Film Thoughts with Peter Tilley Producer and Actor
Peter Tilley, actor and producer took time to talk to us about his latest co-project: The Foreboding: Fractured, and share his insights from not just this project but what the future holds for him as a creative.
You have been working on promotion for your most recent project The Foreboding: Fractured, where you are part of the cast. Can you tell us more about the project and your involvement?
Back in the summer of this year I messaged my good friend Alexander Staunton-Hill, who is an incredibly talented writer and actor. I said how I wanted to put my own spin on a teen horror story and make a film specifically for the Horror-On-Sea Film Festival in January 2024. Not long later, he returned with a fantastic script that completely elevated the idea of that take on a group of teens coming face to face with a deadly enemy in the woods. We soon took this into production, undertaking the casting process and filming just a matter of weeks later. I took on the credit of producer for this film, along with playing one of the titular roles as Aaron. Balancing both learning lines and taking on all of the producer responsibilities was certainly a challenge, but this allowed me to gain great experience within the film industry and help to create something fresh and exciting.
The film follows a group of university students who have just finished their first year of Uni and decide to go on a little camping trip into the woods to celebrate, however this trip won’t be so plain sailing as they soon encounter a deadly presence lurking within the forest. However there’s a lot more to this story than meets the eye, for this isn’t your stereotypical teen horror flick. What fates lie ahead for Aaron, Connor, Abigail and Lauren?
As an actor what challenges did you face involving yourself in The Foreboding: Fractured and how did you overcome them?
There was quite a few issues that came up on set, some of which were completely out of our control. For example, we were shooting for long hours going into the night and was hit by a thunderstorm with torrential rain, temperatures hitting low figures in the early hours of the morning not having very warm layers of clothing on. Filming these scenes out in the open on a farm in the middle of Sussex with this bad weather certainly proved tricky, but we got through those obstacles as a team still gaining good results.
Which side of the camera do you prefer working and why?
I’ve been fortunate to have experienced both now, however I am primarily an actor and mostly enjoy working infront of the camera, portraying different characters and bringing these scenes to life. Saying that, I worked as a producer on this film which was enjoyable and would certainly dip my toes into that role again in the future, so it is fun to work on both sides of the camera. It’s mesmerising to see how a production all comes together from either side. I would never rule anything out!
What have you got planned next as a creative that you can share and how can people find out more about you and your work?
We’ve got BIG plans for The Foreboding, so I will mainly be putting all my attention on that going forward. I’ve got some other projects lined up for the year ahead but am just waiting on getting schedules for those films, which I’m very much looking forward to shooting. You can find me on multiple social media platforms, on Twitter (or X now as it’s called!) at PeterTilley20 and on Instagram with the handle @Tilley.Peter. You can follow the official page for The Foreboding @theforebodingofficial and tickets are now available to purchase for the film via horror-on-sea.com with it’s world premiere screening at the Horror-On-Sea Film Festival on Saturday 20th January 2024!
To learn more about the film see:
IMDB The Foreboding: Fractured.