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Stephen de Villiers: There and back again

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Saturday, September 15, 2007. There and back again. I braved reading the first line of the previous post; definitely not my strongest, most bold hour.but, I am pleased to say that things are looking up! Since then, last week sometime, much has transpired. The highlight must have been a pretty intense 36 hours, including a somewhat spontaneous trip us Sani Pass, and an overnight location recce in Loteni. I make it sound so easy. So, 9 days to go.but I now know we'll get there. Exciting.

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Stephen de Villiers: The compromise begins

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Monday, August 27, 2007. Over the last few days, when people in the crew have been asking me questions like "what colour should Reitz' horse be? I've been responding somewhat facetiously, that "as long as it has 4 legs and a pulse, I'm happy! While I'm not (entirely) serious, the fact remains, that as I am forced to think more and more with my producer's hat on, I find myself making statements like "it doesn't matter", or, "we'll trick it", or the dreaded "we'll fix it in the grading"! And the horse she ...

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Stephen de Villiers: September 2007

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Saturday, September 15, 2007. There and back again. I braved reading the first line of the previous post; definitely not my strongest, most bold hour.but, I am pleased to say that things are looking up! Since then, last week sometime, much has transpired. The highlight must have been a pretty intense 36 hours, including a somewhat spontaneous trip us Sani Pass, and an overnight location recce in Loteni. I make it sound so easy. So, 9 days to go.but I now know we'll get there. Exciting. But, to update: Re...

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Stephen de Villiers: The compromise consumes

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Thursday, September 6, 2007. It's funny though, it seems that in every film I've made (and possibly will make), there is this black, engulfing moment where you lose all hope and think "what was I thinking! This is so much bigger than me! But, to update: Received the quote from the armourer (who was bringing 4 additional British soldiers in uniform). The quote was nearly half the budget! Would have been really shit if we'd lost that! I've also been really stressing about securing the transport for everyon...

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Stephen de Villiers: The home stretch

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Sunday, October 21, 2007. The chaos of it all slowly subsiding slightly, I thought I'd take this chance to note some of the significant individuals who were involved in the creation of it all, and thank them. Soticking clock to get it all organised. Anyhow, that's the news re Commando. But importantly, I just wanted to mention and thank the people who have given significant help and contribution to the project. They are, in no particular order:. David Willert. As usual, for taking the project on boar...

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Stephen de Villiers: Images of the past or sleepless nights

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Wednesday, August 15, 2007. Images of the past or sleepless nights. I couldn't decide what to call this blog, and in a somewhat noncommittal fashion, went with both options. So, I feel quite confident, indeed relieved, knowing what can now be cut! And importantly, what can't. Maybe you're right, but I don't have all the answers, certainly not at 2am, but this just feels right. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Images of the past or sleepless nights. Dealing with Writers Blog. View my complete profile.

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Stephen de Villiers: October 2007

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Sunday, October 21, 2007. The chaos of it all slowly subsiding slightly, I thought I'd take this chance to note some of the significant individuals who were involved in the creation of it all, and thank them. Soticking clock to get it all organised. Anyhow, that's the news re Commando. But importantly, I just wanted to mention and thank the people who have given significant help and contribution to the project. They are, in no particular order:. David Willert. As usual, for taking the project on boar...

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Stephen de Villiers: August 2007

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Monday, August 27, 2007. Over the last few days, when people in the crew have been asking me questions like "what colour should Reitz' horse be? I've been responding somewhat facetiously, that "as long as it has 4 legs and a pulse, I'm happy! While I'm not (entirely) serious, the fact remains, that as I am forced to think more and more with my producer's hat on, I find myself making statements like "it doesn't matter", or, "we'll trick it", or the dreaded "we'll fix it in the grading"! And the horse she ...

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Stephen de Villiers: Dealing with Writers Blog

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Saturday, August 11, 2007. Dealing with Writers Blog. Well, it's been another couple of eventful days. The long weekend has been a joy, affording me some much needed time away from campus, lectures, and so on. But unfortunately, every second that slips by seems to push me closer to those (at this stage dreaded) shooting dates. I really question how/if we'll get ready on time! How much tweaking and upping the drama for convenience and structure's sake, is allowed? But, it seemed almost criminal for me to ...