Most Recent 50 Kisses Updates

‘Never Forget’ by LCB Films enters festivals
Never Forget is a short, part of a british competition and if it wins will be part of the feature film “50 Kisses“. It is also the first film I directed and was a director of photography (yes both at the same time). As you

50 Kisses – Where are we now?
So, we’ve been quiet. You cannot fail to notice this. Truth be told we grossly underestimated how much time and effort the post production and tie up process would take for 50 Kisses. Why? Well, for one we have a team of volunteers and are

Dream Date BTS
Cool slideshow of BTS images from their shoot for Dream Date, from Makelight Productions in Germany. Very cool. Another Kiss? Here’s some related posts 50 Kisses ~ The Contest ~ The Feature ~ The Premiere in Houston, Texas by Laura Koons Yes We Made The

Making ‘The Moment’ (twice) By Anthony Carpendale
Better late than never… Four months past the deadline, I’m wheezing to the finish line with my take on popular 50 Kisses script, ‘The Moment’. Actually, two Moments as we filmed two complete versions, our talented actors Noel Bateman and Terence Drew swapping guns to

From 50 Kisses to 2 Pages a Week by Robert J. Lee
“It’s like not being able to enjoy your weekend because you have homework to do.” That’s how I described running my blog Two Pages a Week recently to a producer. A feeling I think most of us can relate to but one to which I

Make the most of your 50 Kisses film
The 50Kisses competition has entered a quiet period, as those in charge of creating a feature film consisting of many separate and, often, very different short films beaver away at the seemingly impossible task. Roughly 130 films sit idle, waiting to hear whether they have

50 Kisses has all been about “Taking Chances”
The making of 50 Kisses has been a long road.We’ve learned a lot as we have travelled from script competition, to film competition to post production. One of the things we have been pleasantly surprised by is the amount of engagement and affection for the

50 Kisses is now fine cutting and close to picture lock
So we have been a little quiet for the last couple of months as we have been beavering away at post-production on 50 Kisses. I sat today with editors Simon Reglar and Ricky Milling and watched what was pretty close to a fine cut of

50 Kisses Edit Update
We have been working away on the edit of 50 Kisses and we have had to batten down the hatches in order to get it done. And we still have a long way to go. Sadly, we still cannot reveal the shortlist as that will

Entering competitions and funding processes – top nine tips from the real world
As the 50 Kisses song initiative draws to a close, I thought I would share some of my personal observations about the entrants, what we can learn from them, and how we can apply those lessons to our own scripts and films when submitting to

Smasheroo: from page to screen by Evan Marlowe at Sweethomefilms.com
Saturday afternoon found me squatting in my bathtub with a digital camera, distorting my spine and kicking up my sciatica. My wife Kerry was on the toilet, Kaden was at the sink, and a hazardously thin girl named Jamie was struggling to reach in with

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained, by Jonny Evers
Part 1: How It All Came About This whole thing started when I attended a scriptwriters event back in June. Props must go to Euroscript, who host them for free every couple of months, as an incentive to sign up to their courses (which, to

The Making of “Practice Makes Perfect” By: Samantha Skelton
I came across the 50 Kisses competition two days before the script stage was about to close, and I told myself, “I have to do this.” Not only is it an amazing catalyst for up-and-comers’ careers, but getting to collab with writer’s and filmmakers all

50 Kisses Music Challenge
50 Kisses post production is in full swing and we are looking for some songs for both the end titles and the trailer. Are you a composer? A songwriter? A band? Do you know anyone whose work would fit in 50 Kisses? Or someone who

Writing “That Good Night” by Kenneth Lemm
I am still dazed by the experience afforded by the 50 Kisses competition. I stumbled across the competition quite by accident, and immediately envisioned the story I would set out to tell. It was one of those moments when later asked ‘where did you get

‘Colton’s Big Night’, Behind the Scenes with Sebastian Solberg
Last week we had the cast and crew screening for ‘Colton’s Big Night’. The showing was in London at the Genesis Cinema. It was a wonderful night with all the cast and lots of the crew members turning up to see their hard work on

Editing 50 Kisses… The Team Assembles
After my post a few days ago about the future of 50 Kisses, and after much consultation, deliberation and thinking, we have some announcements to make. Many of you contributed to the blog post – and we were blown away by the passion, commitment to

Writing Poster Boy by Tracey Flynn
It was said to me recently, “You’ve been at this a while; about time you saw some success.” “This” being screenwriting, which I have been “at it a while,” but I realised, after stewing on this comment, that the writing is only part of it.

