My Second Short Film
My Second Short Film. About 6 months after my first short film (La Puerta)I decided to do another one. By this time I had joined a new group and again became a little impatient. There was a lot of talk and precious little action. We met most weeks in bar and I find this very…
My First Short Film Script
My First Short Film Script I wrote a short film script and then made a film in 2022 with a film group. It was called La Puerta. My interest is the the logical progression into cinematography from photography. The trouble is that after a couple of weeks I realised everyone was talking. And then…
Short Film Contest
A Short Film Contest Several of us in The filmmakers Group decided to participate in a short film contest run by Sala Montjuic. I had an idea that seemed fairly simple but this is rarely the case. I should realise this by now having made a few short films. Also I wanted to use kids… …
Another Short Film
So, another short film. I decided to return to the Model Management site. The first time I used it I got around 30 contacts. Maybe 2 of these had potential. In the end only one had any merit. The second attempt was pretty much the same. This time it was a girl who wanted to…
Arty Teeshirts BHS
Arty Teeshirts BHS My friend Viviana now designs arty teeshirts. She is in the fashion business and to destress and for fun started painting little paintings she was soon selling on the internet. Through her connections from work in China, she found a client who wanted to put her artwork onto tee-shirts. This is where…
Confesiones, a short film
How I came to make confesiones, a short film based on the monologue by Carolina Tejeda Stuck in Barcelona for the summer I was looking for something to do as there was no work. I wanted to try some things with a cinema camera and lens so put a casting up on Model Management.…
My First Film (Part 1)
During Lock-Down I decided to learn more about film making and decided I wanted to make my first film. This wasn’t it. Like most people who start out doing something new there is a tendency to be delusional and say to yourself ‘how hard can it be?’ Of course I have made other films and…
That Day on Montseny
The Montseny Hike Too many months of lock-down. Then a window opened, for a while, and you could almost live a normal life. My oldest friend by sheer coincidence ended up moving to Barcelona as well. His son was playing at a football academy . Now Brett loves a hike and occasionally I go along. …
Decor Video Editing
Decor Video Editing A job for Decor. During lockdown, I decided to learn more about video editing and postproduction. I had started with Apple’s Final Cut Pro, but after being burned when they dropped Aperture, I decided to switch to Davinci Resolve. I have often been asked to shoot videos on jobs and decided with…