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Behind The Scenes
When making a zero budget production there are a lot of sacrifices that are made, none more so than with the filmmakers striving to see their project through. Teilo resigned from a long running job just before the filming and James came from his honeymoon actually leaving his new wife in Portugal. James told us that he actively stopped looking for work in his field in order to write the series and work on the pre-production as well. He also took a part time job making sandwiches in a café in Ealing to pay for his rent. They told us, “being new and un-established in the creative world is the hardest part of getting funding, so we didn’t even try. It was always the longer-term plan to use this as a platform for the future. To ultimately gain funding and do another one either in Cardiff or beyond.” Neither of them got much more than four hours sleep a night during the filming weeks and they both took substantial financial losses in terms of lost earnings. James’ parent’s study became the production base and everything was coordinated there as soon as a days filming had ceased. James’ mother also became a production secretary on a number of occasions. There were a number of moments they loved. “Watching the actors was a pleasure,” says Teilo, “they bounced off each other so well in the confrontational scenes, you could feel the intensity in the room with them during the filming.” James added, “Kevin’s pre-performance is electrifying. He builds a back-story that you’re able to see immediately as he walks in to every scene.” Kevin had built his character around a manager he once worked for. Other notable moments for the makers were the three girls screaming at each other. In the rehearsal they loved the screaming so much they went on for five minutes unscripted and ended up laughing hysterically afterwards. “The shoots had this energy throughout, everyone enjoyed themselves and put their own kind of magic in there,” said James, “it was a privilege to be surrounded by such talent.” “The whole idea was to bring the community together and I think it did,” says Teilo, head of the production company Kapaw, responsible for the series. James and Teilo met each other in the International Film School of Wales seven years earlier. They lived together and even made their final film together. In the subsequent years James went to work in television and Teilo set up Kapaw. They are still the best of friends and hope to work together again in the future. Tell the world!
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