Up is Down is that great moment of revelation in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. What? You haven’t seen that film? What are you doing here, go watch it, go, go, go!! But Up is Down is also very appropriate when it comes to making a film. Some days you are up, and [...]

I know that this is starting to look a bit like the diary of a film maker. Well it’s important for me to write up this process. One year from now I want to be able to read back what an insane time this has been and how things went. So the coming time the [...]

Bob called me while I was drinking a juice in the Caffe Nero in Hammersmith. I walked out and tried to spot him. He told me to walk towards the tube station. I walked and looked. He was in his car he said. I scanned the area. Lots of cars around Hammersmith. I saw a [...]

If there is one thing I learn it’s that nothing is as unpredictable as the process of making a short film. It might be back on track again now, and I am again aiming for a shoot at the end of August. If all goes well, I am going to take a week off there [...]

WALL-E and Billy Mac The very good First a recommendation: WALL-E. Go see it. It’s a 10/10 film. It’s clever, funny, very actual, and it’s a roboromcom! Wall-E is such a cool character that I took the bus from the cinema to Hamley’s and brought him home with me. See how much a film can [...]

Lovers at St. Pancras I met with a potential assistant yesterday, we got along quite well, so I guess he is the person who will help me not going mental.

The fear of the Cookie And I forgot to add: I need a dog as well! I feel like running away. I have a meeting with a potential assistant this evening. And also hope to have a meeting with a potential assistant producer very soon. See, I am actually working on it! And I will [...]

OK, do you remember I worked on a short film this spring? And do you also remember that you still had not seen the result of that hard work? Well the wait is over! May I present to you: James Bond in 60 Seconds! No it does not have Daniel Craig. But it has a [...]

Art class When I walked to the toilet yesterday I passed a woman at the shared washing up sink. She was cleaning brushes. Not just a few of them, loads of them. A closer look revealed that she had a small cart filled with glasses with brushes, and palettes filled with paint. I walked on. [...]

Storyboarding 5 tips from a girl who desperately tries not to go insane while slowly moving towards the actual production of her 10 minutes short film. And 4 tips to get you started.

Storyboarding Storyboarding So while you surely are at home, having a nice dinner, enjoying the weekend – I am still at the office. I am the only person in the office. And I am not working, not on work work anyway. But I found a new song today, I am going to write a bit [...]

Dan In Real Life I hate long posts on blogs, I seldom read them, they put me off. But I know that I too often write them myself. There is a lot to say, but I will keep it as short as possible. I promise. There is some bad news and there is some, erhm, [...]

Me and my sneakers back on planet earth This is just a short post to say that I am back on Earth. I think. Travelling in space messes up your mind. But here is a short list of things I have to say today (will write proper posts soon, I promise): It’s day 42 today. [...]

Bill Posters will be CCTV’ed OK, not a lot of time, so – memo style post with lovely picture. I am quite shocked by the sudden death of actor Heath Ledger (28). He was extraordinary in Brokeback Mountain. Where are we with the 60 second action feature you wonder? Well after another long night of [...]

We did it. We shot all the insane scenes we wanted to shoot. We have been incredibly lucky with our actors as they were all very motivated, patient (when things took a bit longer than expected), talented and up for it and it has been a very busy couple of days. We now take 48 [...]

I was home at 10.30pm. Yay! That means that I can get a close to normal night sleep. We were all very tired today, which was noticable in the lack of laughter outbursts, but maybe that was for the better, having the actors around. And things went very well. It was clear weather, cold but [...]

If you wonder why it is be a bit quiet down here, I am busy with the short. Yesterday I was home at 2.30am (yes that’s in the middle of the night, and thank you London for having 24 Hour bus services) and I just came home from another long day of preparing. We are [...]

Trabi on Tower Bridge Trabi on Tower Bridge – Click for the whole picture I bet you spend your New Year’s day relaxed. Visiting family and friends maybe, or sleep longer after a party yesterday. Mine was a bit different. If you are tired following the 60 seconds action feature story, come back later. A [...]

The annual XMAS card postcard exchange It’s that time of the year again, and you know how I feel about it. But the question is are you up for it again? I will design a brand new Girl postcard, which I am going to have printed in a card shop in a special very limited [...]

Sneak preview We made a film. It is not finished yet, we need to edit it, but yesterday we were out in the beautiful weather London is offering us at the moment and I found myself directing actors, composing shots and generally feeling more at ease doing all this than I ever thought I would. [...]