Location Feet up on the wobbly desk in the office. Really should stick a 4th leg on it soon. |
Mood Abandoned |
Date 8 February 2007
Getting deeply annoyed with Lizzie as her holiday in India seems to be ever extending. It started as a week, then became 9 days, now I've just got an email saying it's going to extend again unless I have "violent objections".
Two weeks holiday during Crude? What does she think this is, a proper job? She'll be wanting a pension plan and health cover next.
Location Enjoying the last ever view from a plane's window |
Mood Mightily relieved |
Date 30 January 2007
Sharing a bed & office for the best part of 2 years...
Photograph: Charlotte Rushton
Location Dingy hotel room. No AC, no lock, bedbugs, gotta move. |
Mood Winding slowly into second gear |
Date 7 August 2006
Crude Team with taxi
Have assembled a crack team with miraculous speed:
Ra'fat (Palestinian), fixer. Well connected & persuasive.
Location Bar near apartment |
Mood Jubilant |
Date 26 February 2006
Lucky we had pro-skier & cameraman Tchouky on La Vallée Blanche
Location Chained to Avid in office making Crude trailer |
Mood Spaced out |
Date 2 February 2006
I've made trailers of other films and they take only a few days. But that's when you're making one from the finished film, I now realise. Whereas we've got 87 hours of footage and not much idea of what we're trying to do. Even watching all that would be more time than we have - 5 days of David The Editor.
Location Spanner Films office |
Mood Happy |
Date 13 November 2005
Entirely predictably, the new monitor arrived today, the day after John's disappointment. I watched the footage at full quality - and found the best shots - and it looked spectacular. David Hill came over. He edited McLibel and I'd love for him to edit Crude too. Only problem is that he's very expensive. But I explained the concept of all the crew owning shares - and getting royalty cheques for the next 10 years - and he seemed to agree.
Location Bus back from Tottenham Court Rd |
Mood Very excited. Toes tapping |
Date 20 May 2004
Two years have passed since thinking of the idea for the film. Been busy finishing Drowned Out and making a DVD of McLibel.
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