This Sunday, I, Lawrie Brewster, was sat wearing my Teddy Ruxpin kimono and ventured my thoughts onto the past, where I might, in a world of fantasy, offer my younger self filmmaking advice that could have spared me from some of the trials and tribulations I experienced getting to where I am now.
Fifteen years of misadventure, with plenty of adventure along the way. But to have experienced more of the good parts and less of the bad… that’s something I really wish I could have told the younger Lawrie Brewster.
The idea to produce an epic article came to me while I was out nomming cakes with my dad, known as Kiwi Neil.
So, what did Lawrie Brewster do after eating a novel-sized chocolate cake with Kiwi Neil, in what was a rare event in Scotland (a sunny day)?
I sat down and got to work. Before I knew it, my article for Amicus Horror was already 3,000 words long. But I’m glad I produced it.
It felt like ol’ Lawrie Brewster had emptied something of his soul, and in doing so, provided some morsels of recollection that might help others too.
That’s really what I hope to achieve now as a film producer. Apart from making great indie horror films (sorry, passable indie horror films), I want to help others along the journey.
Because while I succeeded, more or less, thanks to the support of others in the Hex Studios and British Horror Studio team, others do not. Others need help.
I want to be that help.
So, be sure to visit my epic article, and take some comfort that whatever your struggles may be in the film industry… you are not alone.
About Lawrie Brewster
Lawrie Brewster is a veteran horror film producer with 15 years of experience. Lawrie Brewster leads Hex Studios, serves as president of Amicus Productions, and runs the British Horror Studio project in collaboration with filmmakers from around the world.
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