Tuesday, 14 February 2012

3. 14th February - Steady Progress

Well, I have some nice progress.


I've been in contact with:

Custom flag makers to make some tapestries to use as props

Taxidermists to get some bull horns to use as candles, for props.

Lots of different Abbey's / Chapels / Cathedrals to film in their Undercrofts.


And I finally have a finished story, just got my first draft of a script last week and have asked my writer Sam Kearns to make a few changes here and there, he's very understanding of what I want and is totally great at taking criticism, thank God, I would hate to have a stroppy writer. This guy is pure freakin' gold.


Here's a sample:


INT. THIEVES GUILD - NIGHT                                       
                                                                           
          A dagger rams into a map of Skyrim. Vex, master thief of the     
          guild scowls at one of her subordinates.                         
                                                                           
                              VEX                                          
                    The count of Bruma has a lot to                        
                    lose. Firstly, his Son. The idiot                      
                    has sent his own blood to carry the                    
                    package. Secondly, his prize. What                     
                    we know about the amulet tells us                      
                    not only of its considerable value                     
                    but the depraved history behind it.                    
                    Finally, his city. Its invaluable                      
                    to him that the amulet reach                           
                    Riften.                                                
                                                                           
          She traces her hand from the border of Skyrim to Riften.         
                                                                           
                              VEX                                          
                    He knows full well that if the                         
                    rebellion bleeds over to Cyrodil it                    
                    will come from this province.                          
                    Brumas population is 40 percent                        
                    Nord. If the inserrectuion reaches                     
                    his borders then his grip on his                       
                    own lands will fail. This amulet is                    
                    such a peace offering that our Jarl                    
                    would be against any strikes into                      
                    the heart of the empire.                               
                    Considering all of this, there is                      
                    only one conclusion. The Count has                     
                    much to lose. However, we would                        
                    lose much, much more.                                  
                                                                           
                              THIEF                                        
                    What will we lose?                                     
                                                                           
                              VEX                                          
                    Our reputation. A cataclysm of that                    
                    size would disrupt the country for                     
                    leauges around. The time of the                        
                    Thieves Guild will come. Now you                       
                    understand the magnitude of your                       
                    task. Steal the amulet and return                      
                    here. Do I need to explain what you                    
                    will lose if you fail?                                 



This is by far my favourite scene of the script, and Sam is working diligently to get the rest up to scratch.


Oh, and Eastnor Castle very graciously waived their £2,700 per day fee to let me film there, provided I only film OUTSIDE of the actual castle, but I can use their landscape for filming on, which is exactly what I want, bloody fantastic. Here's a picture.






Looks fantastic, right?


Now my challenge is Actors and Clothing. I need three main actors, two actresses (though these are short roles) and two secondary male actors.



Next update I should have lots to tell.

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