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White Angel 2, Kiss of Death Killer

White Angel 2, Kiss of Death Killer

By on March 17, 2009 in White Angel, Writing

I just had dinner with actress Harriet Robinson. Harriet played the lead character in White Angel, the serial killer thriller I made in the early nineties that gained so much festival heat at the time. The film also starred Peter Firth as the serial killer – it’s about a writer researching a killers biography and [...]

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FilmSpecific.com's Stacey Parks interviews me!

FilmSpecific.com's Stacey Parks interviews me!

By on March 16, 2009 in Courses

I just did a great interview with Stacey Parks here in LA. Stacey is a distribution guru who runs her own site called FilmSpecific.com. We have been in touch for a few years, and last year I did a seminar at Ealing Studios with her, when her latest book was released. You can listen to [...]

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Ghosts From The Past – Failing QC

Ghosts From The Past – Failing QC

By on March 16, 2009 in Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass, Sales

Those of you who have done my two day Guerilla Film Makers Masterclas will know I spend a great deal of time on sales and distribution. We face many problems making low budget films, and some bad ones manifest in the final sales. One thing that many film makers don’t fully understand is that you [...]

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Heart of Gold Guerilla Masterclass Approaches

By on March 14, 2009 in Courses, Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass

We just got a write up in one of Australia’s (East Coast anyway) more important news papers. It’s about the Heart Of Gold Festival, north of Brisbane, in a couple of weeks time. You may know I am flying out there to hold a new two day Guerilla Masterclass and I am really looking forward [...]

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Festival Mixed Bag

Festival Mixed Bag

By on March 14, 2009 in Festivals

A bit of a mixed bag of festival frolicks on the blog today. Having just edited the Film Festivals section for the Gone Fishing seminar, some of the emails I received today reflect some of the issues raised in the seminar. First off is a good example of Read the Fine Print (which is a [...]

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Starbucks is my new office!

Starbucks is my new office!

By on March 13, 2009 in Production

Starbucks is now my new office. With their Coffee Card, I can get free wireless at any Starbies, which means I can spend a whole day sitting in my new office, taking meetings and making Skype phone calls in between. Of course the Skype headset does make me feel like I am in a call [...]

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I have finally succumbed to Twitter pressure…

I have finally succumbed to Twitter pressure…

By on March 11, 2009 in Twitter

Finally I have succumbed to Twitter. Last year, a few film makers suggested I get a Twitter account, and at the time, I knew I should check it out, but it was just another thing on my list to do… and frankly, I was overwhelmed. So now I am on Twitter, finally. And it seems [...]

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The difference between LA and London…

The difference between LA and London…

By on March 10, 2009 in Hollywood

I have been back in LA for a week now (after Sedona) and must admit I am feeling a bit guilty as I have not done very much in that week. I have kept myself busy with all sorts of ‘house keeping’ (emails, festivals etc.) that has been piling up, dealt with a massive virus [...]

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e-Rage

e-Rage

By on March 9, 2009 in Training

I have been working on the final section of the online Guerilla Masterclass about the making of Gone Fishing. One aspect we discussed is that of email communication. Clearly, it’s a fast and economic way to communicate. But… it has many drawbacks. I have just had some email communications in the last few days that [...]

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And the award goes too… ALL OUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS!

And the award goes too… ALL OUR ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS!

By on March 7, 2009 in Awards

We just won another award, The Indie! And this one has an awesome trophy as you can see. The only down side is that we have to buy it if we want one (and they cost $350)! Now this dark cloud has a silver lining though. As you know we have175 Associate Producers, and because [...]

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MAKING YOUR FIRST OSCAR WINNER… Feedback is in!

MAKING YOUR FIRST OSCAR WINNER… Feedback is in!

By on March 6, 2009 in Courses, Guerilla Film Makers Masterclass, Oscars

The Online Guerilla Masterclass about the making of Gone Fishing is currently being updated with the extra new sections on festivals, sales, marketing, awards and beyond. Anyone who enrols now for £69.99 will get these extra sessions for free (after these new sessions are live, the price will go up). I just wanted to share [...]

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Credit Crunch = AMAZING NEW POSSIBILITIES!

Credit Crunch = AMAZING NEW POSSIBILITIES!

By on March 6, 2009 in Magazine Articles, Writing

As we all knuckle down for the impact of the credit crunch, I have been wondering how film makers will be doing in these so called dark times. Traditionally, film has always done well in times of depression and stress. After all, film is a great escape, it’s local, It’s big and bright, and most [...]

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Sedona… The Complete Webisode…

Sedona… The Complete Webisode…

By on March 4, 2009 in Festivals, Gone Fishing

So as I come down from the Sedona Film festival, I have edited both episodes together for a single webisode of the event. I finally got the audience statistics from Patrick, who runs the festival and here’s what he said… ‘Your scores were BRILLIANT here … 4.66 (out of 5.0) overall audience score! The highest [...]

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Sedona Part 2… AND THE WINNER IS!

By on March 2, 2009 in Festivals

This was one of the BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE! Crikey! I am exhausted right now and it’s taken all my energy just to complete the video. I am waiting on Patrick, Sedona festival organiser at Sedona, to send me some stats, and then I will do a full write up… along with more exciting [...]

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