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 The episode where the makers get a cameo. It happened by accident that James and Teilo were in the same episode. James is the one at the police reception looking mighty tired, an easy emotion for him as he was exhausted by this time in the shoot. Teilo played a very convincing self-obsessed Welsh Media type trying to belittle Taj. It was felt this scene was of supreme importance to theme. Everyone knew it would highlight cultural integration in Wales. Wales is vibrantly multicultural with Cardiff at the heart of this diversity. James and Teilo have felt a lack of representation of this cultural group in Cardiff when people from different ethnicities make up for 30% of the population. It was a conscious decision to avoid the religious stereotypes in Taj’s characterisation and play him as any other person having a hard time. The same went for Gethin, Taj’s best friend. Of course there are the ‘in’ jokes surrounding his ethnicity from the older characters but Taj’s patriotism always shines through, none more so than in this scene with Taj and Teilo. Incidentally it was Teilo that scripted this scene. There were a few times when James thought he might need to become a character other than the one he was planning to play. But igt seemed all of the actors had faith in the project and never let the side down. We take our hats off to them. Printing.Com must get a mention for supplying their offices for the interview scene. It was actually a big conference room that was used although it was shot it tightly enough to give the kind of claustrophobia J & T were looking for. The person interviewing them both happens to be James in a white shirt. It was on this day that we had a work experience girl with us. She’d just won a prize for an animation she’d done and proved herself very well by helping out with kit and lights as our Runner for the day. It’s probably a good time to mention that a lot of what you see was worked out on the fly; where to shoot the scene in each location, and work with what was available. Both James and Teilo had full time jobs before the shoot so did not have a chance to recce any of the locations let alone a budget to get anyone else to. It was a case of thinking on your feet at every moment. They had of course planned a comprehensive shot list but with all great shot lists it was generally a template for what happened on the day. One of the funniest places to use was James' old high school’s entrance as the police station foyer complete with ‘buzz-in’ button and sliding glass window. They had to angle out the big crucifix on the wall, if you look closely you might catch the edge of it. Tell the world! |
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