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Blog facelift!

By on March 29, 2008 in Publicity, Software, VideoBlog

As you can see, the blog has been given a facelift. For some time now, I have been meaning to do this, and as Cannes is looming, I knew I had to do it sooner rather than later. I plan to update the blog daily in Cannes, and hopefully with either some audio or even [...]

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Editing the Gone Fishing Seminar DVD set…

Editing the Gone Fishing Seminar DVD set…

By on March 28, 2008 in Training

For the last month or so, editor James Barham and I have been working on the Gone Fishing seminar DVD set. It’s been much more work than I had anticipated, but we have now done an edit on the whole ten hour event. It’s really turned out to be very good. In fact, better then [...]

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Business Cards For Cannes

Business Cards For Cannes

By on March 27, 2008 in Publicity, Software

As part of my preparing for Cannes, I decided to make new ‘Gone Fishing’ business cards. It was cheap as chips to do at VistaPrint and done and dusted in under 30 minutes. I used one of the main images from the film, shot by DP Vernon Layton, and then mocked up a logo that [...]

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Six weeks away and Cannes fever kicks in!

Six weeks away and Cannes fever kicks in!

By on March 26, 2008 in Festivals, Publicity, Rocketboy

I am just organising my pass for the Cannes Film Market / Festival right now. This year I am going in through the Short film Corner, which is basically a way to ‘buy’ your way in very cheaply (75 euros). All you need to do is sign up, pay, and send your film in. You [...]

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Taking time to consider and strategise

Taking time to consider and strategise

By on March 24, 2008 in Inspiration

I am writing this en route back home to London from Ireland, while cruising at 32,000'. I am a great believer in taking short breaks to help re-asses ones plans and goals. We are all victims of our routines, and occasionally, our daily habits need interrupting so that one can get a clearer view of [...]

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On the road with EEE

On the road with EEE

By on March 23, 2008 in Software

So after being out on the road for a few days with my new Asus EEE ultra portable laptop, I can confirm that it's really a perfect balance between power and portability. I have started to get my head around the Linux Operating System (which the EEE comes with), which I still maintain, is NOT [...]

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On the road with an Asus EEE 700

On the road with an Asus EEE 700

By on March 20, 2008 in Software

For years I have been in search of a portable computer. Powerful enough to do what I need, small enough (and tough enough) to carry in my bag without really noticing it. I have tried all kinds of devices in the past, and I just bought an Asus EEE – a tiny laptop that has [...]

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Gone Fishing Seminar at Ealing Studios

Gone Fishing Seminar at Ealing Studios

By on March 18, 2008 in Training

Over the weekend, at the Met Film School at Ealing Studios, I held the Gone Fishing seminar for the last few people who had helped in the making of the movie. It was a stand out event, mainly because the group was small and intimate, giving us a chance to really have some great discussions. [...]

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Cannes Cannes Cannes!

Cannes Cannes Cannes!

By on March 17, 2008 in Festivals, Publicity

Cannes fever is starting to kick in. And it’s VERY exciting. We put Gone Fishing into the festival and we all hope that we get selected. I have to mention one unsung star of Gone Fishing. French Film maker Sylvie Bolioli has been helping out in the background at almost every turn. Her latest immense [...]

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Mastering new BluRay at Abbey Road Studios

Mastering new BluRay at Abbey Road Studios

By on March 15, 2008 in BluRay, Sound

I just had a strange experience. I set up a meeting with BluRay guru Richard Osborne at Abbey Road Studios and tubed over – I hadn’t realised just what a Mecca that zebra crossing outside the building is to Beatles fans and tourists. I had to fight my way past giggling groups of Japanese women [...]

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Creative Partnership to get involved in Gone Fishing Poster

Creative Partnership to get involved in Gone Fishing Poster

By on March 14, 2008 in Publicity

On Gone Fishing, right from the get go, I have made a commitment to work with the best and most talented people I can get involved with, and also to let them do their work without micro management. Let them bring something of themselves and their talent to the party so to say. Last week [...]

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Gone Fishing on BluRay at Mr Youngs

Gone Fishing on BluRay at Mr Youngs

By on March 13, 2008 in BluRay, Screenings

I went to My Youngs screening rooms yesterday (aka The Soho Screening Rooms on D’Arbly Street, W1), to test the BluRay disk I made in Adobe Encore. One of the problems we have right now is that to screen Gone Fishing in all its HD splendour and full uncompressed audio means hiring in expensive HDCamSR [...]

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Gone Fishing now on IMDB

Gone Fishing now on IMDB

By on March 12, 2008 in Credits, Publicity

I have just spent the last hour or so adding and updating the IMDB Pro page for Gone Fishing. I can see a few people have already added their credits, so if you want, go ahead and add yours now if you were involved. But I ask one favour. Please don’t add anything other than [...]

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Gone Fishing Trailer Windows Media Encoded

Gone Fishing Trailer Windows Media Encoded

By on March 11, 2008 in Publicity, Software

I had an interesting mail today from another film maker complaining about Quicktime – apparently the trailer for Gone Fishing would not play on his computer. And this is not the first occurrence of this, so if you have had problems playing back the Quicktime trailer, drop me a line – it would be useful [...]

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Dolby Digital MO disk collected

Dolby Digital MO disk collected

By on March 10, 2008 in Post Production, Sound

Last Friday I collected the MO disk of the Dolby Digital 5.1 mix for the 35mm prints of Gone Fishing. I had a brief glimpse into the Dolby transfer bay, which was a surprisingly compact room, looking more like a machine room at a small post production company than an audio lab. But then I [...]

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