Education
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
He is best known for his debut feature film Kirk about the life of Reverend Robert Kirk of Aberfoyle. In 2009, he directed, photographed and edited his debut feature film, the historical fantasy Kirk about the life of Reverend Robert Kirk, a minister and scholar of the late 1600s. The film was very well received and appeared at the 2009 Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester.
The Festivals chairman, Gil Layne Young wrote "The direction was exciting, showing touches of quality that would be missed by much older directors.
After graduating from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 2012, Ferns embarked on his professional career. Whilst working on commercial pieces for clients such as the National Health Service and Diabetes United Kingdom, Ferns also directed the music video "The Clown" for Beecake, the band of Lord of the Rings star Billy Boyd.
The video was also screened at the 2013 Raindance Film Festival. Recently, Ferns was approached by the Aberlour Children"s charity to direct a promotional film to commemorate the First World War centenary.
Using never before heard words from real soldiers, Letter From An Old Boy tells the story of young men fighting on the front line in World War One, writing back to the orphanage they called home.
The film was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Glasgow Film Festival. Chris Binding of Flick Feat wrote " Michael Ferns produced a powerful short dramatizing the emotional correspondence that tied many young soldiers to home.".
A keen filmmaker and prominent member of the Strathendrick Film Society, Michael Ferns enrolled on the Digital Film and Television course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.