Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:36:03 +0100 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.5a http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19749#Comment_19749 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19749#Comment_19749 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:46:29 +0100 Buffalo Bill http://bit.ly/97Jrhw

Film-maker hires cyclist for Norwich epic trip
JON WELCH
10 August 2010

When you're a film producer keen to stress your green credentials, there's no point in doing things half-heartedly.

And hiring someone to pedal 125 miles on a bicycle to deliver your funding application certainly shows you mean business.

Faced with a looming deadline, that is what the makers of a movie due to be shot in Norfolk did to ensure their bid made it to Screen East's offices in Norwich on time.

Tinker Film plans to shoot part of its horror movie Tarot on location in Thetford Forest, and decided to apply for investment of £250,000 from Screen East's Low Carbon Fund, which encourages environmentally-friendly film-making.

Having missed the post, the Watford-based company hired cycle courier Alex Urie, pictured, to ride all the way to Norwich in order to make sure the documents arrived by yesterday's 5pm deadline. The film's co-producer, Derek Harrington, 52, said: “The material had to be in hard copy, and we blew the post deadline because we were waiting for another document to attach.

“We thought 'what's the most low-carbon way to get it to Norwich in time?' and hit on the idea of using a cycle courier.”

Tinker Film hired Mr Urie, 25, through Go-Betweens, which bills itself as London's first carbon-neutral courier company. “Most of the work I do is in and around London. It's pretty rare to be asked to do a job outside the city and this is one of the longest I've done,” Mr Urie said.

Mr Urie set off from Screen East's office at Leavesden Studios, Watford at 10.55am, on his single-speed bike, arriving at Millennium Plain, Norwich at about 4.30pm.

Mr Harrington said: “That's impressive.

“I'm delighted Alex got our application there safely and in such a low-carbon way.”

Have you got an environmental story for the Evening News? Contact Jon Welch on 01603 772476 or email jon.welch@archant.co.uk]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19750#Comment_19750 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19750#Comment_19750 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:04:07 +0100 Buffalo Bill http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19751#Comment_19751 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19751#Comment_19751 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:11:00 +0100 maurycy http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19753#Comment_19753 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19753#Comment_19753 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:13:04 +0100 dazzler http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19754#Comment_19754 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19754#Comment_19754 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:31:12 +0100 westcoastmess Bill, how many times have you said to a client " He'll be there in 5 minutes." when you know I'm still chatting to someone at Creative Corner.]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19757#Comment_19757 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19757#Comment_19757 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:15:38 +0100 JP http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19759#Comment_19759 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19759#Comment_19759 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:51:14 +0100 westcoastmess Courier history is written by the people who shout the loudest.]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19760#Comment_19760 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19760#Comment_19760 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:46:50 +0100 sleepy
nice story though ]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19761#Comment_19761 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19761#Comment_19761 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:25:44 +0100 Buffalo Bill
It's about 90 miles, and we started after 930pm, and arrived before 0445.]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19762#Comment_19762 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19762#Comment_19762 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:25:48 +0100 glib I got sent to the South of France to drop off a passport. Did i ride there? Did I fuck.]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19765#Comment_19765 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19765#Comment_19765 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:54:02 +0100 overdrive http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19766#Comment_19766 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19766#Comment_19766 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:16:27 +0100 sleepy
It's about 90 miles, and we started after 930pm, and arrived before 0445."

could have made that time on your own with no pack to help?]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19767#Comment_19767 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19767#Comment_19767 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:24:19 +0100 Buffalo Bill
Crispy and Khaled, in particular, were stomping.

The ride back to Basingstoke the next morning was a different story...]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19768#Comment_19768 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19768#Comment_19768 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:25:14 +0100 Buffalo Bill http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19769#Comment_19769 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19769#Comment_19769 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:28:02 +0100 overdrive
Jumped on the rattler and got to this village in about an hour or so.The job was a leisurely 10 minute walk from the station.I dropped off then walked back past a pretty pub where I thought I'd have a coulple of pints after which I made it to the rail station.After waiting a while I decided to check the train times when I discovered to my horror that the trains had already stopped running!It was only 8 O'clock FFS!!!

