Tuesday 22 November 2011

At The End Of His Rope

I'd  got in touch again with Rob Prosser a few years after we'd made a previous film  together, and he was a big help in bringing 'ROPE' to fruition.  Rob never overplayed his acting ( which was exactly what was needed ). We arrived on Stockton beach.  Just Rob and I – no crew, and just a rough idea of the script ( no story board this time ). We pretty much winged it, however when you look at the finished film it all flows very nicely. It was also the most fun I've had making a short film in some time - we had a lot of laughs. Ian Huish helped again with images of Sperm whales and a Japanese Submarine. Prior to Ian's assistance I'd asked a librarian for help and he said he was going to brag to his mates that he'd helped a film maker with a request for sperm....

The music was recorded some time ago by Mark Salter ( or Merewether Fats as he is known ).  Harmonica music is an unusual choice, however Marks music works brilliantly - it adds so much.  And you can tell he's a virtuoso...

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