An Adventure Just Gone

 Last weekend, I was in the Peak District. In a way, you could say that it was for both work and pleasure - I was assisting a film crew on the shooting of a pilot episode of a fantasy TV series. For me, it's always been a pleasure to be part of a film shoot. But this experience was also an adventure. Most film crews are likely to stay in hotels whilst shooting takes place far from their hometowns. On this occasion, we spent some nights on a campsite - for me, this was the first time I'd been camping since less than a decade ago when I worked at the annual Bloodstock festival.

I shan't give too much away since the project is currently under the production process. But I do look forward to seeing how it looks. I hope you do too. For this experience, I was the runner and sound assistant. This involved working directly with the sound recordist and boom operator, ensuring the equipment was in good working order. Occasionally, I would also operate the boom mic. Being that I was also the runner, this involved taxi services which I'll get to in a bit.

My minor drawbacks to the whole experience; it did rain a lot and, as a result, it was difficult for me to drive considering that the windows on the inside got steamed up. Speaking of driving, this also involved driving on a very narrow and bumpy country road, even in the dark. Those places, I must admit, have never been my favourite parts of the road, considering the lack of lighting and the road's rough edges. Luckily my car has stayed in one piece. On the other hand, it was fun and I've always been up for an adventure. And what better way to finish off the trip - driving home with Van Morrison's Avalon Sunset playing via the CD player in my car.

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