Category Archives: filming

It’s a wrap for the Hoff!

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

The completion of Monday’s filming means it is also now a wrap for our shopkeeper, Alfred Hoffman! Both of our stars can now hang up their respective blazers, while we busy ourselves perfecting the edit. To celebrate the completion of … Continue reading →

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Filming in Cecil Court

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of filming in London’s historic Cecil Court. This feels like the icing on the cake to me. We’ve filmed in some atmospheric and diverse bookshops so far, all of which are genuinely special in their … Continue reading →

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It’s a wrap for Joe!

Posted on May 15, 2011 by

We now have all of Joe’s scenes in the can! Saturday was a busy but relaxed day, returning to Kent once again to film in Baggins Book Bazaar and City Books, as well as a few external locations. As we … Continue reading →

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A film is emerging

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Exciting news from the land of editing. Last night, at long last, we had a full edit of the story to look at! It was very much a rough edit, with no sound editing or CGI work done on it, … Continue reading →

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Production continues…

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Apologies for the silence of late – we hate to look inactive, especially as we have in fact been incredibly busy behind the scenes. To remedy this, I’ll very soon be blogging details of all the aspects of production that … Continue reading →

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Filming in Bookshops

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

We are now a few days into our bookshop shoot, and the novelty of spending all day in atmospheric bookshops is showing no signs of wearing off. In between takes, I find myself spotting nearby volumes and curiosities that threaten … Continue reading →

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Test footage: colour grading

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Here’s last week’s test footage that we shot in Treadwell’s bookshop in London. Our aim here was to sympathetically light a character’s simple movement through a book-lined space. The composition and content is nothing special, and we have some intern … Continue reading →

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Test filming

Posted on February 15, 2011 by

After numerous obstacles (curse you e-bay) we are finally in the possession of a steadicam! In layman’s terms, this means our handheld camerawork can look all smooth, cinematic and lovely, rather than looking like a drunk filmed it. As I’m … Continue reading →

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