Peppermint

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 […]

Gabby: This was an interesting process as not only was it the first time that the actors had all met, but from this point on, there was really no going back. James: I dashed in late to our one and only read through! It was around a big table at […]