Lipdub

Lipdub is one of the craziest things I've ever done, it's up there with Delhi.

In fact, Delhi is quite an apt comparison: there was the same freneticism, the same odd displacement as a bunch of filmmakers dance alongside professional musical theatre actors, and the same injury risk. That's how I got out of a hip hop routine.

My own creative input was quite minimal but it was good to watch Murray at work directing and Stephen  and David on the camera. TPA maintained their reputation as ridiculously good at their jobs with an amazing stage turnaround, brilliant effects and super cool costumes which they made in virtually no time.

Murray's style reminded me of the silent movie directors from Chaplin, the way he would offer notes and encouragement as we were going (the Rihanna sequence: "He's sexy! sexy!") since there was no sound being recorded. He pushed people pretty hard (we were all knackered by the end) but kept people going with praise and sheer personal energy and I think we'll see the results in the finished product.