Directing
Last month I mentioned that I will be shooting a French scene I wrote. Well, this scene has now turned into a short story that we will be filming on 7th January. I will be acting alongside French actor Alex Kengne (that’s him in the picture), and I am supported by 1st AD Andrea Ratti, as well as the talented cinematographer Clem Nachbauer and composer Oleta Haffner. I will announce the full crew once… it’s done! Don’t want to jinx anything.
I’ve had a lot of free time over this break, not travelling anywhere, and have been finding inspiration in old and new films over the past ten days. Indeed, my story contains flashbacks and objects that change over time. I do hope my audience leans in.
As I have a very low budget, I am lucky to be using a friend’s sitting room to shoot, and have made sure I didn’t write in anything that I couldn’t source easily! During Der Gugelhupf, a prop fell in the mud. This time, important props were bought twice. Fingers crossed!
Acting
Looking back over this year in acting, it was about more stage and less screen, with my favourite role being Carol in “Orpheus Descending”. The short film I acted in was “Tiny Kernel of Dark Joy” by Andrea Ratti which you can watch here. Do you also think it is quite meditative and calm?
2020 starts, after my French short, with a screen workshop as well as a short dystopian film called “The Truth”, shooting in February. I am also moving house which is no small thing.
To my readers, a wonderful and happy new year 2020, a lucky number!
Toodles.