Middle of May

Good Office day. Being able to go from a set to then contrasting it with sitting in an office, is a wonderful escape, and lets me relax before the next project. Have my course with Edwina Forkin tomorrow- living to learn. Met Rory Mullen ( what a wonderful neighbour to have!), and took it easy all evening, drinking baileys and eating ham, cabbage, and spuds!!! I'm so Irish! Donegal Live Festival this Sunday in Curved St, Temple Bar as well as Africa Day Festival in Iveagh Gardens! So many festivals, spoiled for choice. Festivals are really rocking at the moment. And keeping up on old contacts, as you must do! Hand me the script please.

Chatting to Scott Williams on Q102

Was live today on the Scott Williams Show talking about new mums and peer pressure. All ahead of me! Was a lot of fun taking part on the phone in, even though, I was nervous beforehand, but the whole secret is just chatting away. I did a bit of research before hand just in case, but all it entailed was a little chat with some strangers! It's really funny, as a couple of years ago, I wrote to Q102 looking for work experience which I eventually got in Highland Radio, but it goes to show, everything comes back to you in someway. That reminds me, are there any radio gigs out there? Must check www.radiowaves.fm.

Top ten websites for production jobs

www.iftn.ie
www.filmmakersnetwork.ie
www.crookedhouse.ie
www.castingzone.ie
www.callsheet.ie
www.crewger.ie
www.creativeireland.com
www.creativecareers.ie
www.mandy.com
www.mercuryboy.com

Give me a script

Getting itchy feet for a new film script. Told myself I should take it easy for a couple of weeks,and it's just not happening. Need to keep busy. I had a very interesting meeting with Colin Scuffins this evening.(Plenty of films to be made here). Looking forward to meeting with The Indian Film Festival team tomorrow and also researching a documentary to be filmed in S. Africa. It's going to be a busy summer. Finally relaxing today after a hectic week of Pick up's for POAZ and an even madder wrap party.

Zombie of a throat

I sound like a zombie today, after yesterday getting my hair pulled out by David Harte (Our 1st Ad). It was so sore, that I screamed and screamed and screamed, only to wake up this morning to a croak. I came home covered in blood last night, so strange was it, that I stopped at a petrol station and shocked a couple of passer by's and when I got home, I scared the husband too ( never did that before).
The shower looked like a murder scene and my eyes and hands are still red.
We filmed in a Steel warehouse today in Tolka Valley. It was a really cool exterior, and looking at some of the footage Gerry Shanahan and the gang look fantastic. I'm so looking forward to seeing Portrait of a Zombie on the big screen.

POAZ in Finglas

It's seems like coming home again, oh Finglas and the Mellowes Ave, where did the last few months go? You still look the same, and we are going to be churning out more zombies to walk on your weeds and smell the roses on your lampposts.
The Village Inn, must be the liviest pub in Dublin, I never saw a more packed pub, with zombies and locals dancing to Michael Jackson's Thriller,it was seriously the funniest scene ever!
Onto Day 2 tomorrow. It's going to be a fun week!