Monthly Archives: January 2013
6. Clothes maketh the man
As Mark Twain once famously wrote, “Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society.” As for the naked part, that’s not the kind of film I’m trying to make anyway, but he has a valid point. Who are these characters in ‘The Juror’ and what are they wearing? I wanted […]
5. Music, Maestro!
One of the things that really came home to me this week in starting to play around with editing, was the role of sound on a film. Earlier this week on Graham Norton’s chat show, Tarantino was shown the ‘Royale with Cheese’ scene from “Pulp Fiction” re-dubbed in a Kerry accent. You Tube is littered […]
4. Directing Essentials
More out of interest than anything else, Jonas and I decide to go to an evening called: ‘Directing Essentials’ held by Raindance. As we register at the door and pick up our packs, I’m enjoying this feeling of being a student of something again; studying a craft and I relish every moment of it. In […]
3. Location, location, location
12th January 2013 London has just had a massive temperature drop but I wrap myself up like the Michelin man and head out to check some facts and locations with Jonas, the Producer. In the screenplay of “The Juror”, I’ve added an exterior shot to contextualise the drama which wasn’t possible in the theatre and […]
The Juror 