Haway the lads

On Tuesday we went to a private screening of Awaydays down at the The Moving Picture Company (MPC.)

Above: Director Pat Holden and one of the leading actors Liam Boyle (Elvis).

In brief : Awaydays is based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Sampson. Set in the post-punk era in the North West of England. Paul Carty (Nicky Bell) is 19, good-looking, funny, clever - and bored out of his mind. His mother died a year ago. He lives in middle class suburbia with his silently grieving father and feisty young sister, Molly. Carty works as a junior civil servant and spends all his wages on gigs, clubs, records and football. It's at a match that he meets Elvis (Liam Boyle). 

Elvis changes everything. He's part of a gang called The Pack. The Pack is legendary; they dress in a cultish, almost effeminate style that's at odds with the Boneheads and Bootboys they fight against. They have androgynous wedge haircuts worn with Lacoste tennis shirts, Lois jeans and Adidas Forest Hills training shoes. For as long as he has been going to football, Carty has been fascinated by The Pack. Now Elvis is offering him a way in..

Hopefully the guys from MPC will be popping in next week to have at even more filmic delights and we'd both highly recommend the movie too! It's out May 22nd ... today. So go see it!

Catchy Track, Beautifully Shot, Beautifully Edited

Casual Nabs Chat

When we say chat, we mean an opportunity to share an evening with the industries absolute cream. 

The event was hosted by no less than Sir John Hegarty, the H of the BBH global empire and the 'Michael Parkinson' of the evening, seated far left. With Hegarty, a panel including from L to R, one half of the BBH ECD team and close protégé to the host, Nick Gill. Second in line "the number one most awarded director in the world" Danny Kleinman. Thirdly creative partner at Adam&Eve, Ben Priest and last and least...Tony Davidson, part of the all-conquering creative duo at W+K London.

Slightly expensive at £45 for an hour and a half, we were lucky enough to get tickets through work. Awesome experience, looking forward to seeing Hegs again the week after next at D&AD.

A View From The Afternoon

Working in central Soho on Argyll Street certainly has its perks. Especially when you glance out of the window; things change. Today features the addition of a rather fetching bicycle, as its polka-dot and features the word 'Jigsaw' i gather its a tactical for Jigsaw. Strange and interesting but relevant? Not to be outdone the even stranger EDF technician has decided to stick the most random pice of Manchester United action to the inside of the back of the door on his van. I'd also love nothing more than staring at Eddy Van Der Sar and John O'Shea in my mirror. Of course they have the league in the bag tomorrow too, don't they? More relevant than the Jigsaw piece then.

Morph and Gromit ruck!?

(Ruck: A geordie proverb for shag...what elese?)

Some exciting characters were in the office today. Jennie from Aardman brought Wallace & Gromit as well as Morph and Shaun the Sheep for us to fool around with.

Well well well ... we've been delving into new biscuit barrels and getting our mittens into a new blog for Inferno group (our home for the moment).

The blog... predominantly client facing, is an accumulation of interesting things that get sent around the office on a daily basis and now we're sharing them with the world.

Tuck in.