Production Diaries

It begins.

With a green-light and a deadline (not to mention some excellent script advice) from the good people at CenterFrame, the time has come to start making The Attendant! 

Every good production begins with a good breakfast. So before meeting some of the major HoDs, only a couple of weeks out from the shoot itself, it was essential to sit down with my first AD, and the “brains” behind any good filmmaking operation I am ever involved in: Eleni Nicolaou. 

A couple of cups of coffee later. We had a plan. And I’m sure Eleni will hold me to it!

Next, up. HoDs! Media Studios, a great production company in Nicosia run by the fabulous Nicholas Demetriou, will be our local co-producers on the shoot, and they were kind enough to provide their offices for production meetings. 

Sofronis Sofroniou is a very talented cinematographer. We’ve made tons of commercials together, but this will be our first collaboration on an actual film. We’re at the stage where we are discussing what cameras and lenses will suit the look we are going for the best. Watch this space as we run some tests and share the result, soon.

And last, but certainly not least, the Art Department. Sosee Eskidjian and Annie Vassileiou are also beloved long-time collaborators on my commercial work, so working with them on something that’s a bit more personal is very exciting for me. At this early stage, we are focused on discussing how to add subtle notes of decay to the shiny capitalist facade of our location, and hunting down classic American cars for the first scene in the film. 

Lots of great ideas came out of these three meetings, and they will inform the work going forward. 

Coming up next, Location Scouting. So stay tuned!

Location Scouting.

Following some very clear clues from the script, my team started to look for the perfect location to shoot The Attendant.

We all knew instantly that we had the place when we came across the petrol station you'll  see in the gallery bellow.