Luke Cutforth

Luke Cutforth is a British film director and online video blogger from Sheffield, currently most well known for his work on the "In The House" web series and his video series on youtube under the name 'LukeIsNotSexy'

Early life and background
Cutforth was born on April 6th in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. His mother was from Invergordon, Scotland, while his father was from Kent, England.

Luke Cutforth first attended William Ransom Primary School, where he did his first six years of education. He then went on to secondary school at Hitchin Boys School, where he was part of an Elite electronics team, until the age of fourteen, until moving up to Sheffield and attending Tapton School.

Speaking on his personal website, Cutforth says he "began making films around the age of ten, when he was introduced to Digital Blue, the first camera used by Cutforth at a local youth club." He had been making "little films" on his parent's camera for years before hand. Cutforth says that Digital Blue was his motivation to start experimenting with special effects and post-production.

Video Blogging
Cutforth opened his first YouTube account on November 14, 2006 in order to post a video of his friend singing 'Don't Stop Movin'' by British band S Club Seven, but did not begin video blogging for several years after this. On September 22, 2010, he moved to a new channel named 'LukeIsNotSexy' due to advertising confusions with YouTube. YouTube 's decision regarding Cutforth's channel sparked anger among his growing fan base, and caused him to lose over half his viewership. Speaking in a video to his viewers, Cutforth addressed the issue that his old account had been hacked and deleted.

Film Directing
As well as video blogging, Cutforth also uses his YouTube profile to distribute short films to a wider audience than is otherwise possible.

In The House
In The House is a web horror series directed by Cutforth starring Charlotte Pearson which is set for a sequel later this year named "In The House 2: Back to the House

For The One I Adore
Cutforth was praised greatly for his short film about depression and love, based on personal experiences. In an interview with online writer Darrell Rees, he was said to be moved by the creation process and found it useful. The video contains local actor Brogan Hume.

Previous Work
Luke Cutforth was in the process of creating and directing a film which he co-wrote with friends, Ella Atcheson, Isla MacAskill, Amy Joseph, and recurring actor, Brogan Hume. The film, named "The Faces of Blood" was in Sheffield, and aimed to discuss the reactions of young people to an Apocalypse situation. It follows the attempts of a set of young people presented with an "End of the world" scenario, and has been described as a cross between 28 Days Later and Cloverfield due to its Cinéma vérité style. However, production of the film was cancelled in 2010 after the deaths of Cutforth's Grandfather and close friend.

Cutforth was once in discussions for a film called "The Snitch", written by Joshua Hawkins, but was eventually unable to secure funding for the film due to certain controversial issues that the film raised, which investors thought may be seen as overly controversial, and so production of the film was cancelled.

Planned Films
During his time on 'The Faces of Blood', Cutforth also planned and wrote two other films. Though production details were never announced, Cutforth still seems keen to produce the films. The first of the planned films dealt with the depressive effects of Crohn's disease It also shows how illnesses in general can destroy people mentally, leading depression and occasionally suicide.

Other Short Films
Cutforth has been making short films for roughly four years and recently was asked by PrepareToBeScared to make a short film for the DVD of Paranormal Activity (film). He posts his videos on his YouTube profile. Other short films of his include "Terminus", "Afterlife" and the widely praised, "Memory". , shown to the left.

Third Party Projects
Cutforth has been involved in projects world wide, including a memorial day video [ for the well known game website Machinima.com, which he did with a company called ViKariousProductions.

Relationships
Luke Cutforth is currently dating a fellow youtuber, Bethan Leadley, known as musicalbethan, a relationship which was predicted by their shared fan base via the Social Networking site Facebook

Filmography

 * ''Meteor (2008)
 * '' "Chase" (2009)
 * '' "AfterLife"
 * '' "The Dark" (2009)
 * '' "Memory" (2010)
 * '' "The Faces of Blood" (2010)
 * '' "Silent Torment" - 2011 (TBC)
 * '' "Twenty to Midnight" / "23:40" - 2011 (TBC)