State of Separation - Production Diary 6

THE FINAL ONE PAGER
Logline
Follow our intrepid reporter as he struggles to ‘go green’ while he investigates the contemporary physical and philosophical relationship between Irish people and the earth and attempts to understand how that relationship has evolved over time.
Synopsis
We find ourselves on the eve of a potentially new and exciting industrial revolution. It is a [...]

State of Separation - Production Diary 5

Slight change of tac here but its all good.
This project started as a way for me to go out with my camera independently and record the reality of our current relationship with the earth and to ask ‘how did we get here?’ and ‘how do we get out of here?’
I called this little project ‘State [...]

The Written One finds that he is surprisingly (and unintentionally) ‘Living Green’

I realised something the other day that surprised me at first, gave me a little bit of pride and then shamed me into a new way of thinking.
I realised that I live a ‘greener’ lifestyle than anyone I know and I have put absolutely no thought into it whatsoever.
I never identified with those seemingly happy [...]

Building Babylon \ State of Separation - Production Diary 4

Synopsis
Follow our pioneering couple as they attempt to build a unique urban way of life for themselves, one that shows respect for the earth and humanity, both physically and philosophically, all from their small flat in Dublin City.
Breakdown
- 12 Episodes of 10 minutes each
- Main Goals

= to chart the difficulties of living sustain [...]

Building Babylon / State of Separation - Production Diary 3

“Developing goals”
Foreword: It’s always good to have a soundtrack while working on things like this. Currently tucking into ‘Trouble’ by Ray LaMontagne. Check it out.
‘Start with a basic question - what story do you want to tell and why?’
I want to make a documentary about contemporary relationships with the earth and the steps we all [...]

Building Babylon / State of Separation - Production Diary 2

Finally got my one pager down for this series. Plenty more to follow in the coming weeks. I have to work out all my storytelling tools and outline the potential structure of the series overall. The focus of the story has changed slightly. Rather than merely outlining our contemporary relationship with the earth, I [...]

Building Babylon / State of Separation - Production Diary 1

2 things happened recently that inspired me to get my finger out and start work on a doc project that has been festering for a few weeks now.
Firstly I attended Down and Dirty DV talk in Filmbase with Anthony Q. Artis. The message of the day? Shut Up and Shoot. Film-making is not rocket [...]