Search results
Gemma Hurley. Writer: Host. Gemma Hurley is the co-writer of the BIFA nominated horror film 'Host' (2020) directed by Rob Savage for Shudder. The lockdown breakout hit garnered a limited worldwide cinematic release and was awarded the 'best streaming movie' title at Fangoria's 2021 Chainsaw Awards and received 100% certified fresh status on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Writer, Producer, Production Manager
- Gemma Hurley
Overview. Nickname. Gem Hurley. Mini Bio. Gemma Hurley is the co-writer of the BIFA nominated horror film 'Host' (2020) directed by Rob Savage for Shudder.
- Writer, Producer
Jun 9, 2021 · Gemma, Jed and Rob – the writers of Host – wrote the film over Zoom, and they have written another film over Zoom too. Gemma had met Rob on another project. They had a great meeting but she didn’t think that anything would come from it. But then “Rob put out this prank video on Twitter, which was the catalyst for Host. He got all of the ...
Jun 22, 2021 · 22nd Jun 2021. Interview: ‘Host’ writer Gemma Hurley on “5 Great Found Footage Films” by Stuart Wright. In his latest interview, screenwriter and film podcast host Stuart Wright talks with screenwriter Gemma Hurley.
- Host Started Off as A Prank
- It's Based on A Real-Life Experience
- They Had No Idea What Was Going to Happen
- Socially Distanced Filming Proved Challenging
- What Happened After The Ending?
The cast of Hostare friends in real-life and have their own WhatsApp group where, like many of us during lockdown, they arrange movie nights and quizzes. But one day, Rob Savage had a different idea... "There was one day where the boys were so keen for us to come on a Zoom chat. I just had my car vandalised and I was like, 'Guys, I don't want to co...
The Hostcast didn't just watch movies and test their knowledge. They also decided to do a virtual séance, like in the movie. Fortunately, it didn't end as badly for them as it did for their characters, but Jemma Moore has her doubts... "I had an experience. There were a lot of things that were in the film that were based on the séance. So, for exam...
Filmed over two weeks in their own homes with the cast setting up their own sound, lighting and the like, Hostdidn't start off with a full script and there was improvisation every day, including Savage giving out instructions via Zoom private messaging. They knew who was going to die – they just had no idea when or how... "We never actually saw the...
The entire shoot abided by the social distancing rules we've all been living by in recent months. This, of course, made things like stunt work tricky, especially when Jemma goes to Haley's house in Host's intense final scenes... "A lot of the time, we'd come up with ideas from what we had on the day. I got a call from Douglas Cox, our producer, who...
The final moments of Hostsee Jemma and Haley think they're in the clear, only to realise Jack – the evil spirit that Jemma unwittingly brought into the group chat – is still right there in the house with them. The spirit lunges towards the camera and then... the Zoom free chat minutes end... "I could be a goner. I could be still around as Jemma at ...
- isandwell@digitalspy.co.uk
- 2 min
Sep 16, 2020 · Hello, I’m Gemma Hurley, a British Screenwriter working in TV and film with a love of horror, sci-fi and the fantastical. I grew up in north west London. My credits include the lockdown zoom horror HOST (Shudder), an upcoming episode of the horror series RED ROSE (Netflix / BBC), and an upcoming episode of supernatural crime thriller THE ...
Jul 27, 2021 · Next. Brooke Cormier. Kyle StückJuly 13, 2021. ©2020 OMINOUS MEDIA. This week on Humming Fools, Kyle Stück is joined by Gemma Hurley, a British screenwriter working in TV and film with a love of horror, sci-fi, and the fantastical. Listen as Gem explains how she got involved with the worldwide sensation "HOST," what her dream writing project ...
