Tuesday, 13 April 2010

SUTTON PARK SW1 - PART 3, 4, 5 & 6 - AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE AND VIMEO


Hi,

Just to announce the next episode of SUTTON PARK SW1 is now up and ready to view on both Youtube and Vimeo at the following links:

SUTTON PARK was an ad-lib spoof soap opera about a peculiar place called Sutton Park which was full of evil things and strange people. Between 1992 and late 2000 my friends and I made well over 3000 episodes for no other reason than because it was fun. Nearly 10 years since the last episode was made Sutton Park returns for a new mini-series, set in London and beyond - which catches up with the main character: Paul to discover exactly what has been going on with the people and places which used to be affected by the evils of Sutton Park...

PART 3:

Last time on SUTTON PARK SW1: Having been reunited with the viewers after 10 years away from The Park; Paul has been menaced by a robot in a tennis court, tried to warn his old friends that the evil of The Park is growing once again and now finds himself trapped in a cupboard with some jelly monsters!  This episode features a cameo by Harry F, an original cast-member, as well as a dog called Ben. Theme music by Shy Yeti. Incidental Music by Escaped Scarecrow - whose new album can be purchased from http://www.amazon.co.uk/

PART 4:

This episode features two of the original cast-members, Nick and Aly G and was filmed in London and Salisbury during early March 2010. Theme music by Shy Yeti. Incidental Music by Escaped Scarecrow - whose new album can be purchased from www.Amazon.co.uk and iTunes.

Facts about this episode: Fact 1. Nick was one of the first cast members from 1992 and was still involved in the very last episodes of the original show when we ended in the early 00s. We have appeared in each other's films since the early 90s. Fact 2. The tapes that feature in the end titles are the original mastertapes of episodes from the mid-90s. Fact 3. The bit of footage at the very end of the episode of me singing the original theme was recorded by coincidence on the 2nd January 2010 - about 3 weeks before I even decided to revive the show. SPOOKY!?!

PART 5

Once again, this episode features two of the original cast-members, Nick and Aly G and was filmed in Salisbury during early March 2010. Theme music by Shy Yeti. Incidental Music by Escaped Scarecrow - whose new album can be purchased from www.Amazon.co.uk and iTunes.

Facts about this episode: Fact 1. The scene in the phone box was originally different - it was supposed to be used in Part 4 and there is footage of Paul trying to contact Nick in existance; however I forgot to use it - so instead included it in a different way; attempting to make it appear that the evil Park forces had also arrived in Salisbury. Fact 2. The cliffhanger was originally intended to occur later - but what was going to be the cliffhanger will now appear in Part 6. In the full version of the scene in the existing Part 5 Paul tells Nick "No! It's not time for a cliffhanger..." however when it came to edit the episode I decided it actually was!! Fact 3. This is the first episode in the history of the series that bears a "Next time..." tag with brief scenes from the next episode.

PART 6

Once again, this episode features two of the original cast-members, Nick and Aly G and was filmed in Salisbury during early March 2010. Theme music by Shy Yeti. Incidental Music by Escaped Scarecrow - whose new album can be purchased from http://www.amazon.co.uk/ and iTunes.

Facts about this episode: Fact 1. A number of my books appear during the scene where Paul and Nick attempt to conceal the book from the portal; which is in fact a compilation I recently put together around the time this episode was filmed and can actually be found on www.lulu.com (Shhh! If you buy it, it might cause a time anomoly!) Fact 2: The original cliffhanger of this episode was Paul wondering how they will cope, which appears around half-way through this episode. Fact 3: Scenes were filmed with Nick where Paul wondered what it would be like if he left England and went to Amsterdam; these scenes were to have been filmed over Easter 2010, but the trip had to be postponed - so the lead up to this was Nick was deleted. Fact 4. The creepy voices that appear in the cliffhanger were filmed on Tuesday 6th April 2010 during the filming of Part 7. Fact 5. The scenes that make up the cliffhanger are taken from many of my previous videos - some not yet edited; there is also a brief clip where Paul is on the phone that is from a deleted scene in Part 4 and the last clip before the cliffhanger (where I am all blue) was filmed in Oslo in November 2008.

More episodes coming soon - probably by the last week of April.

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

PS There is now a Facebook group for SUTTON PARK (the TV series, not the Park itself) at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sutton-Park/236167296188?ref=ts&v=wall#!/group.php?v=wall&gid=112929612062435

Wednesday, 10 February 2010

SUTTON PARK SW1 - PART 2 IS UP AND READY TO VIEW!!!


















