the photo issue
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here are various sets of photos from various episodes over the last 3 months or so. click the link to see them all - apologies to those on dialup as there will be an aweful lot of photos to load in there.

(sorry it took me so long...)



first up we have a selection of photos from the day the short film factory shot our first and only film, post, written and directed by yours truely, starring matt hart and laura king, sound by john the american and caroline 'caz', continuity by caz, editing by myself and matt. shot on location in sadie's flat, early fall, 2005.



here we see matt and i, no doubt discussing the finer points of his characters motivation... or, no, wait, its just matt on another jag about how is iriver is better than my ipod. matt, go learn your lines.



there's john, possibly doing research on the internet using my then-new laptop, shortly before his alergies got the best of him and he had to run away crying... alergy tears of course.



and here's the craft services area, where a selection of cheese, crackers, biscuits and crisps kept the cast and crew nourished and energized throughout the grueling production schedule. points go to caz for having the script in her hands.



ok, gotta take a rest here and digest some of that delicious snacky goodness. laura, having only learned she was acting upon arriving that morning when the previously cast actress called in sick, impressively learns her lines by osmosis.



here i am with my 'director face' on, and caz is totally in the sound zone. yes, thats right, at some point during the day we actually managed to shoot a short film.

and believe it or not, later that evening we cut it as well. 'post' was certainly no masterpiece, but it was a lot of fun to make and a fine learning experience. the short film factory more or less disbanded shortly afterwards, mostly due to the inherent difficulties in keeping together so many people with various other commitments and lives to live. maybe the factory will rise again in 2006. its i nice thought, but i'm not going to hold my breath.

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the day we shot 'post' was actually my last day living in sadie's flat. by the end of the night, myself and all my things had been moved in with matthew in my new flat in camberwell. shortly after moving in i threw a housewarming party. it was awesome.



the party's only just started and i'm ripped on tequila - thats what happens when you do a shot with every person who walks through the door. tamborine in hand, i'm clearly signifying that this party is about to make some serious noise.



overview shot of the party once its all but properly gotten underway. the only thing waiting to happen is for matt to take his place behind the decks and take control.



and there he goes. for close on four hours, matt took us everywhere we needed to be, and places we never knew were there. we danced and we danced, like flames in a blazing inferno.



james throws a shout out while jodi looks on with anticipation at what i'm either about to say or sneeze.



beth throws some shapes while hilary's shirt continues to undo itself... has bob arrived at the party yet?



yes, that's right folks, i'm absolutely smashed in every possible way. i'm smashed, the party's a smash, so yeah, i raised my arms a little. can you blame me?



behold the aftermath. not so bad really, considering the night that was had. a solid round of 'throw out the rubbish', an hour of dish duty and two goes with the mop was all it took to turn the place around.



but before anyone could even think of cleaning, an escape to the pub was in order. i mean, what else are you meant to do when you all wake up at 5pm the next day? beth's not the first person to get a kick out of me eating chicken. what's up with that?

this party was truely awesome, mainly because everyone played a part in making it happen. i couldn't have asked for a better introduction to life in camberwell.

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working at harrods provided me with a lot of great things. i got my bank account, lifted myself out of poverty, made some good friends, gained valuable work experience, the list goes on and on. but one thing that was truely great about that place was the roof-top. i made it a point to get up there at least once a day. and if i was lucky, i got to see some pretty impressive sights gazing out over its ledge. like on this one day when the sun was setting so beautifully, i just had to take a picture. well actually i took about 30. but here's two that i quite like:







things could get pretty ugly inside that building sometimes, but up top there was always a place to escape and find beauty.

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with work at harrods finished, christmas was but a day away and beth had invited me to stay with her and her family in norwich. straight from my last day at work i boarded a train and headed north for a lovely 4 days of christmas fun. i may not have been home, but i still got the feeling that i was with family.









christmas day we went for a walk along a beautiful beach in suffolk where we visited beth's aunt and uncle. the scenery was beautiful. what you don't see here, which was slightly more ominous, was the nuclear power plant off in the distance.



aaah, a christmas dinner in my belly and a stocking from santa just opened, i'm feeling quite content.











boxing day was a walk along another beach, through some beautiful sand and grass dunes before emerging onto the beach itself. my favorite pic here has to be the one of beth blowing her nose! the rainbow's alright, too, i guess.



and for good measure, a shot of beth's beautiful but aged dog, george.

christmas in norwich with beth and her family was more than i ever could have expected or asked for. it was also nice to escape the city for a little while. some traveling this year is definately in order.

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finally we come to new year's eve. there was a lot of hype surrounding this party, which can sometimes turn out badly, but everyone had a truely great time. hats off to matt and dom for throwing the bash to end the year.



on the way to the party after a little dinner and drinks at mine and matthew's. the night is young, our innocence still in tact.


squeezing into a shot with two lovely ladies, rosie and laura.


ok, everyone into the kitchen to pour yourself a drink - we just walked for nearly 20 minutes and dammit if we aren't parched!


still early days at the party, but that doesn't stop laura, anna and i from cutting a rug on the dancefloor. check out all the pretty balloons!


mike does his patented 'not that many people here yet' session on the decks. the theme song to dr. who? yes!


and just like that, the dancefloor explodes.


some of us braver folk made our way onto the roof after the countdown to squint at the fireworks off in the distance. those aren't smiles but rather viciously chattering teeth. and i, being the true gentleman, sacrificed the consistancy of my outfit to give aisha my scarf.


many many many hours later and everyone is pretty much bottomed out.


water, now, is as precious as gold.


everyone together for a group photo before we all go home! from left to right we have james, kieran, beth, matthew, mike, bob, laura and dan. apart from the french people debating philosophy in the kitchen, we were pretty much all that was left of the party.

we got home shortly after 8am.