M: So what was your movie about?
G: Domestic abuse.
M: Abuse? Why on earth did you make a film about abuse?
G: Because I have first hand experience.
M: Come on! You?!?
G: My father used to do things to my mum. It used to really piss me off. So I made a film about it.
M: Does your father [...]
Archive for September, 2009
The Case of the Curious Casting Call
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Recipes for Creativity, tagged abuse, courage, creativity on 28 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Reluctantly Retired Stunt Man
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Muses, Recipes for Creativity, tagged actors, committment, pain, sacrifice on 23 September 2009 | 1 Comment »
At 15, Beto began his film career as a stunt man. (Let’s ignore for a moment the fact that a 15 year old is allowed to do stunts on a film set.)
I learned a very important lesson from Beto: You can take the actor out of the stunt, but you can’t take the stunt man [...]
“She knows I is a Production Guy”
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Now where do I put this?, tagged sacrifice, production, filmmaking, location, near death on 16 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There was once where Ah Leong went for 3 months without seeing his 5 year old daughter.
Then she called one day, “Daddy, have you forgotten that you have a daughter?!”
He laughs out loud with an “Oh shit man!” as he tells me this.
I am, of course, perplexed. If my daughter said that to me, would [...]
A breed unlike any other
Posted in Everyday Heroes, Now where do I put this?, tagged production, sacrifice on 12 September 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Movies tell stories.
But behind every production there are a thousand other dramas, many of them far more heart-breaking, inspiring and funny than anything ever put on screen.
Francois Truffaut once famously said, “I want a film I watch to express either the joy of making cinema or [...]
I try to not get personal but this time…
Posted in Days of Solitude, Everyday Heroes, Gin and I, tagged anniversary, filming, love, marriage, production, sacrifice, shoot, wedding on 11 September 2009 | 6 Comments »
It was my wedding anniversary on the 1st of September.
I spent a total of 3 minutes with my Gin.
I rushed into the house at 7.57am after a night of intense shooting, smelling terrible and looking even worse.
“Hi honey, happy anniversary, I need to use the loo.”
We were both rushing.
2 minutes later I scrambled back to [...]
