Directing a Magnificent Mothers Day Mess

What do you mean, “Never work with kids or animals”? I’ve worked with both and it’s awesome.
Another shoot with a brilliant crew making my little storyboard come alive. The boys were excellent, with DOP/director and their brilliant mum only having to bust out parenting skills a couple of times.

A small shoot like this took a little more planning than usual to work around the time limits of working with children: stopping and starting. IMHO this is a much better way to work in general giving regular breaks, keeping focus and giving time to back up data in-between takes saving time at the end of day.

Food and stories can be complex to shoot, but it was always such a pleasure to create these with a great team. Special thanks to a truly excellent crew (Producer Nadiya, DOP Jonah & Dan, Stylist Emma, Home-Ec Emma, AM Michaela).