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I have just returned from a week in Berlin where I was with Fremantle and their various soap operas discussing the uncertain future that lies ahead for television. I was constantly reminded of how fortunate I am to work autonomously from these pressures. It was lovely to meet inspirational people […]

Today we shot more footage in and around Birmingham. I am happy that we have now fulfilled most of the project, but with a little more to pick up in June. The sporadic dates have meant the film has different seasons and haircuts etc… it really benefits from the time […]

I can honestly say that the intermittent bursts of filming on Rosie have been harder than the long sustained effort on previous shoots. It is not so much the physical or organisational effort but the mental one. It is similar to when my friends have done part-time study. It doesn’t […]

We have a very fine window with which to shoot the remainder of the film. The dates have now been set and we hope to complete filming with a couple more filming days. In my mind I have no idea of how this shooting ratio translates to minutes onscreen, but […]

Such is the disjointed nature of getting films made, that I have been focussed far more recently upon finishing a 6th draft of a feature script called “The Boy Who Collected Sound”. It has been a long slog and it is three months later than I thought it would be. […]

It is strange for me to have this gap in production, but I am quite enjoying it. It has been allowing me time to reflect upon my process. Usually the production stage is a frantic experience hinged upon the adrenaline of shooting, but not so much this time around.  I […]

As February was hideously busy, with me working in Berlin, London, Birmingham, Seville and Dublin, we couldn’t shoot extra scenes. Although March is looking less critical for me, it is still pretty manic for John and Eeva, so we are looking at picking up filming in May. This is a […]

This is the first film that I have made where the production is spread over a couple of months in different sessions. I’m finding it quite hard to keep the film at the forefront of my mind whilst life goes on all around it. In many ways I prepare the […]