Still from ‘Pulp: A Film about Life, Death & Supermarkets’, 2014. Image courtesy Soda Pictures.

TN: What was the process of filming like? There must have been quite a personal element that came into it…
FH: Pulp are one of my favourite bands, so it was a dream project for me. I got to collaborate with some of my favourite artists. I had to pretend I knew what I was doing, that kinda thing. I’ve worked with my core filmmaking team on several films, so we felt like a band ourselves.

TN: What was it like filming the locals?
FH: It was very different to making Love Story in NYC. The band warned me, but it didn’t hit me til I arrived how camera shy most Sheffielders are. But we all became friends, and Sheffield made me feel very at home.

TN: Was it an easy gig in terms of capturing the emotional that would have been present at the band’s last gig? What was that experience like?
FH: The challenge was that we only had one shot at the concert, and at capturing that emotion. Going back for a reshoot was not an option. After the show, our camera team went back to our base and celebrated amongst ourselves – that we pulled it off. Then in the early hours we caught taxis to the band’s after party. We got there so late, that the only person left, who greeted us in the car park was Deborah [Disco 2000]! I’m not kidding.

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