Archive for May, 2010
Meet the cast – Rob McCulley
A young friend of mine who is a film buff was watching early episodes of Red Dwarf. He noticed a character who looked strangely familiar. The next time the postie came to deliver mail, my friend told him he looked...
Of Deadlines and Beyond
The origins of the word 'deadline' apparently have their origins in American prison life. It referred to a barrier erected...
Behind the scenes
Welcome to a privileged view behind the scenes of The Insatiable Moon. It's a little teaser to whet your appetite...
Meet the cast – Lee Tuson
One of the unforgettable characters in the film is Pete, a boarding house resident. He's larger than life, and full...
ADR
Yesterday was a reunion of sorts as we were doing ADR (automated dialogue replacement) at Images & Sound in Auckland....
Toronto or bust
A week of digital digression. Astonishing how many things can go wrong with machines that only think in binary -...
Notes in passing
One of the conventions of screenwriting is that of 'notes'. These are the considered opinions of every peripheral person who...
Meet the cast – Jimmy Vraniqi
We had already cast the boarding house characters for The Insatiable Moon when one of them pulled out. On reflection...
Locked and loaded
As a writer I have learned over the years that there comes a time when you have to finish. Not...
The fiction of fiction – myths legends and stories
I'm intrigued by discussion on a fellow filmmakers FB page. It has to do whether filmmakers should be responsible for...
of place and emotional power, in a
moving, original movie that
deserves to be seen."
