tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post907475754700881121..comments2023-05-07T14:10:02.744+01:00Comments on The River Cottage Diaries: Metal Mummy's Movie Meme - DirectorsWylye Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-44457477187797861702011-03-11T11:51:40.159+00:002011-03-11T11:51:40.159+00:00Hi Vicky and welcome to my blog. I think The Queen...Hi Vicky and welcome to my blog. I think The Queen was one of the hardest projects The Husband has worked on. They had to recreate all the television footage as the Palace would only allow them to use one original clip. It was so good that many people thought they had used the original footage. It was a fantastic script and Helen Mirren was outstanding<br /><br />Hannah, I shall be back next week. I've really enjoyed doing them. Keep it up!<br /><br />PiT, the people behind the camera are, in my opinion, the most important people on set, though of course I am biased. It's sad though that while the wages of the 'stars' are on the rise, crew wages are being driven relentlessly down, often so that they can pay the actors. I think I might blog about it...Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-72160493983585660592011-03-11T11:45:37.664+00:002011-03-11T11:45:37.664+00:00Fly, The film industry has more than it's fair...Fly, The film industry has more than it's fair share of charlatans. In the old days when it was all unionised and you couldn't get job unless you were a Bectu member they used to produce a monthly 'name and shame' list of people who hadn't paid their crews, people to avoid at all costs and people to refer to the Union if they got in contact with you. Like all the so-called 'glamourous' industries, there are people only too happy to exploit people trying to get a foot in the door. That's why 'the good guys' are so important.<br /><br />Oh Steve, you've let me down! When you get your first script into production these are the people you'll have to deal with on a daily basis. Now, in future make sure you read those credits to the very end. I'll be testing you....!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-35152275256194812452011-03-11T10:16:04.724+00:002011-03-11T10:16:04.724+00:00So interesting to read more about the people behin...So interesting to read more about the people behind the camera. I shall definitely look out for their names in future. Team workers are big in my book also.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-48860270358325606312011-03-11T10:13:57.376+00:002011-03-11T10:13:57.376+00:00Great choice I have to agree the queen was a great...Great choice I have to agree the queen was a great film.Vickie Fordhttp://www.neverfoundtheplot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-78795735075033783492011-03-11T09:18:50.180+00:002011-03-11T09:18:50.180+00:00How lucky is your husband to work with so many tal...How lucky is your husband to work with so many talented people! <br /><br />I love how you went from a different angle - really interesting stuff! <br /><br />Thanks for linking, hopefully see you again next week! xMetal Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929962344241787519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-4360917701420604272011-03-11T08:13:28.377+00:002011-03-11T08:13:28.377+00:00Fave director? Hmm. A toughie. I don't take mu...Fave director? Hmm. A toughie. I don't take much notice of them - isn't that awful. I could list favourite films no problem, but name the director? Erm. I like Baz Luhrmann. And I'm always impressed by Pete Jackson - mainly because I remember his very early cheap budget films where he achieved amazing effects with literally no budget at all and practically did it all himself.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972390874182782404.post-59868166311658043772011-03-11T01:12:08.656+00:002011-03-11T01:12:08.656+00:00This was fascinating...I'm in a completely dif...This was fascinating...I'm in a completely different world, apart from knowing a crooked ex solicitor who now is an expert in acquiring EU grants for film making...<br />BUT...my favourite film of all time is <br />'The Duellists'<br />However I am completely in accord with your husband's diagnosis of good guys to work with...it was the same in law.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com