Due - Production Blog #6 - It's a wrap

Or at least a cheese and pickle sandwich eaten off the bonnet of a Hertz rental van parked in a lay-by in Skelmanthorpe.

Oh the glamour.

Seriously though. Principal photography has ended and, barring pick ups, time has been called on Due. Many thanks to Andy, Robin, Kelly, Simon and May for their superb acting skills. We covered around 250 miles between locations. Zubin and the Collector did it a la pied. Ther'll be some blisters in the morning.

The final scene we shot was actually part of the opening scene. We had planned to shoot this sequence first, but it was quite satisfying at the end of a three week shoot to see the Collector finally emerge from the shadows.

Due - Production Blog #5 - In Production

We are now officially halfway through the shoot for DUE. When i decided to give it all up and go back to uni, I was unsure if it was madness or genius. Havingspent 4 days in what can be described as the most inhumanly cold environment imaginable. Wading through the North Sea shoeless in November and gale like winds on the Yorkshire Moors, I still like it. I don't just like it, I love it.

The below storyboard/shoot comparisons are taken from the opening sequence again. As I have already made several posts about this, it seems apt to continue the development process for you. Very impressed with the look. Sergio Leone could not have done better himself.

Scene 1 - EXT. MOORLAND – DUSK

A panoramic shot of the moors. A speck moving across the landscape . It’s a man. (although it is probably difficult to see on the photo, June 14th 2011 for the Showroom premier in case you were wondering)

We move closer. MATURIN is running frantically. A gaunt looking man in his thirties. He’s wearing a shirt and trousers; completely unsuitable clothing. His legs and shoes are mud-splattered. His face is a mix of exhaustion and fear. We don’t see what he’s running from.

We have some gorgeous footage from the beach to put up in the next installment. I don't want to give too much away in terms of raw video though. Maybe after the finished film is done, I can do a rushes blog? Don't want to spoil any scenes for you before they are perfect.

l'adieu pour le moment mes amis

xx