Almost there...

Colette here. Today brought me back to Littlestar studios, where I found the MYVP team busy at work polishing off the film's edit. And this time, there was a more relaxed atmosphere: with filming over and most of the post-production groundwork underway, it was now that attention could be paid to finer details such as the credits and film title. There was also the list of thanks to be attended to, as so much of the work undertaken during the film's production could only have been carried out with the help of those associated with the project in a diverse number of ways, such as Ibrahim the shopkeeper, or the owners of house no.22.

The final cut of this summer's MYVP project will emerge in the weeks to come, but in the meantime I caught up with the young people over lunch, to discuss what they had learnt from the experience as it was winding to a close. Claire and Conor have both learnt to use Final Cut express, and everybody appreciated playing their part in the project's evolution from an idea to screen.
Evidently, place a bunch of young film enthusiasts together with good food and some time to kill, and it's not long before the main focus of the conversation turns inevitably to films we've seen recently, and directors whose styles we admire. Because, ultimately, if you want to make movies, you have to love movies. It has been clear throughout where the passions of the group lie, and now I can't wait to see the finished project.