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 NHS and Diabetes UK , 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 . " Ferns is currently working on the short film '' A Cold Day in June '' which stars Kathryn Howden , Tracy Wiles and Daniel Kerr who won the Best Acting Performance prize at the 2013 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
2013 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
2013 British Academy Scotland New Talent Awards
Michael Ferns