Things are slowly falling into place with regards The Record Store Day Video (working title) but I am still nervous that this is going to fall at the last hurdle. If one person lets me down the whole thing will fall like a house of cards. My dilemma will then be choosing between putting the script on hold until next year, filming it later with the risk of it not being ready before this year's Record Store Day and saving the film until next year if the day goes ahead next year given the negativity around it this year, or putting the script and my notes into the box of abandoned ideas and moving on.
It is amazing how attitudes differ between two particular places when you ask them about filming. The businesses that I will be filming in will receive free advertising and will not be portrayed in a negative way yet you would think I'm asking if I can dress the staff up in Nazi uniform. On Saturday in Hucknall I went into two fruit and veg shops I found and asked about filming. The first shop dithered about saying that they would have to ask the boss and that they would be in touch with me, which of course I took to mean that they were going to toss my phone number and email address in the bin as soon as I was off the premises. I then went into the second shop and was given a yes straight away. The same thing happened this evening; yesterday I went into Music Exchange to ask (because obviously I need a record shop to film in) and was told they would be happier doing it on Sunday because Saturday is busy, which is understandable. Although the owner (who I spoke to on the phone) was reasonably keen I had to email him a proposal, and I know that email is the worst possible form of communication because it is too easy to ignore. This evening, although I felt like shit and wanted to get home, I asked in Rough Trade and was given a yes straight away. At the moment I am just short of a hardware shop to film in and then I will have all the pieces of the jigsaw.
Things are going to be a little stressful on Saturday as we seemingly need to have everything done before lunchtime; this is manageable providing nobody lets me down otherwise I am fucked. At the moment I am suffering from the return of the cold I thought I had killed off last week and if I can't shift it by Saturday then I am in for some fun and games. Perhaps the filming will be halted because of my own illness, thanks a lot curse guardian!
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