The thoughts of PJ, producer and star.

PJ Hart, Producer and Actor in Craic Addicts, presents this blog entry because he has drank too much cola and can't sleep. Stuff like this, and other things that you don't care about can be found on his own blog at http://outboundlight.livejournal.cpm

“So we've started! Friday night was a little bit of a stress because our equipment guy showed up quite late. We all jumped up every time the door knocked but we were fooled first by Cathy and later by Cathy's pizza delivery before we actually got us some cameras. But we did, and that's what matters.

We started making a film.

I basically got thrown in the deep end, and the first scene I had to do involved one of the things about this film that I was a bit nervous about, namely sharing a bed with one of my female friends. After a few takes I was pretty much cool with it, but it didn't help that her brother was on the crew.

After that, I got to work with Sam. I hadn't acted with him in well over a year and he's still awesome. I can't believe I cleaned my room for the film and the first scene we shot in it had to be set dressed as a total mess. Oh well. The stills photographer turned up during this scene and got some great photos of me lying half naked in my own filth. I mean Fozzie's filth. Ahem. Honest.

8 30 on a Sunday morning. Apparently it exists. yes folks, We conducted this painstaking research so that you didn't have to. Despite my hangover, I actually rather enjoyed the shoot. I've never worked with Emily before, and I have to say that she is a lot of fun on screen and off. That... sounds weird but what I mean is that she's a good actress and also cool to talk to between takes. There's nothing worse than working with people you cant bullshit with. Well, maybe cholera is worse. And probably a lot of other things. But Anyway.
We got some shots of Belfast looking totally awesome, so if anyone sees the film and decides to come here solely on that basis, they shall be harshly disappointed. I shall make an effort to apologise in person. Or maybe make Eoin do it.

So then we got a little high to film the stoner scene and that helped take the edge off the ole hangover. We had lots of fun improving about ducks and the Lagan and plugs and what not. It was much fun, but there is only so much one man can laugh. I swear I thought I was going to run out of laughter and shrivel into a cold dead husk.

Husk is a great word. It was in Peep Show, which I watched on Saturday and I was reminded of it's brilliance. Go on, say it.

"Husk."

hehe.

So we captured some footage later (after Simon provided us with food, which was lovely) and I have to say, parts of this film are going to look really fucking good. Like I'm looking at the dailys, and one of the tapes ends on this shot of us sitting near the Lagan and the clock is there and everything and... shit, I'm thinking this looks like it could be on the back of a DVD box.”