Comments on: Sam Scoggins: 'Unlimited Dream Company' Film

By: Simon Sellars

Simon Sellars — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:16:19 +0000

Internet, Pippa! It’s easy these days.

Via Google, I found Sam’s flickr page, then emailed him and hassled him to digitise the film.

Which he did.

I love it; the questionnaire is an absolute stroke of genius. All of it, though, is special.

By: Pippa Tandy

Pippa Tandy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:09:45 +0000

Like everyone else I am thrilled to see this film finally. I remember vaguely trying to track it down through someone at the RCA but my leads petered out somewhere in Kent. Where did you find Sam Scoggins Simon?

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:14:35 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this…I too have waited many years to see it…a beautiful little film…so much better than what usually is done on writers…as far as I know the personality test is one of many designed to be given by psychiatrists to patients…should you answer “yes” to the question “would you feel sorry for an animal caught in a trap” I daresay the good doctor will scribble down the word “psychopath” in your case notes…thanks again for posting this beautiful film…

By: Supervert

Supervert — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:59:22 +0000

So what did Sam say about the personality quotient? I have an amateur interest in psychological testing and would be curious to know.

By: Simon Sellars

Simon Sellars — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:33:47 +0000

No idea! I’ll make sure to ask Sam, though…

By: Supervert

Supervert — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:40:44 +0000

That’s a great film. I crunched it down and watched it on my iPhone. Those tight close-ups were perfect for the tiny screen.

What’s the Eyckman Personality Quotient? Is that something Scoggins made up?

By: Simon Sellars

Simon Sellars — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:36:30 +0000

John and Iraklis: like both of you, I have been searching for and wondering about this film ever since I read the RE/Search book years ago. I was thrilled to finally hunt Sam down and find out that the film still existed; like Crashman I was worried it had been lost forever. I think it’s a fabulous snapshot, and Sam’s introduction of the 90 yes/no questions into the framework is a stroke of genius in my view.

Iraklis, regarding Sam’s future plans, I imagine this will be covered in our interview.

By: Crashman

Crashman — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:37:30 +0000

A superb portrait of the Oracle of Shepperton. Glad it wasn’t lost as media formats changed over time.

By: Iraklis

Iraklis — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:35:13 +0000

Right on, Simon! This was one of my desperate searches ever since i had read it in the Re/Search book but it was absolutely impossible to find. There wasn’t much of any other Scoggins films on the Internet either. Is he planning to release it properly, among other works of his? I would like to discover yet another one of our mental siblings… .
Merry Christmas to every one that reads – we could all use some cheer-ups, i suppose.

By: John Coulthart

John Coulthart — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:28:09 +0000

Amazing work! I’ve waited to see this since the RE/Search book came out.