On top of the web series (which is now converted in to a full length TV pilot) and the student short film for IADT, I also worked on a short film called 'No Justice'.... I'll let that blog explain everything, but I was playing a news reporter so we got to shoot outside of Leinster House on Kildare Street in the glorious sunshine of the 18th of March.
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Here's myself and John Phelan who's playing Senator David Norton in a more giggly moment before filming began. Could I get my tongue to work that day?... No! Embarrassingly, it took me until my third take to get my news reader spiel out correctly... The shame!! I pride myself on being able to say it perfectly on the first take, with second and third ones for safety only!... Ah well, we all have our days, and it was the day after Paddy's Day afterall!
I heard about it through Paul Burke, fight director extraordinaire and director of Whiplash Productions. Alan Walsh, 'No Justice''s director was looking for an actress to play the part of the reporter, (one of only two speaking parts in the whole thing strangely). I passed my details along to Alan via Paul and then I got the call. I was filming only two days after I'd wrapped on the student film. I think my brain melted. But it's good to be busy!
The web series that has now evolved into the TV pilot called 'The Cooks' was filmed on the 7th & 8th of March. I thought we got the whole thing done, but we're going back next week to do re-shoots, now that the writer and director have gotten ahold of the guy they originally wanted to play the landlord (the writer stepped in for the part during the original filming and naturally wasn't happy with himself!). I got to see some of the rushes on the day and it looked quite funny, and it was fun to do, considering my character spends most of her time drunk!
The IADT short film, 'Bleeding Love' written and directed by Ged Murray was a blast to work on. I do actually love working on student films because the enthusiam and love of their work is palpable... and they treat you so damn well, not that I've ever been treated anything other than exceptionally well on anything I've ever filmed, but you've just gotta love new people! Again, I got to watch some of the rushes one of the days we were filming and the stuff looks good. Can't wait to see the finished product... although I do actually hate looking at myself on film.
And finally, after all that sunshine, a little rain must fall... The Whiplash show we had planned for April, which we'd be asked to do by Dublin City Council, has been pulled. They decided they didn't want to spend the money in the current economic climate, not that they didn't have it, but that they didn't want to spend it. We are bummed and a little angry, naturally... particularly after all the hard work that went in. And I'm miffed because there was a couple of things I turned down because I thought this show was gauranteed... Guess I learnt my lesson, nothing is guaranteed in life, and certainly not in this business!
Enjoy
Nicole E xxx
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