As I’ve mentioned in the previous blog we were very lucky to attract the people we did for the filming of On The Road Home. From my perspective I was over the moon to be around other creative people, I consider myself to be a general lover of people but I do especially get a kick out of being around openly creative minds alike.
In this blog I wish to highlight the talents and personalities of the younger members of the crew. The Director Richard Crawford [http://www.storyjack.com/s/Home.html], the Producer Larry Cowan [http://www.lambfilms.com/] and the DOP Marty Stalker [http://www.scatteredimages.co.uk/] are all well known within the writing/ filming industry in Northern Ireland and you can at your leisure check out their pages.
However a BEAM of light [I feel] must be shown on the talents of the following people;
Eileen Tracey – 1st AD
I had briefly met Eileen on the set of another short film called The Circuit King. What struck me immediately that day was the level of confidence and professionalism she displayed in her role as first assistant director. My first impressions of her were very much gathered from across the room, she appeared attractive and very much ‘with it’.
Having a plenitude of experience in all areas of film beyond the role of first AD, check out her CV at the above link. I can’t sing her praises enough though regarding the focus and discipline she brought to our project. With a relaxed, friendly manner Eileen always seemed one step ahead of the game, quite an impressive stance for someone in their early twenties!
Gerard Donnelly – Camera Assistant
Gerard was in his element working along side Marty Stalker, with whom he’s amassed invaluable experience. I found him to be friendly, eager and extremely focused on set. Open minded with a great sense of humour he was a pleasure to chat with over lunch. Thanks Gerard! 😀
Megan McCrea – Production Assistant/
Stills photographer
As with Eileen I had briefly met Megan on the set of The Circuit King. Immediately upon hearing of our project she enthusiastically offered her services having recently graduated, and being keen to build her experience.
And how lucky we were to attract such a willing, positive, try any role character. Sadly our stills photographer pulled out at the last minute so on the second day of filming Megan gladly stepped up and began capturing the film, behind the scenes snaps and landscape shots. As well as any task the producer Larry Cowan might have thrown her way. Nothing appeared to be too much, Megan has been truly open to helping with the film at all levels.
Nathan McKee – Sound
I recognized Nathan [again] from The Circuit King but hadn’t really a chance to chat with him until the weekend of shooting OTRH. Nathan proved to be a real character, friendly, congenial and very focused on set. Completely professional he did whatever it took to get the sound top notch, working closely with the director Richard Crawford. We were fortunate that he was available, experienced and able to bring the equipment he did!
A very big THANK YOU to all of the above, I would most definitely work with them all again and also a huge thank you to Elish McQuillan and Michael Hall for their time and efforts with filming On The Road Home.
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