On Sunday the moment I had been waiting for finally arrived. The moment I would find out if I could act. The first episode of “I Am Tim” was going to go put online for all to see and it would be time to spot if all that fun had been worth it. The weekend I had spent helping to create the pilot episode had been great fun. The first day I arrived sweaty and tired from work, trying to push away my nerves, gather my excitement and try my hardest to remember my lines. I phoned up Jamie (the guy in charge and the one playing Tim) and found out that they were filming and would be finished soon so I could wait in the room they had rented out at the Uni. The room was a treasure trove of wonderful homemade weapons and tools, which would aid Tim on his mission of good, and that just upped my excitement. Into the room enters Jamie, with a massive grin on his face, Lloyd the cameraman/editor and Owen who plays Richard the documentary maker. All three of them seem pretty pleased with themselves, as they that completed all the interview shots that were needed and even some improve! I changed into my gear, well mainly Jonny’s gear, a white shirt, bow tie, waistcoat, smart shoes, pin stripped trousers, a bowler hat and a pipe. We ventured out to find a spot to film my interview, and only after two takes we got the one used in the episode in the can, not bad for my first day of filming, all done in half an hour! And even home in time for Doctor Who, double score!
The next day I arrive on time at Lloyd’s to film a scene, which ended up on the cutting room floor and after a short while the rest of the crew arrived. We walked down the cycle path till we came to a pretty spot that Jamie kept telling me would soon be covered in gore, he was not kidding. Jamie, Owen and I waited while people set up and as this was happening we read through the lines, which made it clear that we all were a little nervous but very much ready for the action. As a first time director Jamie took control very well and got what he wanted from the cast and crew, while being very constructive and helpful towards everyone’s needs. My big entrance finally came, and I gathered all my nerves and threw them to one side, got in contact with my jolly side, and jogged out of the tree line into my first scene. Yer sure I messed up my lines, who doesn’t? But each take I learnt from and it made me want to do more. The rest of the afternoon sped past, quicker then I would have liked, but I still had an ace time.
Sitting on the leather sofa at home in Essex with my parents and Mel, watching the pilot on the 40(maybe 50) inch screen was frightening because I had no idea what the final product was going to be like. Also I HATE hearing myself on screen, so I was not looking forward to that. To hear my Mum and Dad laugh out loud at some of the dialogue made me feel warm inside, so did the fact that Mel liked my acting, it also made me want to do the rest of the series that bit more!
I hope the rest of you liked the first episode, and if you have not seen it yet type I Am Tim into youtube or look for the fan page on facebook. I love feedback, ALL feedback so be as mean as you like! Also lastly check out the I Am Tim blog, http://www.iamtim.tk . That is all for now, but a new quick movie review will be on soon.
