Francesca Jaynes

Francesca Jaynes
Born (1958-10-12) 12 October 1958
Woodford, Essex, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom
Occupation Choreographer
Movement director
Website francescajaynes.com

Francesca Jaynes (born 12 October 1958) is an English choreographer and movement director who works in many disciplines within the entertainment industry, including feature films,[1][2] theatre and commercials.

Early career

Jaynes trained at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, and danced professionally for several years before suffering a serious injury that led to a transition into choreography. Following several years choreographing musical stage acts, she began working in UK television in 1982[3] and a career in film began in 1999 with Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy,[4][5] earning her a nomination in the American Choreography Awards.[6]

Film and television

Jaynes' work in feature film covers a period of three decades and multiple genres, including costume drama (The Duchess, Great Expectations), family (Muppets Most Wanted,[7] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory[8]), science fiction (Gravity,[8][9] A.I. Artificial Intelligence[10][11][12]), fantasy (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Clash of the Titans), and music-based drama (De-Lovely,[13] Topsy-Turvy). She has worked with many of Hollywood's most prominent directors, including Joss Whedon, James Bobin, Michael Winterbottom, Mike Newell, Tim Burton, Steven Spielberg, and Mike Leigh, as well as a number of the industry's top actors, among them Andy Serkis, Sandra Bullock, Christoph Waltz, Tina Fey, Ray Liotta, Jude Law, Jack Black, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Kevin Kline, Steve Whitmire (Kermit the Frog) and Eric Jacobson (Miss Piggy).

Her television credits include work with Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman in Roald Dahl's Esio Trot for the BBC, as well as programmes such as Foyle's War, Agatha Christie's Marple, The Virgin Queen, and Tipping the Velvet.

Film and television credits

Year Released Title Production Company Director
2016 Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Tim Burton Productions/Chernin Entertainment Tim Burton
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass Walt Disney Pictures James Bobin
2015 Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic[14] BBC John Hodgson
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron Marvel Studios Joss Whedon
2015 Roald Dahl's Esio Trot – TV BBC/Endor Productions Dearbhla Walsh
2014 Muppets Most Wanted Walt Disney Pictures James Bobin
2013 Gravity Warner Brothers Pictures Alfonso Cuaron
2013 The Invisible Woman Magnolia Mae Films Ralph Fiennes
2012 Great Expectations Number 9 Films Ltd Mike Newell
2010 Foyle's War – TV ITV David Richards
2010 Alice in Wonderland[8] Walt Disney Pictures Tim Burton
2008 The Duchess BBC Films/Pathe Saul Dibb
2007 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street[8] Dreamworks Tim Burton
2006 The Da Vinci Code Columbia Pictures Ron Howard
2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Warner Brothers Pictures Tim Burton
2004 Vera Drake Thin Man Films Mike Leigh
2004 De-Lovely MGM Irwin Winkler
2002 Tipping the Velvet – TV BBC Geoffrey Sax
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Warner Brothers Pictures Steven Spielberg
1999 Topsy-Turvy Thin Man Films Mike Leigh

Theatre

Jaynes began choreographing for theatre in the late 1980s,[15] and continues to work regularly in this discipline. In 2015 it was announced that she would be working with Mike Leigh on The Pirates of Penzance for the English National Opera.[16]

Her work has been created for a wide range of theatres including the New Wolsey Theatre (Ipswich),[8][17] Salisbury Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Holland Park Opera, Stafford Festival Shakespeare,[18] The Old Vic[19] (London) and The National Theatre[20] (London).

Jaynes has collaborated for more than 20 years with Director Peter Rowe[21] on shows including Blues in the Night, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls, and It's a Wonderful Life.[22]

Theatre credits

Year Production Theatre Director
2015 Sweet Charity New Wolsey Theatre Peter Rowe
2015 The Pirates of Penzance English National Opera / London Coliseum Mike Leigh
2014 Midsummer Songs New Wolsey Theatre Peter Rowe
2014 Kafka's Dick Bath Theatre Royal David Grindley
2013 Our House New Wolsey Theatre/UK National Tour Peter Rowe
2013 Daytona Park Theatre London David Grindley
2011 Guys and Dolls Clwyd Theatre/Salisbury Playhouse/UK National Tour Peter Rowe
2010 Little Shop of Horrors Birmingham Rep Peter Rowe
2009 It's a Wonderful Life New Wolsey Theatre Peter Rowe
2009 Orpheus in the Underworld Holland Park Opera John Abulafia
2008 Afterlife The National Theatre Michael Blakemore
2007 Stephen Fry's Cinderella The Old Vic Fiona Laird
2007 Blues in the Night New Wolsey Theatre Peter Rowe
2006 Promises and Lies Birmingham Rep Jonathan Church
2005 Sugar New Wolsey Theatre Peter Rowe
2003 The Threepenny Opera The National Theatre Tim Baker
2000 Equus Salisbury Playhouse Joanna Read
2000 My Best Friend Hampstead Theatre Anthony Clark
2000 Leader of the Pack Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Peter Rowe

