Friday 22 August 2008

THE TRIP TO THE DENTAL HYGIENIST

My god, you couldn’t get much more different when you compare it to the trip with the dentist. A different section of the town...nobody in the waiting room, female dental hygienist with female assistant...very pleasant towards me, no questions asked about what it is you do for a living, and some genuinely funny moments in the reclining dental chair unit. After this we ended up going by foot through the high street of the town I was in...it was crammed full of people, my god, incredibly narrow high street and huge amounts of people...this is quite a experience if your use to only seeing two people. Cannot begin to say how beautiful the architecture is in these old british towns too...it just oozes character and they’re such solid well made buildings...its stunning stuff.

My driving also has not been used in busy towns like this in some time now, and so that at times for me can be quite scary, kind of a mixture of scary and exciting...but I cant tell you how much I hate three lane roundabouts, always have though.

Thursday 7 August 2008

THE TRIP TO THE DENTIST

I may be registered self employed...but, I’ve not had any paid work in over three years now, but then, I've turned down some major things...should I have turned them down?...well this is the question...it's best not to think about that stuff...or is it?

I’ve just been to the dentist where he asked me...“what is it you do?”...I said “errr...wellll...I’m self employed...I...um...do animations” he said “oh right, who have you done animations for?”...I said...”I um...well I do them for myself...I’ve er...I’ve not actually done any paid freelance work in over three years now” then there was a silence and possibly a glare at me... and then nothing was said about it at all as it's very difficult having conversations at the dentist with your mouth open.

My dad then paid for the bill...

I walked out of that dentist and felt very down...and see myself as a failed artist and possibly even a failure as a person. I honestly came out of there feeling really quite rough emotionally, I felt like maybe it's wrong to be living in your parents cellar...that I should really leave home and get a job...that my focus has gone down the wrong path...the thing is my parents aren’t really normal parents, they have no problem at all with me living at home. That’s not really a normal reaction from parents.

The thing is, I don’t really help myself, this journey to the dentist was the weirdest thing, I felt overwhelmed...I live in a very remote part of Scotland and never see anybody my own age...but I do like the peace and quiet of the countryside...I can honestly say that it helps the process of making films...but sometimes the gap between going into the city becomes quite big, and well, you start to forget what its like there...I was looking out the window, there was so many people in the streets, and such a HUGE number of cars...couples holding hands, mums with kids in push buggys. And women!...hot looking women. I’m at the window of my dads car thinking “wow, look at that!”

The communication with the dentist was the first time I’d spoken to anybody who wasn’t my parents in quite some time (we’re talking months here) and I don’t think I dealt with it very well.

Monday 4 August 2008

DOCTOR WHO - YES, THE 1996 TELEVISION FILM DIRECTED BY GEOFFREY SAX

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Ok, I have to say something here, every now and again I have to confess my love for the TV film in 1996 that brought Dr Who back. He was back, and would go onto our TV screen for a one off little film, and not come back until 2005.

It was Paul McGann as the doctor, and a great job he did too...and honestly, I thought the piece was very good. I would be, how old?...fifteen I think?...

It was a beautifully lit, shot and directed bit of fun science fiction. Ok, it felt a bit James Cameron-ie at times perhaps, perhaps it looked a bit like ER at times?...or even felt a little Luc Besson-ie...but I mean is that such a bad thing?...no. not that I’m saying you shouldn’t strive for originality...lol. Hmm, there’s a bit of a conflict there for sure...but your gonna get influenced by the filmmakers work you love, there’s no doubt that that happens.

The TV movie also had it's faults...but to me, it was far far better than what came in-between 2005-2008...and it was a complete tragedy that more wasn't made with McGann and this setup. There was a lot of pontential here indeed.

I really loved the inside of the Tardis, and how it looked warm and comfortable to live in...I have a thing for old Persian carpets and so on though. but I really liked the direction, editing and McGann's performance.