Some of you may have heard me utter a few things here and there about a new short film project I am working on with the wonderfully talented cameraman and editor Gavin Free. I would prefer not to say too much about it in case it gets held up (which is unfortunately the norm for independent projects), but I am definitely very excited about it. I’ve not only managed to somehow persuade Gavin to give me some of his time, but I’ve also managed to rope in another awesome and very talented friend; who shall, for now, remain nameless. You’d think they like working with me or something. Sheesh 
I’m also quite excited to give a mention to the awesome Adam Cohen, who I’m very much looking forward to working with for the first time. He’s trained in all things circus and is a jolly nice fellow, so the shoot days should be a great laugh. I also have two other volunteers, both of whom offered their services to help after I simply tweeted that I was working on a new project. They will most likely help with all things behind the camera. I’m toying with making a cameo appearance myself, but haven’t really decided yet. To be honest, even if I decide not to, I have no shortage of actresses who’d love to snap up the part.
Earlier today, I tweeted about needing to find a sailing/pirate ship. And, through the sheer power of Twitter, I was able to locate and find one. A little later on, I managed to find another. And then another. Whether or not I actually manage to get to use any of these ships is irrelevant. I wanted to highlight how powerful Twitter is to find what you’re looking for. It’s been a pretty invaluable tool for me to locate the things I’m after for this project and I’m pretty lucky to have such amazing friends (and useful strangers) who’ll listen and respond to my ramblings.
And, because of this pretty fun social-networking tool, I’ve decided to keep this project to Twitter-related people only. I’m going to see how much I can crowdsource and find the things I will inevitably be looking for by simply tweeting for it.
So, there you have it. The only clue you’re getting on the new project is that picture of the Golden Hinde. Watch this space for more!
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