Directors
- Rob Giles BSc
Rob Giles is a University of Plymouth BSc (Hons) Media Lab Arts graduate who worked as a 3D crime scene reconstruction specialist on over 30 major cases from 2003-5. Rob gained a unique insight into the procedures used by the CID to gather and prepare evidence for the CPS, including filming and editing reconstructions of incidents, and building 3 dimensional representations of locations and human interaction. On joining Plymouth University in 2005 Rob specialised in digital learning in Higher Education and gained a PGCAP qualification, becoming a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has developed interactive tools utilizing variable programming and Virtual Reality methods to create challenging scenarios for the School of Law, Criminology and Government. Working in partnership with Professor Kim Stevenson, Rob produced an international award-winning documentary ‘How Do You Fix a Town Like Plymouth?’ in 2018 and ‘A Returned Pilgrim – Nancy Astor and Plymouth’ in 2019 with Judith Rowbotham. These docudramas were period pieces and utilised green screen, animation and live actors to enhance the storytelling.
- Hugo de Rijke
Hugo de Rijke (BA, MA, FHEA, Barrister) is Associate Professor in Law at Plymouth University and a practising barrister at Clerksroom Chambers, Taunton. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Plymouth Law Review journal and is on the Editorial Board of the Law Teacher: International Journal of Legal Education. He is an External Examiner at City Law School, London University, and prior to that was Approval Panel Advisor at UCLAN Law School and BPP University, London. Hugo has taught various areas of law for 20 years, including Contract Law, English Legal System, Advocacy (Dispute Resolution Skills) and Law, Literature and Film. As an ex-Chair and Committee Member of the Association of Law Teachers, he has a specialist interest in legal pedagogy and in the relationship between law and film, and has published and presented widely in this field.
- Hugh Janes
Hugh Janes – began in show business as a child actor aged ten and is now a playwright, screenwriter, producer and director. He has written over 60 stage plays including, The Haunting, Two of a Kind and The Perfect Murder. He was script consultant for BBC Children’s TV, developing shows and writing for the series Play Away. The BBC produced his plays Beyond the Wall and Conversations with a Stranger. In 2010 he co-founded RSH Films Ltd to make feature films and series for television. Hugh’s screenplays include; All At Sea, starring Lauren Bacall and Brian Cox, and Curse of the Phoenix(aka Ghost Ship) Winner ‘Best Supernatural Film’, Houston Filmfest and Even Break starring Paul Nicholas and Nigel planner. In 2021 his films Why Would You and The Justice Files were both shot, the latter he also directed.
