A Throne Of Shadows

Currently working my way through this book. A very interesting read. If you are curious about Shakespeare’s early years and the inspiration behind his plays this is the book. It provides a lot of background detail including life in Elizabethan England: “Brawls were shockingly common”. Kit Marlowe famously met his end in a tavern in 1593. Shakespeare was soon to take centre stage, in the wake of Marlowe’s untimely death. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #literature #kitmarlowe #shakespearefilm #filmmaking #scifi #inspiration #literaturebook #goodreads #billbryson #shakespearefan #webseries #costumedrama #thebard #inspiring #yeolde #oldlondon #london #firstfolio #behindthescenes🎬

Remembering the late, great Jon Pertwee who played the third incarnation of Doctor Who (1970-74) who would have been 100 today. As a child in 1996 I met him at an event in Aldbourne, Wiltshire as a birthday treat on 27th April 1996. It was a lovely day but one tinged with sadness as he died just over three weeks later. #drwhofandom #jonpertwee #jonpertwee100 #scifi #sciencefiction #doctorwho #classicdoctorwho #tv #culttv

Part 1. Creating a visual metaphor for the mind of Hamlet. Getting the spinning brain prop ready. Taking an old Fisher Price record player (c.2014- my 1980’s one is still in my parent’s loft!) and covering it with tacky back plastic to protect it. This will be painted and then we can start to create the prop. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #props #scifi #sciencefiction #syfy #drwho #drwhofandom #crafts #creative #heresoneimadeearlier #filming #filmmaking #getcreative #fisherprice #oldtoys #upcycle #webseries #actor #enjoythejourney #behindthescenes🎬 #williamshakespeare #wiliamshakespeare #film #vintage #retro #summer2019

A good day editing today with @keithbalderson2018 . We bounced ideas, tightened some of the scenes up and fleshed out character interactions. If you are creating a project and you have the means to (ie. you are the filmmaker) give yourself the freedom to experiment, even if you have filmed 90% of it!! Tweak bits, add bits, constantly ask yourself is THIS telling the story? Lead with your curiosity. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #filming #syfy #sciencefiction #scifi #edit #storytelling #workhard #challengeyourself #tellthestory #fantasy #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #creating #actors #actorslife🎬 #becurious #storystructure #writing #motivation #drwhofandom #costumedrama #entertainment #shareideas #webseries #behindthescenes🎬

The Two Pence Runaway team. Great working with @siteprods yesterday on their site specific show- play in a day, at the Broadway in Bexleyheath. The show features a collection of short new plays, learnt, rehearsed and performed within 24 hours. #theatre #sitespecific #actor #acting #playinaday #actorslife🎬 #performing #bexleyheath #enjoythejourney #play #entertainment

William Shakespeare (Stephen Riddle) trying to get a signal. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #phones #tech #williamshakespeare #shakespeare #wiliamshakespeare #scifi #syfy #sciencefiction #quirky #elizabethan #costumedrama #70s #retrovintage #funky #70sphone #oldskool #drama #comedy #drwhofandom #stephenriddle #oldphones #backintheday #webseries #behindthescenes🎬 #phonesignal

Experimenting with some ethereal effects for the Witches, which (no pun intended ;)) is adding a new dimension to them. Liz Thiel seen here as the first witch aka Pru! #athroneofshadows #hamlet #scifi #fantasy #sciencefiction #syfy #drwhofandom #witchesofinstagram #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #retrophones #editing #keepanopenmind #filming #filmmaking #costumedrama #behindthescenes🎬 #enjoythejourney #entertainment #wiliamshakespeare #webseries #webseries2019 #indifilm #macbeth

Having great fun designing the title sequence. Placing the spaceship within the eye of the mask and blurring it. This can be achieved by overlaying the different videos on the timeline in Final Cut Pro X, using the blur tool, opacity, and creating a suitable vignette around the ship.#athroneofshadows #hamlet #spaceship #sciencefiction #syfy #scifi #fantasy #sfx #indifilm #filmmaking #editing #drwhofandom #startrekfandom #makingascifi #williamshakespeare #brickbybrick #webseries #titlesequence #enjoythejourney #spacecraft #startrekfans #finalcutprox

