Babbage
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Hi All,

So it's finally here!!! "Babbage' is done and ready for viewing. I went to the first screening last week and it was a great success. I've uploaded the short and it's on my movie profile, so please take a look and let me know what you all think. It'll also be showing at the Short Film Corner at Cannes 2008, so if you're Cannes bound, please go and see it. It's about 15 minutes long (So not too tedious!)

Other news, also screening on the same night was 'Kill or Die', which was filmed and directed by Joel Chu. I'm writing his next feature, a London-based martial arts film 'In too Deep', which we're looking to film in July of this year.

Hope all is well.

Cheers

Eamon

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New Writing Update, I know you’re excited!
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Hi all, it’s time for a writing update!! Woohoo, I hear you say!

Well it looks like ’Babbage’ will be in Cannes. For those who don’t know,’Babbage’ is a short that I wrote (Along with a feature version), for an independant production company in London. In addition, I may well be editing a short that will be winging its way to Cannes, to the Short Film Corner. It’s called ’A Hard Gay’s Night’ and is a comedy about a guy that’s realised he’s a loser, so he leaves his wife in Brighton, to head to London to see if he can become gay! It shows the generalised straight view on what it takes to be gay. It is very funny and the trailer is up at A Hard Gay’s Night. Hopefully it’ll be all edited up within the next 2-3 weeks.

ETC Films, who are producing that short movie, have also asked me to write their next feature. It’s a Martial Arts flick called ’In Too Deep’, with plenty of fighting and plenty of back story. Hopefully it’ll really show what we can produce here in the UK. We’ve got some awesome Martial Artists involved, including an ex Taekwondo champion and Olympic Games Bronze medalist! I’m blazing through the script at the moment and we’re looking at filming during July. It’s going to be a blast! I may even get beaten up in it myself!

Well that’s all the news that’s, well sort of fit to print!

Thanks for listening

Eamon

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New Playboy Products
Current mood: amused
Category: Blogging

This is amazing!! Playboy's latest product press release, then one of my own ;)

Enjoy!!

LOS ANGELES, Feb 19, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Playboy and Play Beverages LLC are
thrilled to announce the launch of the ultra-sexy, incredibly invigorating
Playboy Energy Drink. With subtle notes of fruit and vanilla, this proprietary
formula contains ginseng root, guarana extract and damiana leaf, ingredients
that are believed to stimulate energy levels. Available in two varieties,
regular and sugar-free, Playboy Energy is now available in the Boston area and
will roll out to Miami, Las Vegas and Los Angeles this March.

"Playboy Energy was created to give consumers a taste of the lifestyle that has
always been associated with the Playboy brand," says Sarah Haney, vice
president, licensing, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Already creating buzz in
Hollywood, pre-launch cans were on-hand at exclusive events around town.
Celebrities were spotted drinking the not-yet-available beverage at summer
soirees including the Polaroid Beach House in Malibu.

"The functional beverage category continues to expand at light speed, and we've
seen many players both large and small emerge with new brands," says Robert
Nistico, president of Play Beverages LLC. "The Playboy Rabbit Head Icon is among
the most recognized brand icons globally and affords us instant recognition and
credibility in this dynamic category - all of which will ultimately translate to
trial and repeat purchases."

Playboy Energy Drink was introduced to college campuses earlier this year
through a promotional bus tour in Southeast markets, among them: Columbia, South
Carolina; Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida; Athens, Georgia; New Orleans
and Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Nashville, Tennessee; Tuscaloosa, Alabama;
Louisville, Kentucky; Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas.

Playboy Energy Drink is packaged in an 8.4 oz. black can, made distinctive by
the famous Playboy Rabbit Head Design and colors denoting regular (glowing
orange) or sugar-free (glowing blue). Suggested retail price is $1.99 for an
individual serving, with multi-packs and a 16-oz. serving size on the horizon.

To keep your energy up for those long hard days in the 'Grotto'?

What'll be next? Here's a preview of their marketing for the next range...

