He's one of my favourite actors, from Dune all the way to having seen him in The Tempest, Antony & Cleopatra, Macbeth and The Merchant Of Venice at the RSC.
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The greatest interview of all time - Frost vs Nixon - took 17 hours to get the response Frost wanted. It can take time!
Read MoreIt gave me the confidence to say I can self-shoot, which is invaluable to top up the research and writing skills I've developed to help me move onto the next stage of production.
Read MoreBut, the programme didn't investigate a significant question deeply enough: why would you only marry a person of your own faith?
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It has elements in common with my project - the interface between immigrant culture, race and national identity.
Read MoreYou will spend a lot of time, especially at the beginning, feeling like you’re banging your head against a brick wall. Trying first to get experience and then contacts, trying to figure out what editors/commissioners want. The key is asking.
Read MoreKT are enormously happy with the film: it is far easier to watch than anything they have produced before, making it much easier to share, and resulting in a much higher view-rate from clients. Commercially, it is producing great results too.
Read MoreThe other day, I was fortunate enough to meet Doug Allan at the Royal Geographical Society. Doug is about to receive the Second Bar for his Polar Medal. Which basically means he's spent a ridiculous amount of time in the Polar regions. He said, "If you ever go once, expect to go back. The environment is so pure, the light is incredible. It's so vast and scary, but absolutely beautiful - you can't really imagine it."
Read MoreThe heart of what makes this film so good is that it tells a story: it's an ob-doc, not just ski-porn.
Read MoreSimply being able to meet others in the same position (or who once were), to reassure yourself that you're not the only one suffering setbacks, is extremely reassuring.
Read MoreGreat little video I came across about how you interpret being fired from a job
Read MoreThey're practising their cinematographic and festival-attendance skills in England for now, so have a look at this great video they made of their trip to Freeze Festival in Battersea.
Read MoreThere's a lot of talent and hard work that's made this so good, but it just shows that you don't need tens of thousands of pounds to make fantastic films.
Read MoreIt doesn’t matter what’s going to happen tomorrow because you are living for the moment and you are totally engrossed in it. You are loving being there and being present like that. People who commit themselves to this lifestyle take advantage of it, like there might not be a tomorrow.
Read MoreThis film will give mountain lovers the chance to experience Xavier's point of view, seeing the nitty gritty of big mountain exploration and riding up close.
Read MoreThe trailer is one of the best I have ever seen - I can watch it on loop! The editing and production is top-notch, the soundtrack incredible and the skiing is awe-inspiring; the whole package has been brilliantly but together. No other film has made me want to go skiing more.
Read MoreAnd thus, whilst changing transport at Camden and requiring nutrition, I got my iPhone out and just videoed what I was up to. I edited it on iMovie. So here is my first, rather random, film: Hungry Man!
Read MoreBeing a fish-out-of-water worked well in this regard: his initial awkwardness with DJ Guru turned into a really fun little segment where Merton ended up creating a new track with the eccentric genius who tells him that "Ibiza is a magnet for like-minded souls."
Read MoreThese guys are really impressive and have come up with an excellent idea. I'm inspired.
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