I'm not sure if editing with Mark today was a successful experience. At one instance in our film a character impales a zombie with a rake so I mentioned that there should still be blood on said rake as it is ruthlessly plucked from the soft flesh of the Zombie. Pointing out this inconsistency put Mark in a paranoid yet apathetic mood towards this claiming it would be far too much work and not with it in the long run. Moments later a friend sits down with us and also brings up the same issue with the bloody rake which sent Mark into a full on editing rage as he grumpily spent an hour getting the bits just right while moaning at me and Josh for bringing it up in the first place; all we could do was laugh.
My first Mike Leigh film was Secrets and Lies which I watched this afternoon and was quite impressed with. It presented some interesting characters and a consistently winding plot that took you into some of the most awkwardly tense moments put onto film. What felt satisfying about it is that it was almost done like a soap opera but you knew there would be closure within its 136 minutes and that at some point all the characters would have to fess up in the brilliant climax of the film.
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