Chronicles of a Lost Story Teller

Moments (3)

The first Moment, coming soon.

Moments (2)

Right in total I have seven different moments put to paper with three dates planned for filming and more to come. I’ve been asking various people to come up with their moments. Gonna make an announcment video for it. I really want to get the public involved.

Another Update

I enjoy these “update” posts. They can be quite reflective.

So what’s been happening?

Have cut back a bit this month on projects, took on a bit much. But had a film out recently for one of my modules “Independent Film Styles” which basically me playing a mental patient. Turned out pretty good I thought.

I’ve started thinking about my dissertation for next year and am going to focus it around sociology online, am looking forward to begin researching that.

My experiment project is underway properly now, it’s working and now am entering the testing phase. For updates on that check out the blog: billsheikhexperiment.tumblr.com

Am set to film St Georges Day Plymouth which is on the 21st April and have a Dartmoor Film to edit for mid April.

I’ve also begun another project, entitled Moments. Which is an experimental anthology film about ordinary moments telling stories. Am really looking forward to filming that in the Easter and beyond, especially as it’s a project that I can always add to.

Have also begun some music recordings, one track I’ve started is currently called Vendetta. I think I’ve almost finished writing it, just the ending to work out.

The radio show has been going well, had a guest without fail every week and got our last recording before Easter tomorrow with Darren Helley. Tom has also been an amazing co-host, really enjoyed presenting to show with him.

I haven’t really worked on my film “Vendetta” recently, present projects have been taking up my time, but am hoping to get a bit more written during Easter.

That’s been about it really so far. Just finishing old projects and starting newer ones. Halls has been put on hold until we have a concrete place to film which we might have but will see once we all get back after the holidays.

Moments (1)

Got a new project I’m working on throughout the next few months.

It’s called Moments and is an anthology film. It’s made up of different smaller films, all of which will be thirty seconds to a minute long.

I was inspired from when I was working on a film a couple of summers ago called Je T’aime Luton (http://vimeo.com/25662920) which was also an anthology film. That film was inspired from Paris Je T’aime, a fantastic French film which was a collection of various short films about Paris. I was instantly fascinated by the idea of anthology films, a collection of short films. And these ideas allows the film to keep being added to.

The way Moments work is that each film is a small, poignant moment. Something so ordinary yet so extraordinary. I want to be able to tell stories with as little action and dialogue as possible. Just setting and emotion. Almost like photography really.

I have dug up some old ideas I had written last year and am coming up a few more. At the moment I have roughly seven or eight to work on, but this is something that I’m going to continue working on for a long time.

Vendetta (3)

It’s started :) Am four pages into the script and already had an epic dialogue moment.

More to come…so excited :D

Vendetta (2)

Change of idea I think. May end up changing the title as well, the idea has changed that much.

Decided against the whole taste for killing. No, I want something more…different.

How about a man’s obsession with making enemies. He goes out of his way to get on everyone’s bad side, and when they are his enemy, he wins. It makes him happy.

The Last Song (1)

Another film has arisen from the ashes. Currently called “The Last Song”. Am working on with Tom.

It follows the idea of a guitarist dying who is determined to complete his final song. We began writing. Tom started with following the idea of an older man, but I wanted something from a younger man’s perspective.

Came up with an intro sequence but it was hollow so am re-writing it at the moment. Maybe covering a Beatles song in there.

Vendetta (1)

Right, the short film mentioned in the post “Another Short” is now titled Vendetta. The idea has slightly changed and has possible potential to reach feature length. My intentions is to have it reach at least thirty minutes, a nice sizeable amount. If however it does reach feature length (and is good) I would find that as quite an achievement and may possibly save it for my final year project next year.

The story now is that we’re following a man, currently named Caine, who is fueled with hate by three individuals. Those being: his bullying boss, his cheating wife, and the guy who has it all.

Gonna leave it there for now, but the story is told through voice over narration with segments of spoken dialogue. Similiar to American Psyhco.