Phlebas - Production Diary

The Profit and Loss of Phlebas - Production Diary

As we start to gear up for our next short film, we have decided that we would like to share the high and lows of our production journey by logging our progress here on our blogsite.

We would like to share our experience of casting, location scouting, finding crew, the shoot, legal issues, editing, sound mixing, colouring and so on and so on… in the hope that you may glean something useful from our ramblings or at least enjoy the spectacle of our endeavours.

The film we will be following is titled The Profit and Loss of Phlebas, a supernatural fable inspired by a number of old Slavic and Japanese myths which often tell of a visitation of death personified as woman dressed in white.

Our story centres on an ageing fisherman called Phlebas who whilst out fishing discovers the body of a young girl floating in the sea. He hauls her from the water onto his boat and is stunned to find her alive. Unknown to Phlebas this girl is death personified. Who has come to speed his passing.

As our production progresses the challenges of shooting on a low budget, out to sea with a child actor is sure to throw up its fair share of issues, frustrations and inspired work-arounds. We hope you enjoy following our production, meeting the cast and crew and seeing the story unfold. As always we would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on our progress.

Coming Soon… Part 1. Breaking Down the Script