Lining up the mask shot. Notice the handy pair of pliers propping it up! Green paper is placed in front of the eyes on black card behind. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #sciencefiction #syfy #scifi #fantasy #sfx #greenscreen #filmmaking #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #indifilm #mask #costumedrama #surrealism #camera #entertainment #drama #behindthescenes🎬 #webseries #webseries2019 #filming #lighting #drwhofandom

Although CGI is amazing, nothing quite beats the imagination of the likes of designer Mat Irvine, who created many of the models and alien landscapes that you see in Dr Who and in Blake’s 7. In the 1980’s Mat Irvine produced a book detailing how they achieved some of the effects. Fascinating reading! #athroneofshadows #hamlet #drwho #blakes7 #sciencefiction #scifi #syfy #sfx #vintage #vintagescifi #1980s #1980stv #williamshakespeare #drwhofandom #mattirvine #enjoythejourney #inspired #createyourvision #culttv #matirvine #fantasy #filmmaking #filming

More behind the scenes from the spaceship shoot. We tried moving the ship on a pole, but this did look a bit naff :) Instead we moved the camera around the ship. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #sciencefiction #syfy #scifi #actor #fantasy #spaceship #sfx #filming #filmaking #filmmaking #behindthescenes🎬 #makingawebseries #williamshakespeare #wiliamshakespeare #enjoythejourney #trialanderror #try #film #indifilm #drwhofandom #startrekfandom #budgetfilmmaking #directing

A little trip around the back streets over the weekend. Just had to be done! The site of the original Globe Theatre in Park Street, bankside, built in 1599 and destroyed in 1613, rebuilt again and lasted until the 1640’s. Well worth a visit. #history #london #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #thingstodolondon #elizabethan #jacobean #visitlondon❤️ #parkstreet #shakespearesglobe #globetheatre #rosetheatre #historic #theatre #performance #henryv #literature #arts #entertainment #banksidelondon #16thcenturyarchitecture #17thcenturyarchitecture #behindthescenes🎬

Lining up this SFX shot. A plain mask painted black on the inside with a blue light gives the slightly hammered metallic look. This shot is for one of the final sequences of the story. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #sciencefiction #syfy #scifi #mask #fantasy #drwho #drwhofandom #sfx #behindthescenes🎬 #enjoythejourney #williamshakespeare #williamshakespear #filming #filmmaking #webseries #webseries2019 #lighting

Looking forward to working on some spaceship model scenes with @keithbalderson2018 this afternoon. The spaceship will be suspended from wires- we’ll do our best to conceal them 😉 and blasted with smoke! #athroneofshadows #hamlet #sciencefiction #syfy #scifi #spaceship #vintagescifi #fantasy #williamshakespear #williamshakespeare #space #filming #filmmaking #sfx #imagination #inspired #oldskool #carjourney #actor #getcreative #behindthescenes🎬 #makingawebseries #webseries #webseries2019 #enjoythejourney #crafts

Looking through some films, I came across this short film by Mariana Serapicos -“Life is but a Dream”, where I play a chap who looses his voice and discovers a mischievous talking sea-shell! Had great fun working on this. #actor #shortfilm #films #east15 #east15actingschool #east15actingstudents #quirky #surreal #comedy #filmmaking #actorslife🎬 #acting #seashells #characters

Bringing out the spaceship model for more action on Thursday. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #spaceship #sciencefiction #syfy #scifi #fantasy #filming #filmaking #vintage #williamshakespeare #wiliamshakespeare #gettingstuffdone #drama #ship #drama #entertainment #filmmaking #actor #drwhofandom

The Antic (Simon Brandon) interrogates Hamlet. #athroneofshadows #hamlet #drama #scifi #syfy #sciencefiction #fantasy #drwhofandom #comingsoon #behindthescenes🎬 #actor #alien #williamshakespeare #wiliamshakespeare #filmmaking #filming #inproduction #makingawebseries #webseries #webseries2019 #enjoythejourney #editing #directing #writing #costumecharacters #comiccon