Tomorrow sees the first shoot for Desolation Row, an ambitious project by Medway Eyes.
A fair few musicians and other artists will be photographed along the Chatham/Rochester high street. There will be documentary video and photography taking place as I attempt to shoot and direct everybody in numerous street scenes, in fancy dress, carrying props, enlivening the street and bringing colour, energy and creativity. There will undoubtedly be music. I have only the broadest of brush strokes in my mind's eye as I write, and I am encouraged by the ideas that are bubbling away within the group and the warmth and enthusiasm with which the project has been met.
It all suddenly became real when the work of Redlock, a street artist, appeared as if by magic on Desolation Row itself, on the edge of the Exposure wasteland, right next to where Red Letter Day was shot. Right where the vision began. The best kick-start imaginable.
We're making it up as we go along. And then we're going down the pub.
More on this story later...
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