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On 21 Oct 2016 at 10:04am Irene wrote:

Hi all! I'm a student filmmaker hoping to make a film about lewes bonfire. I was hoping to get in touch with one of the infamous tab makers to talk about the process of making a tab. I know it's all very top secret but I was hoping to have just a general chat about the process rather than details of what's being made. If anyone could be of any help I'd be very grateful. Have a look at my stuff on vimeo if you're interested!

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On 21 Oct 2016 at 12:59pm GirlAboutTahn wrote:

Keep up the good work Irene - enjoyed your video.

On 21 Oct 2016 at 3:42pm We're the good guides. wrote:

We are at our tab shed every weekend from 9. Pop down. Your be more than welcome. And maybe we could use your stuff in our guide next year. ???

On 21 Oct 2016 at 4:29pm Gas man wrote:

I smell GAS

On 21 Oct 2016 at 4:42pm Irene wrote:

Hey we're the good guides, that sounds great! Would you be able to drop me an e-mail with some more details? irene.dj.carter@gmail.com
Thanks!

On 21 Oct 2016 at 7:47pm Irene wrote:

I fear this is a wind-up. I cannot imagine any tab builder is going to be risking everything at this stage of the game. You need to build some relationships over the course of a few months, and then ask those questions next year.

On 21 Oct 2016 at 8:50pm Irene wrote:

Ah. I have been fooled! Is the fear that I would leak the material before bonfire? Or is there a more general reason that the tab builders don't want to be filmed? I'm not local so I don't know the protocols.

On 21 Oct 2016 at 9:19pm Local wrote:

Ask yourself why anyone should simply invite in some student from outside Lewes, to further publicise part of an event that is becoming over-run by outsiders including drunken students? Not difficult to twig why people are taking the p*ss out of you (in a nice gentle way).

On 22 Oct 2016 at 2:09am The Greek wrote:

You lost it at "i'm not local"

On 22 Oct 2016 at 6:48am Cinema buff wrote:

I watched the movie but it was very brief. Did that nice young lady get her job as an engineer? I hope those men weren't horrid to her.

On 22 Oct 2016 at 8:58pm Justathought wrote:

Irene
Surely you have more imagination than to make a film about the somewhat boring lives of a tab builder. There are a lot more thought provoking and interesting subject matters out there.

On 23 Oct 2016 at 7:29pm Rocket Science wrote:

Do you know any tab builders on which you base that statement then Justathought ? I suspect not.

On 24 Oct 2016 at 11:22am HenryVIII wrote:

You have more chance of filming a Unicorn mating than filming a Tableaux before midday on the 5th However, be in Lewes on the fifth and you can with luck film 6 of them, Tabs are like buses, never one around when you want one, but then 6 come along together.