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L'etranger

I reread L'etranger by Camus and this passage really stuck out to me. Sorry to just dump a whole load of text, but I found it very...

Ellis Self-Tape - Third Round

Well, now I'm conflicted. So another group of really interesting actors applied for the role. Again, some were better than others,...

CV's

Louisa Henderson says that your CV should help you get noticed. It's a marketing tool - it provides information to make an employer want...

Ideal Locations

After extensive location scouts, these are the ideal locations for most of the film. Ruth is adamant that we use Bonaly Scout Camp as our...

Chemistry Tests

I wasn't sure about any of the actors who had auditoned for Ellis, but I wanted to see how the better ones would bounce off of our other...

Hannah Daw

Ruth and I met with Hannah to discuss the special effects. I had put together a few examples from films and moodboards. I had also drawn...

How to Distribute Your Film - Paul Gray

Paul Gray gave an interesting talk on how to get distribution for your film. Most of this focused on film festivals, so he had lots of...

Car Test

So Aaron and I carried out the tests for the car scene and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It's not good enough for the final...

Car Test Shoot Plan

So the opening scene of the film takes place in a moving car. I'm sure we can film it in a stationary car and fake it to appear like it's...

Website

I decided to make a website that could act both as an online portfolio, and a way for people to get in touch with me. The website isn’t...

Juliet Meeting

I had a really interesting meeting with Juliet where we discussed the sound design. Here are some things we talked about: - How do you...

Mackenzie Meeting

I had a really nice chat to Mackenzie about the character. He's great. I'm so happy with him as Sonny. These are some things we talked...

Joe Cornish and Genre Films

I listened to a really interesting interview with Joe Cornish, director of Attack the Block. He was on Brett Goldstein's podcast Films to...

Costume Designs

Karina and I talked through the character costumes extensively and she sketched what we were saying. I'm thrilled with them. I've always...

Shootout Floorplan

Most of the film is made of fairly simple dialogue scenes, however the final shootout is a bit more complicated, so I thought I would...

Group Meeting

This meeting primarily focused on how we would raise more money, as we were off to a very slow start. We also discussed ways to boost...

Short Films

I watched a few short films and I thought it might be interesting to share some thoughts about them. Brothers Brothers is a short film...

A Chat With Ruth

I've not wanted to talk too much about the trouble I've been having with Ruth on this blog, but honestly it's been difficult. I still...

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