What keeps me awake at night
July 16th, 2008
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 [...]
INT. ART SCHOOL CLASSROOM – NIGHT
March 11th, 2008
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. [...]
5 reasons why you should storyboard your short film
March 10th, 2008
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.
If inspiration hits you, don’t go home
March 7th, 2008
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 [...]
Casting: Finding Dan and June
August 29th, 2007
The Girl Is Making A Film It wasn’t the first time I attended a casting, only this time I was there with a directors hat on to see if I could spot potential Dan and Junes (the two main characters) for my short film. This was not a casting session specially organized for my short, [...]
Diary of a first time director: Pre production
August 20th, 2007
The Girl Is Making A Film One of my friends: “So it has really started now, you are doing it” Me: Well not really, I can still run away you know. She: No you can’t, I have 15 extras who can’t wait to be in the “love is in the air in the park” scene. [...]
I can’t get no sleep
August 9th, 2007
A true story. At 3am in the morning: Dan: “Ahem” Me “Oh God no, not again, wait until tomorrow” Dan: “Sorry but …” Me “What is it this time, I need sleep!” Dan “I was thinking that maybe I should wear a red tie in stead of a blue one.”
The film poster – a first concept
July 29th, 2007
If you step inside you can see a first concept version of a possible film poster for my short film. Not that I actually am going to print film posters, but it might be usable for the DVD cover or something. I mostly just thought it was fun to make, and it can be a [...]


