<div>Hi, I’m Vinnie Camilleri — a UK-based filmmaker, editor, and composer.
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<div>I’m making a short film called The Templar, set on the English coast in January 1308. The story follows a lone Templar who washes ashore after a shipwreck and is forced to disappear into ordinary life to survive. It’s a grounded, cinematic film about identity, faith, survival, and what a man becomes when the symbols are stripped away.
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<div>I’m raising £5,000 to cover the essentials: costume, props, beach shipwreck set dressing, travel, and professional dialogue recording.
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<div>For years I’ve made my living delivering commercials end-to-end: taking an idea, filming it, finishing it properly, and getting it out to a professional standard. For this project, I’m directing and filming, then handling the edit, colour grade, and music myself — which cuts a huge amount of cost, so support goes into what you’ll actually see and hear on screen. This short film is the first step — my long-term goal is to expand The Templar into a full feature film.
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<div>Filming is planned to start in late Spring 2026. I’ll post regular updates here as the project moves through filming and finishing.
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<div>Doing the main production work myself keeps this project lean, but we still need the practical elements that make the world feel authentic and the film look polished — especially the opening shipwreck sequence. We’re also keeping the crew small, but we plan to hire a professional sound recordist / boom operator to capture clean dialogue on location (especially on the beach and in the woods).
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<div>What your donation helps pay for
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<div>• Period costume and wardrobe (Templar clothing, tunic, ageing/distressing)
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<div>• Props and set dressing (sword/scabbard, belt, pendant, practical details)
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<div>• Beach shipwreck set dressing (wood, rope, boards and debris to recreate the wreckage on the shoreline)
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<div>• Professional dialogue recording (sound recordist / boom operator for clean on-location audio)
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<div>• Travel for filming (flights + accommodation)
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<div>Supporter acknowledgement (optional)
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<div>If you’d like your name included in the end credits under Supporters / Special Thanks, please send me your preferred credit name via GoFundMe message after donating. Producer credits are honorary thank-you credits.
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<div>Updates
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<div>I’ll post progress updates here on GoFundMe, including behind-the-scenes photos as we build props and prepare for filming. I’ll aim to update regularly and at key milestones.
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<div>Thanks for supporting the project — even sharing the page helps.
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