About Us
Edge of Alright are Suffolk based film-makers, writers and producers devoted to making boutique films for artisan makers and musicians. Our 2023 eponymous short film 'Edge of Alright' has garnered numerous honours at film festivals around the world, including 12 Best Music Video awards.
Living in Suffolk, we are aware of the wealth of interesting, independent small businesses
that are flourishing here, and our films are a celebration of this craftsmanship, a way to get under the skin of the true artisan, exploring the ways they work and the beauty of what they produce.
Last summer we made a series of short films for Acre Farm, showcasing their micro-bakery and the making of their artisan bread. Beautifully crafted and carefully observed, the ASMR soundtrack is a gentle reflection of days spent measuring ingredients, kneading dough and baking loaves. The same treatment is given to a film we made for Kingdom Forge, but this time the video rings to the sound of hammer on steel and the roar of the forge and has already won four awards at film festivals around the world.
In our latest film, we visited the bowl maker Quentin Cowen. Working with metal, wood, fire, air and water, Master Bowl Maker Quentin Cowen crafts mystical sounding bowls deep in the heart of Suffolk. Featuring extraordinary ethereal music of gong and bowls, the film resonates with the sounds of nature and creativity at the heart of this spellbinding transformation from matter into magic.
Martin McDougall
Martin is a writer, director, and editor for the company. He is an award winning music video writer/director and produces songs and music for films. He has also written plays for stage and radio.
Martin has worked extensively as an actor in theatre, film, and television in a career spanning over thirty years. He's recently appeared in Day of the Jackal, The Crown, Indiana Jones & The Dial of Destiny and Mission Impossible 8.
John Collins
John has been shooting broadcast footage for nearly 30 years, and his résumé is impressive. The main body of his work has been with the BBC and his credits, which include the Chelsea Flower Show, The One Show, Blue Peter and Rogue Traders also working for global brands like Mclaren Automotive, BP, Renault, Balvenie (whisky) and Ford. He started as a lighting cameraman using Super 16mm film cameras. Those formative years, shooting with film, set him up for life with the knowledge and shooting discipline that is often not learned in today's digital media world.
The result is footage that is comprised of well framed, properly exposed and pin-sharp images.
