Meet The Team - Our Heads of Departments

I met Andy within a couple of days of pitching this idea for a film back in August 2018. He was immediately drawn to the subject and quizzed me for hours about Lucys story. 

Being totally sceptical (and remaining so) about the supernatural elements to the film, he gets rather bemused when we all start to swap stories of what we believe to be some contact from Lucy, Rolling his eyes and offering us a big grin is his usual way of saying - you lot are bloody nutters! 

I think he's now got used to us?

As part of the team of DP's  he brings his own ideas into the shoot and bounces these off the others, creatuing magic all the way.

He is also a driving force behind Darklight films a Cornish / Devon collaboration 

Will Davies is the latest addition to the camera team and has been to every shoot we have scheduled since joining us in December of 2019.

Will came aboard by total accident? 

One of those accidents we love to be embroiled in.

He originally  applied to be a supporting actor in the film? When we found out he was a cameraman and a DP talks were immediately had with him about pulling him on board. He readily agreed and the rest is history.

Having 3 DP's on set may seem weird and slightly counterproductive, but with all 3 of our team not suffering from any ego, this works rally well, In group shoots Will delivers amazing results bringing his own flavour to the mix and nailing the shoots.

 John Peters pretty much looks like his profile picture all the time when he's on set, 

A passionate cameraman who loves his job and it shows! 

He came to us via darkLight films, Joined the crew and has been on many a shoot in the past.. 

He likes his after shoot wind down pints and never stops smiling and cracking jokes! 

He thinks like Andy and isn't afraid to tell us that "You are all bonkers mate!" but he does love the story of Lucy, and has the same passion that we all have to tell her story to the world.

Richard Roberts was on set at The Spanish Princess when I was working on it last year. 

When he heard about the film he was immediately interested and asked to be called up if we needed a cameraman for any of the shoots. 

We did in February 2019 and he came down to Cornwall from Wales and added his magic to the mix. 

Hes an amazing DP to work with both on and off set, his dry and funny humour really puts everyone at ease and his professionalism shines through on set. 

We hope to be working with Richard again on future projects.

Michele is our senior stylist, being mainly in charge of the main cast and the other MUA's on set. She runs a tight ship! Michele and myself had one of those 6 degrees of separation moments, we'd missed one another umpteen times on various TV series sets and only came together with this film. She is a lifelong friend of a close musician friend of mine from way back in the Punk / New wave days.

It was when I mentioned I was planning the film to Spizz (of SpizzEnergi fame) that he mentioned Michele to me, made us a messenger hookup and the rest is pretty much history! Michele was hooked from the very first page of the script and told me that whatever i was doing she was on board! 

As a team we work amazingly well together and I know I can trust her to bring in as many (or as few) MUA's as we need for each set. the last set we had 8 ladies working flat out to prepare the sa's for their courtroom scenes, Each and every one of them did an amazing job! BIG love to Michele, her and her team are the ones who really pull this entire film together.

Her work includes film/tv, live tv at ITV Good Morning Britain, MTV music awards, and has also taught sfx and prosthetics as principle tutor at Gorton Studio and Bath Academy Of Media MakeUp.

Lianne was brought in by Michele for the very first shoot, which was in the middle of winter, where they were working as a trio from a tent in the middle of the camel trail in Cornwall!

None of us knowing what to expect on the first day we all muddled through, yet, by the second day we had all gelled, the set had pulled itself together and the stage was well and truly set for all the future shoots! 39 people were dressed and paraded on set that day, more than we had even anticipated a little chaotic at times, but not one person complained.

Lianne and Michele held the fort perfectly, a small heater in multiple extensions fed into the tent to keep them warm, they were the warmest people on set that day! 

When it comes to just getting stuck in, all the MUA's we have had on set to date have all had that mindset, Lianne in particular as she remembers those crazy early days when chaos was king. I doff my cap to Lianne, she's an amazing woman.

Lucy is still a mere teenage student in Taunton, but her drive, ability and professionalism shines through whenever she is on set which has lead to her being a key MUA in this outfit, Lucy beams her gorgeous smile at you and you instantly know that shes enjoying every second of being on the job and in the moment of being on set. 

The amount of young ladies who are involved with this film is phenomenal, and their professionalism when on set whether they are students or seasoned MUA's / film degree holders etc. totally knocks us all back. 

Lucy has also appeared as a body double for Lucys corpse in quite a few of the earlier shoots. Never complaining, she just flashes her smile and you instantly know that all is well and shes in her zone.

This young woman deserves to go far in her work. Lucy has become an unfaltering (and irreplaceable) key member of the team from the first days shoot. and was with us recently for the Tavistock crowd scenes. 

