Things have been going so well over the past few weeks, something had to give. While the edit is just getting better and better and the writing of the new version of Architurus is developing nicely, work (my day job) goes from bad to worse as half my colleagues are being made redundant (including Bill, …
Monthly Archive: July 2005
Jul
20
Bingo…
I’ve finally got the rough edit into a shape that I’m happy to start getting feedback from. I’ve cut it down to 13 minutes 30, which is more or less exactly what I was aiming for. Adding some music to various sections has helped immensely as well, a little bit of Mozart and Einaudi go …
Jul
19
Crash and Burn
I was up to three o’clock Saturday morning pulling together the first rough edit, and boy, did I pay for it the next day. I spent the whole weekend in a fug, which was a shame as it was our first chance in a few weeks to have some quality time with our son. I …
Jul
14
That’s a wrap!
We got the final shots of SToA in the can today (at lunchtime and after work). I was a bit sad as I managed to get some of my work colleagues into an establishing shot of Dr Crabtree’s University, but unfortunately the camcorder let us down and it’s a bit out of focus (the curse …
Jul
13
Calamity (of sorts)
Woke up this morning to find my PC had died – once I’d turned on the irritating reboot on failure option I was presented with a lovely Blue Screen of Death. Luckily Mother-In-Law has come to the rescue and loaned us her PC to retrieve the data, so thankfully I haven’t lost anything. Unfortunately early …
Jul
11
Nitty Gritty
A few people have asked what equipment we’re using to make SToA, so here’s a definitive list: Canon XM1 Mini DV Camcorder (set to Frame Mode) with Wide Angle Adaptor. Benbo Tripod – This is a photographic tripod rather than a camcorder tripod – very useful for getting the camera into odd positions (like into …
Jul
10
Almost There!
We’ve got all the main scenes in the can (well HDD) now, so this week will see a flurry of activity for me, Nic and Vickie in our lunch hours filming some extra bits – exterior establishing shots and the like and then we’ll be done with shooting and life can return to comparative normality …
Jul
08
Rewind, Fast Forward…
I forgot to mention the other day that we have now got Mr Widdershins cast, ready for shooting this weekend. As it turns out, it’s the manager of the bookshop in which we’re filming this Sunday. Double bonus. To be honest, I kicked myself when I first met John (for ’tis his name), as I’d …
Jul
07
Keep It Simple…
Now that the demands of production on the short are dwindling and until such times (like next week) that I have more footage to edit, I’ve thrown myself back into writing, or rather rewriting, for a while, trying to crack out a second draft of Architurus. It’s been bugging me for a while that I …
Jul
04
Little Boy Lost
Oh man, I’ve just got back from watching Batman Begins. Christopher Nolan, you’re doing us British filmmakers proud, what an awesome movie. I salute you! But I still wouldn’t have let Bruce kiss Rachel – didn’t sit right to me, especially with what happened afterwards. But a minor quibble in a sea of praise. Great …