Episode 9 online!

Wow - there we are, 9 done, 2 to go! And we completed the final shoot today at about 11.40am - well done to absolutely everyone involved with this amazing effort . . . !

The world premiere . . .

I'm delighted to confirm that we'll be having the world premiere of The Lost Sock on the big screen, here in Felixstowe, during late June or maybe into July - we'll try to confirm the date very soon. We're already looking for offcuts of red carpet.

Web Site revision

There's a version of the web site now online, to give a bit more flexibility with how it works, and perhaps to generate a little more income from the google ads! TLS is actually generating costs at present, rather than income, essentially because the views are pushing FTV through the bandwidth barrier - we have 40Gb per month within our package, but are exceeding that every month.

Bearing in mind the stunning number of views we are getting on TLS, it is surprising that we haven't found anyone who wants to advertise - but we haven't really been looking . . .

Get Yer T-Shirt Ere Guv!

From Giles:

"Today's scorching weather has turned my mind to T-shirts. There is still one more week to get your logo designs in to Felixstowe TV, and then we will be choosing the winning design, and very soon after that sending off the order to get them made.

So we thought we'd give you a chance to order a T-shirt now to make sure you don't miss out!

They will be black with white printing on the front and back, and will be available for only £9.50 (+ postage if you'd like it posted!). And as an extra special offer, if you order a Lost Sock T-shirt, you can also get a Felixstowe TV T-shirt (probably in red) at the same time, for only £7.00. They will be available in S / M / L / XL. We will show you the finished designs of both T-shirts early next week and the deadline for orders will be the end of next week."

The thing is, I really only want to order enough to fulfil your orders - so while we may get a few extras, you're not guaranteed to get one unless you order early! There will not be a re-print of this shirt - it'll be a world exclusive . . . tee hee!

It's all over!...

...Well, nearly. Well, the filming is nearly over anyway. Tomorrow is our last shoot at the Fort, with only one little scene left to do elsewhere after that. We're meeting outside Landguard Fort at 9am (at least one of our number has said they didn't realise that time existed on a Saturday!!), when we'll be filming with a couple of "Special" guest stars - and a very nice car from Flying Lady in Trimley. We'll then move indoors where we'll probably be filming for the rest of the morning.

And once that and the other little scene are done, there's just the rest of the editing to finish and the music to be written (for the last episodes), the premiere on the big screen to organise, invites, posters and flyers, the T-shirts to do [you've still got a week left for the logo competition!], the film version to be re-edited, the credits to be compiled and double checked, some of the music to be re-written for the film version, the DVD to be produced, ... just all the easy stuff left to do now!!!

On watching episode 8:

From a video directors' forum:

"What can I say....?

Technically it's improving, the sound, camerawork and editing are all getting better. Luckily the acting and script are still at the wonderully cringe-making squirm-in-your-seat level.

Love it!

This may become cult TV. It certainly deserves to be."

Episode 8 online . . . with a little problem!

Viewers who watched episode 8 of TLS before about 7.40pm UK time this evening, might like to go back and watch it again! I missed a Bill and Bert segment in the edit, discovering that I'd edited it earlier, only to set it aside! What a plonker!

Luckily, Giles came round for a natter, and we sorted it out. So the revised version went online at about 7.30, or maybe 7.40 - so time to go back a take another look if you watched earlier than this.

The Tee Shirt

We've now sorted out some details of the tee-shirts that we'll be doing for The Lost Sock. There'll be a cast and crew version, which will be all white printed on black shirts, with the winning design from the competition on the front, and a slogan on the back. These will have the words "cast and crew" also printed on the front, and Giles will be checking that you're entitled! The shirts we'll have printed will be good quality, and will cost just £9.50 locally - if you want them posted elsewhere, we'll be glad to do that at cost.

They will be a strictly limited edition, so you'll need to pre-order, which you can do by email. Once we're ready to print, we'll send an email so you can confirm your order. We won't be doing any extra copies of the Cast and Crew edition, so if you don't order, you'll have missed out!

Email your size requirements now!

Really must do more . . .

Last night we had about 14 or 15 people round, and I showed the current 7 episodes of the Sock to a few people who wanted a break from the hubbub! We had three or four people in the room, ranging from 9 years old to nearly 70, and they were all giggling and really enjoying the movie.

I must say that I think we ought to work out ways of doing more with it. The internet success and range of interest is huge, but we should try to get it better known in wider media - and as I think everyone knows, the people at Archant have major problems with us, so we can't hope for help from them.

Sad really . . . .

Episode 8 edit

Episode 8 went to David Jennings yesterday for a touch of added musicality, when he can fit it in! The excellent DJ is in the midst of moving house, and his recent problems have included the dog chewing through his network cabling, and varigated other interesting but not exactly entertaining events . . .

I think that David's music has made a very serious contribution to TLS, much of it un-noticed until it isn't there. Watching the rough cut of E8 made me realise how much we've got used to hearing it!

Yes, we are filming today!

See you down on the beach, right next to the pier, at 11am. The crowd extras will only be needed for an hour at most. Since the crowd will be trying to see the aliens that are in the sea, feel free to bring along binoculars, cameras, or alien souvenirs!!

We also need some green slime!! We cannot find a toyshop in east Suffolk that stocks it, please let us know a.s.a.p. if you can help!! Thank you!

CROWDS THIS SATURDAY!!

Wow, 2 posts in 1 day!!

We are definitely hoping to film on the beach (near the pier) this Saturday (8 April), from 11am-1pm. We still want a great crowd scene, so please do come along for your moment of fame! You won't even have to learn any lines!

I'll post on here again on Saturday by 10am to confirm absolutely whether we can go ahead (depending on the weather), but all being well, we'll see you then!

"Design a logo" competition!

Next month, we shall be producing T-shirts for "The Lost Sock" (at a bargain price!) . Which means we would like someone to design a logo for "The Lost Sock" and "Felixstowe TV". The winning entry will be used on any publicity for the film, and the winner will get a free T-shirt to keep, as well as a pair of tickets to see the full-length film on the big screen in the summer - and of course a little bit of fame!!!

Designs must be black and white (or if in colour, please also send a black and white version that would look good for the T-shirts). Please send your entries as "gif" or "bmp" (or similar files) to controlroom@felixstowetv.co.uk with the subject heading "Logo Comp", or on paper, post to: The Lost Sock Logo Comp, PO Box 119, Felixstowe, IP11 2WH. Please include your name, telephone number and email address. Closing date for entries is Monday 1st May 2006, the competition is open to all residents of planet earth over the age of 0, the judges' decision is final, and correspondence is unlikely to be entered into.

Good luck!

Episode 7 online now!

Well, here it is! Hope you enjoy it!

Here's a comment from a poster on a video-editing forum I use:

"It’s a brilliant series – witty, well acted, original and amusing. The channel that finally does cotton on to amateur videos will start a trend, I reckon. "

Now that's seriously nice!

Filming tomorrow morning (Sunday 2 April) at the Fort

Hi, just to let you all know we will be filming at Landguard Fort tomorrow morning, scenes from Episodes 8 and 9. (And the Fort is open to the public from 10am.) See you there!