Wednesday 23 September 2009

Quiet On Set, Please

This past weekend we headed up to a small hamlet on the north eastern coast of Norfolk to visit a film set.

Not Alone, an upcoming British psychological horror movie, is lensing on location in Happisburgh, which proved to be a devil to find, but the experience of interviewing the crew and director was fantastic.

Though you think you can imagine what it's like, you're never going to be prepared for the amount of waiting around on set between takes. Not that it's boring, not at all, especially when it's a friendly crew who make you feel welcome.

Director Tristan Versluis was a true gent, inviting me to have pretty much free run of the location and sitting down for a lengthy interview at the end of the afternoon's shooting.

Likewise Production Designer Mel Light, camera team member Martyn Chalk, and Gaffer cum everything Al Montgomery proved to be a very kindred spirit in his love of the genre.

Deborah shot some great pics, andnow all I need to do is write up the article, which I'm having great fun doing.

The best thing about the day? It all came about because of wheels that I had put in motion many months ago, proving that if you really want to do something, to achieve your goals, then you can do yourself favour by making some of your own luck.

Big thanks to all on Not Alone, and looking forward to seeing the finished movie in due course.