Things I Don’t Spend Money On

On the boat back to London. Got up at 5 a.m. to make the 3 hour drive to Gothenberg to get the boat. Couldn’t sleep last night anyway. Stayed at Goren’s, and he has mice…it’s a farm! They were running … Read More

Small Things of Note

Spent the day yesterday transcribing the Ueno footage of Nice Guyjin. Had a phone call with Channel 4 telling me what they were expecting for the pitch.

Dear XXXX, I’m writing to you at the suggestion of XXXX who gave me your contact details. I knew XXXX in Tokyo when I lived there from 1993 to 2000. I was working in Japan as a professional writer doing … Read More

The Next Best Day

Yesterday, Channel 4 called. I’ve been short listed for the Channel 4 Sheffield Documentary Pitch for another idea I had. That was a bit unexpected, but very nice. I told her I was in Sweden and had to figure out … Read More

The Best Day of my Life

Got up late and spent until 4 p.m. sending off emails. It’s amazing all of the admin work that goes along with making a film. It’s enough to drive one’s creativity away. Started to edit the first meeting with Scott. … Read More

Put everything into little boxes…

Finished transcribing Scott’s interview yesterday. That was it. I was in a mood all day. Patrick cut the singing sequence where Dave and Hiromi are practicing for the new band that Dave wants to create with him and his fiance. … Read More

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