Subject: XL
XL is a pseudonym for Tom. He is a producer of all things electronic that are related to music. Music is in his blood since he played alto saxophone with the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland from 1992 through 1998. Now he is 30 years old and is reaching to break through with his personal blend of dubstep, grime and technol. He feels a strong connection between his music and the city streets because they are hard and unforgiving, like his music. Together with his flatmate Frank who has a decent digital camera, XL set about filming his reinterpretation of movement through the streets, with a nod to the film that first demonstrated the potential of running in a creative way – The Legend of Zorro. His Youtube page along with his photoblog (Peachy Shnaps) are what first attracted the attention of Chutney Films. Now that filming has begun XL is delighted with the prospect of a national platform for his ideas and music.
Crew
Director: Alan Kavanagh
Alan’s directorial career is in the ascendancy since he landed a place in RTÉ’s Storyland with his project “We Own The Streets”. His background is in guerrilla film-making having tackled such broad subject matter as greyhound racing, architecture, freshwater fishing and even underage drinking – all with an astonishingly low budget. The aspects of cinematography that he strives to capture are raw action, lighting, an element of surprise, good looking actors, and the hardest of all to capture – love.
Sound man: Myles O’ Rahelig
Myles is a musician-cum-soundman. He has been part of Alan’s crew for approximtely two weeks but his experience in sound goes back at least three months before that. Myles always uses his Seinheisler ME66 worth in excess of a thousand euro. His CV includes work on The Tudors, Ballykissangel and sporadically for Nationwide, depending on where they were filming. The jewell in the crown of his CV of course is his having met and actually having lunch with Daniel Day Lewis in Roundwood. Myles is also a mean poker player from time to time.
2nd Camera: Ian
Ian has a college degree.
