Saturday, 14 May 2016

No Malta just home grown work..

So no Malta took the job with the film here in Edinburgh instead not a hard decision as I have so much of my own work to do,editing,filming and digging.
Had an awesome time the first 2 days met with people I have not seen since Black Hawk Down 2001 & was blown away when they said they had some pics of me and my other stand-in friends,cant wait to see them.





















What fantastic memories.....

Thursday, 12 May 2016

Malta or home filming Trainspotting

I got up this morning quite positive as usual to dig or not to dig.. mnnnnnn ! Had a few things to do for my mum who lives not far from me so off I go listening to the radio as I go.
Up pops an add for flights to Malta with Ryanair for £32 one way wow..! Might well be what I need fantastic. So I did the few jobs in my mums garden and off to dig I thought,until my phone interrupts my schedule.. Hi Norm do you fancy a job on Trainspotting 2 .. What why now are you kidding do I want to see my old friend Anthony Dod Mantel work with actors I haven't seen since Black Hawk Down.. Decisions,decisions.. Just like I planned as soon as I have my mind set on a adventure another one pops up.. 
Let's see.. Meeting at 6pm

Thursday, 28 April 2016

When the time comes..

Sitting here wondering what to get up to today.
Shall I go metal detecting or edit some of the many videos I have secreted in numerous hard drives or like so many this last few months end it all. I don't mean to mock the deaths of others in troubled times but really !
Am I the only one that thinks "what the hell" I know having all the money you would ever need is not the answer and can bring its own problems "but what the f8%k" believe me I know how exciting life can get (relatively). I have worked on many exciting projects walked in the footsteps of our so called stars and when it ends its not easy dealing with the lack of excitement or the loss of the paycheque.
I know when my time comes that I shall be ready in the knowledge that the true wealth of a life is not the monetary value or adulation from others, as I lay there  alone with my own thoughts the value of the life I have led and the true wealth of those experiences will make my passing just another dream filled sleep.

Stay safe and rest well..

Saturday, 19 March 2016

I have been editing most of the week in between worrying about the state of our country,my family & working  with a film crew from Japan oh! also playing Skylanders with my writer friends son.
All in all a very busy week, editing not going great but I shall get there.
The trip to Dumfries was interesting and I met some good people from the Moat Brae Trust who are restoring the childhood home of J M Barrie.
He spent a large part of his childhood living next door to his school in this grand house with large gardens. And is also where he played out his fantasies which later became the inspiration for his book Peter Pan.


http://www.peterpanmoatbrae.org/
All in all a busy but enjoyable week, off to Devon I think next week on another adventure... take care



Wednesday, 16 March 2016

As I was doing some research on Dumfries for a recent trip I noticed that on Google Maps you can actually enter a shop on English Street, T B Watsons wine merchants,bizarre place theres even another street view with the driver of a blue car hanging out of the drivers window while driving down the street..Check it out on my Instagram page.. Stay safe
https://www.instagram.com/p/BC_sxE8HXI5/?taken-by=isnormhttps://www.instagram.com/p/BC_sxE8HXI5/?taken-by=isnorm

Sunday, 13 March 2016

Hello not been on here for a while but I do intend now that I am linking all my activity wether it be Youtube, Facebook , Instagram .. etc to at least post once a week with updates.
Its a new start and a new adventure, my new youTube videos are going up on a semi regular basis which I am really excited about.
In the coming weeks there will be trips to Dumfries in Scotland with a Japanese film crew some location work and of course my metal detecting videos with a splattering of fun and relevant comments. Its early days but I do hope you can join me on my quest to go from zero to 1 million views, a huge task but I am definitely up for it.

 

Have a look at my recent video which was filmed at The Edinburgh creators day in Edinburgh a great day with plenty of hints and tips.
I have also been working on Outlander the Amazon/Sony series shot in Scotland with some fantastic locations its gained an avid fan base in America and Europe, soon to be shown on UK Tv.
I shall be posting clips from my work with the locations team soon on my youTube Channel along with other film related work that I am involved in.
So heres to a fun trip,next video up will be a trip with another Japanese film crew I took to Edinburgh for filming and on to Egrimont in Cumbria to a Gurning event then we shot off to Manchester,shall post it up this week.
So hope you enjoy.. stay safe.