Mike also came out of the blue, I have not got a clue how he joined us but his interest was strong sp we just told him to come down and grab what he could on one of the smaller shoot days we've done. This lead onto him coming to each subsequent shoot and bringing into the fray our Judge - Jason Collins. Mike has also got the Lucy bug, it seems that anyone associated with the film is just hooked the moment they arrive on set and that's it, they work their socks off to get her story to every corner of their universe.

Mikes involvement has brought us media coverage in the south-west via the Western Morning News' weekend supplement back in April, and he is working hard alongside another of his ex fleet street colleagues to try and get Lucys story into the national media. no mean feat! but they seem to be breaking some ground....?

Mike has provided a lot of the portraits for the website and for this page, and some staged BTS (Behind the scenes) images for publications and social media. We would like to say a HUGE massive thanks to Mike Alsford for all his hard work to date.

Caroline joined us for the first time on set on the Tavistock shoot in June 2019. A complete newbie to the film she joined the 8 other MUA's and ensured that her section was manned and productive at all times, ensuring the teams efforts ran like clockwork, nobody could believe the way this was moving forwards, 150 people attending the session and the biggest shoot we have had to date. These young women nailed their targets in record time and in my eyes are total heroes.

Caroline has become quite an advocate for the film and Lucys story, and has moved rapidly up the success ladder this past few months by being drafted into other productions that are associated with both cast and crew from Lucys story.

This is how we love to see the shoots, not just a fun yet exhausting day out, but also a great networking event, where they can rise up the ranks and make their mark in the vicinity.

A BIG thanks to Caroline for her efforts that day and for any other days she appears on the film.

 Hi I’m millie, I’ve had a love for makeup since performing in musicals when I was younger! My passion has developed and I’m grateful to say that it is now my full time job! 

Being only 18 years old I still have a long way to go but so far I have had some amazing opportunities!
I have a makeup Instagram which is : @millie_makeupp
And also a Youtube Channel : see the live link below.

We'd all love to thank Millie for all her hard work on set in June when we had the 150+ cast and crew on board, it was no mean feat to get this amount of people ready for a court scene, but Millie mucked in alongside everyone and by 11am everyone was ready and in their places in the courtroom ready to start a day of sheer mayhem.

Our gratitude goes out to all the ladies who have put so much of their time and efforts into this film, You are now a part fo the essential workings of this and this alone keeps the drive alive to take this to completion. Thanks Millie x

Maddie has been a Hair and Make up artist for nearly 18 years with experience in all aspects of make up such as red carpet, editorial, runway live TV & film. For the last 5 years Maddie also freelances as a Media Make Up lecturer and was happy to be invited along to join the team for the day and to bring along a sturdy team of students for some work experience. 

Maddie first met Michele 14 years ago and they have worked together many times over the years and always seek out opportunities to get the dream team back together!

And what a team this was! They rocked their section and ensured that the whole day went smoothly, It was our pleasure having you on set for this mammoth session that made some of the professional sets that I've been on simply pale into the background, 

My name is Amber Rail and I am a beauty, theatrical and SFX freelance hair and makeup artist from Cornwall. 

Owner of AMBEeffects (Make believe effects) SFX makeup business and AMBElegance (Make believe elegance) Beauty makeup business. I have a wide range of experience in the field from working behind the scenes on film sets to modelling for other makeup artists at global events. 

I have achieved all of this since studying makeup at Cornwall College back in 2016.

I am currently in college studying makeup at petroc. I am honoured to have worked on this movie as it was a great learning experience. I am very passionate about working on a set with a crew and would love to go further in this career. 

I am open to learning new things and helping out on the Lucy Sands movie has definitely given me a taste of what I hope to accomplish in the future.

Professional London-trained make-up artist based in Devon, Anna has been a freelance MUA for 17 years.

Anna R-J is a Devon based London-trained Professional Make-Up Artist specialising in high end make-up for photographic shoots, weddings, editorial work, television and films. She also has a BA (Hons) in Media Production.

Sarah was brought in by Michele as an assistant trainee makeup artist for a day of shooting at Flambards in the Victorian Village.

They met whilst Sarah was studying at the Bath Academy of Media Makeup where Michele was a tutor. 

Sarah got her first taste of film work with the Ballad of Lucy Sands and immediately fell in love with the whole filming process, where her enjoyment for the process and the warmth and camaraderie of the Ballad of Lucy Sands cast and crew sparked a passion that has led her to continue working in film and television makeup. 

A link to Sarah's portfolio can be found on the link below.

I am a 17 year old training makeup artist and self taught sfx artist, studying at Petroc college in Makeup artistry and beauty retail. 

I wish to pursue my dream of becoming a special effects and makeup artist in movies and theatre. It was an honour to work on The Ballad of Lucy Sands and I believe it grants me one step closer to my goal.

I’m a 17 year old college student who is studying media makeup. In the future I would like to be a professional makeup artist either on film sets or make my own business. My makeup instagram is