Production life

 

Making a film demands a lot of work and effort.
Making this film demanded a little bit extra, since we all got ill. But we managed somehow to make a fantastic filmshoot and got material that weas something out of the ordinary!

I am glad that I have the skills and abilities to make films. Not too many that has the same opportunity as me. And I do feel glad that I have something to do that I love more than anything else.

And I am also gald for all the kind of support I get from everywhere. That makes it even more fun to work with what I am doing.

It is over.... Our shooting period is over, and did we have fun or not!
There is something special about being on set and just see the progress of filming. Kind of sad when it is all over. Kind of hard to realize that all that chaos actually can be a film!
But so many has been so dedicated to this project and has done a wonderful job! We are so amazed of the love and joy we get from people.

We are aiming for the stars, Cannes International Film Festival 2013, and maybe we will reach all the way, maybe not. Only time will tell. But we are sure that our film are good enough for Cannes!

I am just thrilled that this might be my comeback as a cinematographer and director. And if so, I feel confident that I will have much more to do in the future. :)

So much fun!

We had a rehearsal today with our actors Anders Eng and Britta Calamnius, for the short film "Det som göms i snö".
And it was such a joy to hear Anders dialogue for the first time and work with both Anders and Britta to make the dialouge and characters alive! I laughed and giggled like a little child and just felt such a joy inside of me to see the development of the story and are so convinced that this film will be my comeback as a director and filmmaker!

I have the privilege to work with pure talents that has a heart and soul for what they are doing! Who listen to what you want and interpet it right and transform it all so my vision can come true.

I am so happy right now! :) If this film wont be sold on the film market, then something is seriously wrong.... ;)

Anders Eng as Jonas and Britta Calamnius as Agnes

Exhausting...

I do realize why I hate making storyboards for my films... I just can't draw! It is a good thing that I will be the cinematographer of this film and not someone else. I can keep the images in my head and just put up the camera where I want it.

But for the sake of my crew I am up until midnight every night just to finish the storyboards so they know what we are doing. But is exhausting!!!!

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Winning the lottery...

I guess everyone has a dream of winning the lottery. And then not the little sum of money, but the big jackpot!

I am playing the lottery every week, and has done so for the past few years now. The same numbers, over and over again, but I do believe that one the the jackpot will come! I guess every one wants to win 186 million SEK. (That's the jackpot right now)

What would I do with the money? After all 186 million is a lot of money. I would pay of all my debts, both institutional and private. I would buy me a house here on Gotland with a nice garden so I could just live my life and work with my fruits and vegetables. I would give a lot of money to my sponsorchild in Hungary, through SOS Children Villages. I would save some money to my retirement, that will come in about 35 years... And then, I would most likely have about 177 million left.
Hm... Hard to know what to do.... No, not at all! I would make my films! I would just make my dream projects, and buy equipment for a lot of the money and start a rental company here on Gotland.
I would love to make Gotland a living filmmaking island, and with the jackpot that dream could become reality.

Then I wouldn't need to look for money all over the place. I wouldn't need to use crowdfunding as a way to reach my goal. I wouldn't need to call every company over and over again, asking them if they want to support us in our filmmaking dreams!

But to win the lottery.... That is just a dream I share with every one else... And maybe, some day, I will be that lucky man, fulfilling my dreams....

Until then, I am stuck with using crowdfunding as a way of financing my films....

Perfect!

Sometimes you just look outside the window and realize that the weather is perfect... As it is right now when it is snowing.
That is just what we need for our short film "Det som göms i snö", but do we have a camera? No! Are we ready to shoot just today? No! Is there anything missing? Yes! Money.... As always...

But the weather is perfect. Just need that little extra right now.



And this weekend we had an other shoot for the film "The Rain".
Trying to make a Vlog, but I am not the most effective blogger and/or vlogger, so we'll see where it all will end.

Age...

What is age? A number, the way you feel, a way for people to let them know if you are in their league or not?
I am 31. I feel like 70 in my body, looks like somewhere between 30-40 and in my mind I am pending between 12-14 and 31. And turning 30 wasn't a big deal for me if I just stop and think about it for a while... The only crises I had that day was that everyone was on to you and reminding you and teasing you for getting 30.... That broke me down. Not the fact that I was turning 30. For me it is just a number.

It is the way you feel inside and the way you are living that decide your mental age, and I consider the mental age to be much more closer to whom you are. And that is hard when you are pending between a lot of ages.

Physically I am feeling really old, but that is most due to the fact that I haven't taken care of my body. I am not a guy that workout, even though I am not smoking or drinking like hell. But you need your workout. So I am having constantly pain in my body since I am to weak.
And my eyes.... Oh, just a few years ago I just used my glasses when needed... Now I have to have them on me every day... All the time!!!! And if I am not wearing them, I have to raise the brightness on my MacBook just to be able to see what I am reading and writing.

But in my mind, I am sometimes just 12-14 again. Having fun. Enjoying life. Even though you won't see me climbing in a tree any more... (I am afraid of heights, that's my excuse) But working with kids you have to have an open mind. You have to remember what it was to be in that age, so you can let them be kids as well. Not demanding to much of them. Not asking them to be adults until it is time.

So what is age.... Age is like a fine wine, it's just getting better and better for every year storing it, or it could be like milk... Sour as hell. It is all up to us!