Sharks

Sharks was filmed in Gregson park in Hamilton NSW on the 28th of December 2011. On the day our crew were Ian Selby, Mark Owens and Geoff Peel. We also roped in Col Marshall in to act.( Of course Col was brilliant!) Sharks comes from an old joke Ian Selby and I shared 25 years ago. The ever reliable Mark Owens was our second camera and Geoff was main camera and editor. Geoff had the film all but finished by the next day - including music! Ian Huish contributed again with the 'shark bite' opening sequence. I entered it into the Newcastle Video Makers one minute competition in February. The audience gave it a huge laugh and we won 3rd place - with Ian Huish taking out 1st with his film Clay Army.

Every Angle

This film is my first and only experimental film, it was made in 2011 for another Newcastle Video Makers Club open monthly competition. Mt Sugarloaf is the feature we are swinging around at high speed. Young Actress Libby Cherry does a great job and yet again Ian Huish provides first rate special effects, plus Mark Rippon’s musical score is something else. Incredible.

One Foot In The Grave

I made this film for last years Screen Scream and Zombie March Competition. We got into the top 8 films and it screened at Newcastle's Tower cinema. Renee Monday (the bride) won a bloodied severed foot trophy for best costume and young Alex Rousos was awarded a severed hand trophy for best supporting actor. Again Ian Huish did all the special effects and Mick Rippon provided the audio and music. The film also features Josh Garroway, as the groom, Chris Rousos as the corpse, Mark Owens as a feeding zombie in the park and Pip Ditton in a star turn as the zombie Mother.

Go Weave

I made this film last December at Glenn Denning which is near Sydney. It was made for my film making club’s One Minute Competition. I just love watching the dogs go through their paces on the agility circuit. On the day there was an Old English sheepdog doing the weave but because there was three Rinks and a lot going on I missed it!! However the Australian Agility Championships are on at Hillsborough near Newcastle this coming February and I hope to get more footage. In this film the music is done once again by the wonderful Mick Rippon and is narrated by Kath Jones. Making this was a lot of fun.

Coming Soon

I have 3 more films to publish soon. 'Go Weave', 'One Foot In The Grave', and 'Every Angle'.

At The End Of His Rope

I'd  got in touch again with Rob Prosser a few years after we'd made a previous film  together, and he was a big help in bringing 'ROPE' to fruition.  Rob never overplayed his acting ( which was exactly what was needed ). We arrived on Stockton beach.  Just Rob and I – no crew, and just a rough idea of the script ( no story board this time ). We pretty much winged it, however when you look at the finished film it all flows very nicely. It was also the most fun I've had making a short film in some time - we had a lot of laughs. Ian Huish helped again with images of Sperm whales and a Japanese Submarine. Prior to Ian's assistance I'd asked a librarian for help and he said he was going to brag to his mates that he'd helped a film maker with a request for sperm....

The music was recorded some time ago by Mark Salter ( or Merewether Fats as he is known ).  Harmonica music is an unusual choice, however Marks music works brilliantly - it adds so much.  And you can tell he's a virtuoso...

Cut Price Avatar

I’m going to post about this Film before I actually upload it to YouTube. I will aim to upload it in the next few days, so check back soon.
This film is a fairly obvious one joke story. An overgrown section of bush and palm trees at Swansea Heads Newcastle, stood in nicely for a distant jungle planet. The Avatar is played by Josh Garraway who used his tallness to great effect. His "I'm suffocating" facial expressions were a treat. Renee Mondy featured as part of the film crew. You'll notice Renee in many of my films - she always does a great job.
Ian Huish as the director rounds out the cast. We had a fun afternoon filming it then Ian applied himself to the special effects turning Josh blue, the burning meteor and the opening credits plus the delicate white floating creatures at the end. Ian certainly is an ace up Crimean Pictures' sleeve. The music is by Mick Rippon who is a very fine musician who has provided both Ian and I on many of our projects.