A Saturday in Pictures

When I get to have a weekend off, which is rare, I try to catch up with my friends. Two weeks ago this happened on a Saturday AND Sunday, which is even rarer.

I started off with meeting Anna (top left), which was more of a meeting about her current project, but also a short catchup. We hadn't seen each other since her last performance in the Cochrane Theatre at the beginning of March, so we were catching up on recent events and decided when to do the editing.

Then I met Jess (top middle), a friend and also director who I've produced a film for in 2007/08. We met on Newington Green (bottom left) - yes it was a beautiful day which makes the Green even more beautiful - in a Café. Again partly to discuss her new project, a music video, which she asked me to produce, but also to catch up on life in general. This is when I found out that I am not the only one being fed up with life in London, or the current job situation. Jess felt the same way, but at least she's still in work. She's about to buy a flat, which means she needs a secure contract as well. I was surprised that she is also willing, like me, to take on really any job that would come along. It feels many people have come to the point that trying to make it in the film industry is not on the main agenda anymore. Although nobody wants to give up there is only so much determination you can keep up. I don't know maybe I'm wrong.

A few bus stops down the road I met my friend Tim (bottom right) - in Angel. We sat outside on the balcony of the Tinder Box. Very nice, but maybe a bit chilly in the shade. Tim had just finished his job at the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival and bought a new iPhone. So I first got the lowdown of the iPhone - he literally showed me all applications he had downloaded - and then the LLGFF lowdown. Very entertaining and good!

For Lunch - yes we are only talking 2pm here - I went to Camden Town to meet Vlad. So he gave me his view and lowdown on the iPhone, then how to shoot with cameras. I had my new stills camera on me so after we had eaten we took some pictures outside. Then we went to a small Portuguese place to have an espresso and typical cake from Portugal.

Around 7.30pm I stumbled home, exhausted from all the meetings and talking all day. Sunday I was expecting a friend from Bristol who I also hadn't seen in months. I knew I would have to talk much more that weekend.