Confessions of a Cr*p Filmmaker

[miker]

Hi all. I'm going to be updating a section of my website with various artefacts and anecdotes, but in case it takes me ages to do this (very likely) I have uploaded some raw materials here.

Amongst the more interesting bits are probably the budget for Ad Astra, the crewlist from 'The Hard Case', and maybe the advert which changed my life.

Also, don't forget to browse through my extensive collection of letterheaded rejection letters (and people wonder why I'm so cynical ;-)

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 13, 2003 05:46 PM: Message edited by: miker ]</font>

[twister!]

Can't access any of those pages - keep getting a 'connection failure' message. It's all very valiant of you though.

I'm interested to see which advert it was that had such an impact upon you.

[miker]

hmmm ... that's very odd - i was accessing the ftp area and files okay today from work.

let's see if i can display anything here:



sorry if that's an anticlimax [img]confused.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ October 13, 2003 05:47 PM: Message edited by: miker ]</font>

[miker]

okay, all the URLs are nice HTTP now and should work for everyone ...

[twister!]

They all work fine now - thanks. It's all pretty interesting stuff - how was it working with Shane (oops I mean 'Guy') Ritchie?

Don't you just hate that line 'We will keep your details on file for future reference' - I've got my fair share of those too. But there is always hope that one day we will be able to look back and laugh.......

[miker]

Ritchie was a pretty unassuming guy (!), but he definitely knew his way around London and Londoners. Seemed to like cuban cigars.

He once asked me about my script over a Duck Curry in Chinatown, but I was like 24 and still very much in my shell and overprotective of my ideas. And not a very good pitcher. So several years later, I'm still working on that damned script while he's luvved up with the big M. Well, how was I to know?!

Actually, I steered away from him and his usual crew (mainly his crew) for other reasons which I won't cite here. Another reason was getting my shot to try TV with Planet24 and the Big Breakfast.

The moral of the story? TV ***** , location filming rocks!