Why not try our new Playboy diet microwave meals and see what it's like to live like a bleached blonde bunny! Choose from one of our fantastic new flavours 'Air', 'More Air' or 'Fat-Free Air (TM)', scientifically proven for weight loss. "We are on the bleeding edge of nutrition and health", says Dr. Hugh Phelfadat, our scientific expert, "By combining natural resources with glamour, we are revolutionising the way people look at dieting, whilst giving everyday people the chance to feel what it's like to live in the fast lane".

The Playboy Diet Microwave Meal range. At only $299.99 each, you'd be a fool not to!

"Wow! Amazing Results" - Weight Watchers

"5 Thumbs Up!" - Inbred Weekly

"Honestly, there are at least 12 pages of sports commentary!" - The Sunday Sport

"I'm Hugh Hefner's love child" - 1.3 Million people (Too many to list individually)

Disclaimer: Using Playboy products will not turn you into a Playboy bunny, nor will it make you more attractive to Playboy bunnies. Side effects may include; Extreme dizziness, extreme embarassment and hair folical bleaching. Playboy products should be used as part of a balanced diet.

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Great news on the writing front!!
Current mood: excited
Category: Blogging

Hi All,

Here's an update on the writing front. Our pilot/short, will be shown at Cannes 2008!!! Yup, we'll be there, showing the pilot and having meetings to promote the feature script, which we'll be shooting in August/September!!

Woohoo!!! To say I'm excited is an understatement.

Anyway, that's it really, short and sweet for a change!

Great start to 2008.

Cheers

Eamon

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Vegas, UFC, Noses, M.E. and Food!!
Category: Blogging

Hi All,

Hope everyone had a good time at XMAS and New Year's Eve. Well we're back from Vegas and we had a great time, barring one thing...Full noses!! Yes not only do you go to a restaurant and get free refills on soft drinks, but go to Vegas and you get free nose refills!!! Yes indeed, I had apparently signed up for the 3 hour pack, so every 3 hours my nose was full of crap again. What the fuck is going on with that? Not only was it full, but it was full of really hard black shit that didn't want to go anywhere, no matter how hard you blew! My nose is only starting to recover now, after being back a couple of days. Oh, sorry to disappoint, I really am talking about Bogeys, NOT that white 'Recreational' powder that seems to be so popular!

Anyway...While we were there we went to UFC 79. What a GREAT night!!! As a fan of Georges St. Pierre (GSP) and Chuck Liddell, it worked out pretty damn well, with both of them dominating their opponents. Chuck Liddell Vs Wanderlei Silva has been an anticipated fight for about 6 years and it lived up to all the hype. The crowd were mental as well, though I think most of them were Canadian, having all headed to Vegas to see GSP. We saw Van Halen the night before, which was cool, but they kinda screwed the sound, which was a bit dissapointing.

We saw a few movies though, I am Legend at IMAX, which was awesome, Good Luck Chuck, I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry and Knocked Up - All good. We saw Death at a Funeral on the plane. Alan Tudyk and Peter Dinklage were both amazing in this flick, try and see it. The 3D stuff at IMAX were incredible as well. If you haven't been to a 3D show at an IMAX cinema before, go and see Deep Blue 3D - Amazing! Oh yeah, we saw Sweeney Todd as well, which was cool, Mr.Depp was as good as ever.

Food was a big part of the trip (As usual!). We spent Christmas Day at Mon Ami Gabi, situated in Hotel Paris. Steak Frites for Christmas dinner and it was great. We sat opposite the Bellagio fountains, oh and the Filet Steak was fantastic too. Just around the corner from Hard Rock Hotel, there was a Korean BBQ that was great as well. I'd reccommend both to anyone.

All in all a great trip. Back to work on Monday though :( Hey Ho!

That's the holiday stuff over with, though pics are on the way...time for a rant.

M.E. (Myalgic Encephalopathy) is a Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Sounds bad eh? What a load of shit!

How the fuck do...

a) People get away with saying that they have ME?
b) Doctors get away with saying that people have ME?

