So What's Going ON?!?!

So, 24 of the 25 segments around the world are wrapped!!!!

We're deep in discussions on everything from our new website, trailers, scoring, bands, post production, distribution, social media et cetera.

I've taken a seat on the music committee. I'm enjoying this. We're trying to take a different approach that will bring the segments together but hold onto their cultural diversity. There are exciting ideas being thrown around. Hopefully some of them stick and work! We're researching, talking to people, and seeing what bands might be interested in coming on board.

If you know anyone, get in touch! Nothing's decided yet, it's still early days.

I've just finished the latest edit of heart shaped and I'm happy how it's coming along. I still have a few reshoots to do. These were meant to happen weeks ago! What happened? A certain well known courier company happened!!!

The backpack was being shipped from London to Dublin for the reshoots. 2 day delivery. 24 days later... apparently my address is insufficient for delivery. But I live here. Everyone else manages to find it. Hell, it's okay, I said, I'll email them and call them to give them directions.

Oh no. They don't like that. Only the sender can contact them. Ok, I'll pick it up from the depot, I'll bring ID. Oh they couldn't possibly tell me where the depot is.

So what did they do? They shipped it back to London. Where it got lost in transit.

And has only just re-emerged. In London. Having been to Dublin. Probably waved as it flew over my house. Twice.

Oh well. What can I do? Nothing I can write on a public forum anyway :-)

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So we're full!

So we were inundated with requests for auditions, which is fantastic.

Tomorrow we have the audition session, which I'm excited by. There would appear to be some very talented people popping over tomorrow.

It's going to be a strange audition - the characters don't have a lot to say and I won't have the child actors with me to run lines - so I guess I'm the children!

It will be a little unusual.

I'm looking forward to see the take the actors have on the role - I can't imagine it being easy, there's a complex mix of emotions being put into a very small page count.

I'm looking for people who make it natural and easy - those who say as much in what they don't say.

It was also a little tricky in that they are playing the parents of two brothers - it had to be believable that they could be related. A few people had to be reluctantly let go for this reason, but it has to work.

My hat's off to all those brave enough to come and audition for me tomorrow. I know it's not easy, you're putting yourself on the line and only a couple of you will be chosen. Respect for putting yourself out there.

Mairtin

Another new track

I'm enjoying the demoing for Heart Shaped.
Different styles emerging, different genres. It might all change completely once it's shot, but it's worthwhile. They feed into each other.

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Music and press

So I spent this morning sending out a few press releases. This got me so creatively stymied that I instantly went and recorded an idea for the score.

You can hear it here

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I also broke the script down and did an initial schedule.

It's becoming real now!

I'm expecting some of the press to be online early next week - I'll link to it from here.

In the meantime, enjoy the first day of the world cup!