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World Premiere Date and Venue Set!

World Premiere Date and Venue Set!

By on November 26, 2007 in Premiere, Training

Great great news! Producer Ivan Clements has managed to get BAFTA for our World Premiere for Gone Fishing, and also for the one day seminar about how we made the film. So that means if you have the £100 film makers package, you can come to the one day seminar at BAFTA, then come to [...]

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Worm Shot Completed by Russ Wharton

Worm Shot Completed by Russ Wharton

By on November 23, 2007 in Post Production, SFX, Software

Russ Wharton, VFX whizz in Wales, has just completed three shots for Gone Fishing. Two were kind of image fixes, removing small cosmetic problems from the shot, but the third was a full blow VFX shot with a worm enlargement. In the story, Old Bill recounts the tale of how he needed the biggest worms [...]

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Rocketboy redraft in the Rockies

Rocketboy redraft in the Rockies

By on November 22, 2007 in Film Production, Rocketboy

Having just completed the Masterclass in Vancouver, I decided to head up to the hills (Rocky Mountains actually, and nothing like a hill) and rest before starting work on my redraft of Rocketboy – with a view to possibly resetting the film in North America. My redraft is the second part of the ‘Gone Fishing’ [...]

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FTX Guerilla Film Makers Course a Success

FTX Guerilla Film Makers Course a Success

By on November 21, 2007 in Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks, Training

I just wrapped the two day Guerilla Flm Makers Master Class here at FTX in Vancouver. It was a tremendous success! I have been running this course for a few years now and it’s always a pleasure as I can see in the group, so many people become profoundly motivated to get on, not just [...]

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Signing Books at FTX Canada

Signing Books at FTX Canada

By on November 21, 2007 in Conventions, Film Production, Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks

Yesterday, I spent a couple of hours with Genevieve and her husband Andrew (and daughter Casey Mae), signing copies of all three Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks (Including the new Movie Blueprint cover) at the FTX West Conference at Canada Place in Vancouver. FTX is a combination of Film Maker Forum with seminars and full blown [...]

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Guerilla Film Maker in Vancouver

Guerilla Film Maker in Vancouver

By on November 15, 2007 in Guerilla Film Makers Handbooks, Locations, Rocketboy, Training

I flew into Vancouver, BC, Canada a few days ago, with a dual remit. First off, I am running my two day Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass here at a film makers conference called FTX West. Second, I am location scouting for Rocketboy and plan to spend a week looking for amazing places to shoot the [...]

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Making A Bigger Worm…

Making A Bigger Worm…

By on November 12, 2007 in Post Production, SFX, Software

I asked Russ Wharton to detail exactly how he has gone about increasing the size of the worm in one shot from Gone Fishing. Here’s what he has said… Interesting if you are into digital VFX…Anyway, here are his words… If you know you need a bigger worm before you film, then film the actor [...]

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Sound Recording at Bury Hill

Sound Recording at Bury Hill

By on November 9, 2007 in Post Production, Sound

Today we spent a cold session back at Bury Hills Fisheries recording sound effects for the enormous killer pike in Gone Fishing. Senior sound designer Bernard O’Reilly and two of his team, Barnaby Smyth and the extremely brave Stuart Bagshow (seen here in the water) generally thrashed around in the water, stomped on wooden jetties [...]

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Producer Ivan Clemmenst AFM report 2

Producer Ivan Clemmenst AFM report 2

By on November 7, 2007 in Film Production, Publicity, Rocketboy, Sales

Here is the second and final part of Ivan Clemments report from the American Film Market… I like the picture here, it’s Ivan, a producer (left), being a grip! (from Gone Fishing). I'm now back at LAX waiting for my flight and half rack of ribs to stuff my fat face with if I have [...]

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How big is your worm?

How big is your worm?

By on November 6, 2007 in Post Production, SFX

Sometimes, I reflect on what I do, and I really have to pinch myself. Most people have real jobs! Sure, what I do means I live in a famine and hope for a feast, but every day is different. And today, I was presented with the very serious question of ‘how big should the worm [...]

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Producer Ivan is at the American Film Market

Producer Ivan is at the American Film Market

By on November 5, 2007 in Festivals, Film Production, Publicity, Rocketboy, Sales

Gone Fishing is still coming along well, but now I must turn my attentions to the BIG project, on eof the main reasons Gone Fishing was made. That is Rocketboy. Producer Ivan Clemments is now at the American Film Market working with a friend of mine, who for political reasons, has to remain anonymous. We [...]

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The waiting game…

The waiting game…

By on November 2, 2007 in Post Production, SFX, Sound

Now that the picture edit has been locked, we have entered a waiting game for the final picture mastering, sound edit & mix, and the visual effects. We have got top people and companies working on all three aspects, but as they are all at the top of their game, and as we are not [...]

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