PGS / heading home ~

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We’re heading home today, after an amazing few weeks on the road, filming for my intuition documentary.

Back in Sydney Sunday morning.

Only home for a couple of weeks before we leave for India, to lead the Mother Ganga tour of the major spiritual sites of that amazing country.

Then we’re off to Bhutan, to film with the royal family.

Then – who knows?

Pieter de Vries, Cameraman Extraordinaire, (notice the respectful use of caps?) has been such an important part of this journey. He’s brought not only a technical expertise of the highest order, but also a compassionate and enquiring energy that has fitted in so well.

And Priyanka – she was with us for too short a time! But we’ll be seeing her in India, and she’ll be coming with us to Bhutan. She is a wonderful asset to our team.

I need more interviews to complete the narrative – but the interviews are just one portion of this film. They will provide the spine and ribcage and internal skeleton, but I still need to flesh it out with other material – dramatic recreations, overlay, library and stock footage, linking sequences, etc.

There’s a heck of a lot more to do before we begin post production. But man o man, this is going to be a cracker of a film.

I hope we’ll complete filming on schedule by the end of this year, which would have us on track for the film to be in release by Oct / Nov next year.

And once the film is done, then I’ll go on my long long walk….

me outside mosque with camera

18 thoughts on “PGS / heading home ~”

  1. Maybe after you get the film done you’ll be able to walk on water and can make that walk from your front door to Santiago even longer! 🙂 (They need a little smiley face with tongue in cheek)
    Love you!!!

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  2. Bill,
    I’m anxiously awaiting the film’s premiere. Glad this part of your filming was so successful!
    As for your long walk, will it be from Paris then the Camino Francés again? Or another? I will be following that trek as well.
    Although I haven’t been commenting, I do read and enjoy every blog post you make.
    Have magic in your life!
    Arlène

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    • Hi Arlene, nice to hear from you! The long long walk I’m referring to is going from my front door, in Mudgee, to Finisterre. But I can only do it once my obligations to this film are done. Will,give you a buzz for a catchup when I get back to Mudgee. Hope you’re well!

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  4. Safe travels home to Mudgee Bill and Jen. It’s wonderful to hear that everything went so well for you with the interviews and all your filming. All that you’ve shared with us has been enlightening, inspiring and really enjoyable.
    Cheers –
    Jenny xxx

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    • Thanks Jenny. In Sydney now – good to be here. Although the traffic is bad and the prices are soon high. I always complain about that when I get back from a trip! 🙂

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  6. The trip for me was one of enrichment and enjoyment and of course it dished up some of the usual challenges for the cinematographer. Thank you to both yourself and Jennifer for looking after me along the way and not forgetting those wonderful conversations that a long road trip can provide.

    Best wishes and thanks for those kind comments. I hope I can continue with you Bill.

    Piet

    Btw, you are one of the few directors with whom I regularly work who I feel, have the photo-graphic eye that approaches mine….. I said approaches 😉

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    • Thanks Piet – very much enjoyed your humour, and good company, and implacable professionalism.

      Btw, you are one of the few cinematographers with whom I regularly work who I feel have the photo-graphic eye that approaches mine… I said approaches. :J

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  7. The trip for me was one of enrichment and enjoyment and of course it dished up some of the usual challenges for the cinematographer. Thank you to both yourself and Jennifer for looking after me along the way and not forgetting those wonderful conversations that a long road trip can provide.

    Best wishes and thanks for those kind comments. I hope I can continue with you Bill.
    Piet

    Btw, you are one of the few directors with whom I regularly work who I feel, have the photo-graphic eye that approaches mine….. I said approaches 😉

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  8. Bill,Piet’s almost as funny as you are. I’ll bet it didn’t take him long to get used to your way of “headroom” in photos. No retakes, after retakes!

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