The Beacon: August 26th 2001

Spent last Thursday afternoon burning stuff at Chris’ house. He moved out of Malvern for good today, so we had to make sure we set fire to some stuff in the name of cinema first. The editing continues, by far the most rewarding part of the film-making process. Things that I hadn’t really thought about since I finished the script are beginning to resurface. The character arcs (such as they are) and themes and all that crap are starting to show through. I’ve just been to see Swordfish, and as Dave rightly said afterwards, it makes you feckin’ sick when you struggle so hard to make a feature with no money, then see how effortlessly Hollywood produces great flicks. Mmmmm, bullet-time explosion.

The Beacon: August 26th 2001