Tom Murphy

@themurphyt
Creative Fella at Grim Tidings Picture Company
Liverpool/Runcorn, UK
He/Him

Screenwriter

Father

Film-Maker

Scouser

Aging Goth

ADHD

Polydabbler

Personal Growth

Habbo Hotel Graduate

Actor

Startup

Founder

Brand Design

Thinker

Creative Director

Graphic Design

Social Media Manager

Game Player

Entrepreneur

Content Creator

Community Builder

Launcher

Neurodivergent

Business Development

Director

Parent

New Ideas

I'm probably trying too hard
I have at least five projects on the go at any one time
I'm bad at saying 'No' (unless it's to my son when he's trying to play my laptop like a grand piano)
I'm constantly searching for the perfect balance between 'pretentious snob' and 'down-to-Earth legend'.
I'm fascinated by the possibly inevitable Dystopian future of our planet but I also adore everyday, situational comedy - so I write scripts that meet somewhere in the middle! (Check out my 'Films I've Made' Collection to see this in action)
I'm interested in pretty much everything and I'd love to chat about whatever you're working on!

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I'm open to

talking to journalists,

producing a podcast,

speaking on podcasts,

freelance roles,

partnering on side projects,

guest lecturing,

co-founding a company,

speaking on clubhouse,

speaking at events,

joining company boards,

advising companies,

and participating in user research.

Contact Me

Resume

May 2021 - Present

Founder, Grim Tidings Picture Company

Jan 2015 - May 2021

Founder, XRhodes Films

Links

Grim Tidings Picture Company Website

Grim Tidings YouTube Channel

Portfolio

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Shot our second short film of the year! https://www.grimtidings.co.uk/catfish

Great book. Highly recommend.

Designed a poster for our upcoming 2023 short film Milk and Two Bullets Quite proud of this one!

Wrote a few more pages of my second book - this one solves some serious problems and I've actually stopped writing it to use the solutions myself several times! This one will be good for all writer...

Behind-the-Scenes

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The third part of a three-part mini-docuseries following the filming of my directorial debut and passion project - Once a Clown

The second part of a three-part mini-docuseries following the filming of my directorial debut and passion project - Once a Clown

Here is the first part of a three-part mini-documentary series covering the filming of my directorial debut and passion project - Once a Clown!

This behind-the-scenes mini-documentary follows our crew as we made a short film for only £60!

Non-Film Creations

GrimTidings.co.uk Finally finished redesigning my film company's website and I'm actually really proud of it! Still got a few things to do, but it's live! A quote from the site: "Welcome to Grim Ti...

My book is LIVE now! 90 Filmmaking Tips: For Indie and Low/Zero Budget Filmmakers teaches you that money is NO BARRIER to filmmaking and helps you to avoid the many common pitfalls filmmakers fall ...

Films I've Made

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Released An Injection a Day - a short film I wrote, produced and directed for just £60! From UK Film Review: "Murphy Rhodes’ An Injection A Day pulls off the Black Mirror undercurrents remarkably w...

Released the sixth episode of Forward Slash/Jobs (Series One)

Released the fifth episode of Forward Slash/Jobs (Series One)

Released the third episode of Forward Slash/Jobs (Series One)

Articles and blogs

Forming your Oscar-Winning Idea Ideas are a mysterious entity; you could plan a 12-hour window of free time, light candles and incense, put some nice, lo-fi background music on and do everything in...