100 Aker Wood

I have to confess: I underestimated how difficult filming in a forest would be.

Film, Oxford, Writing, Filmmaking, HorrorPaul W FranklinFebruary 23, 2026100 Aker Films Ltd100 Aker, Winnie the Pooh, horror, horror movie, horror film, filmmaking, film f, fright, VFX, colour grading, british film, BFIComment

Pooh 2 Review

This time it's Pooh-sonal.

FilmPaul W FranklinJune 28, 2024winnie, winnie the pooh, pooh 2, pooh, tigger, scott, blood, honey, movie, film, jagged edge Comment

Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

Rhys and Scott aren’t filmmakers.
They’re makers of films.

FilmPaul W FranklinFebruary 20, 2023film, movies, horror, horror movie, winnie, winnie the pooh, pooh, rhys, jagged edge, miel y sangre, oh bother Comments

Croc!

FilmPaul W FranklinSeptember 6, 2022film festival, filmmaking, films, horror movie, horror film, horror, frightfest, crocodile, producing, frightfest 2022Comment

Watch Viola

You can now watch Viola for free.

FilmPaul W FranklinSeptember 3, 2022Paul W Franklinviola, short film, shorts, films, filmmaking, horror, horror movie, horror film, dead northern, alexa, smart device, ghost Comment

Viola Success

FilmPaul W FranklinMay 10, 2021film, filmmaking, short films, viola, horror, horror film, horror movie, film festivals, film festival, filmfreeway, laurels, awardsComment

Shark Script Being Shot!

Swifter than a Great White attacking a floundering swimmer.

Film, WritingPaul W FranklinJanuary 13, 2021Pekes Manorfilmmaking, films, film, script, screenwriting, shark, horror, feature, writing, proportionproductions, CovidComment

Oscars Talk: When Is a Film Not a Film?

“Answer: When Steven Spielberg says it’s not.”

Film, WritingPaul W FranklinMarch 19, 2019film, oscars, spielberg, netflixComment

The Shape of Water / Three Billboards

An undeserving Oscar winner.

Film, WritingPaul W FranklinMarch 11, 2019shape of water, oscars, films, best pictureComment

Tom Cruise Wisdom

“Don’t adjust your screen … except DO.”

Film, LifestylePaul W FranklinJanuary 20, 2019Miramar Flight Schoolmotion smoothing, tom cruise, top gun, maverick, TV, film, films, filmmaking, Star wars, cinematography, wisdom, scientologyComment

Impact50 / East Valley Rhinos

Some of you will be aware that I recently joined a filmmaking collaboration called Impact50…

Film, WritingPaul W FranklinJanuary 8, 2019impact50, create50, short films, films, filmmaking, armageddon, chris jones, meteor, meteorite, president, impact, rhinos, rugby Comments

The Marvellous Stan Lee

Film, Extras, WritingPaul W FranklinNovember 14, 2018Marvel Entertainmentstan lee, comics, DC, batman, captain america, spider-man, fantastic four, writing, marvel, luck, influencerComment

Paddington 2

2 out of 10

Impawsible.

FilmPaul W FranklinApril 22, 2018PaddingtonPaddington, paddington 2, film, animation, bear, paddington bear, implausibleComment

Baby Driver

4 out of 10

Nobody puts Baby in a Corolla.

FilmPaul W FranklinJanuary 8, 2018film, edgar wright, cinema, movies, baby driver, drive, cars, automobiles, harvey weinstein, weinstein, rapist, calibra, Mad MenComment

Dunkirk

3 out of 10

"Let’s not dick around here: Dunkirk should be called Dullkirk."

FilmPaul W FranklinDecember 25, 2017dunkirk, nolan, films, movies, movie, film, spitfire, hardy, Britain, franceComment

An Extra Life On … War Horse (pt2)

War Dog would’ve been a much better film.

Film, ExtrasPaul W FranklinJanuary 28, 2012bleeding cool, writing, blog, movies, films, Supporting Artistes, shepperton, pinewood, Sexual Harassment, hugo, scorsese, Hugo cabret, chloe, disney, taxi driver, de niro, war, war horse, SpielbergComment

An Extra Life On … War Horse (pt1)

Is it still raining? I hadn’t noticed…

Film, ExtrasPaul W FranklinJanuary 21, 2012bleeding cool, writing, blog, movies, films, Supporting Artistes, shepperton, pinewood, Sexual Harassment, hugo, scorsese, Hugo cabret, chloe, disney, taxi driver, de niro, war, war horse, horses, SpielbergComment

An Extra Life On … Martin Scorcese's Hugo (pt2)

Film, ExtrasPaul W FranklinDecember 2, 2011Shepperton Studiosbleeding cool, writing, blog, movies, films, Supporting Artistes, shepperton, pinewood, Sexual Harassment, hugo, scorsese, Hugo cabret, chloe, disney, taxi driver, de niroComment

An Extra Life On … Martin Scorcese's Hugo (pt1)

"He likes tight uniforms, he obviously fancies the boyish-looking di Caprio, and now he’s working with children. I hope someone’s keeping an eye on this guy."

Film, ExtrasPaul W FranklinNovember 20, 2011Shepperton Studiosbleeding cool, writing, blog, movies, films, Supporting Artistes, shepperton, pinewood, Sexual Harassment, hugo, scorsese, Hugo cabret, chloe, disney, taxi driver, de niroComment

An Extra Life On … Captain America and X-men First Class

"Another day in the life of an Extra, another day of casual sexual harassment."