"It's an illness", is it fuck!! From now on it'll be known as LFS - Lazy Fucker Syndrome. People just can't be arsed to get up and do something, instead they sit and moan, then moan to the Doctor who luckily has a new 'Disease' that he's just become an expert on..."Okay, I've seen this before, you've got ME"...LFS!! Perfect, I can't go to work, the Doctor has told me that I have ME, so I'll sit here and do fuck all...LFS

There is a new strain in my LFS, yes it's a very flexible friend! My brother in Law, for now we'll call him Nick...No hold on, that's his real name, oops! Well he apparently has had awful back problems (LFS). These back issues, over the last 10 years or so, have meant that he can't do anything physical (LFS) and yet, miraculously, he can put together a shed and Jacuzzi, or maybe wallpaper his fucking house! He's an LFS MF (MF - Work that out yourself, shouldn't be hard!). So let this be a lesson to all of you potential ME victims. We know! Yes, we know you have LFS. Get your arse off the couch and do something.

Disclaimer: I am not a qualified Doctor, therefore saying that I've said that you have LFS may be true, but it does not allow you free prescription drugs, or non-prescription ones for that matter. I am also not a qualified travel agent, so please don't turn up in Vegas asking for nose refills, I think the 3 hour refill package was something especially for me!

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WGA, UFC and Vegas Baby!!
Category: Blogging

Just to start, the whole writer's strike is great. Yes I know, it doesn't sound good, but they deserve so much more than they're getting. The whole fact that they're not getting residuals from any paid for downloads, is a joke!

Rant over.

Vegas beckons, yes it really does. The lovely Louise and I are heading back for Christmas and New Year. Not only for the snow (Yeah right!!), but also for the UFC!!! Yeah baby, we'll be at Mandalay Bay for UFC 79, watching Matt Serra fighting Matt Hughes and watching Chuck Liddell!!! Yes, we'll be there, watching the carnage. Before then, we'll be at Wembley, watching Ross Pointon fight in Cage Rage 24, then in the new year, in Newcastle, at UFC 80. Fantastic!!! Oh, good luck to Mike Bisping next week!

Anyway, back to Vegas. We'll be eating far too much, drinking far too much and seeing Van Halen. So if you bump into us, take photos, just in case we forget!

We had a blinding day today, spent money on too much, but hey, I got a new ESP guitar! New toy, new toy!!!!! I'm getting the pickups replaced, then Louise is going to spray it up for me. Cool eh?

Well that'll be it for now. Hope all is well with you all.

Cheers

Eamon

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Short Film Shoot
Category: Blogging

So, we shot our short last weekend!! The shoot went really well, so we're hoping the footage will edit down into something great!

It was a great experienxce seeing the cast, literally bringing my script to life. It was quite strange and I actually felt a bit detached for the first few scenes, but that feeling was replaced with excitment.

The cast were amazing and I had no need to correct them on the script, even once. There were a couple of small on the spot re-writes though, but it should be better for them.

All in all it was a great experience and I can't wait to start on the next one. We should be burning DVDs in late December, to send out to money shops and such like and I can't wait to see the finished product.

I've added a new gallery with some production stills along with some press shots, which are pretty cool.

Thanks for reading.

Eamon

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It’s promo time!!
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So we're shooting a promo for the commissioned script this coming weekend. Yes, we've had our pre-production meetings, we've casted, we've secured and tested the location, we've got the wardrobe sorted and we're ready to go!

We're shooting a 10 minute promo, which is actually removed from the main feature script. It has some of the dialogue and all of the main characters, but we've done it in a very interesting way!! Hopefully once it's shot and edited, we'll be able to show it openly, but I'm not sure yet. What we're doing is a really cool way of introducing the characters and summarise events that will take place in the feature. In addition, on Sunday, we'll be shooting 2 or 3 scenes from the feature itself. Once it's complete we'll be handing out copies to select people to view, with both the promo and the extra scenes, with the purpose of promoting the feature enough to start gaining funding.

The production company are running a course in November through a company called 'Insight'. The course is for directors and last for 4 weekends. It's called 'From Script to Screen' and will cover all aspects from casting, shoot scripting, editing, filming and screening, so it'll be very useful for anyone interested in knowing more about the film industry. The script they are using for the course, has been written by yours truly, which is cool (For me!!!)

If anyone wants details about the course let me know.

