Hello Sailor!

One of the forgotten but truly upsetting tragedies of the Titanic was the sad loss of my sideburns. Today I was plucked from the production office, squeezed into a Officer's costume and whisked into make up. There the poor sidies I have been cultivating since puberty were robbed from me and then I was on set to 'extra' it up. I am hoping tit is a quicker process this time, as like the Titanic they took years to build but were gone in minutes*.    












*Joke courtesy of Matt's groom speech. 

Get thee behind me....

Free!

My call time is at 07:30 every morning at Ardmore Studios. It is only 30 mins drive away so it could be a lot worse. Yesterday was the first time I had driven to work in 10 years, felt very odd, but less manic than a tube commute. Plus I am guaranteed a seat. 


The shoot is catered so I get the opportunity to have a fry every morning..a blessing and a curse. Sod it. It is my birthday after all. 

First Day on Set

Started filming Saving the Titanic in Ardmore Studios today. I might be least important person on the entire project but I do get a Walkie Talkie so I am more than happy.  

Time Travel

I needed shower gel and Lynx Africa was 2 for 1 in Tesco. Nostalgia got the better of me.  Showering this morning I had vivid flashbacks to being 15. I think I might get the deodorant to complete the set.......I can't wait till my scent revival hits the CK1 years.

Work and Weddings

Work is going well. All is quiet at the moment. The crew is over in the UK filming at Kempton Waterworks. Apparently it has 2 steam engines exactly the same as the Titanic that were used to pump water to London. More interestingly it was the set for Gamesmaster. Where is Dominic Diamond? The crew arrives back on Friday and there will 3 weeks of 12 hour days coming up at Ardmore studios. It is great to be working and especially in a industry I am interested in. Let's hope i can find some more!

Spent the weekend at a wedding in Yorkshire. It was  a fantastic day all round. Being one of the best men my thoughts have been dominated by the best man's speech for a while now. Both the Groom and the Groom's father (he spoke too) are absolute powerhouses in the public speaking department, so the stakes were high. With great relief we held our own and it was well received. The wedding party were all in a big cottage together and as so often with these weekends the time either end of the event was as enjoyable as the event itself. 

The day after the wedding we took a trip to High Force Falls. We did this mainly as we believed it to be the location Costner bathed himself in the great film Robin Hood (Prince of Thieves). It wasn't. That did not ruin the day though. 

High Force Falls

True that.

Job....

.......I have one! 


I am here now so I can't write too much. I am working as a production assistant for a company called Tile Films. My role runs until mid September working on a docu-drama called Saving the Titanic. Great to be working at last (never thought I would say that). I had better go otherwise it might be an even shorter contract than it already is.