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| **Updated** July 9th 2005 |
| Interview Saturday 9th July 2005 What are you looking forward to in the near future? I have my first practical driving test next Thursday at 13:33. I'm confident that I have a shot at passing. I think I'm quite a good driver but we'll see. I'm not getting my hopes up. You don't know what will happen on the day. I hope that I trust my instincts and drive well. I'm looking forward to doing the things that I hope to do, such as, taking the girlies to the cinema, going through McDondanld's Drive-Thru. Just having the freedom and ability to go somewhere if I fancy going somewhere. I can't wait to go back to uni. The time is no longer dragging as I busy myself with other things and rest. I've worked non-stop for so many years that this unemployment thing feels like a gorgeous holiday. My thoughts are relaxed and my imagination is starting to comeinto play again.Progress is being made on Alexis and I finally feel like I'm doing something really worthwhile with my time. At the moment, writing this script seems more important to me than earning money. I write best when my mind is free and I'm able to concentrate fully on te project in hand. What made you want a career in film? I guess it's the extrovert in me that just wants to entertain. As a young girl I knew I wanted to entertain. I liked making people laugh but as I went through high school my perspective on life changed and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I still had that feeling inside of me, that I wanted to entertain others and affect people but I no longer showed it on the outside. When I was 14 I took part in a video course and got to use the camera. It was a surreal instance. As soon as I was behind the camera and looking through the eyepiece I felt the power of being able to control the shot. It was the first sense of control I'd ever felt in my life, especially as high school was such a rough time for me. I was in charge when I was in control of that camera. It was then that I realised, that although my heart loves being infront of the camera it is behind it that I can make a real difference to people. I can make films that are meaningful to me and issues that I feel need light in society. If I can turn my years of hell into a positive thing for just one person then justice will have been served! What films do you like to watch? I'm a bit of a dire when it comes to movies. Although I like comedy, action and occasionally romantics, I feel a deep appreciation and dedication for serious dramas and films of an unorthodox nature or those containing unique, witty elements. I respect filmmakers who have attempted at something new or those who dare breach unchartered areas instead of another 'boy meets girl' Hollywood Blockbuster. To me, the 'art' films and unique films have more meaning than a tonne of blockbusters compiled together. Some favourites are: Stigmata, Memento, Sixth Sense, 28 Days, Sleepy Hollow, Clockwork Orange, Bad Boys (sean penn), Ring (original and remake), Almost Famous, Small Faces, Road to Perdition, Interview with the Vampire, The Others, Green Mile. What was the last movie you watched? Red Dragon with Anthony Hopkins, last night. What film would you like to have made? I would like to have been part of Natural Born Killers. I just find the idea of creating a full scale riot with real prisoners too much of a temptation for reality to mirror the plot of the movie. It's visually disturbing and brilliant. I would of hated to edit that thing. Ouch! How did you get the job on Harry Potter? I'd wanted to work on Harry since I was 14. It was the first movie that I'd really wanted to work on. I knew that if I didn't work on Harry I would regret it for the rest of my life! What's the point in wanting to be a filmmaker if you haven't worked on the one film that you want to? I waited years for me to get wise with age and experience and then I went for it. It took 6 months of waiting and alot of 'heckling' but I eventually got the position I wanted: Set PA. What was your experience of Harry Potter like? It kind of seems surreal in a sense that I've dreamed of working on it for years and now I have it's hard to define the reality. It doesn't feel like it really happened. I don't think it will either, not until I see the scenes that I've seen on the monitors on the big screen, finished and see everyone's names along the credits. I don't expect mine to be there... but it would be a nice surprise. Again, that would be surreal. Part One Part Two Part Three |