FilmG 'Shooting Your Film' workshops

On Saturday I was in Inverness at the Highlands & Islands Enterprise building for a workshop day organised by FilmG to help in the process of practically turning a script into a film. It basically consisted of three one-on-one tutorials with industry professionals; a director – Eleanor Yule, a Gaelic producer – Morag Stewart, and a designer – Mark Lease. I found it extremely helpful. As it happened my script came out needing to be totally re-structured and re-written but it was worth it just to thrash out the problems with some people who really knew what they were talking about. Of course we didn’t only talk about the script. I also had lengthy conversations about good DPs, Kevin Macdonald and The Eagle of the Ninth, German Expressionism and what it takes to make it in the industry. I experienced a rainbow of emotions as I met these people, allowed my work to be scrutinised and opened myself to their comments and criticism but ultimately the day was both challenging and rewarding. I got a feeling, which I’m not going to try and explain, where I just knew that this was the day I would look back upon and remember as the day I knew my goal was possible, I have the potential, and that if I really want to then I can make it in this industry; my dream became, just for a moment, a visible reality.