6th July 2013 02:33
So Brother in Charge - Part One - Andy & Patrick has now been released. This has been a movie that was filmed some time ago and is quite dear to my heart. I thought I would post a little about where it all came from.
The idea initially was sparked by the lovely Princess Kelley May when she made some blog posts about my site which you can see here and here.
Miss May said something along the lines of the interesting dynamics that you could have with filming with real brothers and in particular where the spanking is dished out because of love and care and not just anger.
This was an idea that stuck with me. I really liked the idea and that was where Brother in Charge came from.
I know a lot about the background of Andy and Patrick (and Dan) and realised that they had a lot of real life experience to draw on to make this movie. For about a week I dreamt up the story. I tried to think what it would be like if suddenly the lads were left without parents and how they would cope. Especially for the older brother Andy who might feel the need to try and take over parental duties.
So then it came to the day of filming. We were using a brand new location which worked out really well and Andy and Patrick were really up for making a great movie.
So rather than giving a script, I just explained the story to them and helped with dialogue where needed. However, I really wanted most of the words to come from them.
So a few mins into the filming and all of a sudden, this scenario that I have been living and breathing for a whole weeks starts coming alive in front of me. I am going to confess, during the filming, just watching those two lads get into it, I started getting a bit emotional! I know! Patrick was the first to notice and of course did the appropriate thing and laugh at me for about 10 mins! Andy did too.........
So we carried on and soon enough, Andy started getting a bit choked up too!
There are a few scenes from this movie that are really important to me. I think the main one is when Andy asks Patrick
"What would Dad do if he was here, you know what he would do?"
Patrick is of course upset too that Dad is not around and replies angrily back..
"But he is not here, that's the thing, It's just you"
That is the point that pushes Andy over the edge and has to leave the room as he can't get upset in front of his little brother!
It breaks my heart every time I watch it back!
Then we have the time during the spanking when Andy says to Patrick (really upset)
"What would happen to me if you went to Prison, who would be there for me?"
and you can see the reality that Andy might be acting like the strong big brother but that really he needs Patrick for support just as much as Patrick needs Andy.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this one. I thought Andy and Patrick gave an amazing performance! I can't wait for you to see Part Two!
Dave
PS - Oh and sure, Patrick did a really bad thing but lets not judge him too harshly as he was only doing it to help out the family!
