Monthly archives: May 2005

Gabby: I found myself waking up with a feeling in my stomach like I was just about to climb a mountain. I found it hard to be energetic and enthusiastic about the project. My confidence had taken a bit of a battering and as a result I wasn’t particularly a […]

James: The awkwardness from the first day threatens to destroy the whole of the film. None of Mike and Beth’s scenes are going down well in the flat, and I am incredibly frustrated. I think Gab would agree that she wasn’t getting the best camera performance on this occasion and […]

Sunday 29th May Filming – Day One – Worcester James: It is great to get up and running after months of this only existing on paper. Gabby: Myself, I am so not ready to shoot this film. I had become so consumed with the pre-production, getting the location, fitting it […]

James: Armed with a white van and a troop of helpers, we went about dressing the set. It was a crazy experience, just banging on friends’ doors and relieving them of their furniture. Once again, I ducked out of the mayhem to meet our actors and get them housed. Gabby: […]

James: Tom Lane and I had driven down to Slough the night before as we had to collect kit really early. He was a star. It’s a sad state of affairs that if you want to hire any kit in the UK at an affordable price you have to go […]

James: The search for the ‘family home location had gone on for ages. We hadn’t seen anywhere that was 100% perfect. We either had to compromise on shooting style or story. We settled for a derelict flat that was above a friend’s house. It was literally gutted. Perfect for Trainspotting […]

James: Gabs and I started scheduling the shooting order. We wanted to keep it as linear as possible, but obviously we couldn’t shoot all the film in order. It was a logistical nightmare, but strangely enough, we did it quite well. We stuck pretty much to our filming schedule despite […]

James: We were turned away on the doorstep of a local old peoples’ home as the boss wasn’t in. Gabs and I argued under the strain of it all. When I finally got to see it a few days later the placed hummed, both sonically and nasally. We were ‘homeless’!We […]

James: I had a meeting with the Registrar at work to discuss locations. I was working in a university at the time so it was ideal for locations. There were obviously classrooms, office spaces & toilets for various scenes. Another bonus was that actors could stay in halls with en […]