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We’ve come this far, we may as well carry on.'Ĭharles wants slimmed-down coronation to reflect his new-look monarchy - and could choose 70th anniversary of his mother's crowning The project is still ongoing, but is in Cory’s hands now as he is living with friends while studying film and television production at Leeds Metropolitan University. 'Someone commented that I should show my face more, but then someone else pointed out that it shows a story. 'I'm not fazed by it, it's like I'm on The Truman Show,' he said. These were in Japan in just one day last week, and Cory has seen his Twitter followers increase dramatically after a particularly enthusiastic response from female viewers of the video. In the two weeks it has been online, the video has had more than 610,000 hits. We weren’t organised, it’s always been chaotic,' he said. In the end there were more than 7,500 images, in 71 albums. Ian spent three months scanning the pictures one at a time last year. Labour of love: Ian McLeod, seen left with Cory, has now handed over the project to his son, who has left home to study film and television production at Leeds Metropolitan University 'When I started this, there was no YouTube,' added Mr McLeod, who works at a picture framers and also as a care assistant with disabled adults. I had been a bit wary, my hand hovered over the upload button. 'It was like we were unleashing something unreal. Mr McLeod said he had been left stunned by the overwhelming response to the results of his 'chaotic' project. 'There are lots I look back at now and think I wish I hadn’t pulled that face,' said the Liverpool FC fan. The film starts with the first picture of Cory as a newborn at Harrogate General Hospital, and documents school days, childhood football matches, new jobs and trips to Leeds Festival and Macchu Piccu in Peru.īut the majority of the pictures were taken at home, typical photos of a cherished son eating an ice-cream, enjoying a family Christmas, or suffering with a hangover. Growing up: Cory, now 21, is seen with friends as a teenager, left, and as a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, right, where he is studying film and television production
'It was only when I got to 16 or 17 that I started to appreciate it, and realise what it could be,' he said. I used to find it awkward, I didn’t realise the value of it. 'My dad's had to drive to a friend's house before,' Cory said. When the 21-year-old spent three months travelling around South America with friends last year, his dad made sure he didn't miss a single day. Persistent Mr McLeod followed Cory to friends' houses and armed his son with a camera of his own for school trips and holidays to make sure the photo record was as complete as possible. Mr McLeod, who said he panicked the first time a day was missed, has slotted sketches of his son into his time-lapse film to make up the gaps. 'Even at five minutes past, he wouldn't take it.' 'I used to find it awkward, I didn't realise the value of it'Īt other times, the clock slipped past midnight before Mr McLeod realised he hadn't taken a picture, but Cory said his dad never succumbed to the temptation of substituting a photo from another day.
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