Monday 30th March 2009
Today will be a very exciting day. We are going to shoot the battle scene at night, with SFX man Naseem. The shoot goes well, the explosions on the roof of the courtyard are brilliant, and we even manage to blow up a large pot in the courtyard!!

Tuesday 31st March 2009
Another tough day, we are filming with 15 local young men, all with masks and balaclavas, who have never acted before. But Matt is a brilliant director, and brings out the best in them. We manage to finish on time, everyone is very tired

Wednesday 1st April 2009
This is the last day of a 6 day run, thank God. We start in the desert, it is windy, and our camera truck gets stuck in the sand. All hands on deck as about 20 guys try to push it, they succeed! We then continue to shoot in an isolated house in a field, the sun has set, and the mosquitoes are biting through my jeans! Ouch! I'm trying to do my call sheets from the back of the costume truck.

Friday 3rd April 2009
Back for 2 last filming days after a day off. I even managed 2 hours by the pool in the sun. The day goes well and we finish on time.

Saturday 4th April 2009
The last day of shooting - we film the re-union scene between our 2 actors; I am moved to tears by the rehearsal, and glad that the shoot is nearly over. It has been long and hard, but ultimately rewarding!