Produced by Sarah Barr for Deadpan Pictures.
Starring: Ryan Stanger, Clare Monnelly & Rose Henderson.
Funded by Short Grass Films, Kildare Co Co.
Rip to the Rescue poster illustrated by Steve Doogan.
Screengrabs from the final film.
Cinematography by Robin Whenary. Colour by Michael Higgins.
Below are some fun BTS shots of the process of making the sci-fi comedy Rip to the Rescue! The budget wasn’t huge at €12,500, so we had to be super prepared to maximise the budget and realise our ambition on screen.
Rip’s disembodied head - curiously happy
Cinematographer Robin Whenary lines up a shot before body parts.
BTS of the shoot in Kildare. Photography by Hugh Noonan.
Storyboards from the sequence where the “spidery bastards” attack Rip,
“Spidery Bastard” Creature Design and Fabrication by Sean Gallagher.
The process of making the miniature post-apocalyptic landscapes of the film.
BTS of making the jet cockpit.
Rip’s “sweethearts”
Photoshoot of Rip’s “sweethearts” styled by Erin McGathy.