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Back in action

Back in action

After a three month layoff due to surgery the Dead Lies director Gary Spate returned to action yesterday. It’s been almost three months since the script was last looked at so it’s the ideal time to dust it off and write a final draft with a fresh mind. Over the next fortnight this will be completed and we’ll begin on the storyboard. We’re also relaunching our fundraising campaign. So far we’ve received an incredible £3,026 from 104 amazing movie fans around the...

Work halts for surgery

Work halts for surgery

On 10th December all work on the 'DEAD LIES' movie ground to a halt as the man behind the whole project, Gary Spate, was admitted into hospital for major surgery. Gary spent five days in Castle Hill Hospital in Yorkshire to...

The FINAL no-sleep fundraiser

The FINAL no-sleep fundraiser

Friday 26th October sees us embark on our final voyage to sleep deprivation for the Dead Lies movie. Gary Spate will for the last time go 61 hours without sleep to raise £1000. The time is right to end the almost...

DEAD LIES Summer Fundraiser

DEAD LIES Summer Fundraiser

Friday 31st August 2012 sees the Fiveway team embark on our latest effort of sleep deprivation to raise funds for the 100% fan-funded Dead Lies movie. Writer/director Gary Spate will once again be tweeting for SIXTY HOURS solid without any sleep...

Dead Lies EPIC Fundraiser

Dead Lies EPIC Fundraiser

On Friday 27th July 2012 we begin our latest fundraiser for the DEAD LIES movie. Starting at 10am (BST) writer/director Gary Spate will once undertake a 60 hour no-sleep fundraiser. The aim is to raise £1000 that will go straight into the coffers for...

Test Shooting Begins

Test Shooting Begins

In August 2012 the team will begin test shooting at several key locations for the Dead Lies movie. First up is the location for the nightmare scenes and the intro sequence. Attending the shoot will be the movie's director Gary Spate, co-producer Sadie Ingoldby and Head of the Art Department, Marc Reed. We have also identified another location in the Humber region, a huge landmark that will be pivotal to the movie. Photos and videos will be uploaded in due...

No Rest for Dead Lies

No Rest for Dead Lies

Our latest fundraiser for the DEAD LIES movie will begin at 10am (BST) on Friday 29th June 2012 and will last until 10pm Sunday 1st July. This SIXTY HOUR fundraiser is the seventh in which writer/director Gary Spate has gone a whole weekend without sleep. The aim of the fundraiser is to raise at least £540 which would equal the total raised in our best ever fundraiser weekend back in February.  Monies raised will go toward shooting our Teaser Trailer which we...

New ‘Dead Lies’ Teaser Poster

New ‘Dead Lies’ Teaser Poster

We're delighted to release a brand new Teaser Poster for the DEAD LIES movie. Created by the talented artist Marc Reed (@Wrawbz), this poster is now in the public domain to share and give us invaluable exposure for our movie. Click image...

Dead Lies Movie Project Update

Dead Lies Movie Project Update

As it's a bit quiet on Twitter at the moment at HOUR EIGHTEEN of our latest 60 Hour Tweetathon I thought I'd give you a quick update as to what's been happening here at FivewayHQ. THE SCRIPT We've been hard at work...

Next Fundraiser Coming Up

Next Fundraiser Coming Up

Our third fundraiser begins this Friday (9th March) at 10am and will last for 60 hours until 10pm Sunday. As usual the writer/director of Dead Lies, Gary Spate, will be tweeting on Twitter non-stop without any sleep whatsoever for over...

2nd Official Fundraiser coming up

2nd Official Fundraiser coming up

After the relative success of our first official fundraiser in January, we're doing it again! Last month our 56 Hour Tweetathon raised an impressive £510. We intend to beat that result with our second fundraiser on 24th February. Writer/director Gary Spate...

Tweetathon Thank You Video

Tweetathon Thank You Video

At HOUR 50 of our 56 Hour Tweetathon Gary Spate recorded this short video message to thank everyone for their...

First Official Fundraiser Coming Soon

First Official Fundraiser Coming Soon

The first official Fiveway Films fundraiser for our debut movie DEAD LIES is imminent. On Friday 27th January 2012 at 12pm (GMT) writer/director Gary Spate will embark on Fiveway's first ever fundraising tweetathon. He will be on Twitter at @FivewayFilms from 12pm on Friday until 8pm on Sunday without any sleep with the aim of raising £5000 towards the Dead Lies movie's Film Fund. Gary is no stranger to tweetathons having stayed up through several of fellow movie director AD Lane's tweetathons...

Dead Lies

Dead Lies

Annie is an only child who lives with her mother Karin and father Jim (David Anderson). On her 10th birthday she begins having nightmares. These nightmares start to reveal deadly secrets from the past. Secrets that will shake her family...

The Unluckiest Barsteward – Script Complete

The Unluckiest Barsteward – Script Complete

Back in 2010 Gary Spate wrote and directed the 5-minute short film 'The Unluckiest Barsteward' as part of a university project. Now it has been rewritten and will be reshot during the Summer 2012. The original short film was shot...

Location Scout Short Video

Location Scout Short Video

On Thursday 22nd September director Gary Spate and assistant producer Sadie Ingoldby visited a location in Lincolnshire that we hope will be the setting for the intro sequence to the movie. Nettleham Hall is a ruined stately home near Lincoln and...

Making progress with scriptwriting

Making progress with scriptwriting

The scriptwriting for our début feature film 'DEAD LIES' is well and truly under way. We're making great progress and we should have our first draft completed within a matter of weeks.  So what's the movie about? On her 10th birthday a young girl...

Cast Taking Shape

Cast Taking Shape

We are delighted to announce that we have just secured our FOURTH actor to take part in our 'Dead Lies' movie project. Joining the ranks is professional actor DAVID ANDERSON. Taken from David's web site: David Anderson is a convincing actor with a likable warm personality which makes him an excellent company member. He has great comedy timing and his engaging personality relates very well to an audience. Although great at comedy his versatility also allows him to take on dramatic TV, Film...

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We have the experience, expertise and contacts to make incredible feature films. Our latest project is the 'Dead Lies' fan-funded thriller
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Short Films

In between our major projects we like to make short films. Sometimes they're comedic, sometimes they're more hard hitting with an underlying message. We'll be making a lot more in 2013.
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Music Videos

We love good music and we love to make you and/or your band amazing music videos

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We also make webmercials, corporate and training videos to corporate clients
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Our Projects

  • Dead Lies

    Dead Lies

  • Keep Your Friends Close

    Keep Your Friends Close

  • Paranormal Nativity

    Paranormal Nativity

  • The Unluckiest Barsteward

    The Unluckiest Barsteward

  • Hidden Footprints

    Hidden Footprints

  • A Day To Remember

    A Day To Remember

  • What on Earth?

    What on Earth?