I have a plan....

Hiya bob! So it's been a while since I updated this blog and I refuse to let it fall away like so many other blogs. Every year thousands of poor helpless blogs are left abandoned by theirs owners. Like scrappy over here. He doesn't know why his owner stopped posting. He sits waiting for him to come back and post some witty commentary on this years xfactor but he never shows. Over at the blogs trust we never put a healthy blog down. Remember, a blogs for life not just for Christmas! Anyway, so I've come up with a plan to help keep this blog going, and it ties in with my new years resolution, which is 1080p! (bad joke I stole from someone else!) no my resolution this year is to do more writing. So as part of that what I've decided to do is set myself a goal of watching at least one hundred films in the next year. That's one hundred different films either in the cinema, on DVD or on television. So in order to keep track and make sure I do this I'm going to write on this blog about every film I see. It might be an in depth thought provoking review (fat chance) or it might be some trivia about it. It may just be a couple of hundred words on all the things I could do to Uma Thurman! UUMMAA! Either way I will write about it. the film I mean, not Uma. The restraining order won't let me! I probably should set a minimum word count as well so I don't end up with the film equivalent of 'good guy good guy wank'. What do you think? Should there be a minimum word count and if so what should it be? One hundred film blogs in a year. Starting January the first. Sound like fun or the ramblings of a way too tired mind? Anyway, cya later ;)

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That time of year

It's my birthday this week and I'm feeling old. I'm going to be thirty eight which I suppose isn't that old but it feels it. I suppose I'm being silly but I keep thinking what have I really done in that time? Am I really where I ought to be at this time in my life? But as well as looking back, looking forward doesn't look that good either. What do I really have to look forward to? Next year, for various reasons, isn't going to be an easy one. Ive got a lot of hardships to deal with next year and I'm not sure I'm ready for them. I need to do something about it. Will I be sitting here a year from now in the same situation? At the moment I've lost my passion for filming. All the troubles and problems from the feature film have really hit me hard. It's put strains on me, my work life, my friendships and my personal life. And it's still not finished. I hope it's not my "la mancha". I'm determined to finish it and make it look the best I can but it may be out of my hands now. Guess I'll need to wait and see what happens. Anyway, happy birthday to me for this Thursday. My present to myself is a week off work to relax and try and get back to normal service. Till then cya later.

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film stuff part..... something :P

Well we're now into the last couple of weeks of filming. it's going to be pretty intense over the next week  with 5 days filming planned! It has to be done though in order to get the main shots finished. It won't end there though. there's a day off then another two days with another day further down the line. but that will be the main footage done. There might be a few pick up shots still to do. I've started editing some of the scenes together now. It was a strange one to start. do you edit from the beginning and piece it together, or just do what you feel like.It's a big big film to edit together. me? I went with picking the scenes I want to work on first and piecing them together. Just now I'm working on the scene were Dave, our hero of sorts, meets Steve, our student type. It's a great little fun scene that really helps establish both the characters. Derek and Scott, the actors are really good in it and its just a real fun scene to work on. In fact there's so much good footage for that scene that its hard picking the shots to use! I think it'll look great when its done and I can't wait to see people's reactions to it.  I had an idea for a teaser that I might stick up later on facebook. I showed it to Mandy but she wasn't impressed with it. dunno, reckon I'll put it up and let the cast decide what they think. Filming by democracy! ;) anyway, time to get some rest i reckon, cya later!

Times they are a changin'

It seems to me that every couple of years or so things change. The people your friends with, their lifes move on and so do they. It's not that they don't feel the same way they did before, your just, well your just not as important as you once were. Its no ones fault it's just life. When it happens you have a couple of options. You either accept it or fight it. If you accept it then you lose a friend who may drop you the occasional text or email about meeting up for a coffee and catch up. If you fight it then you might just lose a friend forever. Either way it's going to hurt.

Could be worse...

Ok, I know I said I wouldn't blog until I had something happy to say. Thing is if that was the case then I'd probably never update again! Things aren't good and they just keep getting worse. I had my job as a trainer taken away from me today and I'm back on the phones tomorrow. I'm gutted. When I went to the training department I saw it as a career position, something I could do until I retired or at least until hollywood called! Now it's gone and I'm back to being a call centre monkey. I'm not going to go into the details too much or this would be the longest blog post ever so to save boring you to death can we all agree I was screwed and get on with the post? Good! Thing is I don't know what to do now. I'm empty, numb I suppose.
Sorry, I can't finish this just now. Cya later

Status update

This is an important blog announcement. Normal blogging services will resume when I'm in a better mood. No one wants to read a sad boring depressing 'oh my god I feel so sorry for myself' blog! Hopefully feeling better soon. Until then, cya later

It's gonna get busy...