How I Learned To Love Again by Baz Hodson
So, where are we at these days?! It’s 18 months down the line from the wrap on my short film ‘A Kiss Goodbye’ and we’re now on the final PR push for 50 Kisses, which after a long haul has got its BBFC 15 certification along with the wonderful DCP drive required for the projection

Brazilian filmmaker Carolina Rodrigues shares her 50 Kisses Journey on Youtube – WATCH VIDEO BLOG
How one filmmaker made their first film, against all odds, and it was part of 50 Kisses! Carolina shared in an email ‘“50 Kisses” and “Never Forget” not only reminded me of how much I really love bringing images to life, but also taught me the responsibility of creating art. It showed me that with hard

Do you as a filmmaker or writer involved in 50 Kisses want to see it play at festivals?
What Shall We Do With 50 Kisses AFTER the Premiere? An open question and a few words of tough love. We have a number of things we can do with 50 Kisses after the premiere. First, we could release it on the internet free. This would mean anyone can watch it, anyone could embed it

How 50 Kisses Gave Me My Filmmking Mojo Back
I had decided to give up. Movies. Filmmaking. Writing. The lot. I was spent – in every sense of the word after a feature film that I had been working on passionately for several years as the writer/director crashed and burned 3 weeks before shooting was to start in the USA – leaving me broken

50 kisses – The Moment… by screenwriter Stephen Cooper
I still find it crazy that ‘The Moment’ has created so many different opportunities and previews of life ahead. Through this little two minute script and the 50 kisses competition I have seen my idea come to life through a number of fantastic and exciting film makers, I have networked with producers, wrote a pilot

50 Kisses on BBC London with Sunny and Shay
Last night I spent an hour on BBC London with Radio hosts Sunny and Shay, discussing film, music and of course 50 Kisses. This came right off the back of 50 Kisses Training Day on Saturday. Around 60 filmmakers and writers involved in 50 Kisses, gathered at Ealing Studios to focus on how we, as

The Final Cinema Version of 50 Kisses Is AMAZING!
This afternoon I headed into Soho to watch the final DCP (Digital Cinema Package) at SDC for ‘50 Kisses’, alongside a journalist friend who writes for, and reviews films, for the broadsheets. His reaction? ‘50 Kisses significantly exceeded my expectations…’ I won’t say more till reviews begin to appear. And I have to tell you,

Writing Love Songs by a Hopeless “Realist”
I wrote the song “Good” while living in NYC, with most of my thoughts and songs ranging from the love-lost scorn to the revengeful strong woman to the forever young anthem of taking on the world. When I wrote “Good”, however, I let myself wonder again about love, just pure, simple, happy love. Nothing perfect,

50 Kisses: Making The DCP part 2
I have just retuned from a visit to the office of the lovely people at SDC who are making the DCP for 50 Kisses. I know a great deal more about the process of making one now and plan an extensive blog on the matter post 50 Kisses premiere (as it is so essential for

From London to New York with 50 Kisses
I little expected, when filming Rob Burke’s LOVE script in the London Underground, that nine months later, I would be on the New York Subway on route to see our film screened at the Tribeca Film centre. Also our little film, shot guerrilla style in a day and a half, helped in my selection by

50 Kisses Final Mastering: Making The DCP
To screen 50 Kisses in a cinema, we need to make a DCP. This is a specific file supplied on an industry standard drive. We could make our own DCP using OpenDCP (low budget and a little risky), but the lovely people at Soho Digital Cinema are helping us out. I have always been in

Don’t miss out on the big publicity opportunity at the 50 Kisses premiere
Are you trying to build a reputation as an independent filmmaker, writer, actor? Are you on social media? If you are, then you’ll know the currency that photographs have – especially pictures of you and your friends/family at your premiere would have. We will have an official photographer there to take photos and make you