I’m no gadget freak

I’m not a tech geek: every piece of equipment I buy is for my business, because it makes work easier, quicker etc, or gives the client a better service.

But when I was packing a case for a job earlier in the week I  came across a timer remote for my Canon HDSLR. I bought it three months ago and had forgotten I owned it.

These are lean times and money isn’t growing on trees at the moment. So, why did I spend £25 on a gadget I have forgotten about?

You know, I can’t remember, but I’ll be using it this week.

I fooled around making short animated pieces in the mid-1990s, but I started by making a couple of short films when I was about 13 years old – using my dad’s Super 8 cine camera. I remember one of them: the tank I made in woodwork moving through our overgrown lawn!