What a coup! Derek and I have managed to interest the animation producer, Helen Brunsdon in our project. Helen and Derek share a passion for film and I think that is why she likes the idea.
Because that is what Deep is about, it's a film about film.
And here is the proof of our meeting with Helen:
We seem to have earmarked a special 'Deep' table in The Riverbank pub here in Truro (Derek and I used the same one for a story discussion a couple of weeks later). For Helen and I, who live within easy walking distance, that meant that we could have a reckless couple of glasses of wine. Derek had to be more restrained as he was driving back to Falmouth. This was just as well as we needed him to be nice and lucid while he explained his vision for the film to us.
Helen asked lots of questions to draw out the important stuff. Afterwards I felt I understood it, even if I couldn't yet exactly see it in my head, I could get the themes and the emphasis. As I intend to art direct, I will need to have a strong vision myself of how I want it to look. At the moment all I have is the word that surely almost every art director must throw around vaguely to start with: I want it to look 'stylish'.
At the moment we have so many ideas that it will be hard to pare it all down. But pare we must.
Helen meanwhile, has sent us a schedule and a list of things to do and Derek is simply writing the entire film (the easy job). At this stage, we are all pretty excited about making it and have great hopes that it will be the first of many films made in association with UCF. For all of us and Derek in particular, who has been making films for many years, it is good to think that this can now be tied in with our University teaching, modestly funded and with benefit to all who sail in her. The combined experience and expertise of Helen and Derek should be enough to make any student want to clamber on board.
