Behind the scenes of the film War
Behind the scenes with John Lone – War (2007)
Voicing distorted perceptions
Accents! I love them..no that's a lie, I am fascinated by accents, it's something I touch upon in my upcoming film review too. My accent is odd and I am mocked regularly by my friends... its a combination of all the places I have lived. Romford is my birth place (a town now swallowed into... Continue Reading →
Gathering research – the tonic of the wilderness
Its well worth the effort to take time to research elements you want to explore within your own story. I read recently that one writer took a year to research everything he needed before even putting pen to paper. Even fantasy-type stories such as mine explore certain themes which have been a pleasure to learn... Continue Reading →
The Last Emperor #inspiration
The last and third film I would like to discuss which influenced my story is The Last Emperor. Like many people reading this blog, I’ve seen this film many, many times and as you can imagine find it very difficult to summarise quite what I like about this magnificent masterpiece from Bernardo Bertolucci without the... Continue Reading →
The Hunted #inspiration
So, as I mentioned previously my character Bertie was born out of some of John Lone's previous performances - which ones? Well, there are three of his films that stand out significantly to me and I will review each one per blog post. The films deserve that rather than being stacked and cluttered into one... Continue Reading →
Post#4…The Hunted #inspiration
So, as I mentioned previously my character Bertie was born out of some of John Lone's previous performances - which ones? Well, there are three of his films that stand out significantly to me and I will review each one per blog post. The films deserve that rather than being stacked and cluttered into one... Continue Reading →
Interview#6…Interview with Paul Zeidman, Screenwriter
Paul Zeidman is a screenwriter based out of one of my favourite cities, San Francisco! I met Paul in a screenwriting group on Facebook and as a rookie have been very appreciative of the articles and guidance that he shares with us all! An insider’s knowledge and expertise is like gold-dust! His writing credits include... Continue Reading →
Interview#5…Ho-Ling Tang, Composer
Originating from Hong Kong, Ho-Ling Tang is a talented composer, orchestrator and arranger. Based in Hong Kong she is busy working on multiple projects which encompasses film and TV scores, theatre and video games. I posed Ho-Ling some questions about her work, specifically how essential music is to film and TV success. At what age... Continue Reading →
Should you reject rejection?
Social media is something I have been looking to reduce substantially since deciding to continue writing my series. The hours I must spend mindlessly scrolling my Instagram wall, tweeting crap and seeing what my mates are up to on Facebook must be quite a substantial chunk of the day and time that's better spent being... Continue Reading →
Post#4…Should you reject rejection?
Social media is something I have been looking to reduce substantially since deciding to continue writing my series. The hours I must spend mindlessly scrolling my Instagram wall, tweeting crap and seeing what my mates are up to on Facebook must be quite a substantial chunk of the day and time that's better spent being... Continue Reading →
Interview#4…Siege Proquee, Writer
Siege Proquee is "Africa's best Film/Television Producer, Director, Scriptwriter, Score maker and Editor" (according to his Facebook page!). I posed Siege a few questions about his approach to writing, specifically with TV scripting in mind. How did you become a writer? The whole journey started during the June holidays in 2015 when I completely fell... Continue Reading →