James: I remember being hideously unwell and tanked up on ibruprofen for our first casting session. We’d hired some really dank studio space in the Digbeth area of Birmingham, and the alarm kept going off every time someone opened the front door. Gabby: No James was not at his best. […]
Monthly archives: April 2005
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Gabby: Armed with over 350 CVS we quickly sifted out those who weren’t appropriate. We were left with a fairly big ‘maybe’ pile and a very modest ‘yes’ pile. We wanted to try and audition a mix of people who would fit together as a family unit, so we laid […]
Gabby: We wrote a brief synopsis of the film, and character breakdown, and I then posted ads in PCR, on Shootingpeople, Castnet, and Talent Circle.It was nerve racking but really quiet exciting. James and myself had cast together on a number of times before. We were confident in our ability […]
Being left alone is a bitter end to the trip. I have a commute at the other end, and it all feels a bit flat, returning to world where no-ones what you’ve experienced. It is quite depressing for young travellers I think. They travel around the world, have crazy adventures […]
The journey out of Morocco is easy, except the customs, where we are fleeced. This kind of corruption is stereotypical of African customs – maybe unfairly so. But on this occasion it really annoys Paul, who is dead against the principle. It is a shame, as it momentarily leaves a […]
Hassan, our guide in Fes, tells us that the Pope has died. I feel a little strange at the news – but life goes on, especially on a Sunday in the busy medina at Fes. It gets more exciting when Paul and I explore a little without Hassan, and we […]
We do a journey entirely on tarmac today, which is worthy of a mention itself. We speed up to Fez, where we set up camp and have an early night – tomorrow is a day without driving.
This is our only real escapade in the ‘dunes’ of the Sahara. It is a shame that the weather is a bit overcast, and Paul can’t get his epic photographs, and we choose instead to shoot a quick advert for ‘Jolly Ploughman’. Strangely enough, the pleasure of this weather is […]