Clacton: Filmmaker’s Christmas movie disappointment
7:30am Tuesday 12th November 2013 in News
Filmmaker’s Christmas movie disappointment
A FILMMAKER has been left disappointed after his footage of the Christmas Day swim in Clacton missed the cut for a major motion picture.
Richard Nettleingham created a short film of the famous sea-swim event last year.
And the footage was set to be used as part of a new film called Christmas in a Day, which has been created by Ridley Scott’s production company, RSA Films, and acclaimed director Kevin MacDonald.
It brings together clips of Christmas moments submitted by people across the country.
Producers asked Richard if they could use his Christmas Day swim footage after spotting it on YouTube.
But after sending the forms and footage off he was told it was too late for it to make the cut for the film.
Richard said: “In the end the film company told me it had all been submitted too late. It is bitterly disappointing.
“It would have been amazing to see it in the big screen as part of the film.”
The sea-swim footage features hoards of brave swimmers dashing out of the freezing sea in slow motion.
While it has not made it into the actual film, the Christmas swim footage will be used in the trailer to promote Christmas in a Day.
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