An Appeal by The Society of Cruelty to Animals

Amongst all the madness we finally got round to completing a new sketch...



So many animals are forced to live an unnatural and humiliating existence. Just £50 a month can give back an animal's dignity through the rigorous corporal punishment scheme run by The Society of Cruelty to Animals. Help us stamp out cruelty to animals.

Massive thanks to Chris Stokes (Director/Camera Operator/Photoshopper/Co-editor), Richard Heathcote (Voiceover), Fullrange (Über equipment), Mike and Matt (SoCA staff). Also, we did try to find royalty-free music, but it turns out nothing optimistically begs for charity quite like Coldplay. So well done to them too.

What we've been up to this week

It's been a busy week for us. On Tuesday night we met up for a drink in Soho with Dave and Louis from Rocket Sausage, who are going great guns with their sketches featuring on Big Brother. Lots of silliness and a homeless scouser with three terrible jokes punctuated the evening, but somehow we got round to more serious matters, so hopefully we'll be doing some collaborational doo-hickeys with them in the not-so-distant future.

On Wednesday we recorded the audio for Man in a Cat with Kevin Eldon, Josie Long and Isabel Fay. We'll do a proper round-up of how that went soon with some pics and maybe even a video.

Then on Sunday we went to Fazeley Studios to film the second segment of our new sketch with filmmaker and photographer Chris Stokes. Well, I say new, but it was written aaaaaaages ago.

Anyway, much fun was had and we had the added bonus of being given a load of very tasty equipment from the legend that is Lee from Fullrange. We got upgraded to a beast of a camera with a dedo light and a field monitor. Woop!

We got some really funny stuff so I'm quite hopeful for how this one will turn out when it's cut together.

That's all for the mo, but check out Rocket Sausage's films, have a look at Chris Stokes' website, and give praise to Fullrange for their generosity.

Clifton Mallice and his 'Chat-Up Lines'

Ever had difficulty approaching someone you fancy? Ever wondered what to say to strike up conversation? Well, wonder no more because the legendary Mr Moe Chattam and Clifton Mallice devised many techniques to help people just like you. And they still work today!



Learn his special 'Chat-Up Lines' and you'll be beating off potential suitors within minutes. If you have your own special 'Chat-Up Lines', please send them to us in the YouTube comments box. We need all the help we can get.

Guaranteed to impress, anybody in a dress!

We premiered this film at Popcorn Comedy in Birmingham. For some 'behind-the-scenes' pictures you can take a good, long look here.

Chat Up Lines - Behind the Scenes

Here's some behind the scenes shots, while I edit our latest live sketch. Yep, that's me with a whole lorra wax. It took about 5 washes with Fairy Liquid to get rid that muck, as proven by me sporting the 'Dandy Geldof' after wash 3.

Bit of trivia: Tom and I share the same sweaty shirt throughout.

Help us make some sketches!

We're looking to put together a team to start making some low-to-no budget comedy sketches. Our aim is to populate our successful YouTube partner page with material to build a strong presence as producers of quality comedy content.

What we need is a camera operator with their own equipment or access to equipment, someone that knows their way around lighting, and someone with knowledge of sound recording for film. All of the material will be written by us, a lot of which is already done and waiting to get made. We will also be looking for additional actors to fill supporting roles once a definitive list of sketches to film has been decided.

The main qualities a team-member should possess are a sense of humour, enthusiasm for making some funny films, and an easy-going approach to help everything move along smoothly. Being local to Birmingham will be a bonus and flexible availability at the weekend or week-nights will help.

Participation will be on a voluntary basis and hopefully for the enjoyment and experience of the process as we're learning like anyone else. However, concerns about personal expenses can be lodged with us on an individual basis and we'll see what we can do.

Of course, you will receive full credit for your work and the potential to join bigger projects as we progress. We will also provide our recommendation to others requiring similar services for team members.

Please leave your details or questions in the comments section of this post, or email us directly at admin@diceproductions.co.uk

Hope to hear from you soon,

Ian, Tom and Louis