius. For music we have our own recording studio which includes Cubase and Nuendo, with other software and hardware equipment, like Native Instruments.

The Films:

The films will fall under the category of short films, running time 10 to 30 mins (or over) and can be on any subject or genre. Now to upset the younger generation, I come from the old school of film making and love foreign language films, especially Scandinavian and French films, I’m happy to push the boundaries and be non-political correct (to a point).

All films before production will be given a rating, based on the guidelines set down by the BBFC, this will give anyone an idea of the contents of the production.

Tyber Films is for any one over the age of 18, who has an interest in film production, no experience in necessary, what we are after is your imagination, if you have an idea, feel free to pitch it. From time to time, you may want to put someone under 18 into a film. We have further restrictions for this, any contact must be done with the parent or guardian first, and script must be approved with the parent or guardian. When the young person is in a rehearsal or on set a parent or guardian must always chaperone and if the chaperone has to leave, the young person must leave with them and the production finished for the day or move onto something else in the script.

Tyber films is for fun and must remain fun, filming can also be very boring at times, with re-take after re-take, time spent setting up a shot, poor weather you name it. But in the end the finished film is rewarding, and hopefully will inspire you to do another, maybe better. No matter if its good or bad, our films I doubt will ever become Oscar winners but it’s the taking part for me is the important thing and having a laugh, if you are serious about trying to forge a career in film and television this is also a great place to start and can help build up your show reel.

When the production is finished everyone will receive a DVD or Blu-Ray of the film and the film will also be available to view on You Tube.

Some of the jobs required when making a film, some of these can be doubled or trebled up.
Actors * Director * Producer * DOP (Director of Photography) * Lighting * hair and make-up * Sound recordist * Boom operator * Editing * Composer * general helping.