I posted a few months back regarding the fact that I appeared in the trailer for Clint Eastwood's most recent move "Hereafter" (which was EXTREMELY exciting for me, Especially considering that Eastwood is one of my all-time heroes!). However when i went to see the film in the cinema I noticed myself even more obviously a second time:
The other scene is during a reading of "Little Norrit" by Derek Jacobi. The scene also features Matt Damon, but he is at the end of the shot and I'm at the beginning. (He was sat about 5 or 6 rows in front of me.)
It was during the setup for that shot that I overheard a conversation between Damon and Eastwood in which Eastwood made a drummer joke... I actually nearly wet my pants when I heard it.
This second set of screen caps comes from about a minute later in the film where again I was placed near enough the action to get a decent view. The guy I'm walking/conversing with is called Phil Cosby. Yep.... Phil Cosby. He was a good dude.
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So, after finally locating a site that was streaming the movie in HD, I was able to catch a few screen caps of the scenes I was in in the most recent Harry Potter Film: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1". Here you go:
Obviously there were tons of people on this shoot, so I have highlighted myself in each so you know where to look.
These particular shots are from the first scene I was involved in. During the chase sequence. The second scene I did has a much clearer view of me as there were only 3 people in the scene.
That sequence is stacked up below. Please click on the image to see it larger. I'm the guy immediately closest the camera, and my friend Dominic is walking alongside me (we look fairly similar, that's why we were chosen for the scene.)
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I've just gotten back from my family holiday... and upon returning I was shown a trailer for the upcoming Matt Damon film "Hereafter", directed by Clint Eastwood.
Earlier this year I did a bit of background acting in this film and, (as with most extra work), I fully expected to hit the cutting room floor and not appear in the film at all! haha. Little did I know that I would make the 2 minute cut for the official trailer!
The film looks excellent, and I fully recommend everyone going to see it at the cinema in October. It's the interweaving story of 3 characters from different walks of life, and the way that death has effected them each. Matt Damon stars as a reluctant medium who ties together all of the other characters with his unique perspective on mortality.
If you can't be bothered to watch the trailer... (lazy) then I've put a screen cap of my appearance below: ...
Yes that's right... I'm the guy in the AWESOME cardigan. And yes... I HAVE lost weight since then... thanks for noticing.
Coming soon to the cinema, are two films that I am very anxious and excited to see. Both of them are based on books that I absolutely loved as a kid, by writers that inspire the overactive imaginations of children. I urge any readers of this blog to go and watch them both.
The trailers are available to watch now.
"Where the Wild Things Are" directed by Spike Jonze based on the book by Maurice Sendak
"Fantastic Mr. Fox" directed by Wes Anderson based on the book by Roald Dahl
Spike Jonze and Wes Anderson are literally theperfectdirectors for these projects. Each with their own unique visual style, tons of credibility and integrity, but more importantly, a firm hold of their own childish imaginations. I am so pleased that these stories are finally coming to life on the big screen, and opening the door for new children to hear these great stories. They truly enriched my young life.
Any of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I have recently gained am extremely healthy obsession with Super 8 Cinecams. I found my first one in a charity shop for a very reasonable £3. Bargain. I couldn't resist.
However, knowing that I really needed a slightly better model in order to do what I want with it. (The £3 model didn't record with sound), I scoured the wilds of ebay and found the lovely Chinon Direct Sound model that you saw at the top of this blog.
Getting packages in the post is... well it's one of life's greatest little graces. And when it arrived I literally ripped the very well wrapped package apart like a child at Christmas. (Child at Christmas shown below)
My intentions are to film bits and pieces of tour/road footage with it, as well as use it in some future music videos perhaps. I just think that that old 70's saturated colour footage looked a lot more interesting than this super crispy high def stuff. It had more character and danger to it. Plus the fact that the amount of time you have per film cartridge is around 5 minutes. Meaning you cant just shoot loads and keep what you want, you have to be selective and take good shots.
I studied film production at art college, and relished using some of my knowledge when we shot the video for "Story..." but this is a much more attractive way to rekindle my interest for filmmaking processes. I always wanted one of these cameras back then, and now it's come full circle and I finally possess one. Anyway, hopefully we should have some sweet gritty looking footage of us on our upcoming tours to show you soon.
For those of you who aren't familiar with the look of Super 8 film, here's a short film I found on Youtube which has some really nice examples of the aesthetics of Super 8. It's called "The End of The Reel" and is ironically about how it's a dying medium. haha.
As a side note... Getting this camera, and the fact that it's a dying art highlights something strange to me. See, everyone seems to be heading towards more super clean digital imagery, more super clean digital sounding music etc etc. And while there is nothing wrong with this, I seem to be constantly drawn to travelling in the complete opposite direction. Odd that.
It was during the setup for that shot that I overheard a conversation between Damon and Eastwood in which Eastwood made a drummer joke... I actually nearly wet my pants when I heard it.
This second set of screen caps comes from about a minute later in the film where again I was placed near enough the action to get a decent view. The guy I'm walking/conversing with is called Phil Cosby. Yep.... Phil Cosby. He was a good dude.
Thanks for joining me for another exciting edition of Spot the Ball!
