Ruth Platt's guest appearances

Ruth Platt

The Cinematography Podcast

The Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast

More Deadly - The Podcast for Women-Made Horror

Jordan Peele

Tom Ford

Quentin Tarantino

Bill Hader

Aaron Sorkin

Todd Phillips

Rian Johnson

Norman Lear

Taika Waititi

Ava Duvernay

Bradley Cooper

John Singleton

Jason Bateman

James Mangold

Bryan Fogel

OwlTail

When director Ruth Platt first wrote and developed Martyrs Lane, it started off as much more of a horror film rather than a psychological thriller. She had the opportunity to develop the film into a feature from a short through BFI, the British Film Institute. In its feature form, Ruth pulled Martyrs Lane into a more unsettling ghost story that's told from the point of view of Leah, a 10 year old girl, who lives in a large old house with her family. Her mother always seems very sad and distant, and Leah doesn't know why, until a strange nightly visitor gives her a new clue to unlock every night.The visual palette of Martyrs Lane has a timeless and impressionistic feel, creating an atmosphere of hovering between the conscious and unconscious world. The house Leah and her family lives in is a reflection of the interior and exterior world of the family. Ruth knew that finding the perfect “haunted house” was key, and they were lucky to have found the perfect location. With two inexperienced child actors as the leads in the movie, Ruth focused on trying to keep the lines sounding natural instead of scripted, and kept the kids energy up in between takes and setups. Because she and the crew only had a short amount of prep time for the movie, they had to creatively problem solve for a few issues and were able to do almost all the special effects in camera.You can see Martyrs Lane on Shudder. Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: http://camnoir.com//ep145/ Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: www.hotrodcameras.com Sponsored by Assemble: Assemble has amazing production management software. Use the code cinepod to try a month for free! https://www.assemble.tv/Be sure to watch our YouTube video of Nate Watkin showing how Assemble works! https://youtu.be/IlpismVjab8The Cinematography Podcast website: www.camnoir.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast Facebook: @cinepodInstagram: @thecinepodTwitter: @ShortEndz

When director Ruth Platt first wrote and developed Martyrs Lane, it started off as much more of a horror film rather than a psychological thriller. She had the opportunity to develop the film into a feature from a short through BFI, the British Film Institute. In its feature form, Ruth pulled Martyrs Lane into a more unsettling ghost story that's told from the point of view of Leah, a 10 year old girl, who lives in a large old house with her family. Her mother always seems very sad and distant, and Leah doesn't know why, until a strange nightly visitor gives her a new clue to unlock every night. The visual palette of Martyrs Lane has a timeless and impressionistic feel, creating an atmosphere of hovering between the conscious and unconscious world. The house Leah and her family lives in is a reflection of the interior and exterior world of the family. Ruth knew that finding the perfect “haunted house” was key, and they were lucky to have found the perfect location. With two inexperienced child actors as the leads in the movie, Ruth focused on trying to keep the lines sounding natural instead of scripted, and kept the kids energy up in between takes and setups. Because she and the crew only had a short amount of prep time for the movie, they had to creatively problem solve for a few issues and were able to do almost all the special effects in camera. You can see Martyrs Lane on Shudder. Find out even more about this episode, with extensive show notes and links: <a href="http://camnoir.com//ep145/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://camnoir.com//ep145/</a> Sponsored by Hot Rod Cameras: <a href="http://www.hotrodcameras.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hotrodcameras.com</a> Sponsored by Assemble: Assemble has amazing production management software. Use the code cinepod to try a month for free! <a href="https://www.assemble.tv/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.assemble.tv/</a> Be sure to watch our YouTube video of Nate Watkin showing how Assemble works! <a href="https://youtu.be/IlpismVjab8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/IlpismVjab8</a> The Cinematography Podcast website: <a href="http://www.camnoir.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.camnoir.com</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheCinematographyPodcast</a> Facebook: @cinepod Instagram: @thecinepod Twitter: @ShortEndz

Ruth Platt, director of Martyrs Lane on writing and directing the horror thriller