In August 2007, at the start of thre six week pre production period, Jonnie Hurn decided to keep a secret journal of his experiences as a first time producer, starting with no budget, no cast, no crew, no locations and just two guys, a script and a shoot date.
It is both a fascinating and comic account charting the growth of their vision from nothing through raising the finance, finding a crew, casting sessions (both people and dogs), rain-soaked location scouting, standing in lakes and the inevitable problems that beset independent film making across two countries...
Click a link below to read...
Part 1. Not the best of starts...
Part 4. Finding a lead actress...
Part 5. Finding an art director (or not)...
Part 6. The Elephant Features X Factor Game...
Part 7. Translating dog contracts...
Part 8. Emotional blackmail & Italian Lovers...
Part 9. Finding a Forest in France...
Part 11. Camera catastrophe...
Part 12. Cheques & chocolate cake...
9 days before the shoot... still sane...
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