Back in Melburn

It is smokey and hot and weird, I am back.
Merry ho ho! Have a safe and peaceful Christmas
:)

Photography film

This weekend Henrik and I have been shooting a new film. It is something different for me, a film made up of photographs. I have been recording sound with strangers on the streets of Malmö and Ystad in Sweden. I really love taking photos! It is great how many people want to stop and talk, if you take the first step to make it happen. It suprised us, but I wish it didn't. People should talk more. No wonder there is so much misunderstanding in the world. People should talk/listen more. I miss John Anderson and the way he talks to strangers so much. The language thing here makes it a little bit harder but Henrik helps a lot, obviously!







What do you think of these images? I am excited about this film. The answers to my questions are honest, colourful and insightful and the images are too, I reckon anyhow! Ha! A fine review, by its own director, before it is even finished! he he he. I have nerve!

Oh! I bought a new dress today at a fleamarket. The man who sold it to me looked about 100 years old and he was VERY cute. The tag says "Made in Sweden" and he read it out loud when I put it on the counter. I pointed at myself and said "Made in Australia". He laughed. "Thank you, you are welcome and come again!" SOOOO cute. I should have snapped him.


These are the cute streets of Ystad.
I just played 6 Take That songs in a row and Henrik did't even flinch, let alone tell me to turn it off, now that is love. I am clearly among friends here (halllo are you out there? I know Kimmy is) so I can admit that I also played a Guy Sebastian song, a lot of Hampdens and Bob Marley. Perhaps there is something in the water here. I often wake up with Sunset Vines in my head too, listen to it, gorgeous. I can't wait to see J Hawk and the Rumours play when I get home. "Make you want to move, your dancing feet. To the rescue here I am, want you to know y'all where I stand... Here I am!" ha ha ha.

Alice Sings Nancy

The Alice Sings video shoot went really well in Denmark over the weekend. We have been flat chat, an expression that sounds odd to me the more I say it. I have loads of footage to edit considering the song is 1.47 mins! Very radio friendly length. The actor was awesome, Steen was a pleasure to work with, so focussed yet relaxed, so poker faced yet Little Miss Sunshine like.... mmm, you'll see... Alice and Mikkel are lovely. Very talented musicians.



Check out this little video I made of them mucking around. I didn't have a mic plugged in so the audio is rough...Alice reminds me of a young version of my Mum. Beautiful voice, gorgeous looking and a little bit nuts! A wonderful combination to be pointing a camera at. Copenhagen is very cute.

In other news... the sun starts to go down around 3pm here! Nuts! I will get so much daylight when I get home. Home... ah yes, I am looking for one, again. Oh the joy... They are booting us out of Rathdowne st to rebuild it... I knew that room was too good to be true.

I have been editing a teaser for ELEVEN and Henrik has helped me make www.iameleven.com

We have a few more shoots to complete here in Sweden before I leave. The clock is ticking, and so is my brain...
Oh yes, a HUGE thanks again to everyone who voted in NOISE. I won and it is a big help... TACK! :)

4 Today

My Baby turns 4 today. I miss him. I ran head first at a French Bulldog today, but he-she didnt give me any love. Clearly not for long enough anyhow.. as I couldnt determine its gender and I hate calling dogs "it".

Not just a pretty face, he can run too!