Collecting music, films and books. Watching and making films. Ocassional attempts at playing and mixing music. Being a general technical monkey at festivals.
Music
WAY TOO MANY TO LIST HERE WITHOUT YOU BEING BORED OR ME SPENDING THE REST OF MY LIVING DAYS TYPING THEM OUT.. but here's a selection...Trentemóller, The Dandy Warhols, Unkle, Aphex Twin, My Bloody Valentine, Coldplay, Love (R.I.P. Arthur Lee), The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Six by Seven, The Bluetones, Archie Bronson Outfit, Ricky, The Beatles, Primal Scream, Tool, Ocean Colour Scene, The Prodigy, 65 Days of Static, 2 Many DJs, Coldcut, The Warlocks, Jesus & Mary Chain, Elbow, Oasis, Gorillaz, Blur, Paul Weller, The Verve, The Beta Band, The Charlatans, The Chemical Brothers, Gossip, Peter Gabriel, Goldfrapp, Genesis, Pink Floyd, DJ Shadow...ANYTHING WITH HEART & SOUL, EFFORT AND NON-PRETENSES!
Movies
AGAIN, AS I LOVE FILM SO MUCH WAY TOO MANY TO LIST, but here's a few off the top of my head... 2001 (the best film made by any man, woman or child EVER), Children of Men, V for Vendetta, Koyaanisqatsi, Donnie Darko, Irreversible, La Haine, Trainspotting, Willow, Bladerunner, Baraka, Quadrophenia, Lord of the Rings, Adaptation, the Holy Grail, Mirrormask, the Living Dead series, the Life of Brian, Batman Begins, Easy Rider, City of God, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, Alien trilogy (rumours of a 4th film and even a vs. film are strong, but i doubt they'd ever ruin a fantastic trilogy... would they??) Battle Royale, Zatoichi, The Wall, Yellow Submarine, Toys, Caché, Toy Story, Spirited Away... anything by Kubrick, Gilliam, Loach and Leigh.
Television
The Simpsons, Thundercats, Don't Watch That Watch This, Family Guy, South Park, Red Dwarf, Spaced, Brass Eye, Day Today, the Office, Monty Python, Urban Gothic, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, 24, X-Files, Tintin, Jam, Look Around You, The it Crowd, Big Train, Bo Selecta, Only Fools & Horses, One Foot In The Grave, Father Ted, Later with Jools Holland, anything Dave Goreman has done...
Books
Watchmen, Notes from a Small Island, Harry & Ida Swap Teeth, The Bad Book, Icons in the Fire, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series, 2001, 2010, 3001 (2061 is a bit pointless-avoid!!), Red Dwarf series (better than the TV show), Colony, The Bunny Suicides Series, Are You Dave Gorman?, Googlewhack Adventure, anything by Philip K Dick, Catch-22, Diary (by Chuck who wrote Fight Club) Arkham Asylum, anything by Neil Gaiman, Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance CURRENTLY READING: 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman, 'Happiness' by Will Ferguson, 'Rama' by Arthur C. Clarke and 'Homer's Odyssey'.
Heroes
Me dad, me Grandad, infact... all of my family are my heroes, John Peel (RIP), Akira Kurosawa (RIP), Ken Loach, Stanley Kubrick (RIP), Batman, Terry Gilliam, Shane Meadows, , Tony Wilson (RIP), Dave Gorman.
About me: THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY UNDER MAJOR REDEVELOPMENT!
I'm a uk-based film-maker with influences by the likes of Kubrick, Gilliam, Meadows, Kurosawa and Loach to name but a few. I love film, music, festivals, reading and debating.
I also have an unhealthy obsession with creativity, technology, culture, art, film4 and people...
My Film & Videos To Date can be viewed ear: http://www.youtube.com/user/pughga Do check out the people and bands I have name-checked as most are on here and the bands are all worth checking out. Plus what good is a networking site, if you don't network from it???
If you're looking for more info on me, sorry you won't find it here! Call me cynical but peer to peer networking sites are cutting out real-life for people. I won't type out my shoesize and blood type for you here and save the efforts for you later when they should come out as part of a natural conversation!! Also, sorry to disappoint but you won't find mile long blogs from me about what I've done in my daily life or top 20 polls and Q&As about who i last touched or what colour pudding I like eating when I'm bounding through the desert on the back of a mongoose!!
MY (SELECTED) WORKS:
"AIRPORT TAXI RECEPTION" by Sondre Lerche Nov 2007 [for the Radar Fesitval Competiton] (Director: Luke McCarthy)
First A.D., Focus Puller, Grips, Stunt Car Driver, Camera Car Driver, Grips.
"SLEEP ONE MORE NIGHT (aka DARK SIDE OF THE STREET)" [promotional trailers] Nov 2006 (Director: Aidan Crowley)
First Camera, Clapper Loader, Focus Puller, Grips.
"OUTSIDE: KUBICHEK" Sep 2006 (Director: Ben Thronley)
Set Builder, Driver & Production Runner.
"HAMSWELL: THE MOVIE" Aug 2006
Director, co-camera, editor, co-producer.
CURRENTLY BEING EDITED (watch this space/blogs for news!)
"LUGRADIO LIVE" July 2006, Podcast.
Cameraman (Main Room). DUE TO BE UPLOADED (please check lugradio.org for info)
"LOVE IS BLIND" June 2006, Short. (Director: John Bruce) Director of Photography. DUE TO BE EXHIBITED.
"LIVIN' DOLL" May 2006, Short. (Director: John Bruce)Director of Photography & Sound. CURRENTLY BEING EXHIBITED AROUND THE UK.
"AUTHORSHIP DOWN" May 2006, Short. Writer, Director, Producer, Sound, Lighting, Editing. ON NATIONAL TOUR 2007!! [check blogs for details!!]
"ARE YOU TAKING THE DIS?" March 2006, Documentary. (Director: Kristal Burroughs). Camera, Lighting, Sound.
CURRENTLY BEING EXHIBITED AROUND THE UK. [check blogs for details]
"THE FINISHING TOUCH" Feb 2006, Short. (Director: Matthew Simmonds). Sound, Lighting. I also had a crack at acting in this-just as a favour you must understand!
"APPLE TO BLACK: THE PHOTOS" Mar 2005, Music Video. co-Writer (with Matthew Simmonds), Director, co-Camera (with Matthew Simmonds), co-editor (with Matthew Simmonds).
"BELIEF? OR SLAVERY?" Oct 2004, Short/Experimental. Writer, Director, Producer, Camera, Sound, Editing. SCREENED AT SCOTTISH FILM FESTIVAL, SUMMER 2005 & VID:E0 NIGHT, WINDSOR, OCT 2006
"7:47" July 2004, Short. (Director: Matthew Simmonds). Sound.
"THAT EXTRA MILE: RICKY" Aug 2003, Music Video. Director, co-Camera, co-Editor (with David Oldacre)
"NEVER GOING NOWHERE: THE BLUETONES" Apr 2003, Music Video. Director: Maggie Kelly. co-Camera (with David Oldacre, Maggie Kelly). STILL ON SUPERIORQUALITY.CO.UK (under audio visual section)
"SUNSET VIEW: RICKY" Mar 2002, Music Video. Director, co-Camera (with David Oldacre), Editor.
"EVERYDAY I WAKE FROM A DREAM" Oct 2001, Short/Experimental. Writer, Director, Producer, Camera, Editor.
ah nice one dude! yea all is goin well here, nearly done, wooo hooo! I got a new number, its 07983442624. Give me a bell wen you are next in town. Now Dave, i must go to the toilet but um, I'll be back in a moment, haha! take care boss!
