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Well what can I say apart from CORRRR!!  Facial hair and a Scottish accent – lovely, anyway back to business!

Producer Lizzie Campbell asked us to feed her cast and crew for Biffy Clyro’s new release “God and Satan” on a farm in Uckfield, Sussex going through the night.  Although we had 3 consecutive night shoots that week we said a huge ‘YES’, as we are all fans of the band – for numerous reasons!!

Here’s a link to the promo:

 http://www.biffyclyro.com/news,watch-the-new-video-for-god-and-satan-now_338.htm

And most importantly, a link to the ‘behind the scene’s’ video where they talk about us!! It’s about 2 minutes in…..

http://www.biffyclyro.com/user-area/members,home.htm?md=registerfull

After a horrid journey we were pleased to see the lovely location, we were parked up by a barn where we served the food and next to the tour bus for the boys……

 

 

Our lovely Lizzie having a nibble on the hoof….

 

 

Corin Hardy directed this promo with 1st AD James Dyer for Academy Videos.  With three locations, the band, 100 extras, incredible wardrobe and make-up and a horse and cart there was so much going on, really exciting.  The filming was so time sensitive due to the 3 scenes being filmed at certain lights during the night.

Here are the band in their prestine dressing gowns!

 

 

One very happy hair stylist…… she had no time to get tea, so we took it to her

 

 

The 100 extras get out of the cold and re-tox with coffee for the next scene.  The set design was so fantastic for the shoot (by art director Byron Broadbent) that we were a bit jealous, so we made our own little set in the barn with bales of hay, tea lights etc !

 

 

Us getting prepared for the next course around 1am…..

 

 

I had kept hold of the skin that we took off the pork earlier in the evening so I cooked it and took the crackling down to the forest for a little pick up, they were all beside themselves, couldn’t believe it.  Good old fashion treats never fail.

The forest was covered in wild garlic, so we grabbed a basket and took as much as we could carry back to our unit for cooking the next day.

 

 

The next scene was filmed in a pond a few miles away at around 5am.  The band had to get into the pond so we were there with hot butties to warm them up and thankfully we got a lift accross the feild….

 

 

Menu:

DINNER
M: SLOW COOKED BLADE OF BEEF WITH STOUT GRAVY AND NETTLE RISOTTO
V:   BRAISED BLACK BEANS WITH ROASTED ROOT VEG AND WATERCRESS PESTO
MIXED SALAD
SUMMER FRUIT PAVLOVA

HOT HAND HELD BREAK
M:  24HR SLOW COOKED GLOUCESTER OLD SPOT PORK AND APPLE SAUCE ROLL
V:   GARLIC MUSHROOM AND GRUYERE ROLL

BREAKFAST
M:  SCRAMBLED FREE RANGE EGG, GLOUCESTER OLD SPOT BACON AND HOME-MADE SAUSAGE BAGELS
V:   SCRAMBLED FREE RANGE EGG AND ROASTED TOMATO BAGELS

 

We started at 5pm ish and left at 11am !!  Very long, with both high and low moments but overall an amazing shoot with a fantastic crew.  Plus the added bonus of seeing some old friends, Von Adams (video playback) and Smiler, Richard Simpson (band stylist).

Huge thanks to Lizzie and crew x

 

 

Tags: Academy Videos, Biffy Clyro, Byron Broadbent, Corin Hardy, James Dyer, Lizzie Campbell, Richard Simpson, wild garlic

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