Craig, Jester and Invasion of the Body Snatchers

New Star Wars Trailer is amazing. Took me a while to find it. For Craig's bday me and Jon went and panic-buyed. We pretty much covered the whole of Aberystwyth, settling on a 'Hero' DVD and a New York collection poster. On the morning of Craig's birthday, we all sat in the kitchen taking photos and trying to create an end montage using Team America music. Craig liked it though. Had a crack at cardiac hill in the corsa though. Bloody Hell. Just done 99.9% of my film essay. Had to borrow Invasion of the Body Snatchers out of the library today in order to do it. Today carried on filming with Frozen fish. I thought that I had peaked the embarassement level with my running around in a dressing-gown. I was wrong. After filming the toilet roll scene with the brick wall, Sian and John thought it would be fun if we dressed up. Steve had already brought his Michael Jackson costume (with horrifying mask). I was left with John's Jester costume that he ordered for the Rocky Horror picture show thing last year. So there we hav Chole walking through town with a pack of toilet roll slung on her shoulder and Michael Jackson and a Jester coming in the opposite direction. We went down a treat with the locals. One guy took a photo of me and steve on his mobile. We got a few beeped horns aswell. It ended up with both me and Steve moonwalking in the middle of the high-street. Steve was OK cuz noone could see his face as it was hidden behind a bloody mask. I however, was dressed not only in bright red tights (which were strangely comfortable) but a stupid hat that would not fit my head. This meant that for each take I would have to drag this bloody thing down my scalp (restricting blood flow) before it slowly receeded upwards and fell off. Tomorrow, I'm filming the shop scene and will have hopefully finished my essay. In the evening I'm reading for a new play. Called 'The Death of Agatha Christie' i think.

Frozen Fish

Knackered. Did a two hour drama rehearsal yesterday where I 'slipped a disc' in my back. Oww. Me and Dom are doing the Dumb-Waiter now. Then Steve gave me a lift to the Old College where I did a rehearsal for an Ideal Husband. Oww. Went with Charles and Greek Ben to Ben's place with a few people. Got up this morning for filming. Weatherspoons has cleared up now. Somebody died there yesterday (sin city). We filmed the 'How to break into a car' sketch using Steve's mini and Henry's tools. We managed to clear open a closed car park using a wrench and Henry aqquired a new hubcap. Henry basically played the part of a presenter who shows the audience how to break into a car. Then him and Steve get in and drive off. I then run into shot and then after my stolen car. It was really funny and bloody cold. I decided just to wear a dressing gown and swim shorts. There were some shot that we filmed from inside the car with me running after them around the streets. My feet were frozen by the end. Pigeon also crapped on John. Went to the Old College afterwards to verify my presence at Aber. Went to John's and watched some of his and Sian's old films they had done. Doing my film essay soon on Formal-aesthtic and social-ideological. Finished for Easter (technically)

The Lost Burger King and Driftwood

Thursday was knackering. 9.00 film lecture on the history of cinema where the bloke said the word 'cinema' about 56 times in 40 minutes. Went with Pete to Llanbadarn and did the studio thing. I borrowed a shirt and tie from Jon. It was weird walking on to a set with all the cameras in front of you. We were not allowed to swear though because the women marking it would take offence to it. So we had to change the script. Unfortunatley I did swear in the end. Might be working with them again. Had a good laugh. After that I had my practical with Baz. Me and Dom are going to do 'The Dumb Waiter' now. After that got a lift with Henry to the Old College where I did my rehearsal for an ideal husband. Bit worried now as I am performing it next month and we havn't learnt our lines yet! Walked home. Friday is my early weekend. Craig came round and we went to the beach looking for drift wood. It was all part of my plan to make mum a mother's day present. We found loads of really cool stuff. Dropped it all off at Craig's and went and bought a vase from the florists. We then watched Resident Evil Apocalypse at Craigs. Went to the rehearsal and did Act 3. Went to get something to eat afterwards. Unfortunately, I had a massive mental block as I forgot where Burger King was. I actually had to phone Craig and ask him. Its opposite the train station. Went back to Craigs and finished RE2 and then walked back to the flat with the driftwood and vase. Today was really good as well. Me and Sam went climbing and had a go at some new routes. I then drove up to the caravan and met mum and dad. Mum liked the driftwood thing. We went to a cafe and had a baguette before then taking the dog to the beach. Dad kept leading us through the groins leaving mum stuck. Personal satisfaction though was due to the big bloody drift-log-thing that we managed to push down the slope. Afterwards we drove to the pub at Bow Street and had a nice meal before me driving back here. Got to sort out what I am doing for this film essay. Got a film meeting tommorow. Oscars meeting Tuesday. Got to photocop scripts for Baz.

Busyness

Got lots to do: 1)Short Performance- film thing. Filming tomorrow in the lift of the Arts Centre. Doing the final thing Thursday. Acting in it with one of Em's mates, Pete. 2)Short Film. Happening in the next two weeks 3)Oscars. Thankfully meeting moved to next Tuesday. Still got to find someone for the commitee. 4)Find a duologue for me and Dom by Thursday. 5)Got to learn my monologue. 6)Got to do a film essay. 7)Got to do An Ideal Husband Watched Once Upon a Time in the West. Good but bloody long! My Amelie CD and Birdman book came through the post today. Owain also gave me a copy of 'The Other Side' on DVD. Absolutely hilarious!