Been away a while.................

But now I'm back............................and boy, have I got news for you. Where do I start? At the beginning probably...........so here goes:

1) TRANSPARENCY - manga horror currently being assessed by Screen Yorkshire for a £16,000 short film budget as part of their 2009 initiatives. Planned shoot in Spring 2010 in London & Paris.

2) NO MORE ENCORES - adult animation slant on the "Jack the Ripper" story now being pre-produced together with Blue Locust in Exeter. 3 day shoot & lo-level budget being compiled.

3) MISSION XMASABLE - children's Christmas animation seeking development and production funding in collaboration with Blue Locust in Exeter - at £10k

4) CLARA & THE MANATEE - children's short animation film / feature teaser in continuing talks with named Hollywood A-lister to narrate and Exec Produce.

5) INFECTED - now with official interest/intent from both Alex Reid (The Descent) and Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers) to star. Budget estimated at £1.5m.

6) SECOND SKIN - now in script development

7) G.E.C.O - submitted by request to two Malaysian businessmen looking for £2m investment opportunity with Malaysia/Central America based script.

8) THE RASBENEK CHRONICLES - graphic novel picking up pace ahead of intended release on G1 and IPhone as first distribution outlets.

So there you have it.....what I've been up to. Dang! I've been busy but it'll be worth it in the end cos one of these bay's has got to break for me sometime. Let's just hope that Hard Shoulder does the job, eh?

See you later.

Nick

Seeing through TRANSPARENCY....

Things are moving nicely along with this short film, with the help of first-time producer Deborah Rees who is putting the project together in anticipation of principal photography later in the year.

With the concept firmly planted in a London shoot there are many things to organise, but logistics are confused somewhat by the need to journey to Paris to shoot additional footage. I'm hoping that the smooth transition from one country to the next with be aided by the need for only a limited crew - namely myself, Deborah, and our DoP, who, as luck might have it, has not been approached at this stage of development.

With the intention of shooting on RED ONE or possibly the Pansonic HVX200 this project is and needs to be very portable.

We already have some collaborators involved with us, supplying various equipment and facilities, so progress is good to date.

We'll keep you up to speed as things develop further.

Nick