Terremoto

Made this film with Nicky Mathewson. Take a little look and share if you desire...

Hope you enjoy it!

My First Obstruction...

In actual fact this was my second, but I failed the first challenge.

It may help if I begin at the beginning, for you poor old Michael Finnegan.

Well recently we have been watching Lars Von Trier's amazing back catalogue of films and came across The Five Obstructions which is a documentary where Lars challenges Jørgen Leth (filmmaker) to remake one of his own films, called The Perfect Human but five times and with strict guidelines.

You can see the guidelines/obstructions on the link above. I would go as far as to say it was brilliant and has really inspired me. It just seems like a genius idea to give someone a challenge that they have to repeatedly remake their own film, but from different angles and ways of doing it. It is really worth getting. And Lars tries to make it as awful and painful as can be which just makes great TV.

And so Mr Phizmiz has recently been suggesting little shorts films for me to make with a number of obstructions.The challenge set for me was to make a 10 second film, with a cat and a death in it and to be done by midnight last night. I have somewhat taken these obstructions and perhaps twisted them a little, but here is my first attempt. 

Well then... What do I say? Ten seconds long (although now it's uploaded it's saying 11!). It has a cat. And the cat subsequently has killed us all. So touché dear husband, I think I have succeeded at this mission albeit a film far from a masterpiece with dodgy sound. 
So, until next time, lets just hope this doesn't become reality.
Toodle-loo!

Too many fingers in too many pies...

How do.

Those of you that are aware of the phrase of having your fingers in too many pies may have possibly encountered this, by... I'm guessing... having your fingers in too many pies. What a greedy bunch of pie eaters we are!

Our crazy stretchy cat, Marlene

Way back, when my last (blummin') post was... (I did want to post at least weekly, but so far greed and pies have got in the way) I had given up looking for a part time job, made myself a schedule and decided if I use my time wisely and am super-duper organised, I would get lots more off the ground and be mega creative (and stop the constant guilt and fed-up-ness).

Alas... within the second week of January I'd set up a studio to rent from the 1st of Feb for my ceramics, I now work in a sweet baby boutique a couple of days a week, I'm currently setting up running an ebay shop with a seller of antiques for which I'll be paid a commission, work in the little caff down at St Michael's now and again and of course the film I'm making for down there too.

So... too many pies... not quite enough fingers.

Vulnavia Vanity & myself on the way to Riverside Studios in the summer

But... it's fun, I'm meeting loads more great people, I'm still able to socialise and have a lovely time with my little family and friends, I'm making progress (slowly but surely) on the film, I've got a little "proper" job that'll be a nice little bit of regular money coming in and I'm working on a new realistic timetable.

A still from "Oobeeb"

I thought I'd give you a random selection of my online photos today... so there yee have it.

Oh and thanks ever so much for all the comments you all left about the documentary I'm making. It was really great to hear everyones perspective on it and I'm really glad that everyone generally said what I was thinking would be the best way to go about it. So far, I've only managed to film one interview, but I have another two this week. I've got a little niggle in my head, saying the word, ambitious a tiny bit, as there is a lot more to film and then there'll be huge amounts to edit through... (Must remember to put that in the timetable!). Hmmm... I'm sure it'll all work out, but a little bit worried the whole place would have already been demolished and rebuilt upon by the time I've finished...

Anyhow... I hope all your plans for the new year are going as smoothly as you all hoped too!!