Yet another long overdue update

This is no longer really the blog I intended to do as my posts are so infrequent so instead they will just have to be information update 'dumps' to inform everyone who asks 'hows that film going'. Well first things first, its going pretty well, 90% of the footage has been shot, there's a great lyrical narrative in place thanks to the addition of a great writer and a voice over actor.

New Writer Steven Porter

As mentioned in my last post I was looking for a while for a writer to shape a suitable narrative text for the final film. After posting for a writer on a few sites and social media spaces i final came across Steven who seemed to fit the project perfectly. Steven's writing seems to encap

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Countries-World-Steven-Porter/dp/0956078893sulate a lot of themes of the 'Shades of Grey' project - a strong sense of place and the mechanisms which shape that perception as well as the elusive qualities memory plays within that construction. Steven's first novel, 'Countries of the World' which mixes football, memory/nostalgia, history and social geographic politics is heavily recommended even for those that are not that keen on football (he is a Forres Mechanics fan after all ; )

Voice Over - Ralph Riach

One of the challenges of this film was finding the right voice to match the imagery and journey I had

in mind. The film's narrator needed to be someone from the North East, seasoned with a mature warmth to their voice which matched the mix the films themes of melancholy, arched humor and knowing sense of history passing them by. The range of mature Scottish acting talent tends to be dominated by central belt 'Scots' accents so I was delighted after much searching to find the perfect voice for my narrator, Ralph Riach. Ralph is probably know to most people for his role as 'TV John' in the BBC series Hamish Macbeth and has had roles in everything from 'Brave Heart' to the still shooting 'Cloud Atlas'. Ralph's tones brought the text to live and has added a real degree of quality to the project which I look forward to people experiencing. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0722661/