Happy New Year!!

So here we are in 2008!!

A lot has been going on, I have been to see some movies!

Thought I Am Legend was quite good, but agree with the Wade boys and Empire about the terrible CGI on show. Will Smith was very good as was his K9 companion.

Thought Golden Compass was poor, didn't draw me in at all, cool polar bear scrap but that was it, and how embarressing was the last 5 mins which was there to set up the back to back sequels which will probably never happen due to the poor box office in the U.S.

Enchanted was all I expected it to be, good, but wanted a little more and maybe more edginess.

Disappointed with Bee Movie, I guess I was hoping for a cartoon 88 minute episode of Seinfeld, but it wasn't and I fell asleep! My nephew Josh liked it though, and here is a photo with his thumbs up approval to prove it after we left the theatre.


Great to go to Wales for New Year and see the family. Good times!




Much Ado About Lauren continues!

Got 66mins edited in "the can". Of course when we have finished filming everything, the film will be too long and have to be cut back, but that won't be for a few months yet.

At the end of last year we shot some audition footage which is fun. Hired a chicken costume and a superman outfit. But who'd have thought a £1.98 fake plastic knife would cause so much hilarity!?

We had a number of game people involved, including a great juggler and uni-cyclist (doesn't mean he cycles at a Uni, he rides a bike with one wheel!) called Dan, and I got to film my short cameo in the film. John ate marshmallows and we had puppets as well!

Filmed Becky's audition which took a while, but looks good after a bit of creaive editing.

We also filmed the scene which involved Tom, Simon, Gillian and Natalie. Greg learns how to woo women!! Went well.

Filmed the notorious "headmaster flashback" with 2 friends of mine from the St. Christopher players, Maggie and Steve Jones. Very funny.

In Wales I filmed, Josh and Charlotte in a flashback which involves the character of Greg being slapped round the face as a 9 year old! Many takes!

Into the new year, we were able to put Dylan into the movie (he is the adopted Romanian son of the Wade boys wonderful sister, Sarah.) He was great fun, and is very cute on screen working as Paul's (playing our drama teacher) PA.

The schedule will slow down a little now as everyone is involved with local plays but the film lives on! Even if we only film one scene a week, we are doing well.