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Category Archives: Geek Alert
Introducing The Band: Against The Auteur Theory
When you start making film, you come to realise very quickly (or at least you do if you have the faintest scrap of self-awareness) that the auteur theory is bullshit. The very idea of a film being “by” one person … Continue reading
Gods And Monsters – X&HT Saw Avengers Assemble
Superheroes are mythology. They stand above us, their concerns otherworldly, epic. The fate of worlds rests on their shoulders. They have little time for us, the people they pledge to protect. We get in the way. We’re cannon fodder. However … Continue reading
Locked And Loaded: X&HT Saw Lockout
If you had to pin me down, knees on my shoulders, threaten to flob in my mouth, and get me to confess to the kind of film I like more than any other, of course I would thrash and scream, … Continue reading
Coverage
Coverage is a term used by film-makers to describe the shots they need to get a scene off the script and onto the screen. It’s always made to sound more complicated than it is, so let’s give you an example.
Out Of The Woods: X&HT Saw The Cabin In The Woods
If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck then you have a fair idea of what you have in your pond. But, as any horror fan knows, appearances can be deceptive. And when … Continue reading
Short Film News
A couple of updates for you on current film projects. Finally, finally, a working drive with the full cut for Out Of Hours has landed in my grading suite. That’s the job for this afternoon, although to be frank there’s … Continue reading
Printing The Future Of Sustainable Fashion
A crosspost for Friday the 13th, so I don’t jinx myself with too much new writing. I thought I’d give you a flavour of the sort of work I’m doing on my other writing gig, The View From The Pier. … Continue reading
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Tagged future fashion, The View From The Pier
Five Favourite Bunnies For Easter
Happy Easter Rabbit Day! As I hope the Readership is aware, I have something of a thing for the humble Lagomorpha Lapodirae that I find tricky to either explain or justify. I just like ‘em, OK? As today is the day … Continue reading
Guest Post: Pathways to Prometheus
Another guest post, which pleases my lazy blogger tendencies. At this rate, I’ll never need to write another word. Seriously, Readership, feel free to send me stuff. You know the remit by now. At the very least, a recipe or … Continue reading
Final Light: My second weekend as co-producer+ on Out of Hours
Stu Wright is here again to give us the lowdown on the final day of filming on Out Of Hours, the short film he’s co-written with Leading Man Clive. There’s a ton left to do. Blood and other fluids will … Continue reading
