Spanner Films - With Video

Bursting at seams in Poznan

lizzie — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:46:34 +0000

Last night's screening here at the UN Climate talks was way better than we could've hoped.

We apologise for the break in diary service

franny — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:21:23 +0000

Hello anyone who might be reading this.

Sorry I haven't had a moment to get the diary entries from August to December up here.

"Nooni"

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 21:21:39 +0000

Nooni finds splendid new filming position

Camera attached to bungee, Franny attached to helicopter

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:58:25 +0000

The predicted thunderstorms duly arrived and wiped out our helicopter plans. But managed to get some good shots of skiers trying to ski across a wee lake thing - till a snowboarder crashed right next to me and sent half a lake of icy water right over camera and me.

This Crude idea might just work

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:31:38 +0000

Seem to have accidentally become some sort of focal point for the protesters. There's a constant stream of people coming for meetings at our hotel at all times of day and night - suspect it may be because Robinson is doling out free drinks with our money.

Childhood recurring nightmare comes true

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:06:34 +0000

Cold, hard custard and dry white bread for breakfast anyone? The plaintain is lovely.

Have we walked into a trap?

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:56:49 +0000

Found our fourth Crude character yesterday. She is Layefa Malemi , a 22-year-old who has been fishing all day every day for the last two years to save up enough money to go to medical school so she can become a doctor and work in her village. She is quiet, calm, intelligent and funny. Absolutely perfect.

Hands in the air to "prove" you don't have weapons

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:46:56 +0000

No weapons here

How to tell if the AK47 pointed in your face is loaded

sylvia — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:28:40 +0000

After various friends and family calmly and touchingly and repeatedly asked me not to go to Nigeria, I thought the least I could do to take their concerns seriously was a Hostile Environments training course.

17,500 quid in the kitty

sylvia — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:22:50 +0000

I can't remember being really scared about anything for a long, long time. Walking home through the woods aged 17 after watching Silence of the Lambs is still my worst ever. And getting locked up and given tea by the dam construction company on our first night in India was fairly terrifying.