I went to see Private Peaceful at the Watershed tonight, with a Q&A afterwards, with South West screenwriter Simon Reade and producer Guy de Beaujeu, hosted by Phillipa Lowthorpe. What I found most interesting was the roles of each of the producers. Simon and Guy worked as a producing team. Simon made contact with the writer of the original novel, Michael Morpurgo, after hearing him on the Today Programme. Simon first adapted the book into a … Continue reading
One minute pitch … revisited
Well I had a go at delivering my one minute pitch but I ended up spending too much time on the concept rather than the story. So …. Mark and Kevin are at Bristol University studying mathematics. Kevin is English, he has grown up in a warm, bohemian, argumentative, intellectual family. He is a maths genius and has recently become obsessed by the idea that despite popular beliefs to the contrary, crop circles could indeed … Continue reading
Disappear – mood reel
Here is the mood reel for Disappear. Being a producer means I have very little experience of actual editing. So its pretty basic, plus my poor MacBook could not handle ripping footage so I have resorted to stills, but it should give you an idea of influences. Also please excuse the aspect ratio. Think Super 8, Beautiful Mind, Close Encounters and Monsters meets Withnail and I. Mark and Kevin are at Bristol University studying mathematics. … Continue reading
Already making a diffrence
I feel so lucky to be part of FilmWorks, its so inspiring to be surrounded by so many talented and driven people. Can’t wait to get to know everyone and their films. Last week we were put into teams and it was my turn to present my idea. Pretty scary, I had so little worked out, just a strong ‘feeling’ but my team took it on and gave some fantastic feedback. I then spent the … Continue reading