It is difficult to find a way of typing and staying awake at the same time! It was quite a demanding shoot, not because it was particularly difficult, but there was a lot to do in a really short space of time. Katie heads to LA next week so it […]
Monthly archives: July 2011
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Day one of filming with Katie Sheridan is fairly relaxed. We’re taking a break for a couple of hours after shooting about 40 minutes of rushes so far, hopefully equating to about 13 minutes of screen time. Not a bad ratio. I’ll upload some photos in a while when I’ve […]
The early days of any project are always quite good indicators of whether or not the interest is appearing online. It is always quite difficult to strike a balance between promoting it heavily for web traffic and getting enough content made to interest the audience that does come. Too much […]
I’ve always found consistency and repeatability to be the two primary keywords in filmmaking, just because of the multiple takes and angles that you find yourself shooting. It is always hard to edit around differing versions. We improvised some of the stage direction upon Peppermint and Gabs had a nightmare […]
Tonight I was back again at the Spotted Dog, this time painting the paper snails. I was joined by a group of friends who answered a plea for help through Couchsurfing. Below are some pics from our colourful painting adventure! Thanks to all who helped.
Saturday was spent making papier-maché snails out of old overdraft penalty letters from when I was a student and freelance filmmaker. I figure something constructive should come from these otherwise nasty pieces of paper! Being a filmmaker, I’m naturally interested in how people engage with popular culture. I cannot profess […]
I visited my good friend John Tighe at the Spotted Dog to borrow some of his racing snails before they compete in the Digbeth O’lympics. He is a bit concerned that they will become big-headed after their movie roles and doesn’t want them to demand better pay or conditions once […]