I went back to the pub had another then called a cab that took me to Guilford train station which cost me 20 quid.I'd had a few beers as well so by now I'd already spent most of what I'd earned doing the job.Got back to London Bridge about 9.30 and went to jump on the bike when I noticed that some cnut had attempted to nick it by trying to snap the D-lock using the frame.It was still roadworthy so I got on and f*cked off home wishing I'd taken the thing with me in the first place.]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19770#Comment_19770 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19770#Comment_19770 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:09:03 +0100 sleepy

can we get anyone from gobees to make a statement on this?]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19771#Comment_19771 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19771#Comment_19771 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:15:01 +0100 glib http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19774#Comment_19774 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19774#Comment_19774 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:12:47 +0100 Gertie http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19775#Comment_19775 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19775#Comment_19775 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:30:22 +0100 maurycy http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19781#Comment_19781 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19781#Comment_19781 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:19:06 +0100 glib http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19782#Comment_19782 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19782#Comment_19782 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:54:47 +0100 maurycy http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19784#Comment_19784 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19784#Comment_19784 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:38:59 +0100 Buffalo Bill
http://road.cc/node/21332

A film producer who had just six hours to get some vital funding documents from Watford in Hertfordshire to Norwich reinforced his green credentials by getting them couriered by bike, with the rider apparently covering the route, said to be 125 miles, with half an hour to spare.

The claim has been met with healthy scepticism on courier website Moving Target, with one user pointing out, “no courier worth their salt would rather ride than train it there,” and another stating simply: “Train + beers=WIN.”

Film production company Tinker Films, which intends shooting scenes from its horror movie Tarot on location in Norfolk’s Thetford Forest, was making an application for £250,000 from Screen East’s Low Carbon Fund, which promotes environmentally responsible film-making.

Co-producer Derek Harrington told Norwich newspaper The Advertiser : “The material had to be in hard copy, and we blew the post deadline because we were waiting for another document to attach. We thought 'what's the most low-carbon way to get it to Norwich in time?' and hit on the idea of using a cycle courier.”

Accordingly, the company engaged 25-year-old courier Simon Urie, who they were put in touch with by London company Go-Betweens, which bills itself as “London’s first carbon-neutral courier company.” The cyclist picked up the submission at 10.55am and set off for Norwich on his single-speed bike, arriving there at around 4.30pm.

The courier told The Advertiser: “Most of the work I do is in and around London. It's pretty rare to be asked to do a job outside the city and this is one of the longest I've done.”

Mr Harrington described the courier’s efforts as “impressive,” adding: “I'm delighted Alex got our application there safely and in such a low-carbon way.”

The AA website gives the route, avoiding motorways, from Tinker Films’ offices at Leavesden Studios, Watford to Screen East’s offices in Norwich as 117.6 miles, or 189.3km, which would mean that the courier would have had to ride at an average speed, without stopping, of 33.9km/h.

As a comparison, Mark Cavendish’s victory in Stage 18 of last month’s Tour de France, which covered 198km into Bordeaux, was achieved at an average speed of 42.9km/h.

Of course, unlike the intrepid courier, the Manxman had the benefit of closed roads, a police escort, no need to worry about road traffic or stopping at red lights, and team mates to fetch him food and drink and slipstream behind all day until the sprint finish.

According to National Rail Enquiries, taking the 11.27 train from Watford Junction will get you to Norwich exactly three hours later, allowing for 45 minutes to travel between Euston and Liverpool Street stations in London. So if he had taken the train, that raises the question of why the package wasn’t delivered at around 2.30, with the cyclist taking the rest of the afternoon off.

Mike, office manager at Go-Betweens, told road.cc that Simon was on holiday this week and had undertaken the delivery as a private job between himself and Tinker Films. He did confirm, however, that Simon is a very strong and experienced rider and has undertaken long-distance rides in Europe, and he wouldn’t be at all surprised if he had indeed covered the distance in the time claimed.]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19786#Comment_19786 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19786#Comment_19786 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:00:02 +0100 JP
Arrive at 2.30, couple of hours in the pub, deliver at 4.30, sweet! (or maybe he needed 2 hours to sober up after the train journey)]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19811#Comment_19811 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19811#Comment_19811 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:58:41 +0100 curly http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19813#Comment_19813 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19813#Comment_19813 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:52:25 +0100 sleepy http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19851#Comment_19851 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19851#Comment_19851 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:14:05 +0100 dazzler
Alex knows as well as anyone that there's a lot to be said for being 'economical with the truth' when it comes to dealing with the media ]> http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19856#Comment_19856 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19856#Comment_19856 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:03:20 +0100 overdrive http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19857#Comment_19857 http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/1958/?Focus=19857#Comment_19857 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:27:51 +0100 dazzler