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That Syncing Feeling!

That Syncing Feeling!

By on April 29, 2008 in 35mm print, Sound

Today I took the 35mm print of Gone Fishing to Videosonics for the guys who did the sound mix to check out. We had previously screened at Cinesite (for picture) where we thought the sound may have been out of sync. After checking today, I can now confirm that there are in fact no problems [...]

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Viewing the first 35mm print

Viewing the first 35mm print

By on April 24, 2008 in 35mm print, Grading, Sound

I have just returned from the very first 35mm screening of Gone Fishing – EVER! Even though we shot 35mm, we scanned and post produced digitally, and even premiered digitally. But to get the film out to the ‘world film festival circuit’, we needed a 35mm print. Mitch Mitchell at Cinesite stepped in and did [...]

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Writing for Hollywood – Stuart Hazeldine Event

Writing for Hollywood – Stuart Hazeldine Event

By on April 23, 2008 in Hollywood, Podcast, Training, Writing

What an incredible seminar we had last night with Stuart Hazeldine. I think it was one of the very best we have ever held. Stuart talked for two hours about being a professional writer for Hollywood. His insights were candid, entertaining, practical and pragmatic, but most of all, extremely inspiring. I am delighted that we [...]

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Hollywood podcast goes live

Hollywood podcast goes live

By on April 22, 2008 in Hollywood, Podcast, Training

What a week! I have been neck deep in courses and seminars and I am just grabbing five minutes now to write the blog – tonight I am hosting an event with Hollywood Screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine, which I hope will be cracking – it’s a sell out event with 120 people coming! I have just [...]

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There’s what you know you don’t know, but it’s what you don’t know that you don’t know that gets you…

There’s what you know you don’t know, but it’s what you don’t know that you don’t know that gets you…

By on April 21, 2008 in Training

I am exhausted this morning. Yesterday I ran a completely new course about career planning and strategies for success in film. This has been bouncing around in my subconscious for a couple of years now, and I formalised it a few months ago in a PowerPoint presentation. Unlike my Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass, this one [...]

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It begins at the beginning…

It begins at the beginning…

By on April 17, 2008 in Training, Writing

I have been working on my script and reading more and listening to other writing teachers. Aristotle’s name has come up repeatedly, and shamefully, while I knew the broad strokes of his work, I had never read his book on Poetics. Clearly it’s in public domain so I went to the web to find it, [...]

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The Poster Is Nearly Complete

The Poster Is Nearly Complete

By on April 16, 2008 in Art and Stroryboards, Publicity, Sales

We are so close to getting the poster nailed now. You can click on it here to see a bigger version. Yesterday I printed it out to look at in A3plus size, so it was big, stuck up on my wall, and the experience was very different to looking at a PC screen! When viewed [...]

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First Web Designs in….

First Web Designs in….

By on April 15, 2008 in Podcast, Publicity, Website

Right now I feel as busy as I do when I am in actual film production. It’s incredible just how much needs doing for Cannes, for the next project, to sustain all that unpaid work and keep food on the table and a roof over my head! I have been working on the poster, which [...]

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Win and come on a two day Negotiation Course worth £1,250!

Win and come on a two day Negotiation Course worth £1,250!

By on April 13, 2008 in Competitions, Training

LEARN NEW TACTICS TO POWERFULLY 'GET THE BEST DEAL'! We are delighted to announce that we have secured TWO places on a terrific Negotiation course run by The Negotiation Academy, valued at £1,250 each… and you could win one! I did this course myself last year and found it to be extremely useful, highlighting many [...]

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New Seminar – Building A Successful Career In Film – April 20th

New Seminar – Building A Successful Career In Film – April 20th

By on April 12, 2008 in Training

I am running a completely new half day seminar. Got to pay for Cannes some way! Here are the details… Building A Successful Career In Film is a new seminar by Chris Jones, author of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook and veteran feature film maker. ‘Have you ever wondered why it’s been taking so long [...]

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Bleeding Edge Technology…

Bleeding Edge Technology…

By on April 10, 2008 in BluRay, HD in post, Software

One of the things I have always taught on my courses is that when it comes to technology, you can’t believe anyone. Especially when it comes to new technology. This is not because experts are mistaken or wrong, it’s because everything is so untested. There simply hasn’t been enough instances of it working out in [...]

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Gone Fishing… The Website

Gone Fishing… The Website

By on April 8, 2008 in Publicity

I have been wanting to get a dedicated ‘Gone Fishing’ website up and running for some time now, and break it out of the Living Spirit site (which is a much more corporate affair). I am delighted to tell you that I have found a very talented designer who is going to take on the [...]

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Flight to Cannes

Flight to Cannes

By on April 7, 2008 in Festivals, Publicity

The flights are now booked for Cannes and I will be going down on Sat 17th and returning on Wednesday the 21st. Those few days will be more than enough and I suspect I will return exhausted. Easyjet from Luton came in cheapest at only £65 return. All that is left is accommodation and finalising [...]

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Step into my theatre!

Step into my theatre!

By on April 4, 2008 in Publicity, Screenings

We are working on innovative ways to get ‘seen about town’ in Cannes. I have also been working on ways to get people to see Gone Fishing on the spur of the moment too. Everyone is going somewhere in a hurry in Cannes, but if there were a way to show them a movie there [...]

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Soundtrack for Cannes

Soundtrack for Cannes

By on April 3, 2008 in Post Production, Sound

One of the problems with presenting Gone Fishing out in the world is that the soundtrack is very dynamic. The loud bits are very loud, the quite bits are very quite. Great if you are in a cinema, not so great if you are in a noisy café in Cannes! To combat this, I have [...]

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