There’s a reason you haven’t heard from me.
It’s partly because of a two week holiday, but it’s also because I’ve been in a mad sprint to get four more shorts shot before the end of the year.
A little crazy, but then, this whole year is a little crazy I suppose.
The first of these four shorts we shot on Thursday. This was film number 6, which according to our maths guys is HALFWAY through the shooting stage! Phew. It actually felt like I was halfway about three films ago, but alas no.
This short, ‘The Perfectionist’ was an idea I’ve had for a long time, so it was incredible to see it come to life before my eyes in the artful hands of our two production designers Lesiele Hailame and Maria Cormie.
We decided to build a set for this one, shot as it is in one room. We wanted a very rich and slightly unreal look so we built the room from the ground up. Here are some pics of it coming together.
This was a really fun shoot, not just the building of the set, but having the wonderful Sarah Bishop, our lead, inhabit it. As soon as she stepped onto the shagpile rug, it all came together and we all felt pretty good about things.
Sarah did a terrific job as you will see. I’ve only had a chance to watch a fraction of the rushes, but it looks gorgeous. Our Director of Photography Rupert Brown brought a huge amount to the look, creating beautiful lighting and capturing stunning imagery.
And none of this could have happened without the sure hand of Sue Hind our Producer keeping the project on course. Thanks also to Micheline Siou Cam San our meticulous Make-up Artist and Tony St Leger who was invaluable in getting our set up and keeping everything in its place.
I have to say, it’s one of the greatest satisfactions of this endeavour – having a bunch of talented people come together and collaborate in bringing to life the images and ideas that until that moment live only in your head. Suddenly those ideas are real. The story is playing out, right there in front of you.