Alex Chandon (born 3 November 1968 in North London) is a film director, writer and digital artist. Chandon was known initially for straight-to-video micro-budget horror films. His highest-profile release to date is Cradle of Fear, starring Dani Filth and other members of the band Cradle of Filth in cameo appearances. In 2006, he directed the more substantial Borderline (2006) and the £1,000,000 black comedy horror film Inbred, in 2010. Chandon has also produced a number of music videos for Cradle of Filth as well as several documentaries on their DVDs.
Career
Directing His early films, Drillbit and Bad Karma, featured many musicians from the UK anarcho punk scene, notably Ben Bethell, Dan MacCintyre, William 'Bill' Corbett from The Apostles and Julian Portinari from Pallor.
His highest-profile release to date is Cradle of Fear, starring Dani Filth in a leading role, and other members of Cradle of Filth in cameo appearances.
Chandon was once known primarily for specialising in straight-to-video micro-budget horror films, but his latest projects, especially Borderline (2006), featuring music by The Dark Poets, show a more mature side to his work.Current Release Info – 'Beyond The Pale' Borderline has now been chosen for the British Film Institute's National Archive."Borderline" by Alex Chandon
Chandon directed the £1,000,000 project Inbred, which was shot in July 2010 in the market town of Thirsk.Locals object to plans to make horror movie in Thirsk The script for the black comedy horror film was co-written by Paul Shrimpton.
Chandon's short Teleportal, the script for which was adapted from Paul Shrimpton, was made into a short film. The short premiered on 16 September 2009Zombieworld – Explanations, Eviscerations, and Reflection and was released as segment of the anthology film Zombieworld in February 2015 on DVD.
Music videos Chandon's relationship with Cradle of Filth has also produced music videos for the songs "From the Cradle to Enslave", "No Time to Cry" and "Her Ghost in the Fog", as well as documentaries on their DVDs PanDaemonAeon and Heavy, Left-handed and Candid.The Worldwide Celluloid Massacre: Alex Chandon
Filmography YearFilmCredited asDirectorProducerScreenwriterActorFilm editorCinematography Role 1982 Nightmare 1988 Chainsaw Scumfuck 1989 Bad Manor 1991 Bad Karma Shape Shifter 1992 Drillbit 1997 Night Pastor Pervirella Savage Dynamite 1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Art Department Cradle of Filth: PanDaemonAeon Co-Director Siamese Cop Witchcraft X: Mistress of the Craft Agent Roberts 2000 Peaches Storyboards 2001 Cradle of Fear 2003 The Sick Room 2005 BV-01 Voice-Over 2006 Borderline 2007 Gerry Judah Slash Hive Digital FX 2008 The Bill Digital FX Neon Killer Digital FX Comedy Lab - Peter Slater Digital FX 2011 Inbred
Music videos
Year Title 1999 "From the Cradle to Enslave" by Cradle of Filth 2000 "Her Ghost in the Fog" by Cradle of Filth 2001 "No Time to Cry" by Cradle of Filth "Scorched Earth Erotica" by Cradle of Filth 2007 "Insect" by Mainstream Distortion 2008 "KONFAB" by Runonsentence 2010 "Its So Cold" by The Dark Poets "Endless Zoom" by The Dark Poets "Sarah's Tribute to Oscar Wilde" by The Dark Poets
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