Jon Ellison

 Happy New Year readers! It's that time again where we celebrate the start to a brand new year after a night of boozing in town and singing Auld Lang Syne or however one prefers to celebrate. It's also the time when we reflect on what's happened and what we'd been through over the previous year. In addition, it's the time to plan some New Year's Resolutions. This might be one of the lengthiest posts I've ever published, so grab yourselves a cup of tea or something as we go through the highs and lows of 2022. So, where to begin with how 2022 went? Well I feel that one should start with the negatives and then the positives as it's always best to end on a positive note. So here goes. Firstly, I'll start with those who passed on over the last year. These include; June Brown Bernard Cribbins Angela Lansbury Jet Black Robbie Coltrane Lynda Baron Meat Loaf Christine McVie Ashvin Luximon Terry Hall Matt Zimmerman Vivienne Westwood Maxi Jazz Raymond Briggs Mi...

Hello once again. Before I start, just a few updates. Firstly, I've taken part in a mentoring scheme set by Screen Northampts, a film-making-related organisation based in Northampton. Basically, what happens is that Screen Northampts arranges for a staff member to mentor those who are pursuing a career in the film industry whether it be sound production, editing, writing and so forth. My main career ambition is of course writing and my mentor has offered me some great advice so far on which sources to try for script promotion ideas. Also I've started some counselling sessions due to recent mental health issues. These related not only the impact that the lockdown had on me, but what has happened since then, residential life and work life. Either that or I maybe experiencing a quarter-life crisis. But that's another story for another time. Last Friday evening, I was watching a documentary feature at the Phoenix in Leicester, my hometown. This film in particular contained a se...