tamsin

Hi all Thanks to everyone for your help and comments re filming pigeons in our warehouse. Well, we did managed to get hold of some pigeons to fly in front of actor Steven Mackintosh last Thursday. And all went well. East London based pigeon trainer and racer brought 8 of his birds along and they did a mighty fine job. And, although they chose to hang out among the rafters for a while, they finally made their way out of the big roller door of the warehouse and flew home. Thank you to Steve our star pigeon trainer! Do look out for our film Sugarhouse Lane which is due for release next spring and in particular for the now famous pigeon scene. In fact there's a bit of a debate raging on our blog (www.sugarhouselane.com) about the whereabouts of an egg that one of Steve's pigeons laid on the camera! Tamsin

Thanks for suggestions and offers! Wiley, it'd be great if you're willing to have a go at trying to make it work. We don't actually need the pigeons to flock and fly about - it's just flying upwards into shot. The idea for the film is that a couple of pigeons startle one of the characters as he walks through a warehouse. The main difficulty will be that the open door to the outside is not directly in front of them to fly out of, it's a big rolling warehouse door at one end. So if they aren't trained to go back to their basket or owner then, they will need to be directed down to the right place to escape. Do please give me a call on my mobile (07879676666) if you're interested in getting involved. Rockinric, perhaps it's too far for you to come, but we'd be happy to pay for your train fare here if you think your squeakers are trained enough for you to be able to get them back. Get in touch! Many thanks all!

Dear all, I'm wondering whether any of you might be able to help me. I am production coordinator on a very low budget feature film called Sugarhouse Lane, being shot in East London. I am in search of a pigeon trainer/owner who would like to come and spend a day on a film set with their pigeons! For one scene we would like to have a shot of a couple of pigeons flying out of a room in a warehouse. We need someone to be our pigeon handler, allowing their pigeons to fly in front of the camera at the appropriate moment, and then to get the pigeon back rather than flap endlessly around the film set! It should be a fairly quick and simple shot to take. Of course, we will give this pigeon handler a credit on our film, which will have a cinematic release. We will need the pigeon handler/trainer/owner to come in this Thursday 24th August to spend the day, or atleast the afternoon. If anyone is interested but can't make that day, do still please get in touch. I'd be very grateful to hear from anyone who has any thoughts, interest, contacts etc. My mobile number is: 07879676666. Many thanks Tamsin