jay oliver green

notes

i'm gently learning, building, and sharing with the hope of contributing towards a better future.

why this site exists

2026

i needed somewhere that connects all the things i do. the directing, the tech stuff, the studio. they're all the same thread but they lived in different places and none of it talked to each other.

on taste and editing

2026

when i'm directing i'm already cutting the film in my head. i know what i need for the edit before i call action. that's my superpower if i have one. i'm not a dump-truck director.

new technology, new stories

2026

the 360 camera hack on Class Clown. pre-vizzing VFX faster than storyboarding. building an AI that understands why a cut feels right. new tools should open up new stories, not replace them.

the Nine8 years

2025

met jess in the smoking area of a club Nine8 were performing at. she had a few hundred plays on soundcloud. we made the 24K video for £200 with some borrowed Danny Boyle equipment and it just went from there.

building Green Place Studios

2024

what looked like a one-month paint job turned into six months of renovation hell. we signed the lease on a derelict 100-year-old warehouse in Lower Clapton. it nearly killed us but it was worth it.

more notes coming. this is where i think out loud.