Today's been tough. it's been one of those days that really test you and I'm not sure I passed. Well, barely scraped a C possibly. Things aren't going to get any easier, in fact it's getting tougher each day. I think it's because there's so much happening at the one time that's making it tough. If it all happened one at a time I'd be fine, but just now there isn't one area of my life that doesn't have something going on. I need a break, a chance to relax and recharge. I just hope I don't burn out before I get to. Anyway, time to try sleeping, got a long day tomorrow. Cya later!
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Get the funk out!!

As you can probably tell by the last couple of posts, I'm in a bit of a funk these days! Let's face it my posts recently have been about as depressing as a week in bognor! Sorry for that but it's how I'm feeling. I really need to try and shake it off and I'm going to do my best to do just that. I reckon what I need is a good blow out! A big fun slightly drunken night of down right happiness! So if anyone has any ideas let me know. Cya later :)

Stuff, the trilogy

I'm tired. I should go to bed but I don't want to. If I still had my little copen I'd grab the keys, put the roof down and just go for a drive. I miss that. It probably sounds nuts putting the roof down at night but it's fantastic! Particularly on a night like tonight when the sky is so clear and the stars just shine. Its beautiful. It used to help me relax and just escape from the daily stuff for a while. As soon as I can I'm getting another convertible.
I'm not sure where my life is heading just now. On one hand things could go great or they could come crashing down, I just don't know. The other day I put up a fairly cryptic tweet and a really close friend miss-read what it was about. Thought it was about them. Just like that things changed. They felt let down, hurt. Luckily we managed to sort things out but it showed me just how easy it is to lose the people and things that matter to you. It's all so fragile yet at the same time I think it brought us closer.
Someone close to me is going through a lot just now. I want to be there for them but they won't let me in. There's nothing I can do about it. It's their choice. Maybe they'll change their mind but I doubt it. All I can do is be there if they need me and hope that they pull through. Their trying not to show how much they're hurting but I can see it. I hope they pull through. Anyway, enough depressing drivel from me, I really ought to go get some sleep. Just before I go though, this may be the last blog from this phone! Why? Because I'm hoping to get a new one in the next couple of days! A brand new Blackberry Torch! Can't wait! Anyway, until then, cya later!

If I could...

If I could I'd go back and stop it. I've taken on too much with this film and it's caused so many problems for the people in it. Is it worth it? I honestly don't know. I like the script, I should do seen as I wrote it, but I don't think now was the time to do it. There's more drama going on off camera than on! It's supposed to be fun and at the moment it's not. Ok, that's not entirely true. When we're filming,when the camera is rolling and we're recording it's fun. When I get the chance to capture footage and do some editing it'll be fun, all the drama between the different actors, the feelings, emotions, and conflicts that are hiding just beneath the surface are not fun! I love making movies but it should never be at the expense of hurting people and that's what's going to happen if it hasn't already. I just hope it turns out to be worth it and it all works out ok in the end. We'll see.
Cya later!

Insert title here

People are funny creatures. Some of us fall in love at the drop of a hat while some never find it. To some its a game to play and to others its a purpose to live for. It can bring you happiness but at the same time hurt like a bitch. We have no control over who we fall in love with either. And once you find that someone who sets your world alive who says they will feel the same about you? Let's face it, it would be an easier life without love in it. Thing is it wouldn't be worth living. Love is the very thing that drives us to keep living. Yes it can hurt, hurt like no pain you've ever felt and its a pain that never goes away but it can bring you to life, make you feel like the entire world was created just for you. A single touch from the one you love can send your whole world spinning, making you glad to be alive. Love is life.
Cya later

Let me see when I can fit me in...

