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Category Archives: Production Diary
CONFESSIONS OF AN NAB JUNKIE: In Search of the OMG Spot Apr ’10
SAN FRANCISCO MARCH 2010. I’m good, I’ve written two Production Diaries, “The Diceman Cometh” for April’s DV and “Dead in Dorking” for May’s. Today, an e-mail from the high ‘n mighty DV editor, David Williams: Hey Stefan, I want a … Continue reading
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THE CLIENT FROM HELL Mar ’10
SAN RAFAEL, SEPTEMBER 2009. Hi, Tom. I’ve finished the video. I put it on my server, URL below. It’s just over six minutes and Tricia & I think it’s pretty good. Hi, Tom. Me again. No reply to my last … Continue reading
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GOING VIRAL – Been There, Done That! Feb ’10
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, 2009 Kevin, our electrician, is here. “Hey, Stefan, what are you working on?” “Nothing. It’s dead quiet.” “Go and see Rolf. I share an office with him. He wants a video.” Great. I’m there the next day. … Continue reading
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L’ANNEE DERNIERE A DENVER Drink Pcshitt, Isabelle (Pardon My French) Jan ’10
BUDAPEST. I meet Sally in Budapest. She’s a motivational speaker. We’re seated together at dinner. It’s the night before a conference, well, not really a conference, a “performance theatre.” I’ve filmed these events in Moscow and Oslo. I tell Sally … Continue reading
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BAD DAY AT BLACKPOOL Just The Way It Happened! Dec ’09
“Mind not looking at me like that?” Mortician: “Like what?” “Like a potential customer.” Mortician: “Huh. Everyone is…” — Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) LONDON 1998. Setting off for a shoot — any shoot — is dead scary. Why? … Continue reading
Posted in 2009, Production Diary
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AS GOOD AS IT GETS Who Will Be the Best of the Best? Nov ’09
I worked at the BBC in London, went back to Australia for a couple of years, won some awards, and returned to London. LONDON, JANUARY 1969. Armed with my “award-winning” reel, I do the rounds of advertising agencies. They watch my … Continue reading
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CHUCK ‘N ME and Little Richard too Oct ’09
Here’s a true story that’s so strange you’ll be singing Do de do de do do de do — the theme music to The Twilight Zone. LONDON UK 1972. London has an afternoon newspaper, The Evening Standard. It’s bought by … Continue reading
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SUMMERTIME BLUES Sep ’09
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA, JULY 2009 “In the summertime when the weather is high, you can chase right up and touch the sky.” What? Does that make any sense to you? What is Mungo on? Let’s get honest. If you’re in … Continue reading
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WORST OF THE WORST Aug ’09
I guess everyone who makes commissioned films — or commissioned anything, for that matter — has rotten clients. I thought I’d write about my favorite worst clients, if you know what I mean. Hmmmm… let me think: there’s Andy. He … Continue reading
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NOTHING FROM NOTHING – or No More Mr. Nice Guy Jul ’09
Above, left: Young Stefan thinks the approaching band is going straight ahead but, no, they suddenly turn and crush him underfoot. Above, right: Radio Caroline at sea. What price for rare archive footage? How about nothing? COOTAMUNDRA, NSW, AUSTRALIA DECEMBER … Continue reading
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