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Graham

It's about the bolt, the buzz, the sheer fuck offness of it all! It's not about the money for people

About Me

Well, what to say? Why am I here? In this place at this time... well, I guess, just to put myself out there and do what I do.Seriously, a big hello to one and all. To all the people I know in person whom are on myspace and all the people I will get to know. Friends, contacts, associates, colleagues - we have many journeys to travel together.Okay, lets' get down to the facts, the nitty gritty, and the downright sublime - in regards to me. I'm a man with a plan, folks. I'm a Midlands man, born and bred, who has decided he can be a filmmaker by making films in and around the area I live in. Nothing to it... just got to keep making those films. Yeah, I am a guy with a great (some might say off-kilter) sense of humour, I look for the adventure in every aspect of life and I refuse to accept things that are mundane. All the little excursions in life are roads to journey along.Basically, I like to think I'm a nice guy. Good to my family and my friends. I like what I like, but I'm not ignorant to discount things that might not be to my taste. I'm always looking for the fun in things, although I can be deadly serious when I have to be. I'm nice to everyone when I meet them, and only not nice if they give me a reason not to be.Hey, all I can say is I am passionate about life, filmmaking, being out there in the world and trying to make a difference in my own way.LOL.
Checkout my 'Videos' section to see one of my short films, trailers or the lastest podcast episode. Checkout these links to see more about me and my stuff:
S-I-A Films Ltd -my Production Company website and the place where you can subscribe to the S-I-A Films podcast.
My filmography on The Internet Movie Database - the largest film reference database in the world!
Profile modified by: The CricketSoda Myspace Profile Editor For all you folks interested, above is some promotional work for my feature film "East Midlands Babylon". Notice the blatant 70's influence. embed allowScriptAccess="never" enableJSURL="false" enableHREF="false" saveEmbedTags="true" src="http://lads.myspace.com/slides/slideshow_random.swf?u=1 23853300" .. enableJavaScript="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="426"

My Interests

Easy... films, films, films. I am consummed, obsessed, devoted, enraptured, and just basically a slave to film, film history, film culture, films full stop.I am a filmmaker so my days are consummed with either writing a new script, researching a project, or doing many things film related. As the writer & director for my production company I work hard and relentlessly as I just have so much I want to explore and say.Of course, I have other hobbies. Drinking, smoking, getting out onto the mean streets of Nottinghamshire for inspiration. I buy film stuff (I am not going to break it down as it is too time consuming); I exercise regular with weights, running and Kickboxing.

I'd like to meet:

Hey, I'm just on here as a guy with something to say and bring a little happiness to whomever I get to meet.I want to meet like minded souls who are obsessed with cinema, from fellow filmmakers (people on the no budget route like me - through to guys who are playing with millions of dollars) as we are all of the same ilk. I want to meet film fans. People who want to share opinions.I also wouldn't mind hearing from people local to my area (we are an interesting species in Notts), right through to people around the world. Come on, let's just talk people!!!
Just for fun, here's the logo for my production company. Why not have it on here? That's the point isn't it?

East Midlands Babylon Teaser Trailer
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Music:

Music, like my tastes in most things, is eclectic. I love everything from rock to pop, metal to jazz, hip hop to classical. And all the other wonderul types of music that defy classification.But, for ease and understanding, my three favourite groups/artists in the whole wide world are Motley Crue, Fun Lovin' Criminals and Alabama 3. Yes, in that order.I love each of these bands for many different reasons and they are in constant rotation on my MP3 player.

