Ending 2010 with a flurry of Creative Activity!

I'm guilty of being an inconsistent Blogger. So I've decided to just BLOG without thinking too much about it from now on. I did have the feeling that people might absorb my soul and my ideas (such as they are) if I spoke of them too much. But I figure you have to give to receive, so I shall proceed to be a little more forthcoming in the bloggosphere...I'm also aware that most bloggers only have about 4 regular readers, so not much is truly at stake!

So 2010 has been nonstop-exhausting from start to finish. I now live and work in Qatar (I've been there since July 2009) for Doha Film Institute, which is the best job I've ever had. I work in the Education Team, teaching new, aspiring filmmakers to shoot their first films. This year our students shot 20 x 1-Minute Films and 9 x 10-Minute Films; also 4 x Music Videos. Watching this group of young filmmakers flourish has been a truly joyful experience..

Here's my favourite Music Video of the year, which I instructed on alongside the wonderful Filmmaker Jackie Salloum. It was directed by 16-year old Bayan Dadah, and won the Music Video Competition judged by Nitin Sawnhey:

In addition to to a massively busy year teaching, and taking part in the Doha Tribeca Film Festival, I also shot a new Short Film, "TOPAZ DUO: COSMIC PHOENIX", which we just wrapped, and is a departure from my previous Shorts, being a Sci-Fi Musical, all spoken in Arabic.

I actually have to run off and do some stuff, but i feel good that i've got back in the blog saddle again....I'll be back....

(We're editing my submission for the David Lynch Music Video Competition today, so I'm a bit pre-occupied, but I'll post the finished video tomorrow on here)......Bye for Now!!! :))

i'm back in the bloggosphere......

I abandoned my blog about a year ago, as i fled the UK in july 2009, on a mission to escape the recession and explore the world. I was forced to abandon the majestic awesomeness of James Moran's bespoke script DEMON RAMPAGE, which he wrote for me to direct (one day James, i shall return to that mutha!)....

So now i live in Qatar, working for the Doha Film Institute, teaching aspiring filmmakers how to write/shoot/direct/edit. I LOVE the job, and may never return to the world i knew.....

Above is a sneak peak from a test shoot for my next Film "LIMINAL", which I may or may not blog about shortly!.....I love this story, but feel incredibly protective about it, so might keep it under wraps, and just release little gems from time to time....no-one really cares anyway! But I have vowed to myself to make the film truly original and surprising. What's the point in doing anything else?....

Gotta run, but i'll be back!