My own wee homage
Jul 22, 2006 23:29:13 GMT
Post by Gonga on Jul 22, 2006 23:29:13 GMT
Hi everyone, first post and all that..
My first encounter with Shanes film came about 2001. I'd actually just started a film production course at uni, and was quickly becoming disillusioned with it. All the pretentious toerags whinging on about about the merits of Dario Argento. Anyway I think it was a friday night, and I was feeling a bit rough. Turned on BBC2 and caught A Room For Romeo Brass about 20 minutes in.
I've always been a fan of British film but this was just on another level (certainly pisses over Rita, Sue and Bob Too, haha) Anyways seriously I was blown away by it. It evoked a number of memories of the fickleness of childhood friendships and the coconuts that we would come in to contact with.
A wonderful film that I literally forced everyone I knew to watch and needless to say I created a good number of new Meadows fans.
As far as the film production course went, I ended up borrowing a scene from ARFRB in my final year film. We managed to cajole those pioneers of 80s tv magic shows Paul Daniels and his overly flirtatious missus to come and have a cameo role in the film. Anyway I borrowed the scene where knock knock surprises himself with the 3 pots and ball trick, so thats my wee heads up to Mr Meadows. Even had it shown in a kids film festival.
Shame that the stupid fucking hippy producer pissed off back to Bradford in a haze of tight leather motorbike trousers and cheap whizz to bother leaving a copy of the film for any of us.
Anyway, Shane mate your a genius. I was passing through Uttoxeter last year on the way to that theme park nearby, I was hoping I'd bump in to you maybe buying your shopping or helping an old lady across the road, turns out you dont even live there. Dissapointed? me?
My first encounter with Shanes film came about 2001. I'd actually just started a film production course at uni, and was quickly becoming disillusioned with it. All the pretentious toerags whinging on about about the merits of Dario Argento. Anyway I think it was a friday night, and I was feeling a bit rough. Turned on BBC2 and caught A Room For Romeo Brass about 20 minutes in.
I've always been a fan of British film but this was just on another level (certainly pisses over Rita, Sue and Bob Too, haha) Anyways seriously I was blown away by it. It evoked a number of memories of the fickleness of childhood friendships and the coconuts that we would come in to contact with.
A wonderful film that I literally forced everyone I knew to watch and needless to say I created a good number of new Meadows fans.
As far as the film production course went, I ended up borrowing a scene from ARFRB in my final year film. We managed to cajole those pioneers of 80s tv magic shows Paul Daniels and his overly flirtatious missus to come and have a cameo role in the film. Anyway I borrowed the scene where knock knock surprises himself with the 3 pots and ball trick, so thats my wee heads up to Mr Meadows. Even had it shown in a kids film festival.
Shame that the stupid fucking hippy producer pissed off back to Bradford in a haze of tight leather motorbike trousers and cheap whizz to bother leaving a copy of the film for any of us.
Anyway, Shane mate your a genius. I was passing through Uttoxeter last year on the way to that theme park nearby, I was hoping I'd bump in to you maybe buying your shopping or helping an old lady across the road, turns out you dont even live there. Dissapointed? me?
