Saturday 17th October 2015

Up early, off to pick up a memory stick with the final, final cut of the movie from Karen - won't have a chance to watch it for a day or so, but I'm glad it's done.

Over to Hinchingbrooke House for the filming of the promo video for our new single. A long, long day, and a testament to how great we are as friends are that we all kept smiling throughout. We had a huge cast for this one - it's a zombie-themed movie so much fun was had with all the costumes in such a stunning building. The video itself is so ambitious, costing over a grand to make, but in the capable hands of Sam and Marta (who we work with a lot) you can just feel it coming together so well.

I wasn't allowed to see the storyboard beforehand, and I now know why they were keeping it from me - part of the video involves me being tied up by a bunch of sexy young ladies, and stroked (etc) by them, before I'm rescued. It was one of those moments that made me both incredibly happy yet also so awkward! They all enjoyed themselves, probably because how uncomfortable I was, in particular Emily (a close friend of the band) - she got a bit carried away and her hands lurked in places that are known as 'private parts' for a reason. The other awkward scene is when they 'kidnap' me so have to carry me across the room - being carried by 5 nice girls, quite high up, was scary enough as it was a solid wooden floor and they didn't seem like they could really lift me, and then they had to run with me. Very tricky when we couldn't fit through the door...we worked it out eventually.

We filmed for 9 and a half hours. Naturally, as with these things, that involved a lot of waiting around. Feeling restless; I started making another film whilst there, on my phone - a plot came to me straight away for 'My First Day at Work' and it seemed like a perfect idea considering we had a fully dressed cast of ghosts and zombies at our disposal. Marcel, Claudia, Edd, Sue, Emily and Jess all acted brilliantly in that, I'll edit it together tomorrow and get it out there.

At 10pm we finally left the venue, not quite finished (but all the venue shots were), all a bit snotty as it was pissing it down for exterior shots. Went to a pub and toasted our good work.