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VIDEO DIARIES
Follow the making of The Colonel's Outing and more.

10 September 2011
The Number 8 Films team return to Alberton for a very special festival showcase - and wind up winning an award!



8 August 2011
The Number 8 Films team head to Sydney for the Australian premiere of The Colonel's Outing at Bear Pride - and throw in an invite for Prime Minister Julia Gillard for good measure.



1 July 2011
In a hat-tip to the late, great Leslie Nielsen, producer Andy Jalfon encourages you to come along to the New Zealand premiere of The Colonel's Outing in Auckland.



27 June 2011
In the flurry of drama, lights and location that go into making a film, sometimes we can forget the little things.  This month's video diary pays tribute to the minutiae of film-making: the search for the perfect lampshade.



18 May 2011
Director Christopher Banks headed to Miami a few weeks back for the world premiere of The Colonel's Outing, and took a camera along with him. The result is an exclusive ten-minute short documentary just for you, in which you can vicariously experience the drama of broken tapes, twinks on tour buses, and dicing with death on a Segway.



8 April 2011
Tyl von Randow (Tristan) and David Fitchew (The Colonel) reunite with director Christopher Banks and producer Andy Jalfon on Mt Eden for a few overdubs, and an intriguing discussion about the merits of unicorn farming.



12 March 2011
Our new video this month takes a look at one of the final (yet very important) jobs on THE COLONEL’S OUTING, finishing the soundtrack.




28 February 2011
With the world premiere of THE COLONEL'S OUTING coming up in April at the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, they asked us to make a special video for them.  Here is the result...



27 January 2011
A first look at our film with the release of the official trailer for THE COLONEL'S OUTING.




16 November 2010

This month, we caught up with Steve Attwood, author of the short story "A Man's Man", on which THE COLONEL'S OUTING is based. Steve gave us a candid and moving interview about older men being invisible from gay culture, the importance of having someone to grow old with, and why he wrote the story to begin with -- it will take your breath away!



18 October 2010
Thanks to all of our extras for volunteering to be part of the final scene shot at Galbraith's - and special thanks to Katrina Mathers for stepping up at short notice into a featured role! Check her out...



13 October 2010
The story behind Matron's car, a Hillman Superminx by the name of "Toby".  Owner Ade Szabo talks to director Christopher Banks.



11 October 2010
Classic car enthusiast Jim Boag introduces us to "Angeline", the 1930 Chrysler Tourer being driven by the Colonel.



8 October 2010
Join the Number 8 Films team for a whistle-stop tour of Alberton, key location for the film.



14 September 2010
The hunt is on for a classic car to use in our film.   Check out intrepid producer Andy Jalfon's search for the car of our dreams at Monterey Park:



31 August 2010
Director Christopher Banks and producer Andy Jalfon appear on the Wild Oates radio show to talk about casting for The Colonel's Outing:



30 August 2010
Our film is now cast!  Casting director Amanda Rees conducts a bizarre remote conversation with director Christopher Banks while talking about casting for The Colonel's Outing:

 

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