Black John/Two down

Busy times and they're only going to get busier it seems. The last few weeks been a series of opportunities and life shifting moments. First up Black John is picking up steam. The odd little crime thriller that I'm working on with director James Rumsey is finally kicking off. Well, it will be in two weeks. We got a pretty solid script done, perpetual tweaking aside and we got some investment interest which could change the stature of the film from micro-budget to slightly less micro micro-budget. It means more control I suppose and being able to give people something resembling a wage. But nothing is certain yet and we are not thinking about it until James comes back from working with the excellent Fizz and Ginger Films (Ones to watch 2013 - Screen International) on their debut feature Two Down. James is 1st AD-ing with the endlessly versatile Fred Fournier as his 2nd. It is a great opportunity for James to jump back into the world of the film set after finishing his long term job at the Associated Press. He will be super match fit when he comes off the film in November and so we can blast Black John off into the stratosphere. So expect to be hearing a lot more about Black John come November till May 2014. It's going to be fantastic. 

Another bit of good news we had was that Somebody To Love was accepted into the excellent Horror-on-Sea festival so if you're in the Southend area in January come along and see it. We had a great time there last year when we had I Am Lonely screened there. 

There is more big news coming relating to the Braine Hownd Film Nights but I'm keeping that under my hat until a few things have been sorted.