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27th November 2005
I have a confession to make! I received an email from somebody else called Emma Taylor saying 'we rock!' I was actually christened Joanne Louise Nemeth and then decided to change my name. After much contemplation I came up with Emma Taylor! My married name is Emma Rebaldi!
3rd October 2005
I'm doing this great online course called Simpleology. I've completed Course 101 twice which is free and now I'm doing 102 which is worth every penny - or rather dollar. www.simpleology.com
Thursday 8th September 2005
I'm so happy! I finally wrote the first draft of my one woman show: 'An English Woman in Madrid' with the possible sub-title of ('No, not that one!' ) and it only took me five hours.
May 2005
The picture on the right was taken by the wonderful photographer Kerstin Alm at the Cannes Film Festival. My husband Jack Rebaldi and I were covering the festival for a TV show and ended up taking part in the 24 Hour Film Challenge - you have 24 hours to write, film, edit and transfer a 3 minute short. You put your hand in a hat and take out a random film title (Lost Identity) and genre (Mockumentary). We blagged our way 'back stage' at the Ritz Carlton Hotel and received complete red carpet star treatment. The 'Golden Girls' from Energetix provided me with the jewels - earrings and jewel encrusted bracelet - both of which they let me keep! Dress designer Karen Brost had a wonderful collection and I was really spoilt for choice but fell in love with this green silk dress. The clock was ticking and the dress was too big but Karen pinned it up to perfection. Alas there were no shoes so bless her she lent me her own silver mules, two sizes too big but it was those or my puma trainers. The outfit was perfect for the character ~ Zsa Zsa a former Hollywood star who had suddenly lost something. I won't say what!
We were in the ideal place to start filming. We even did a shoot on the steps of the hotel complete with paparazzi - I can't believe we got away with it! Carlos on our crew managed to film Samuel L. Jackson, Paris Hilton and Kevin Bacon walking the streets of Cannes so they're also in our film! My 'Bacon number' is now officially 1. (You know the 6 Degrees of Separation Theory...)
The shoot was a fairytale and the editing went well but the transfer from computer to DVD was a nightmare. Miraculously at the 11th or rather the 24th hour it all came together. Phew! The screening of all 12 entries inside the UK Film Tent alas was fraught with technical hitches but it just added to the intensity!
There's an unexpected twist in Lost Identity that had the audience laughing out loud because it was 'very Cannes'. Everyone was saying it's bound to be ours that wins - but we didn't! Still, it was a great experience and I really enjoyed the film that won and lots of the others too. I highly recommend taking part.
To find out when and where the next one is go to: www.oddballchallenge.com
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