Commercials

Jaynes' choreographic and movement work has been seen in commercials for numerous major brands, both national and international. In 2014, she choreographed a sequence in "The Gentleman's Wager", a six-minute ad for Johnnie Walker Blue Label starring Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.[23][24] Lynx, Sainsbury's, and Scottish Widows are amongst the other brands whose commercials have featured her work.

Short films

In addition to her work as a choreographer and movement director, Jaynes has also created work as a writer/director of short films. Her first film, For George, was completed in 2012, and was an Official Selection at the United Film Festival (London, UK),[25] Festival Filmets (Badalona, Spain),[26] and Best Actors Film Festival (San Francisco, USA), where it won the award for "Best Ensemble Cast in a Short Drama".

Her second short film, Gnomeland, was completed in 2013, and has been chosen as an Official Selection at the Two Short Nights Film Festival (Exeter, UK)[27] and the Deep Fried Film Festival (Lanarkshire, UK).[28]

References

  1. "IMDB – Francesca Jaynes". www.imdb.com. Amazon. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. "Movies & TV – Francesca Jaynes – About This Person". www.nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. "BFI – Francesca Jaynes". www.bfi.org.uk. British Film Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. Trostle Jones, Edward (2004). All Or Nothing: The Cinema of Mike Leigh. Peter Lang. p. 158. ISBN 0820467456.
  5. "Mike Leigh on Topsy Turvy". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. Lee, Chris. "Sweet Success for a kid from Moss Side". www.sourcewire.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  7. Harrison, Jeremy (28 January 2016). Actor-Musicianship. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. p. 164. ISBN 1472509633.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Harrison, Jeremy (28 January 2016). Actor-Musicianship. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama. p. 152. ISBN 1472509633.
  9. "Production Notes – Gravity". cinemareview.com July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  10. TV Guide film & video companion. Barnes & Noble Books. 2004. p. 14. ISBN 0760761043. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  11. Burlingame, Jon. "'A.I.' robot more than just a gigolo". www.variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  12. "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence : Jude Law AI Interview". www.cinema.com. Cinema.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  13. Willis, John A; Blum, Daniel C (2006). Screen World, Volume 56. Crown Publishers. p. 96.
  14. Jones, Ellen E. "Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  15. Lemmon, David (1989). British Theatre Yearbook. C Helm. pp. 166, 167. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  16. "Pirates of Penzance". www.eno.org. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  17. Clarke, Andrew. "Musical Start to New Theatre Season". www.eadt.co.uk. East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  18. "Carry On Shakespeare at Stafford Castle". expressandstar.com and Star Newspaper. Retrieved 23 October 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  19. Toksvig, Sandi. "In a spot of trouble with my flying armchair". www.telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  20. "The Royal National Theatre Annual Report and Financial Statements 2008 – 2009" (PDF). www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. National Theatre. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  21. "Is It You Or Is It Me". www.danceuktv.com. DanceUKTV. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  22. Shenton, Mark. "New Stage Musical Version of It's a Wonderful Life to Premiere in U.K.". www.playbill.com. Playbill. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  23. "Jude Law and Jake Scott Dance the Madison for Johnnie Walker". lbbonline.com Black Book. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  24. Magee, Kate. "Jude Law stars in Johnnie Walker Blue Label film". campaignlive.co.uk August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  25. "United Film Festival – For George". theunitedfest.com Film Festival. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  26. "FILMETS – International Program". festivalfilmets.cat Filmets. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  27. "Two Short Nights Film Festival Returns This December". exeterphoenix.org.uk Phoenix. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  28. "Deep Fried Film Festival – 2014 Schedule". deepfriedfilm.org.uk Fried Film. Retrieved 1 August 2014. External link in |website= (help)

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