In other writing news, I've started writing the second of the scripts for the production company, which I'll be able to crack on with once the filming of the first promo is completed. Hopefully the script will be done by the end of the year, which may give me time to go back to my own screenplays!!

Anyway, hope all is well with everybody, I'll write an update next week and I think the plan maybe to have a little 'Making of' from this weekend as well.

Cheers

Eamon

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White Nike trainers and Jurassic Park?
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When you're out in London at night, or any big City for that matter, have you ever seen the guys that hang around outside bars and theatres? They wait for people to leave the establishment, then ask in a nondescript accent, "Looking for a good night club for late drinks?" Next time you see one of these guys, look a little closer. They're Green! Seriously, they're a strange shade of green! Now blue I can understand. They're out late, it might be cold, but green? We were stood outside 'The Arts' the other week and we saw some of these guys walk up. They were straight in, asking the first person that walked by. Now either Aliens have been given a new set of rules on the whole abduction front, i.e. they can't just swipe you, you've got to go willingly, or there's something else at work. It was only as we stood there for a while, that I noticed something else. They only jumped on people that were moving! We'd been stood there for ages and they hadn't approached us. Did we not look good enough to be invited to their Anal Probe party? However, it wasn't that. A woman who was stood next to us for a while, she shifted slightly and BAM! They pounced! Hold on a sec, I've seen Jurassic Park!! Green skin? Pounced only on those that moved? These were no Aliens, they were Tyrannasaurs! No wonder they had to ask, they could hardly shove flyers in your face with those tiny arms! Just be careful if you see these green-skinned 'PR' people. Just be very fucking still. Your life may depend on it!

So, shiney new, white Nike trainers! They're nice aren't they? Not if they're been worn by someone asking for money on the street. Not when they're joined in the 'ensemble' by a new pair of Armani jeans! "Spare some change for some food?". Oh you little monkey, you nearly fooled me with your tale of woe! I would and happily do, give money to people who ask on the street, but I have to believe! Be honest. Be honest, and someone will give you some money. A guy selling 'The Big Issue' came up to me. "Big Issue?", "No, thanks", I replied. He then followed it up with "Okay then. How about some money towards a Kebab?". Yes, here you go, go and get a Kebab. Be honest! A previous incident, saw a guy approach me and say "I've been living on the streets for ages and I could really do with a beer, could you spare some change?" Yes, yes I can! Be honest! Please note, these people were not wearing shiney new, white Nike trainers! So we got on the train and we hear "Excuse me everyone, sorry to disturb you", okay, good start, nice and polite. "I've sold my last Big Issue and I need another £3.50 to be able to get a bed in a hostel tonight". Okay, sounds honest enough. So Louise gives him some money, then calls him back and gives him more, enough to cover his £3.50 that he needs (She's nice like that). He looks bemused and says 'Bless you', which was nice, as she didn't even sneeze! However, there seemed more to his bemused look than shock. It could well have been "Oh fuck! I said that I only needed £3.50, now I've got it. What the fuck do I do now? By rights, I should be off the train and happily on my way to the hostel to sleep in my warm bed! I've at least got to go through the next carriage quietly, or they'll hear me still asking for my £3.50! What the fuck do I do? Oh screw it! They know the score, I'm not wearing Nike trainers and besides, this time of night the hostel's full of rich friends of Eli Roth chopping people up!"

Disclaimer: I have no evidence that Night Club 'PR' guys are actually Tyrannasaurs (Yet!) Nor can I prove that they are not actual 'PR' guys, or Aliens. Just be warned, if they are Night Club 'PR' guys or Aliens and you go with them, you're going to get shafted either way! On another note








Sorry, there was a T-Rex staring in through my window!

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Writing Update
Category: Blogging

Hi All,

Hope all is well.

Good news, well for me anyway! I've finished the commissioned script!!! All 139 pages of it! We've got a bit of trimming to do, but it's done and the production company love it. We'll be starting to promote awareness and push for funding in September and start working on locations etc. Exciting stuff!

I've also completed the script for my short film 'All in' and the production company is interested in that too, so there's a chance that it'll get made before the main project.

So there you go, hopefully the next 6 months will be interesting!!

Cheers

Eamon

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