Well, it was a long and hard 3 months, but principle photography for Scifi 2010 has been completed!  It was a lot of hard work and troublesome at times, but we finally got there!  Now I’m sorting out the footage and editing, which is fun, but if I’m truthful, the World Cup is taking some of my editing time lol.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved from the bottom of my cold, dead heart for their help, advice, professionalism and patience.  I could not have done everything I wanted to achieve on my own, and I will be eternally grateful.  I suppose the greatest token of my thanks will be the finished article itself, which should be ready for Halloween, but don’t hold me to that! 

 Scifi 2010 will undoubtedly be something that this country has never seen before, and it will truly be a showcase for what can be achieved with a great cast, crew, locations, and story.

 The website will be going live soon, as will the teaser trailers.  Over the next few months a trailer will be unleashed, then some sort of premiere will be organised.

 Sure, the time will fly in!

Did somebody say “wrap party”?

Been a while since last production update – not my fault, really.

A few things happened over the course of last month, the most important being that my father suffered a heart attack.  Thankfully, Bill Snr is grand: back at home and in the best of form.  It was a scary few days though, and I still hate hospitals, even though the staff are great.

Another… well, I don’t know what to call it, so the word “incident” will have to suffice.  Another “incident” happened during filming which threw the production into disarray.  Not really – I just rolled with the punch, made a decision and saw it through.  A few reshoots of specific scenes have been completed.

Also, I’ve been busy putting some razzle dazzle on the two teasers for the film.  These will be shown to the world via the website, which will be going live soon.  Everything about the film will move to the new site, and the arduous task of editing the beast will continue, along with some promotional work.

I’ve also managed to get some other post-production work, casting my magic spells on other projects, so it seems my black magic will be growing within Northern Ireland like a positive strain of the plague.

Speaking of plagues and useless paeces of faeces…. wait, no – that’s a blog entry for another day.

As always, I’ve got my fingers in lots of pies (insert appropriate fattist joke here), but it doesn’t stop me being a family man.  Just this evening, I taught my daughter to say “I know” in a Geordie accent.  Who knows what I’ll teach her tomorrow?

I went back to work for the first time in 3 weeks today.  It was pretty painful.  For the past 3 weeks, I have worked my ass off on making my own feature film, a task that has not been easy, and one that has been frought with problems and challenges.

It sure has been a lot of fun though!

Filming started on Monday 8th March in Bangor, and should be almost complete shortly after Easter.  Looking back, there were a lot of great times and some brilliant chats with different people.  Oh yeah, the acting and footage was good also!

I filmed in Bangor, Lisburn and Ballyclare so far: no Belfast scenes as yet, but there may not be any call for filming in the capital city at all; this country has a wealth of great locations outside of Belfast, and it would have been a waste not to use them.

I’ve also edited the first teaser for the film, and it should go live along with the website and the other teaser within April sometime.  I’m really looking forward to sifting through the footage and editing this epic beast, which means it probably won’t be ready until sometime around Halloween, but don’t worry: if you really wanna see the film, it’ll be worth the wait!

Anyway, I’m offski to write a book about my adventures!

Hi folks,

Shooting begins tomorrow on my Science Fiction film, and I’ve been really busy getting things sorted for it.  Here’s a little sneaky peek at a little vid that is part of the mise-en-scene of the scenes being filmed tomorrow:

By the way – if you still want to help out, get in touch!

Well, you don’t need me to tell you that it’s been a while since the last update.  It’s been a long time.  So long, I’ve had a few beards.  How have you all been anyway?

Status of movie?  On schedule.  Today I shot the last of the teaser trailers, so they will both go live with the website.

Locations are coming thick and fast, and so are extra helpers.  It’s an exciting time, and I’m really looking forward to getting everyone together next week for a meet and greet, as well as the first readthru.  The script is finally finished, and I’ve found a great title – hurrah!

So March 8th is 4 weeks away.  Can’t effing wait!