Hi,

Just to let you know that SUTTON PARK SW1 - PART 2 is already up on both youtube and vimeo for viewing.

YOUTUBE link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brkxlOIaCI

VIMEO link: http://www.vimeo.com/9184172

I am also pleased to announce that PART 3 is over halfway done - the resolution of the cliffhanger was filmed at the same time as the cliffhanger of PART 2 at the end of January and further scenes were filmed the following week with Harry F near New Cross. Scenes from the middle of the episode were filmed during two short sessions near Wanstead Park on both the Sunday 31st January and Sunday 7th February - and I am only waiting now for suitable victims or inspiration for the filming of PART 3's cliffhanger...

Hopefully this will involve filming with either a new member of cast or maybe someone from the old show - ideally I'll complete the episode this month; but failing that I will be seeing Nick G early in March and we are already booked for filming something then for both SUTTON PARK and SHY YETI ON LOCATION. Nick G is, of course, one of my most prolific and enthusiastic cast members - so it's great to have him back!

More soon! Enjoy PART 2...

Yeti hugs,

Paul xx

PS The photos included on this post were taken a couple of years ago and are indeed of the box and tape of the very first episodes of Sutton Park from 1992. These tapes still exist - not only that they still play! Yay Panasonic! :)

Saturday, 23 January 2010

NEW EPISODE OF SUTTON PARK ON VIMEO AND YOUTUBE!!!


Hi!

I am proud to be able to announce that after a hiatus of nearly 10 years -  Sutton Park is back! For the first time since late 2000 I have filmed my first new episode - and for the first time the results of this filming can be viewed for all to see. In the period since 2000 the show has been kept alive in a few different ways - from characters such as Horner appearing in my MYSTIC BISCUITS series to Jay, Cromitty and Crispin featuring in both GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS AND THE BEARGRRRIAN DILEMMA and GLADSTONE MCWHISKERS THROWS IT ALL AWAY... Of course this site is another example, I have written a couple of Sutton Park inspired poems and am also aiming to have a book completely devoted to the show by 2012, the 20th anniversary of the show! Now I'll have even more to write about in it! Few people will know, but this is the 3rd attempt to bring back the programme. Scenes were filmed back in 2001 featuring Paul and Nick Goodman - but if anything this was just a continuation of the original show - which never had a proper ending and sadly just petered out after over 3000 episodes and 8 years in production. Paul and Harry also filmed an episode in the mid-00s on a mobile phone (when such technology seemed new and exciting!), but it is quite possible that this footage no longer exists. Not to mention the other various discussions with other former cast members (Ceri Laing to name but one...) over the years about bringing the show back to film a final episode...

But NOW Sutton Park IS back - but rather than continuing from where I left off I have decided that it is better if this new project takes the form of a mini-series which I have entitled SUTTON PARK SW1 (after the area of London that it is initially based in...) At present I am aiming to post an episode about once a month and although I have described it as a mini series I really have no idea how long it will be. All I DO know is that I have missed acting and would like to do so again; the premise of the mini-series really is just to catch up with former cast members and make stories that are VERY Sutton Park... One episode a month seems about right - having only recently come into possession of video recording equipment after quite a break. Those who follow my poetry will know that I am also busy with poetry videos; not to mention the writing of poetry collections and Mouse of Commons novels; not to mention the gigs and book launches that I am involved in during 2010.

As yet I really have no idea quite where this new adventure will lead us - however I can confirm that part 2 is about half complete and also features a cameo from one of the members of cast from the very first episode of the show, back in September 1992. I am in no rush to get that episode completed until I can secure another cameo, exciting location or tacky monster of some kind... Viewers may note that The Shy Yeti choir are responsible for all the music for the new series and that the old theme tune returns in an acoustic form - well, if it's going on the Interweb then it's simply easier to make my own music and sound effects rather than get into trouble with the Copyright people. :) I think it sounds lovely, don't you!? Well done, yeti...

Anyway! I have said quite enough - you can watch the new episode at either of the two following locations:

Looks like the vimeo version of the new SUTTON PARK episode will be up first:



Enjoy the new episode! More soon...

Paul xx

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

SUTTON PARK - SW1

Yes...

It's true...

SUTTON PARK IS BACK FOR A NEW MINI SERIES!!!

The first episode and a half has already been filmed...

MORE SOON!!!