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Moodboard - Blood

This is a small, fairly random sample of the moodboard I have put together for for the blood in the film. Alternatively, a more extensive...

Siri Rhodes

I attended a talk with Siri Rhodes; a director who has worked on River City for years. Loads of interesting advice. -Print script in A5...

Casting Call

We put out our first casting call for the film, so I'm excited to see who responds. I think I will most likely keep Ryan on as Kane, but...

Doc Film and Freelance Careers

Kirsten MacLeod gave us a wee talk on freelancing. Again, it was more focused on journalism but she raised a few interesting points. -...

Script Feedback

Feedback from the ladddssss Arthur Johnson and Harris Palmer very kindly read the script and give some interesting feedback. Arthur:...

Early Music Ideas

I met with Harris to discuss the soundtrack for the film. Here is a playlist of songs I thought could be interesting references....

Group Meeting

This was the first group meeting back after being greenlit. Here are my notes from the meeting. Hello Hope you all had a good break Is...

Introduction Class

We had the first class of term. It's nice to be back. I didn't necessarily have the most restful break, because of COVID 19 and my...

Structure

I was unsure about the structure of the film. I thought it was affecting the film's pacing. So I decided to rework the film's structure....

Thoughts on Violence

I have always been very conflicted about onscreen violence. I actually think it's quite a complicated issue. In real life, I’m a...

Test Film Reflections

Overall, the taster film isn't what I'd hoped it would be. Obviously the location wasn't right, but there were lots of other issues too....

A Good Man is Hard to Find

I really love this short story. I found this very interesting. "A Good Man Is Hard to Find” is a typical Flannery O’Connor story, which...

Hard-Boiled Bong Water

As a writer director, I find my speciality don't often come up as useful on other people's sets. However, I always like to do my bit and...

Taster Shoot

It was strange being on set again for the taster shoot. As a result of Covid, the last time I'd actually directed a short film was almost...

Black Eye

So a little last minute disaster! Just got a message from Ryan saying he has a black eye! It doesn't look too bad and it might fit in...

Presentation and Pitch Document

CREW Director – Daniel Bingham Writers – Aaron Ross and Daniel Bingham Producer – Ruth Aitken Director of Photography – Aaron Ross...

Cinematography

There are certain things about the cinematography for this film which I think have always just been accepted from a very early stage....

Score With Harris

I had a meeting with Harris Redpath to discuss him possible writing a small amount of original score for the film. I've heard his music...

Ellis

Ellis' basic character bio is as follows; Ellis is a middle-aged, weary hitman. He is full of regrets from throughout his life,...

Sonny

Sonny's basic character bio is as follows. Sonny is Ellis and Kane’s target. He is an average young man who, under dire circumstances,...

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