What's this? A music related post that has nothing at all to do with Cherry Ekko? Surely not!
Believe it people, I'm talking about Slandercat - the musical alter ego of the multi-talented Mr J Hay, who has kindly given his blessing to the above video I made for his track 'Gauntlet.
Those in the know have already downloaded Slandercat's ace new EP Blood of a Broom Tree, and now I've put you in the know, you should download it too; it's six tracks of frenetic, bittersweet, wistful electronica. Get it here www.slandercat.bandcamp.com
The Seams Of The World is a film I've co-written with Director Oscar Nino. It will start filming next month.
In the world of this film, everybody is a reflection of various fragments of themselves. Wicked and good, pure and depraved – the sum of your parts are projected and paraded in front of you in the form of the people around you. The film follows a young runaway, wannabe designer, called Hannah, as she gets closer to realising the truth about her world.
Among others, this film explores ideas found in the biblical prodigal son story, the Harlot's Progress, a series of 17th Century etchings by William Hogarth, and ideas laid out by Gary Renard in his book 'The Disappearance of the Universe'.
Please take a look at the website at http://ninogenio.biz/theseamsoftheworld . I'll keep this blog updated with the film's progress, and before very long you'll be able the watch the finished film. I'll upload the script soon too. The website provides the opportunity to make a donation towards the budget of the film, I believe contributors will gain a producer's credit.
And for those at all interested, the script is at www.jknottingham.com in the scripts section (direct link). This one stays very close to the script, although there was a longer version that had Dot accusing Iain of attacking her.
Chicken and Rice is a story about 2 very different churches fighting for their congregation.
It was my original piece for a module on the MA, but there were numerous problems and I realised it was never going to fit within the parameters of expectation for the module. So I wrote a new script for the module, but thought it would be a pity to abandon Chicken and Rice altogether. Hope you enjoy it, it has a murderous vicar - and if you're a director who wants to make it, please go ahead!
I thought it would also be interesting to link to the various drafts because, as you can see, the eventual shooting script was very different to the first draft.
The differences are partly to do with location/time limitations, and thematically the piece altered as the Director gave feedback regarding his understanding of the original characters, and later, the actors' understanding of them.
Click to read pdfs of each First draft - using the brief above. Revised 19th Feb 2010 - included lots more dialogue to reveal more about the characters, even though the Director knew he probably wouldn't use most of it. Revised 27th Feb 2010 - fine-tuning a version that myself and the Director were happy with - but still including aspects too ambitious for the limitations.
Shooting script - after a day of rehearsals with the actors, incorporating their suggestions, and trimming to the bare bone of what needed to be shot.
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