That Crazy Business of Filmmaking! (2/3) By Eddie Rex

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An article was written in the Hull Daily Mail and I put leaflets in various libraries. Then the phone started buzzing! I arranged to meet everyone at the Hull Business Centre taking their photograph, asking what they do and it was an interesting evening. I met around 50 different people, all enthusiastic about film, who I hadn't been aware of before. Another evening was staged at the New Clarence pub, upstairs in the function room and again I met loads of different people. From the two evenings I established over a 100 new contacts, and following my advert in the Hull City Arts I received resumes from Leeds, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.

It was a fantastic response! The contacts directory was frequently used by student filmmakers and also myself. I do intend to upload the contacts directory on myspace which can be updated as and when with further resumes from Lincoln and Newcastle.

Airport 9/11 was my next short film! A ghost story I read in the Washington Post which I thought was very interesting. It only required two actors and filmed in the cafe at Humberside airport. Authorisation was given after my written request and much appreciated. However my battery expired while filming and production was not complete, so we returned to Humberside airport the following week.

No one denied my written request so we just turned up and started filming, then 15 minutes later a police officer said 'what yer doing?' Everyone looked at me and I explained we were making a film. I showed the footage and he lightened up saying 'its alright with him, but depends on security.' Then security arrived. 'What yer doing?' I replied 'erm, making a film.' The security guy yelled at the bar ladies 'didn't you see them?!'

I showed him the footage and he lightened up as well saying he knew nothing about us coming and believed my explanation was 'legit.' For ten minutes we filmed without interruption, then three plain clothed officers appeared looking like the FBI. Again I was interrogated and they believed my explanation of making a film for the internet. I also mentioned the premiere at Slack Video. However they never asked, what's the film title?

The title Airport 9/11 would probably give us a free ride in a police car! But I would not volunteer this information anyway, and probably amend the title to Airport. We eventually got authorisation and finished our production. While driving home we had a good laugh about it and put it down to experience. Airport 9/11 was well distributed and quite successful, showing on myspace, YouTube, and the OTT film night. I wonder if the police have seen it?

The Hull Big Screen showed it for two weeks and the title Airport 9/11 was very eye-catching. I noticed people looking over their shoulders thinking it was a hate message from Osama Bin Laden, and not a ghost story. Following my advert in shooting people Airport 9/11 was selected for screening in the Action On Film festival in AMERICA!

Their email mentioned 'one of their screeners saw Airport 9/11 on YouTube and we offer you a guaranteed screening in Los Angeles.' Wow, I thought and my DVD was sent, but I never attended the screening in LA. In 2006 I was cast in One Day I Shall Rule The World (a short film in Grimsby) and produced The World Of Big Ideas. Both were a high standard of filmmaking. The World Of Big Ideas was shown on the Hull Big Screen everyday for three weeks and also at Leeds. Propeller TV (Sky digital 195) showed it over a dozen times! It was a very popular and successful film. Seeing your work on television is a great experience. I often wonder who else is watching it or what they think.

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