More updates and the like...

Hello Hello!

OK, we had our first readthrough of FoolProof yesterday which went very well. Clive Hopkins, our writer, also came along and a lot of good ideas generated. I think it's going to be a great film! We're shooting in February and there's a LOT to sort out, but we're all good!

As mentioned previously I've finished another short, though it still needs a bit more work before it's submitted to the post office competition. Still, I wanted to get it out there - hope you enjoy it, even if maybe you don't 'get' it!



I've bought some great lights and more camera gear - is there and end? Of course not.. though they did replace my brief flirtation with a MacBook Pro (purely so I could have FCP). I've been using a program called Vegas for quite a few years now and frankly it does everything I need for the moment. Inevitably the movie will be edited on FCP, and at that point I'll dive in and get one. But 'til then, it's all about the ideas and the prep..

On that subject, I sat in on a radio show on saturday called FoodInFocus on Eastside FM 89.7FM, broadcasting in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. I was introduced to the show host, Natascha Moy, a couple of weeks ago and we're looking at making a pilot for TVS, Sydney's community station, that tries to capture the magic of her radio show. And it does have magic! As well as great food and wine.. there were 6 superb wines from the Canberra District being taste tested on the show..

My wife is also pregnant again, so looks like next year is heralding a new kiddie and a first feature - phew! In a show of support (and to shift a few kilos) I agreed to go teetotal for two months... and haven't had a drink in 6 weeks. A couple more weeks to go... The radio show was the hardest point so far... A glutton for punishment, as my father would say!

Am aiming to update my blog a bit faster, perhaps my new 3GS will help..