h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

...and I have no news.

Not good material for a journal entry, so here's a little story my Dad recounted to me a couple of days ago:

My brother Len is studying Film & TV Production at one of the country's most respected media faculties. He's currently working on a fairly big group project, a drama set in Chechnya. He's training to be a Director, but when someone else dropped out he had to take on the mantle of Producer on the film as well. For obvious reasons of economy the production is being shot in South East London, which apparently offers some suitably unpleasant locations, and is rather handily close to home for him!

The other morning, the crew were due to shoot in the centre of Woolwich. The entire production team, who had spent the previous night encamped at Len's house, assembled their equipment and headed for the location. Now understand that although this is a low-budget college production, the set-up is far from amateur - professional actors, a full crew (cinematographer, assistant directors, designers, lighting, costume, make-up, set dressers, continuity etc.) and vastly expensive resourses involving names you may recognise from big-budget film credits.

The first problem was easily solved. They'd failed to get the proper filming permit from Greenwich Council for the location, so they were shooting early on Dontbry morning and hoping to wrap and run before any officials or police turned up.

The second problem was rather worse, and infinitely more embarrasing. As the cast and crew were loading equipment, costumes and actors into vans and minibuses, their Producer realised something was missing.
The film. It was sitting at the college campus sixty miles away...

I bet that's never happened to Spielberg.

Thanks!!!

My pleasure!

Someday I might even actually read it...

Charming!

*sulk*

Just being honest... I thought you people went for honesty...

I'd prefer insincere flattery.

Oh. I see then...

I bet you still haven't read my journal, have you...?

NO I haven't!!!

Don't know why I bother...

YEAH!!!

*sulk*

Your journals are proof of your creative existence!!! YAY!!!

I'm glad I exist! I'm not very creative, though...

::blinks:: OH!??

It's true