I'm so busy just now. Work is pretty hectic and is going to be like that for quite a long time. Hobby wise there's the film. It's not so much a hobby though as another full time job! Really need to get on top of the schedule and get this one in the bag! then find someway to edit it properly! So if anyone has a spare macbook they don't need feel free to pass it on! :P In my personal life it's just as hectic. So many things happening no matter where I turn. it's tough. but i know there are people out there with bigger problems than me, a lot bigger. I just need to get on with it all the best i can and do the best job i can of it all. I don't want to fuck it up. I've got a day off work next Friday and the plan is to relax and try and have fun. It won't happen though, I'll end up working on the film or doing something else. I need to find time to just, well, i suppose be me! I need to go out with a good mate or two and just relax for a bit. I need a good slightly drunken movie night! that would be great fun! Get a couple of mates round, couple of bottles of booze, the projector and a pile of DVDs! sounds like a plan! now I've just got to squeeze it into my life somewhere :/
I've got a wedding to go to tomorrow night and I really not sure if i want to go. Reckon i at least need to show my face there for a while even if i leave early. I'll be driving, again, so no drinking for me but I'll pop along anyway. During the day tomorrow I need to work out the film schedule and make sure I've got all the shots i need. Although i cant capture the footage in HDV for now on my PC I might capture it anyway in DV just to edit it into something and make sure I've not missed any important shots.meh! that's all for now so cya later.

Life's a bitch and then you.... well,you know the rest

Elvis hates me. I'm sure of it! The king has a grudge! Don't know why but he definitely does! Let me see if I can explain. Everything in my life has taken a dip just now, work is pretty stressful and will be for at least another couple of months or so, the film is getting closer to the end of shooting and there's loads still to be done, and right now everything else is just.... weird. It seems everyone else is in similar situations too. I was talking to Mandy about things and she said "someone up there has it in for us". Now I know I've not done anything to piss off the big man that i know of, so who else up there could have it in for me? My money is on Elvis. Let's face it he's the king of rock and roll, and kings are pretty powerful people! particularly in heaven! So it seems I've done something to annoy the white jump suited angel! Maybe I stepped on his blue suede shoes? who knows. So how can I fix this? any ideas let me know, till then I'll just keep trudging on and hope things get better, for everyone. cya later

Filming interlude

So today we had a shoot planned. Location all set and ready to go! Then one of our actors couldn't do it... Then the make up girls weren't available! All 2 days before the shoot! Now this is the point were other film companies say 'ok day off folks'...not Homedy and Corror! What do we do? We write two short films to do instead! Not one, two! In two days we wrote cast and are now filming them back to back! Two completely different films as usual. One by Homedy,that's me, one by Corror, that's Mandy. Right now it's one down and half way through the next.
It's just what I needed. A break from the zombie film. It's fun to do zombies but we're half way and it's exhausting! A short break filming something else is what I need to recharge. The films are looking good shot wise so hopefully they'll be up soon. Also gives me a chance to get used to the new HD editing software. Someone told us to slow down, but that's just not how we do things. I LOVE filming, I want to do that all the time! The more we do the better we get. Anyway, time to get on with the shoot. Cya later!
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Film stuff part 3

So far we've have two days of shooting in the course of a week. not bad, but each time there is shots we keep saying we'll pick up later. We have quite a big shoot scheduled for Tuesday but now it looks like we might lose one of the actors for it. It's a shame because the part was pretty much written for them to do and it just wouldn't be right with someone else doing it. Don't get me wrong, I totally understand the reasons behind it. He's been offered a really challenging role in a play, the kind of role that doesn't come around often so when they do you grab them with both hands and get stuck in! We might be able to work around it and see if we can keep him in the part. I don't know, need to sleep on it I think.
The shots for the film so far are looking great! the new camera we're using is HD and it really makes a difference in the shot quality. Course it also makes it harder to capture and edit but, once again, we'll get there. Don't suppose anyone has a spare macbook I could use? :/
Today's shoot was a long tough one. It was still fun but there were some real stressful moments in there today. so much things going on off camera that really impact on the on camera stuff. I feel like sometimes saying to people to leave all that kind of thing until after the shoot but that seems mercenary like. I really care about the cast and crew in this film, each one of them is giving up their spare time to help us shoot. What i don't like is people putting pressure on my cast particularly the other half of Homedy and Corror. She has so much going on in her life just now and it can't be easy for her. I worry that it all might get too much for her and effect her really badly and the last thing she needs is more people piling pressure onto her. I know what she'd say though. "I'm big enough and ugly enough to look after myself" or more than likely a simple "I'm fine". So I've got to take her at her word. Still, maybe I should keep a close eye on her anyway, just in case she does need help.
time for bed i reckon. Long day at work tomorrow with an early start. cya later!

