In a whirlwind of activity we have now shot the ‘Mutilation: The Unthinkable Truth’ documentary! The travelling is a bit ridiculous and poor James, camera-operator, must feel like he has driven forever but it is done and we were delighted in that all the contributors were pleased with the experience and are not likely to send extra-terrestrial beings after us!
I had, unfortunately, missed the reccie back in May because I had attended a fantastic networking day with the BBC4 Controller Richard Klein which had been a real insight into the way Controllers select ideas for their channel but, anyway, it had actually proved to be an advantage that I had not attended the reccie because Phil Hoyle, founder of the Animal Pathology Field Unit, (The APFU) had been pleased to have a new person to discuss his research, theories and evidence with.
The Hoyle family were an absolute treat to work with and although I had been concerned that maybe Carol and Jason, (Phil’s wife and son) would not be on camera they agreed and really added another level of depth and perspective on the Phil’s story and search for the ‘truth about aliens.’
In a sense, the greatest problem for us as a crew was sifting through the sheer volume of information and selecting the best bits we needed and although if I am completely honest I do feel that a few tricks were missed, on the whole the project has made a subject that is quite multi-faceted and in-depth into something entertaining and understandable so I am delighted by that.
On reflection, I do wish we had more time to reccie the other contributors, for example, Matt Sanders the APFU photographer was great at interview and it would have been good to have gleamed more information from him. Additionally, I feel that perhaps sometimes the focus was a little Phil-centric but on the whole the whole crew has left with a positive impression of the experience and it will be fantastic to see this in the edit suite.
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