Jon Ellison

 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 a...

 Remember three decades ago, when a film that was apparently 65 million years in the making came out? Remember when we got one of the rarest chances to see live dinosaurs (well, CGI ones)? And back when blockbusters had awesome storytelling aspects? It gives me great pleasure to celebrate the thirty years since one of my favourite movies hit the screens. That movie is Jurassic Park . I have great fond memories of Jurassic Park . The film was released when I was three - this was an age which is too early for me to think back to that time. But I remember this one Christmas when I was six, Jurassic Park was shown on BBC1, and my parents recorded it onto a VHS tape. It's no wonder I still picture the continuity that was shown before. Since the viewing, my admiration has remained to this day. I also had the video game on Sega and have now seen all five of the film's sequels that followed. Now where to start with Jurassic Park ? Not only was it directed by one of my favourite film d...