In 2016, filmmaker Stephen Bradley was confronted with the news that he had stage IV cancer, the grimmest of grim prognoses. Monday, 18th May 2016, opens with Stephen Bradley crossing the road in front of his Victorian house and idly mulling over an ‘unexceptional’ tracking shot, as he puts it. Stephen Bradley has crafted a mesmerising story, one of highs followed by shattering lows. Shooting and Cutting is one of those immensely readable books and one was impossible to put down. Shooting and Cutting: A Survivor’s Guide to Filmmaking and Other Diseases is available to buy now.