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August 16, 2008
When decorating meets filmmaking
There I was, on my knees, paint brush swashing back and forth, a tin of grey primer by my side – for all that I could have been an Ordinary Rating, repainting the frigate for the umpteenth time following the age old Naval adage: if it moves salute it, if it doesn’t move paint it.
I was painting it. It being the new floor in the studio. The idea is to turn my attention through 90 degrees, go black and work my next dance film in front of a suitably black backdrop.
Time was, when I worked in Media Towers, you just had to mention that you wanted the floor black and a system snapped into place involving designers, stage managers, stage hands, set decorators and floor painters and the whole thing was a done deal before your chips could get cold.
For now, it’s just me, on my knees, paint brush swashing back and forth and a tin of grey primer by my side. Filmmaking from the floor up.
Posted by john at August 16, 2008 01:55 PM
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.....You've missed a bit ...!
Posted by: paula at August 16, 2008 03:14 PM