Blog « Andrew Sparkes

Potential Production - 17/11/2009

After quite a while of not updating this blog as often as I'd like, I have a bit of progression with one of my writing projects. Having been going to Hackney for almost three months now (how time flies), Laurent came up with the scary idea of actually making the first episode in order to use it as a pitching tool to look for funding from proper companies/people. But having thought about it, the first episode is probably easy enough to film quickly and on a 'micro-micro-micro-budget' budget... Keep reading!

How I Met The Most Awesome Sitcom Ever - 22/10/2009

I don't often claim things to be the best ever and I definitely will always have a soft spot for my past favourites, but I can honestly say that How I Met Your Mother is possibly the best possible mix of each's best points: I liked Blackadder because it had wit, but not a snobbish, intellectual kind. Just a little wordplay here and there, with a heavy sprinkling of dramatic irony. You knew the outcome of the last season before the first episode of it even ended - they were gonna die. It was... Keep reading!

Birthday schmirthday - 14/10/2009

It was my 22nd birthday yesterday and...I couldn't care less. Got woken up by my mum at 7 a.m. to go to her school office where I'm temping for a bit. Took one tired look at the pile of cards and thought "...Later, definitely later". I worked until 5 p.m., came back and felt totally drained of all energy. Too exhausted going for a meal with my mum and dad and definitely didn't want to have a drunken night out with my friends, especially considering I was temping again at the same time today.... Keep reading!

Hackney Library show’n'tell - 05/09/2009

After getting a Facebook message a few weeks ago from an ex-coursemate, Laurent (who is now living in London for a while), asking to meet up sometime to share ideas, I got all excited about writing again. While I’ve been trying to write a web series for a while, I did that age-old trick of procrastinating for months - it’s easy when you have no-one to answer to. Soon after I got that message, I whittled down the first season from 24 roughly 10-page episodes to 13 roughly 15-page... Keep reading!

Eleven of my favourite films - 29/08/2009

I’m a film geek, so it’d be impossible to choose my favourite ever, and I know I’ve missed out a few, but here’s 11 (in no particular order) that I think everyone should watch. Exactly. I couldn’t even reach a Top 10… The Shawshank Redemption - Critically acclaimed movie to start off the list on a high. Great acting, great writing, great cinematography. There literally isn’t a fault with it. The Lion King - So what it’s Disney and animated and thus ‘a kid’s... Keep reading!