random rants

why is everything always so complicated? Why, just for once, can't it be simple. Is there anyone who just goes through life without complications? Surely somewhere out in the vast planet of earth there is someone, just one person, who doesn't have a complicated life. I want to meet them, I want to know why life is so complicated. Mind you, now that i think of it I already know the answer to that one. It's people,other people. They make things complicated. If you went through life never meeting or talking to other people then everything would be simple. you'd get up, do whatever it is you wanted to do that day then go back to bed. No contact with anyone just you. You wouldn't want a big screen TV or a better paid job, or a flash car. Why would you? you'd never met anyone who could tell you about them. You'd be happy with your life. A little bored from time to time but happy. As soon as you stepped outside your little world though all hell would break loose. "where have you been hiding?" "what do you mean you've never heard of Simon Cowell?" "you've don't need money? freak!" It's the world and people in it that make things so complicated.
anyone know a desert island in need of a hermit?
cya later

Stuff and junk

It's really hard to start this without using some kind of cliche. So screw it, this is going to be cliche filled!
Today's kind of like the quiet before the storm. Everything is set to take off this week both in work and with the film. I know there is going to be loads to do, I'll be snowed under with it all but I think it will be worth it in the end. It's going to be great to finally get stuck into some design in work. It's great to be creative and get paid for it!! At the same time it's going to be tough having people judge it. I'm being paid to do this so it has to be spot on. On the film side, we have a great cast, brilliant locations, and mandy's come up with a great plot. I still have some doubts about whether my script does it justice but I have faith in the cast to bring the best out of it and it's up to me to bring the best out of them. I'll let you know how it works out. Cya later :)
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The beginning, the end and all the bits inbetween

It's finished! the script ! all done! 112 pages of zombietastic fun and gore. well fun, with some gore thrown in. I managed to get it finished in the early hours of Sunday morning. 4:30 am to be exact! It was a bit rushed in the end but it got there. After that it was passed over to my good buddy Mandy to work away on editing and making sure it all makes sense. Then Came Tuesday, the big read through. We gathered as many of the cast and crew as possible in the spur hotel and sat down to read. It's strange feeling other people reading your script. hard to describe.I was really nervous about it for days! what if they hate it, what if they all decided this was the biggest load of shit ever and they were definite;y not taking part? well I didn't have to wait long to find out. Page 1, everybody laughed! thank god for that! And the laughter continued all the way through. There were a few surprises in the way people read but nothing that can't be fixed with a little direction. Now we just got to film it! That's when the real fun begins :/

I got some sad news this week as well. A Friend of mine passed away. Charlie McKinnon.I call him a friend but Charlie was more like a mentor at times. He was one of the founding members of the Apex Players.When I joined them I said I wanted to direct but was told it wouldn't happen, that i needed more acting experience first! Charlie heard this and came up to me at rehearsals one night. He said he was about to direct a play and he needed an assistant director, he wanted it to be me. I accepted. it was my first shot at directing. He was great. He told me everything, never tired of me asking questions and was always there to point me in the right direction. Unfortunately his wife took not well and he had to give up the apex to look after her. He would still pop in occasionally to say hello and see how we were doing. I'll miss him.
well, that's all for now. I'm going to try and keep blogging during the filming. Partly to keep you all up to date but mainly to try and keep me sane! cya later!

The Eternal blog problem

This isn't my first blog. I've tried it before. I have, however, posted to this one more than I normally do and I'm quite proud of it. I have now though reached what I call the "Eternal Blog Problem". You see the trick with blogging is what to post and what not to. There may be things you want to talk about and they would make an interesting blog but at the same time you know that if you do someone may not like it. So the Eternal Blog Problem is this, do you blog honestly and openly about whatever you want and risk hurting someone's feelings or go for the self censorship option and make your blog uninteresting? Most folk tend to go for what I call the Dragnet option. In other words "the names have been changed to protect the innocent". It involves blogging whatever you want to but changing some small detail in the hope that the person your blogging about doesn't realise its them and you get away with it. The problem with that though is it makes for a very confusing post. You know what it's about but no one else does! So this is the problem I now face. So what do I do now? here's my solution. I'm going to be honest and tell the truth, but instead of a huge big page long rant about it, I'll sum it up in as little words as possible. here goes:-

you made me feel bad.

glad I got that off my chest! Cya later ;)

stranger than fiction

here's a quick summary of the last few days....shit! OK summary done!



