Derek Wheeler (dwheeler)




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Kildare


Last Logged In: 19/01/10 @ 15:00




dwheeler's Updates

dwheeler created a project! Dreamers & Weepers

on 19/1/10



on 19/1/10

And finally.....

The film received its last public screening at the Riverbank arts centre in Newbridge on January 18th last. It was a wonderful experience seeing it in a real cinema. But now the time has come to retire this short film as...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 21/1/09

Getting ready....

We are still short one major scene that is so very dependent on the weather. Two weeks ago we were standing by on location as the wind and rain tore through our filmmaking souls. Since then we have had to postpone and po...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 11/1/09

More updates

We were shooting this weekend and got beaten by the weather so we're still a few scenes down. But we'll keep plugging away. This film is nearly there and were hoping to have a rough cut at the very least for the next Cre...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 2/1/09

The first teaser trailer

I know its already uploaded to crewger, but I'll flag it here anyway so folks can have a goosey. A second teaser trailer that says even less, but a lot! is on the way....
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 31/12/08

Making Dreamers

Me and Pat Halligan discussing a shot on Grafton Street over the Christmas period. It was real geurilla filmmaking and a no fuss approach that reaped really good shots. Proof that you don't have to have your head up your...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 31/12/08

Pat Halligan as Joe O'Donnell

Joe is unemployed, broke and about to see his marraige crumble. In this shot he's staring into a Jewellers window wishing he could afford a gift for his wife....
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 31/12/08

More shots

Another grab from our work on Grafton Street....
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 31/12/08

Christmas madness and goodness!

During the Christmas holiday we've been busy shooting in the Grafton Street area. As our film is set during Christmas, we are availing of the lights, shop windows and atmosphere. Later this month we aim to complete filmi...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 30/11/08

Lets all blog together!

Im still getting to grips with all the backend stuff here, but I have managed to make sure that all members of this group can start a blog. For now Ive just set myself up as admin to save on any confusion etc. Get blogg...
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Group: Cabaret of Pearls artistic company


on 27/11/08

Welcome

Hi and thank you to the folks that have joined. Lets see how we can pan (bad pun) things out going forward. (awful political buzz words.)What I should say, is now that a group has been loosely formed, lets see how things...
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Group: Cabaret of Pearls artistic company


on 26/11/08

At last a hand grenade!

Its Murphy's law. If it can, it will....and it has. We are shooting probably the most important scene in the film this weekend. We've been thinking about it for months. Tonight I sat down and decided to be responsible an...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 24/11/08

A new beginning

Ive wanted to make films since I was at least 12 years old. I started at 13 with a crappy cine camera. Everyday I ask myself the question...why has it taken so long to at last start doing it with serious intent? I don't ...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production


on 20/11/08

So far....

After we made our crazy B-Movie horror short, Deadweed, I really wanted to try out some serious filmmaking in terms of story and acting. I had a particular concept stuck in my head and after explaining it to the lead in ...
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Project: Dreamers & Weepers
Status: Production



dwheeler's Portfolio
dwheeler's Projects

Dreamers & Weepers

Status: Production
The story of how the end of the Celtic Tiger impacted on a particular family with devastating consequences....

How's Nanna?

Status: Pre-Production
All his life Jamsie Grant took from his mother. Now he has one last chance to give something back....

Dreamers & Weepers

Status: Pre-Production
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Following (4)

The Earth is not Real

Status: Pre-Production
A 2 minute documentary juxtaposing the role ordinary people need to play in combating climate change with the reality of the situation on the ground. ...

I Wish

Status: Pre-Production
Based on an idea by Steve Bloor and written by Noel Farrell, I Wish is a tense thriller set against the backdrop of the sleepy Irish village of Edenm...

ABBEYFEST - The Movie

Status: Pre-Production
The doco will be a mish mash of all the media we can get our hands on, including interviews with all the parties involved....

Happy birthday cop

Status: Production
is about the chief of the police that is celebrating his 50th birthday and he wanted this rapper that he likes so much to come and perform in his birt...


dwheeler's Groups

Kildare Filmmakers

An outlet for anyone in Kildare that's interested in watching and/or making films. Camera ops, editors, sound dudes, actors,wannabes or even spoofers....

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FilmBase

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Cabaret of Pearls artistic company

It's an artistic company I'm establishing this December. I have two film projects and a Cabaret show which will come under its name....

Kildare Filmmakers

An outlet for anyone in Kildare that's interested in watching and/or making films. Camera ops, editors, sound dudes, actors,wannabes or even spoofers....

Crewger Events

A group for any artist interested in performing at our Crewger Events. If you are a comedian, filmmaker, singer, actor or performer of any kind intere...

JoinTheCue

The newest networking and recruitment site for the creative sector. Need Cast or Crew? Visit www.jointhecue.com CHECK OUT OUR NEW FORUM DIRECT h...





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