Filming was split between Bitterne Manor House where my about to be put upon girl friend and I lived, a house on the other side of Southampton that was due for demolition and the Dungeon.
Rooms were readied for those that had to stay the night, food was stocked (including big pots of home made pasta sauce that I spent a day slow cooking), booze was bought (rarely drunk by the actors but fully appreciated by myself, production manager Kelly King and the crew).
The shoot ran efficiently. A few obstacles presented themselves and were dispatched, most notable losing a house that was demolished ahead of time, we shot what we could quickly and decamped to the manor.
Hours were long and sleep rare but thanks to a skilled crew in one week we had everything wrapped.
Editing for one reason or another was completed in 2002 by Morrigan in Brighton who worked some miracles.
The finished piece did a few screenings but I wasn't happy with it. It was way too long (fifteen minutes, should have been five). The look wasn't quite right. I didn't like some of the dialogue. I'm not throwing blame here by the way, this was my fault, I wrote it.
So 'Date' sat on my hard drive doing nothing for a while. Over the years it was taken out and small changes made, a cut here, contrast change there. Eventually I got rid of the sound and made it a silent film then left it again.
When Gregor Tischberger from The Maybe Men asked me to do a video I was planning an animation but then thought of the little film that I could never find an outlet for. It took nearly ten years but here it is, hope you like it.
The Maybe Men - David Berman Afterworld
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