What, you want more? OK then.
It's been a strange couple of days, strange week in fact. one of those times when if you write your thinking 'this would make a great storyline!' Of course if you did write it down no one would believe you. I would tel you all about it but, as i say, you wouldn't believe me and I certainly wouldn't want to impinge of the impeccable reputation this particular blog has for truth and honesty.....Look, I aint telling so bleah!
Here's the bits I can tell you. My car is shit! beyond shit. I used to hate my car but not now, now I detest it! I'd gladly smash it to pieces with a sledgehammer if I thought it would do any good! might knock it good looking! three times this week it's broken down on me. THREE TIMES. OK, maybe I was to blame for it a couple of times, I left the lights on and the battery died....twice! yep, i was stupid but my point is, anyone who has a car these days knows that when you leave the lights on and open the door the car will beep its nut off to let you know. Not Proton, no. Proton obviously thought the 2 quid it would cost to fit a buzzer or beep was better spent on making the car look more like a tank so didn't bother fitting that part! Grr! My car and me are having relationship issues!
OK onto the script. It's progressing. Faster than I thought it would. It's at 81 pages which means that since starting it up again about two weeks ago I've written 53 pages. Not bad going i reckon. Still some to go to get it finished but hopefully, fingers crossed, it'll be finished by this time tomorrow. Actually hoping to have it finished by 4pm tomorrow so i can go to Buzz, the local laserquest place, with some friends. I really need the stress relief you can only get from shooting some unsuspecting guy in the back with a laser gun!
Cya later.

Film stuff part 2

I can't write today. Don't know why but I just can't do it. I feel like I'm stuck on a speeding train heading for a bridge that's out. No, that's not right. A train full of explosives with a carriage of chainsaw weilding psycho's and a bunch or arsonists with blowtorches heading for a pool of shark infested waters where the sharks all have poisonious razor sharp teeth and really bad attitudes! Yeah that's better!
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What's up?

I'm in a funny kind of mood today and I'm not sure why. And before you ask Bob it's funny wierd not funny haha. I'm nervous about the film that much I know. Worried that no one will like it or that I won't get it right. The way it's looking just now we're going to be filming the first draft! Not sure how I feel about that :/ I'd like to have had time to polish it, finesse it, check it does actually make sense! It can be kind of lonely writing a script. You lock yourself away in your private room away from the world and create your own one. I really hope it works. There's so many things,technical issues, personality clashes, people problems, that can jeapordise it. I guess I have to have faith in myself and my cast and crew that together we'll get it right. So head down and onwards to page 58.... Cya later!
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choices

"Mr Eisner? they will see you now." Eric took deep breath and stood up. this was it, his chance to really make a difference. not just to his life but to the entire world! he looked down at the unassuming little black box in his hands. His invention. It didn't look like much. It was a small square box. the sides were all black and shiny like finely polished marble. On top was a small red button.
"this way Mr Eisner" repeated the female assistant.
Eric let out sigh and strode as confidently as he could into the board room of Mygene enterprises. it was huge. dominated by a very large wooden table which looked almost the same size and Eric's entire flat! At the end nearest him was a single seat and at the end furthest away was three very smartly dressed business men. Very smart and, to Eric, Very intimidating. Then the one in the middle spoke.
"Mr Eisner, thank you for joining us. You said on the phone you had an invention that was going to change the world. Is that it in your hand?"
"eh yes, it is. I called it the Pockision"
"nice name! so tell me what does it do?"
"well", said Eric as he placed the box on the table,"Pockision stands for Pocket Decision and quite simply, it makes decisions. Easily done i hear you say but, the important thing is, it always makes the right decision"
a murmur began at the far end of the table. Then a voice drifted across the room.
"always makes the right one you say? How?"
"I could tell you how it works" ,began Eric," but it might be easier to show you that it does"

Six months later

Eric was rich! his invention was truly a marvel! the whole world had embraced it. now everyone was making decisions using his invention. There was however one problem. He wasn't happy. As Eric sat there with the gun in his hand he looked down at the awful little box which now ran the world. As a result, suicide rates had tripled. People began to realise, if you always go through life making the right decision then life becomes boring. sometimes, just sometimes, you've got to make the occasional bad choice. Eric looked at the box. he pushed the button and asked it. "what should I do?"
The box replied. correctly.

