SOMERS TOWN VERSUS HERTHA BERLIN
Jan 12, 2008 13:02:41 GMT
Post by shanemeadows on Jan 12, 2008 13:02:41 GMT
Bon appetito,
Just got news that Somers Town has got into Berlin Film Festival and will be showing around the 9th/10th of february.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting to get in as we sent them a pretty ropey cut before xmas and they have rejected alot of my work in the past including Romeo, DMS and TIE (which they later overturned) so we are racing now to get it ready for its first public screening a lot faster than anticipated!
Even though it was written and budgeted as a 30 minute short, it has grown to just under 70mins and although it's not a genuine feature length film it should find a home on TV at some point between now and Summer as a one off Drama.
It has been a really great experience for me as a lot of the film is in polish and it gave me my first taste of directing actors who speak in a language that me not understandy. It's amazing how much of directing comes down to feeling, timing, body language and chemistry as opposed to just understanding the words.
It's no 'Die Hard with a cakehole' but it is a really touching little film that I hope will (along with Le Donk) fill the gap between TIE and King of the Gypsies and stop you all from getting bored of waiting and moving on to another director cuz I take yonks to make stuff.
Anyhoo. That is it for now, I am back into the edit suite to try and meet really menkal deadlines for the rest of the month. I hope one or two of you can come out to berlin and see the birthing!
Adios Mucackos.
Shandy.
Just got news that Somers Town has got into Berlin Film Festival and will be showing around the 9th/10th of february.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting to get in as we sent them a pretty ropey cut before xmas and they have rejected alot of my work in the past including Romeo, DMS and TIE (which they later overturned) so we are racing now to get it ready for its first public screening a lot faster than anticipated!
Even though it was written and budgeted as a 30 minute short, it has grown to just under 70mins and although it's not a genuine feature length film it should find a home on TV at some point between now and Summer as a one off Drama.
It has been a really great experience for me as a lot of the film is in polish and it gave me my first taste of directing actors who speak in a language that me not understandy. It's amazing how much of directing comes down to feeling, timing, body language and chemistry as opposed to just understanding the words.
It's no 'Die Hard with a cakehole' but it is a really touching little film that I hope will (along with Le Donk) fill the gap between TIE and King of the Gypsies and stop you all from getting bored of waiting and moving on to another director cuz I take yonks to make stuff.
Anyhoo. That is it for now, I am back into the edit suite to try and meet really menkal deadlines for the rest of the month. I hope one or two of you can come out to berlin and see the birthing!
Adios Mucackos.
Shandy.
