Hello All,

Am very near the end of post production. Just waiting for my friend to be freed up from post production work on a paid job to be able to finish the VFX for the film and a few small things to fix in the sound mix.

Thought now would be a good time to show everyone a short action clip from the film. This scene takes place at the end of the 2nd act of the film and sets up the final action. It is a short scene as action scenes go but I must say I am quite proud of it.
Everyone involved did a great job but a special shout out to the action director Jude Poyer and Stunt man Ringo Chan Ka-leung who performs the flip at the end.

I hope at some stage to be able to go into more detail about certain directing decisions I made regarding shot selection but for this clip I will say that the close ups that begin the scene were not what I had originally intended. I prefer using a wider lens to show more depth in the frame and I had originally wanted to bring other characters into the scene without using cutaways. However I couldn't afford to pay overtime for the background actors so I ended using a longer lens to get close to the characters and to show less of the background so as not to give away that the people in the background of a previous scene were now missing! I was lucky however as I found that by shooting it this way it gives the scene a more focused energy as the two leads are now all we see which I think helps bring you into their conflict.

One shot I am particularly proud of in this sequence is the shot which begins with Jeff (Philip Ng) kicking Anthony (James Ha) then flipping back (with a nice pose thrown in by Phil) and running away, we then we focus back to Anthony popping up and barking orders only then to focus back on Jeff being pursued by Anthonys henchmen, all in one shot. I like the shot as it is a couple of different shots all in one which is a technique I am very fond of. For truly excellent examples of this technique watch any Steven Spielberg or John McTiernan (Die Hard) movie. A big shout out to Hong, our wonderful focus puller for getting the focus right on every take.

Anyways hope you all enjoy the clip and I will update on any progress with the film.

Seamus


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz9dz_Chu6s

Hello again,

I've been back in Ireland for about a week now and have been relaxing and putting the finishing touches on the film (in that order)

First off apologies to the people who commented on my guestbook who I haven't yet replied to, I've been neglecting my AnD duties lately but I hope to catch up soon.

Anyways the film is very nearly finished (for real this time) but in the meantime here is the old trailer in Hi-definition and with colour correction.


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a88p_dIizMw

Hope you enjoy and will update soon.

All the best,
Seamus

Hi everyone,

I am currently back in Hong Kong.

I will be here until the end of the month, though I'm not sure what exact date I will be leaving yet.

I will hopefully have a finished version of the film within a week. I am making the last few changes to the editing and I will be doing the sound mix and picture grading over the next few days.

I miss Japan (especially my girlfriend) but I love HK so am doing my best to enjoy myself.

Hope all is well with everyone and I look forward to showing you all the film (though it won't be on the net for at least a couple of weeks)

All the best,
Seamus

Hi Everyone,

Just an update and bit of good news. 'Somebody to Love' is the subject of a four page article in the months issue of 'Impact'. Impact is an action film magazine which is distributed worldwide. You can find their website here:

www.impactmoviemagazine.co.uk

You can buy an online copy of this months issue from the website which you receive immediately.

The article is an interview with me along with lots of good photographs taken on the set. The magazine in general is great and well worth a subscription for any action fan.




The article was made possible by Mike Leeder so a big shout out and thank you to him. If you are interested please buy the issue and support a great magazine.

I don't get any money from it in case you're wondering.

All the best,
Seamus

Hi Everyone,

People have been asking me to do another blog (they know who they are) so here it is.

I thought I would write about where I got the idea for the film and what kind of a film I set out to make.

I remember specifically when I got the idea for the story. I had just come out of the cinema after watching Mission Impossible 3. I thought the film was ok but the famous shot in the film of the explosion blowing Tom Cruise into the car really caught my attention.



 I remember thinking that it was a really cool moment and I wondered how I could ever find myself in that kind of situation. Since I'm not a secret agent or even a cop its unlikely criminal masterminds would ever try to blow me up.

I was in my hometown of Dublin at the time and the idea of the shot merged with an idea of having to run through the city while be chased. The idea suddenly struck me that the only thing in my life I would fight life and limb for was my girlfriend who I had been seeing for a few months at the time.

At the time I was a big fan of the film 'Shaun of the Dead'. What I liked the most about the film was how it manged to be both a 'send up' of zombie movies and a genuine zombie movie at the same time. I really loved how they put characters you wouldn't normally see in those kind of movies in it and gave them the chance to turn into action heroes.

I had all my influences in place and I knew I specifically didn't want there to be a standard 'action' plot (drug deal, terrorist attack etc.) and wanted the motivations for the action be completely personal between the main characters. With this in mind I hit on the idea of the villain and good guy being in love with the  same girl and the plot of the film came very quickly after that.

I hope to have the chance to do a feature length version of the film some day as I feel very close to the story as a lot of the feeling in it is very personal to me. The short version I am currently editing (its going well thanks for asking) is what you would call a distillation of the idea. Due to the time restraints of a short film some aspects of the story are very different to my original ideas.  I am very happy with the film as I am editing it and in making it I feel I have learned a lot about the characters and the tone of the story I want to achieve.
Ultimately I hope that people can identify with the characters in the film and that there is something for everyone in the film (romance for the girls and action for the boys!).

I will be doing further blogs about the film in the near future as soon as I have an edit of the film I am happy with.

In the meantime there is now a website for the film, although there is nothing of much interest on it at the moment. I am currently planning on having the finished film available for download from the site (yes for free) but I can't be certain at the moment so I will keep you posted.

http://www.somebodytolovemovie.com/

All the best,
Seamus