The End

Joseph MacPhail Thomson Bachelor of Arts

I passed! Yep I got the letter yesterday to say I'd passed my advanced creative writing module. As it was the final module in my open degree it also means I've passed my degree! Woohoo! I know it's not a fantastic degree, but it is a degree. Never had one of them before! Mind you, my mum gave me the third degree a few times when I was growing up but I don't think that counts! My main modules where in creative writing so I can safely say I got my degree by making things up! My final piece was a half hour film script which is kind of ironic. I passed by writing scripts and last night could hardly muster a full paragraph! The film script is now at 46 pages. Ideally it needs to be finished tonight but that won't happen. Joan's sister is staying along with her two daughters, one aged 5 the other 8 months. Getting time to write is not going to be easy! When I do get time I'm struggling with what to write. It's at that middle part of the film where if your not careful you lose the audience. They stop caring what happens. I'm sure inspiration will strike. Just need to hope it coincides with me having time to write! Cya later
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film stuff part 2

Do you remember that blog I pormised in 10 days time? well it's here early!

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Best laid plans

As I left work today I had my night all planned out. I was going to get dinner, watch some TV with Joan and then get stuck into the script. All that changed with one phone call. My sister called and asked if I wanted to go see Inception. I nearly said no because of the amount that needs done on the script but in the end I thought 'screw it! I need some time to relax and a good movie is just what I need' I'm glad I went. The film is awesome and it was good to see my sister :)
Back home though and I now need to make up for it. The next week or so will be busy! I gotta finish this! It's now at 35 pages so is officially the longest thing I've written...eek! Anyway, time to sleep. Cya later!
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Film stuff part 1

14 days. That's how long I've got to finish the script for the zombie film. 14 days. The phrase your looking for Bob, is "oh shit!" For some reason I'm sure made sense at the time we've set the first read through of the script for August 17th. At the moment I'm at 29 pages. Add in time for some of the action pieces and it's about just over half an hour. For it to be feature length it needs to be at least 90 minutes....eek! It's strange how a script can just take over your life though. It's pretty much all I think about just now. Not about the plot, Mandy sorted that out ages ago, no it's the little bits. Bits like 'ok, he's in his flat and I need him to be in the pub by the next scene. How do I get him there and make it plausible?' That's were having a production partner comes in handy. You do however need to be fluent in production speech. Here's how it works:-

Joe: hey! I just had an idea what about if they did this?
Mandy: do what you like (translation:that's shit!)
Joe:well what about this?
Mandy: if you want (translation: that's really shit!)
Joe: what then?
Mandy: try this
Joe:ooh! That works!(Translation: damn! Wish I'd thought of that!)

I have faith that it will be done in time. Be prepared though for a blog in about 10 days time that simply says "AAAARGH!" Until then time to get writing. Cya later
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Creativity: Trilogy

Here's the thing Bob (bob is my new name for the single solitary figure who reads these blogs. That would be you!) I've started writing again. Actually change that to I HAD started writing again and it was going well. I started another script, my strange take on a superhero film, and i made a dent on the zombie film. Well not so much a dent as a tiny bump! 25 pages to be exact. that was about a week ago since then nothing! The program's been open on my PC for all that time waiting for me to add to it. And i have kinda. Ive gone over it about 10 times making corrections on spelling and adding a line here and a comma there but not actually moving it on any. So when that happens I do this, I blog! It's not like there's any pressure to finish the script. we only have around 25 actors waiting to read the final script in just over 2 weeks time, locations all setup for filming in just over 3 weeks time and a possible venue to show the final product...that's not pressure is it? To be honest though it's how i work best. I NEED a deadline or else it just sits there. That's how i managed to get through the open uni course (still no word on that yet either btw). I was always one of those people who just finished in time for the cut off date. The thing with the script is i know how the plot goes, i know what happens in it I just need to get the dialogue down to get it there. I know who the actors are and i know the locations as well so all i got to do is sit down and write it, but i keep finding other things to do. I should be worried but I'm not. I know I'll finish it in time, i just hope the ink dries in time for the read through! cya later