Movies:

Ah... now this is the hard one. I could list a 1000 films here and still keep going, earmarking many more for various attributes.To give you folks an understanding of what makes me tick and the people and films that inspire me, here goes: Filmmakers: Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Spike Lee, Abel Ferrara, Jim Jarmusch, Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarantino, John Cassavetes, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga, Sean Penn... the list could go on but this is a start... oh, I have to mention the greatest actor of our and anytime - Jack Nicholson. The man is an inspiration every time I see a film of his.Films: Taxi Driver, Annie Hall, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, 21 Grams, Manhattan, Casino, The Godfather (1 & 2 - do not get me started on 3), Get Carter, As Good As It Gets, Naked, Mystic River, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, Sideways, Hana Bi, Irreversible, The Big Lebowski, The Apartment, Citizen Kane, The French Connection, Vera Drake, Gladiator, Do The Right Thing, King of New York, Bad Lieutenant, American Splendor, Sweet Sixteen, Mona Lisa, The Pledge, Traffic, Bad Education... the list goes on and on! See I love cinema - and if that's wrong, I don;t want to be right!

Television:

Oh, now there is only one TV show ever to ever approach the greatness of many a movie. One TV show that is quite simply the best thing not only since sliced bread, but possibly the best thing ever. A way of life, a show that sucks you in and won't let you go. You people know what I'm talking about... THE SOPRANOS. nuff said. The Sopranos is one of the best things ever.Of course there's other cool stuff on TV (dramas, comedies, documentaries, etc), but The Sopranos rules.

Books:

To be honest, I am an avid reader who devours books. But, my reading habits are totally indiscriminate and I will read anything. On the whole I read a lot of film books, i.e. film history, biographies, journalism, screenplays, etc...I love to read non fiction books on crime, psychology, philosophy, religion, politics.Fiction writers I follow, well; Jake Arnott, Will Self, Dan Brown, Clive Barker, Stephen King, JG Ballard, Shaun Hutson... I read lots more fiction but don't attach too much importance to the author.

Heroes:

I'll get back to you on this one as it is a question for the age... philosophically and sociologically speaking.

My Blog

5th February 2007

Hey... people of Myspace - how is the world treating you? It better be treating you good... that's all I'm going to say. Well, things are good in my world. Not the make believe world of cyberspace, wh...
Posted by Graham on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:08:00 PST

27th January 2007

Well, here we are. How's the world doing? I have a question my friends in cyberspace. What's in a name? My reason for asking this - we are changing the title of our forthcoming feature film "East Mid...
Posted by Graham on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 09:49:00 PST

21st January 2007

Friends... neighbours... countrymen... good to be back in Myspace and renew my friendship with you all. It's been so long since my last bulletin and I feel I missed out on all the festive messaging ba...
Posted by Graham on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:35:00 PST

23rd December 2006

Alright people of Myspace? Enjoying Christmas? You better be... don't give me none of that bar-humbug shit... Christmas is excellent. Anyway, this is just a quick blog. Nothing groundbreaking to repo...
Posted by Graham on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 05:52:00 PST

17th December 2006

Well... now then. What do we have to say to the Myspace blog reading public? Nothing, except - YES PEOPLE - EAST MIDLANDS BABYLON (my feature film shot for less money than a decent second hand ca...
Posted by Graham on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:56:00 PST

8th December 2006

Has it been that long since I posted a blog? Well, yes it has, because I actually do something with my time!!! Ah, you love it really don't you? Okay, here's a thought. I was watching the Beeb the ot...
Posted by Graham on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 11:30:00 PST

29th November 2006

Damn, has it been that long since I blogged it? Well, here I am. Another week in the life of the most promising genius this side of Einstein! To be fair... I have been hard at work. Moving, shaking, ...
Posted by Graham on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:54:00 PST

21st November 2001

Ohhh... another blog so soon, I hear you shout! Mr Ball, with these blogs you are really spoiling us... SHUT UP! I'm here because I have been hit by the inpsiration hammer - which happens alot and exp...
Posted by Graham on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:00:00 PST

19th November 2006

Right... another blog. A week has passed since the last one so you would be forgiven for thinking I must have a mass of information to report. That I have conquered obstacles and broken boundaries... ...
Posted by Graham on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:19:00 PST

10th November 2006

Here I am again to share the thoughts of a disturbed mind... namely mine! Seriously, all is going well in my world - personally and professionally. I am trying not to sit on myspace chatting with peop...
Posted by Graham on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:43:00 PST