A few days ago I finally saw Indiana Jones. My expectations were very low as I heard nothing but bad things about it, and so I was pleasantly rewarded with a mediocre blast from the past. Nothing great for sure. I must admit that having a home cinema, albeit a modest one, I have not [...]

We are all just recovering from an awesome Documentary Film Makers Masterclass that we hosted this weekend, run by Andrew ‘Zee’ Zinnes, and co-author of The Documentary Film Makers Handbook with Genevieve. We had a packed class of 15 and everyone had a great time, especially on the Sunday afternoon, when ideas are work-shopped. Having [...]

It’s Oscars time baby! There are two ways to get into the race for the Oscars (for short films). First you win an Oscars accredited festival (which we are still putting in for, but we can’t risk waiting on a win). Second is to screen commercially in LA, which is actually easier than you would [...]

I have just got word that I will be getting the DVD covers for ‘Gone Fishing’ tomorrow. They have been printed by a company that specialises in DVD covers and the like, called Kellmat (link here). Matt, my contact there, did us a great deal with 500 covers for £129 (double sided). If you want [...]

I just had a real ‘kid inside’ dream experience at Pinewood studios. I met up with a producer friend who wanted to see Gone Fishing. He collected my at the gatehouse and took me over to theatre 7 on his golf cart – so there I was, zooming by the James Bond 007 stage, on [...]

I just got news that we have a great feature on the website BritishFilm.com The site is a great resource for film makes and is completely independently run, so you can be assured it’s not paying any political lip service. You can join and get regular emails from the site which will keep you up [...]

I have been working on compiling the Music Cue Sheet for ‘Gone Fishing’. This is a document that is legally required before the film can be publically screened. It details what music is used in the film, and who owns the various rights. The theory is that whenever the film is played (TV / Theatre [...]

Today, the paperwork folders (that I designed and uploaded last week) arrived in record time from Vistaprint, and I have to say they look terrific. I have wanted something like this for many years as I always felt that if you are going to send any kind of paperwork, it makes a big impression if [...]

I am completing the DVD package for ‘Gone Fishing’. I already have a DVD mastered, which looks and sounds as good as any DVD I have ever seen (in both Dolby Digital and DTS). In my office I can duplicate DVD’s, four at a time, and I also have a colour robotic DVD face printer, [...]

I have recently moved flat and I am hell bent on building my own home cinema. So I thought I would periodically update you with what I am up to and how things are going. My aim is to produce a superb home cinema experience without costing too much, and without disrupting too far, a [...]

The big PR push for ‘Gone Fishing’ is now starting. We have been to Cannes and now that is over, we are going to focus on première festivals and competitions. One of my observations about short films that come to me (because of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook I get sent lots of shorts) is [...]

The last few weeks have been utterly exhausting. I moved house, made a very dominating corporate video, went to Cannes, helped a friend whose business went bankrupt, ran the Hollywood Masterclass (including having Genevieve and Andrew stay in the new flat, with unopened boxes, along with their little girl Casey Mae!). Add to that the [...]

We just ran the Making it in Hollywood Seminar with Genevieve and Andrew. It was a resounding success and we also video taped it, so at some point, if you are interested, you will be able to get a copy of the whole one day seminar. Here is some of the feedback from the event… [...]