Notes is a short romantic comedy film about a pair of roommates whose relationship develops through a series of post it notes. Notes marked the first installment of a trilogy of short films by Worrying Drake Productions.Notes profile on Worrying Drake Site The film was also the directorial debut for John McPhail.
Plot Adam (Tyler Collin) has just moved into a new flat with Abi (EmmaClaire Brightlyn) who is a nurse. The pair have never met and as a result of their conflicting sleep patterns the pair communicate via post it notes. What starts off as a complaint over their preferred types of coffee soon develops into flirtatious messages.
Main cast EmmaClaire Brightlyn as Abi Tyler Collins as Adam Ailsa Courtney as the Cleaner Lynn Murray as Gemma Dawn Robertson as Sarah Jim Sweeney as the Landlord
Release and reception Notes was released on 7 June 2013 and was positively received by critics. Thomas Simpson of MovieScramble wrote: The film went on to appear in many domestic and international film festivals and picked up the Best Film accolade at the Edinburgh Bootleg Film Festival, as well as the audience award at the Palme Dewar festival in Aberfeldy.
Awards Year Awards Category Recipient(s) Result 2013 Bootleg Film Festival Edinburgh Best Scottish Film John McPhail We Like 'Em Short Film Festival Best Actor Tyler Collins Roughcut Audience Choice Award John McPhail, Andrew Lanni Aberfeldy Film Festival Palme-Dewar Audience Choice Award John McPhail, Andrew Lanni 2014 Ayr International Film Festival Best Director John McPhail Audience Choice Award John McPhail, Andrew Lanni 2015 Fife Indiependent Film Expo Best Editing Stuart Doherty
References
External links
Worry Drake Productions Website 'Notes' Q&A at Write Shoot Cut – May 2013