Things have been a bit hectic lately. Not only do we have The Boys in post production, but We Want Our Dealer Back in development and heading toward pre production at an alarming rate (!) On top of this, I’m also working full time with John L. Simpson of Titan View … My head is [...]
I’m mid way into the third draft of Dealer, and – as I’m sure many people do – have had an epiphany. In screenwriting circles it’s a “Go to Gaol Card”. I confess, I am guilty. I have been cutting corners and trying short cuts on for size.
As Dealer is an adaptation, most of [...]
Sorry for the lag in posts, but I’m caught somewhere between a rock and a hard place. I’m caught in the Step Outline for We Want Our Dealer Back.
This is by far the most complicated story I have ever written. I’m not even sure if it’s possible at this stage, to fit so much [...]
Kudos to Grant for not being afraid to slap around young Lachlan!
Shooting the fight sequence was challenging, particularly as I couldn’t follow the action due to shadows and such nonsense. Have a feeling Grant and Lachlan enjoyed this scene way too much!
Oliver Leimbach and Brady Kitchingham inspect the street light.
I don’t know about yours, but my 3am on Thursday morning looked something like this: James’ eyes red with exhaustation, crew crashing from their 1am sugar high, and Josh, Erin and I frantically reviewing our decimated shot list as we wrapped shooting for The Boys. It was a hyper-real moment. Months of preparation, lots of [...]
Today we finished rehearsals for The Boys. I haven’t held intense, lengthy rehearsals. I’m trying to keep everything as fresh and as un-staged as possible. Yesterday we did a three hour session, and today we blocked the fight sequence. I hadn’t directed a fight sequence previously to The Boys, and hot diggity is it exciting! [...]
The Boys costume design by Anika Herbert.
L to R Tom, Ben, Zac and Jake