WWII and my father's love letters. #WWII #RAF #LancasterBomber #GoneToGroundFilm #Regret #LoveLetters #WarYears #FamilyHistory #MilitaryHistory #LetterWriting #Nostalgia

Hive thermostat started vibrating over the last month. They are vibrating for several minutes. Different radiators different times. So loud sometimes, can't hear the TV. Rang #hivehelp helpline. 20 minutes to get through. Then they cut me off after first minute.

Filming at night. Tiring, difficult, slow, dangerous. We did a lot of it when filming #GonetoGround. Some tips to make it easier #NightFilming #TiringNights #DifficultShoots #SlowProduction #DangerousConditions #FilmmakingChallenges #TipsForNightShoots #LightingAdvice

England has the only privatised Water in Europe, the most water pollution, and the most expensive water. The UK has the only fully privatised energy, and the most expensive. The UK has privatised rail, the slowest, least reliable and of course the most expensive in Europe.

Filming at nights is a necessary evil. Indoors is just tiring, but outdoors is a whole different ballgame. Lots of things to go wrong. But if it's in the script then it's got to be done. Here's some tips.#NightShoots #ChallengesofNightFilming #FilmmakersLife #LateNightShoots

Phil rehearsing the "intimate scene" between Magda and Adrian. It doesn't turn out well. Their relationship that is, not the rehearsal. I used a Directors viewfinder app 'Cadrage' that I could set in the focal length of the lenses. #Rehearsal #directorsviewfinder

Writer directors. There are a lot of them around. Why should a writer be able to direct? Why should a director also be able to write? #writerdirectors #multitalentedartists #storytellingmastery #visionaryartists #directorwriters #amwriting #writinganddirecting

How would you feel to have your 15+ year old blog, with hundreds of entries replaced by a porn site? That is what #Firstserv managed to do. Not only are they not bothered, but they are still charging me. (sgrab 2014) #badcustomerservice #nightmare #domainlost #yearsofworkwasted.

The scene from our latest feature film in which Justin(Alastair Thomson Mills), interrogates Magda's friend. (Tippy Elgar) #gonetogroundfilm #grindstonefilms #gangster #waterloostation #nightfilming #availablelight #hooker #redlightdistrict

Directing. Do you have to be a masochist to do it? A pleasure or painful? Some thoughts on the role of Director. Trusting your crew ..or not? #Directing #Filmmaking #DirectorLife #ChallengeOfDirecting #CreativeControl #FilmDirector #TrustInCrew

Should you fiddle with your script when you are directing your own screenplay? #DirectingThoughts #DirectorsPerspective #DirectingChallenges #PainOrPleasure #BehindTheCamera #FilmIndustry #LeadershipSkills

On Sunday, for some reason I decided to listen to Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs. I hadn't listened in years. Nice warm and soppy. So sad. #SteveWright

It's February, It's the European Film Market in Berlin,..it's Cold! #FebruaryFilmMarket #EuropeanFilmMarket #BerlinFilmMarket #IndependentFilmProduction #FilmSalesAgents #FilmDistributors #DistributionDeals #IndieFilmSales #FilmBusiness #FilmMarketNetworking #NewFilmProjects

The European Film Market or EFM held in Berlin each year in chilly March ..is big. ...very big., ..in big buildings. with hundreds of companies and thousands of participants The main centre just by the old Berlin Wall And AI starting to encroach on what is a "good" film

"Encounters" Bristol film Festival has ceased after 30 years. Encounters – was one of the world’s leading international competitions for short films. Encounters previously received funding from Europe, which has dried up since Brexit. #Brexit #BrexitHasFailed #bristol #film

For all my Canadian friends youtu.be/8peiLVFsLdw?si…

So pleased that Encounters Short Film Festival has revived. Here's Charlie Kaufman with his latest short film 'How to Shoot A Ghost'. #encountersSFF

A 90-year-old RAF veteran. A young woman on the run. They disagree on almost everything, until her violent past catches up with them. Now, to survive, they must find common ground. Watch GONE TO GROUND on Amazon Prime: amazon.co.uk/Gone-Ground-Ph…