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This film shows one man's gutsy attempts at 'traditional' courtship in the age of online dating and apps like Tinder and Happn.

Shot by a Bafta-nominated film-maker, the video follows a single man round Hackney as he tries to woo random women into joining him for a date.

The film is a social experiment designed to highlight how some of London's women react to being approached by a man in the street as opposed to purely online interaction.

Good-looking and well-turned out, actor Tom Greaves enjoys mixed success during his romantic encounters.

Some appear receptive to his unusual methods and agree to dates. Others are less impressed, either ignoring him or slamming a door in his face.

The film, shot in two and half weeks and entitled Offline Dating, is the creation of Londoner Samuel Abrahams.

He said: "One evening, Tom and I were discussing him being newly single, whilst downloading Happn on his phone. We started talking about the difference between the us we present online and the us that exists in real life.

"That night, the idea of making a part documentary, part social experiment, exploring what we had been talking about, hit me."

Speaking to the Standard, the 33-year-old spoke of his enjoyment at making the film.

"It was fun seeing Tom get rejected so much but also seeing him do so well, having this fun interaction he would never have had if he'd been sat at home swiping on his phone," he said.

"He's attractive but he's not too attractive. I thought he would be the best chance at success for this because he's charming and likeable, and does things like dropping his drink."

In the video, responses from the random women Tom encounters are mixed.

Having been asked for her views on his methods, one tells him: "When [men] are like straight away 'can I have your number?' it's a bit woah."

However she adds: "I find that on Facebook, Tinder and all that profile pics can be deceiving with the filters these days."

Mr Abrahams, a Chelsea College of Art graduate from Walthamstow, added: "In this film, I used offline dating as something to represent virtual interactions in general.

"In a way it's kind of less specifically about online dating and more just about this push towards virtual communication."

Find out more about the project by visiting its Facebook page or by finding Samuel and Tom on Twitter.