Kate Madison is a British independent filmmaker, director, producer and actor.
19 Facts About Kate Madison
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Kate Madison portrayed the character Elgarain in her film, Born of Hope.
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Kate Madison was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England but now lives in Cambridge, England.
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Kate Madison started acting at the age of four years when her mother got her involved in a local amateur dramatic group.
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Kate Madison was educated at the Netherhall School and Long Road Sixth Form College, both in Cambridge.
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Kate Madison gained a bachelor's degree in zoology at Aberystwyth University, but realized this would not be her profession.
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Kate Madison discovered and joined the Cambridge Filmmakers Network and established her company, Actors at Work Productions in 2003.
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In 2005 Madison was working on a short film with the working title Into the Darkness.
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Kate Madison gave the task of directing to Madison, and he left for Tampa, Florida.
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Kate Madison directed the ten-minute short; Christopher Dane was the producer and screenwriter; the music was by Carl Homer.
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Kate Madison read Tolkien's own notes on the main characters of Middle Earth, and became intrigued about the mysterious background of Aragorn.
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Kate Madison began recruiting from her circle of film professionals within Actors at Work Productions, and their referrals of others throughout England and beyond.
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Kate Madison brought in a screenwriter to flesh out the storyline, but the script evolved over a period of years and some scenes were rewritten during filming.
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Kate Madison scouted for filming locations and discovered the West Stow Anglo-Saxon village and Epping Forest, where most of the scenes were ultimately filmed.
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Kate Madison used the bulk of her own savings to launch the project, and ultimately called on donations to fund the balance.
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Kate Madison received offers to assist from professionals from around the world in providing special effects, film scoring, prop and costume donations and cash donations to keep production going.
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Kate Madison used the Internet for worldwide release, streamed first on Dailymotion, later on YouTube, and on the film's dedicated website.
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Kate Madison played Arathorn's friend Elgarain in the film, as well as directing.
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Kate Madison established a production company, Mythica Entertainment, to produce these works.