‘S late and I’m bone tired. Two items of note today – HODs’ MEETING – Wow. So this is what happens when pre-prod goes the way it’s supposed to. Our 1AD has sorted out a tentative schedule where we shoot out the cast members whose availability shrunk when the shoot dates moved. And the various HODs [...]
Deja vu: we’re a full week out from shoot. Last night was a read-through with the cast, with Mr Hargreaves, Ms Oliver and Mr Forster attending. Read-throughs are always interesting. Actors will either read their lines flat, conserving their energy, or with a bit of energy to feel out whoever they’re trading lines with. For [...]
Yes, campers, you read that right: we’ve been pushed back two days. Ah the joys of low-budget film-making. Better than no-budget film-making. But, barring -, actually, better not tempt fate. CAMERA – Mr Meikle is calling in favours and yea, we have vision. (This gig was to repay a moral debt I owe him; this [...]
(No idea if I’ve got the right lingo but this diary’s gonna be cheap and nasty.) Pre-pre-prod has been ramping up the last couple of weeks. Fighting over budgets. Okay, squabbling. No, fighting. Whatever, the budget has been stretched as much as it can be. I thought it was already stretched but it’s amazing where [...]
What the hell. This should be interesting. I can’t just refer to what is taking over my life as a short film for ever. It’s got a name: To’ona’i, a short film about a couple of siblings who try to deal with the loss of their older brother. A month from now, I’ll laugh and [...]
