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Killing Seals
This is a short movie that I shot one day over the summer, in Amsterdam. We shot it without any real planning other than buying some plane tickets for Mat and Ralf who star - I was meant to be on holiday but was actually trying to get another script finished ready for rehearsals a week later (I have a very understanding family).
This is the first of the FLID (cause this is what happens when you fuck with Jimmy) prep videos. I'm shooting another later this Jan. We had fun making it and I've really enjoyed the editing process. The basic premise is that Jimmy wakes up to find a hammer going for his head.
Where I think this one fails in representing the full feature is in its lack of "Kung Fu" and also it lacks dialogue and banter - but we only had a day.
I would like to say a special thankyou to everyone involved, Mat Fraser(Jimmy), Ralf Higgins(The Hammer Killer), Phil Morle (On Camera), Hetty Churchill (pulling purse strings), Leon Alexander (for sorting outs the rights on the tracks used), Jules Bushell who has done some wonders on the sound FX and Mick and Humera for kindly letting us film on their boat. If you like the lower quality one in the window why not download the better qulaity one. You might need to get a quicktime plug in if you don't already have one.
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Comments
Hi, like it a lot - has huge potential - I've posted it on to a friend with film connections so fingers crossed.
Say Hi to Phil for me (I was at sixth form with him in the bad old good old days - he probably doesn't remember...Swanning off down under and all that).. come to think of it I was also at college in brighton (vpa stuff) same time as Ralf... It's a small world!
Anyway good luck and hope to see more. If I hear anything regarding funding etc I shall drop you a line. Amanda
Posted by: Amanda Lane | October 3, 2006 9:30 PM
What an excellant short film. Fabulous choice of music and neat choreography. Hi to Ralf. I saw you last in Edinburgh, Caligula with beautiful Leo. We went for a drive in the kaos van with Leo ooooogh six years ago looking for edinburgh nightclubs. I was mugged shortly afterwards!....not like in the film with a hammer...but bad. Im ok now! Took a few years to recover. I will of course continue to invest in KAOS.
KEEP IT UP KAOS DUDES!!!!
Posted by: david foster-smith | October 28, 2006 7:12 PM
Amanda, thanks for your comments. Of course I will say hi to Phil... and you know Ralf, what a small world.
There is another one of these Seal movies which I pop up on the site soon.
Thanks again. Xav
Posted by: Xav | November 5, 2006 9:51 AM
David. You got mugged - nasty. Happened to me as I was about to lead a rehearsal for an anti war piece. Yep it doesn't half leave you with cold spike in your courage. I was lucky and fought the guy off - still don't like visiting that part of London though.
Thanks for the comments mate. Xav
Posted by: Xav | November 5, 2006 9:55 AM
Very nice Xav, Mat, Phil and Ralf. Like it. Can i show it as part of the short films nite i run at London Bridge?
Ellie
Posted by: Ellie | November 15, 2006 5:02 PM