Other New Horizons

I bid a fond farewell to Shane's Castle (where this photo was taken) and Belfast in general as I am no longer with The Project. I handed in some final docs today and while there may be some additional follow up, that's basically it. This was not a surprise and while some of my fan/friends felt confident that I would be back to the UK, alas, that was my excellent poker face at work again. Chances were slim that I would continue on. 

So let's enjoy some fun on set from one of my all time favorite days. It wasn't just that I got to play with the snow, but it was the day I was given a nickname (Lady Battenberg) by the B camera crew and I knew we had bonded for life. Seriously, those guys kept me laughing and having a good time throughout the entire shoot. This was also the day I got to meet some of my new fan/friends in Belfast at McHugh's. Great night!

I have never worked on a project with more amazing people. Out of the whole cast and crew, I can honestly say there were only two people who I didn't love. (I'll never name names.)(On my blog.) That is the kind of production crew love percentage you dream of on a job. I'm very grateful. 

There are many new things on the horizon for me, thought which ones will come fully into focus is not clear yet. I look forward to whatever lies ahead.

 

Comments

[Ramon]

I may be putting my foot in my mouth here reading into your words. Will any of your work be shown in the pilot? I don't wanna be too spoilerish here. But I hold high hopes for the AGOT pilot which I thought you were working on.

And I can't believe they didn't name you "Lady Frey"...

Good Luck though.

[Julia]

Hi Ramon - thanks for the kind words. Since I am a Visual Effects Producer, there isn't really any specific thing that is "my work." I don't create shots, merely budget/manage/schedule those people who do the work. Who knows what changes they might make to the pilot, so someday I might be able to say "I was there when we shot that!" We'll just have to wait and see.

[Dan]

If you don't mind me asking, was it your decision to not continue with the series or HBO's? There are a lot of people speculating that it was your decision because you didn't feel the show had the budget to do the job correctly, and i'd love to hear your side of things. Or at least as much as you could share comfortably with us. If it was HBO's decision I can understand with you being from LA maybe they wanted a local person doing this? Or if it was yours if you didn't want to be away from LA for that long it's also understandable.

Thanks!

[Julia]

Sorry for the delay in responding to your questions, Dan, been busy writing! My vague response is that it was something talked about and planned for a while and agreeable on all sides. It's kind of challenging to explain without going into a lot of detail but suffice to say that it was no one person's decision. It's all good, in the end!

Thanks for asking, sorry for not so much detail!