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Meh

I'm tired. No, weary is better. Or maybe lethargic. That's a good word. It's probably post holiday blues. I've had a good couple of weeks to relax and recharge and I think I've done that but now it's back to business as usual. That's the thing with holidays. You go on holiday to get away from your life, your normal day to day living and it's great but when it's over it's the same thing you go back to. Nothing's changed. Who knows, maybe I just need more coffee. Cya later
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Heading home

Well, that's my holiday drawing to a close. Tomorrow its a day of driving to get back home. I think this holiday's done me good though. I feel like my batteries are fully charged and I'm writing again so that's gotta be good. This is when it gets tough though. Can I keep the flow going back home? I really enjoy these mobile blogs so plan on keeping them going. Whether they'll be worth reading or not is another thing! Hopefully they will. Either way, to anyone who reads these let me know if your enjoying them or not. Either leave a comment or email me. Right, off to get packed to head home. The next couple of months are going to be busy! Got at least two films to do possibly more and I should find out soon if I've passed my uni course. If I do then I'll have a degree! OK, it's an Open degree from the OU, but it's still a degree. Cya later :)

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Creativity part deux

So I've started writing the zombie film. I have a small 'production company' (a name we make movies under!) with my good friend Mandy, called Homedy and Corror. Here's how it works:-
Mandy: Joe, you doing anything this weekend?
Joe: nope
Mandy: cool! Iet's write a script and make a movie! You write, I'll make 10 gallons of fake blood!!

Before you know it we have a film with loads of blood in it! It's worked for us so far. Well, this week she posted the 'trailer' we made earlier this year for the zombie film and that kind of kick started things! So now the plan is to film it in small chunks over the weekends. Most people would say it's madness but somehow, I reckon it's sheer determination, when mandy decides it'll work it works! God help us if she ever turns to politics, she'd be prime minister by chirstmas! Still, it's got me writing again so it must be a good thing! Cya later.
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Creativity

I consider myself to be a creative person but sometimes I couldn't muster a sentence with a dictionary and book called "sentences for dummies" one of the things I planned on doing this holiday is writing. To be specific writing the script for the zombie film. So far nothing! I can guarantee that if I sit down to actually write nothing will happen simply because I'm now out of the habit of it. That's one of the reason's for this blog. It's a word gym! The more I write, even if it is a lot of nonense on how I can't write, the better I'll get. Well, that's the theory anyway. :/
I want to write some scripts. Stuff to film. Another side I want to do more of. The problem there is I also want to act as well. Ah well, I'm sure it'll work out in the end....right?
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St Davids

It's a nice day for a wedding, and that's what's happening today at st David's cathederal in wales. Or at least that's what's supposed to be happening, but no sign of the bride! Can you imagine how the groom is feeling? Everything's booked, the guests are here, there are loads of tourists waiting outside but no sign of the bride. He's thinking the same as everyone else...'Where is she?' All around me people who, like me, don't know the bride are speculating on what's happened. Is it a flat tyre on the car? Has she had second thoughts? Or has she hired James May to drive her to the church? Who knows! When she gets here, if she gets here, there's at least 100 invited guests, 60 uninvited tourists, and 1 very nervous groom waiting... Poor bride!
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Well...

She made it ;)
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St Davids

It's a nice day for a wedding, and that's what's happening today at st David's cathederal in wales. Or at least that's what's supposed to be happening, but no sign of the bride! Can you imagine how the groom is feeling? Everything's booked, the guests are here, there are loads of tourists waiting outside but no sign of the bride. He's thinking the same as everyone else...'Where is she?' All around me people who, like me, don't know the bride are speculating on what's happened. Is it a flat tyre on the car? Has she had second thoughts? Or has she hired James May to drive her to the church? Who knows! When she gets here, if she gets here, there's at least 100 invited guests, 60 uninvited tourists, and 1 very nervous groom waiting... Poor bride!
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The truth

There was this man called Eddie. He had a very important job. Maybe the most important of all. It was his job to guard the door of a very important room. No one could enter and no one could leave. Eddie took his job very seriously and took great pride in being the best he could be at it. 'No one else', he thought,'could do such a great job as me!' One day, eddie's boss turned up and said 'eddie, it's time you had a holiday, you've earned it!' Eddie thought about it and finally said 'nope sorry boss but I can't take a holiday. If I did who would guard the door?' 'That's easy,' replied his boss and took out a big key. He locked the door and said 'no one'
It was then that eddie realised his job wasn't that important afterall. He could very easily be replaced. So off he went on holiday and never came back. The end.
Cya later!
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Holidays

