An Evening with Da Vader!

Had the pleasure of attending a small private talk last night with the man who was Darth Vader, Dave Prowse. As he lives locally, he kindly gave a fascinating insight into his career and life. Looking back at his time in the industry, he talked of his days on the Hammer Horrors, his involvement in some pretty forgettable flicks (his words), the Green Cross Code years, unashamed name dropping and working with the likes of Kubrick, Donner, Lucas and escaping the advances of Frankie Howard!
Interestingly, not much time was given to his most iconic role as the Dark Lord of the Sith but it was still fascinating to learn that he never saw the scripts for EMPIRE or JEDI but only the pages he was doing on his particular shooting days!

On a radically different note, we are gearing up next week for our first paranormal investigation, which should prove very interesting. We did a baseline test recently and have a great team onboard including an experienced medium. I’ve always been interested in paranormal matters (though I don’t take things with face value) and this seems a natural extension of that interest which is shared by my colleague Alexis. As I said earlier, this is our first investigation so no doubt we’ll cock up somewhere as we learn the procedure of ghost hunting. I’m sure that any potential spirit person will be laughing away at us saying ‘Look at these knob sucks, they haven’t a bloody clue what there doing!’ Joking aside, this is going to be a serious investigation and we’re using the location as a test to see how we all bond as a team (it’s all made up of people who know each other well). A full report will be made in a couple of weeks.

This also relates to a potential TV pilot we are shooting soon called ANCIENT ISLE, a documentary that focuses on the myths, legends, history and folklore of the British Isle’s. The pilot is being shot at the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire and we’ll fill you in as this project progresses.

Now I need to sit down and digest the final episode of LIFE ON MARS - role on ASHES TO ASHES!