Wrapped on 'What's He Building?'

Hey Guys

Been a bit slack the last couple of days, the shoot got REALLY hectic, so here's a big post to fill you all in:

Day five we dressed and shot the set that my mates built for us. It turned out extremely well, here's a few pics from the split:

In the script the character Bill falls asleep behind his desk after having a few beers, which allowed us to create our own brand:

How good does it look? The production designer Elise Kowitz did such an amazing job, she's seriously impressed me every fucking day with her work. The name 'Emmets Ale' is after Emmet Brown from Back To The Future (my favourite movie.)

Day six we shot the man's basement, where we find out what he's up too, but you don't get to see any of those pictures...where's the fun in that?! Here's a couple of funny ones to keep you happy:

'The Grips' Digby and Reece, Synchronize Smoke Effects!

Darby, the retard Steadicam operator. Now my movie really is in trouble!

Day seven we finished up with a picnic in the park, a mailbox scene and a car simulation:

Production Designer Elise Kowitz setting up our little picnic!

We had a Jib in for the last scene. My motto is, you can't go wrong with a Jib. It's a good one to live by

The Mailbox, hand-made by Elise. Incredible work

Willy Hawker who chipped in building the interior sets also helped out filling in for an extra who pulled out at the last minute. Look at him go!!!!

We also did a drive simulation which involves lighting and shooting a stationary car in a way that makes it look like it's actually moving. this allows us to control how we light the scene and achieve shots that we normally couldn't make if it was actually moving.

Drive Simulation Setup

Once you learn about this whole process you'll be surprised at how many movies you've seen before that use this technique. This was the first time we'd tried it and it turned out really well.


So, here we are, two years later and we finally shot it. I can't tell you how happy and unprepared I am for post-production. We've got a LOT to do before September 10th, keep watching for updates.