I'm on holiday! Guess the title gave it away huh! I'm down in a place called Gwynt in cardigan Bay in Wales. It's not bad. Views are nice etc but I started thinking today about how we act differently when we're on holiday. At home I tend not to drink much but go on holiday and the first question I ask is "where's the pub?" (Answer is 500 yards down the road.Result!) I read more on holiday as well. Mainly because I have time to, a luxury I don't have at home. This year,the place we're staying has no internet and no mobile signal! Actually you can get a signal but you need to be either outside or in the pub! The problem with that though is as soon as I do get a signal my phone goes nuts! All those couple of text updates I usually get throughout the day come at the same time. There's something intimidating about your phone showing 30 unread texts! I'm sure I'll get used to it. Anyway, to anyone who is reading this,and let's face it there ain't that many of you, I have one piece of advice. No matter where your going on holiday remember to pack a jacket or at least a jumper! I, for some reason I'm sure made sense at the time packed 10 T-shirts and not one jumper...for a holiday in Wales...wtf was I thinking!?! We have a film to make called 'Electric Blue' when I get back which involves someone havibg blue skin. By the time I get home I could be used as a stunt double! It's bloody cold!!! On that note I'm off to defrost with a hot cup of coffee. Cya later
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Ego

I read a comment someone made on facebook recently that ended with "perhaps you need my professional help"... Now, I don't know about you but to me that brings to mind another phrase "what a wanker!" I mean come on! Who in their right mind says that kind of thing! Actually I already know the answer to that. It's usually the kind of person who's had just a touch of success. Not enough to actually be known by anyone but kind of on the edge of celebrity. Maybe they once had a walk on part on emmerdale. Maybe they stood at the urinal next to Dale Winton in the BBC toilets. They probably went on to write one of those "how to be successful like me" books which they probably self published through a website. Basically it comes down to Z list celeb with A list ego! Even if they did have talent of some sort you would never find out because as soon as you mix a modicum of talent with a whole lot of ego you end up with a big stinky pile of grade A wanker! Now there's nothing wrong with self belief, It pays to have confidence in yourself and your talent, but the minute your ego overshadows your talent it's time to cut the crap and get back in touch with the real world. So please should you ever be tempted to say "perhaps you need my professional help" stop what your doing, find a mirror, point at your reflection and shout as loud as possible "s
STOP BEING A WANKER!" And that,people, is my non-professional strictly amateur opinion. cya
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Quiet Time

I know what your thinking, what is quiet time?well you know when you go out with mates to rip the town a new one? Everything starts great. The drink is flowing, the conversation is smooth, the company is all that matters. Then after an hour or so, someone heads to the loo, someone else spots an old friend, someone heads to the bar. Then before you know it your all alone, in the middle of town,and no matter how loud the place is you sit there quietly waiting for someone to come back. That is quiet time. It's then that time slows. A minute seems to last forever. You feel like that guy who turns up at a party in fancy dress when it's not. So what do you do? Do you sit and wait for people to come back or go mingle? Then just as your about to give up hope you see a familar face coming towards you smiling. You smile back. Salvation is in sight. Here comes the noise. You feel the pressure lift. They're almost there now. You can't wait. The joy is building. Your being rescued. You shake hands and they say "hey mate, gonna watch my bag thanks" and then they're gone. Now your stuck. You can't leave now, you need to sit there. Even if the building was burning down you have to look after the precious bag and it's unknown contents. Shit!
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Wtf?!

Isn't it strange how inspiration strikes? Weird how something really shit can make you think "wtf? I can do better than that!!" Course most of the time you don't do anything about it. Think I might do this time though, yeah it was THAT shit! :P
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First!

Blogging. It's been a while and I never seem to keep it going but this time, I will. Promise. Cross my heart hope to die. Well maybe not die... Let's settle for hope to get a really really nasty papercut!
I think it'll work this time. You see I'm doing it slightly different. I take my mobile everywhere so I've setup mobile blogging! I can blog whenever I want :) only takes a few minutes. So anytime I'm sitting quietly with nothing to do I'll try and blog! Hope it works :/ anyway, one down loads to go....I hope! Night night
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