Life @ 60fps

No sooner have I barely finished one film, when the production bug strikes again – this time with my first foray into the romantic comedy genre with the short film, ‘Prudence Pecker’.

Following the direct challenge from the Head of Screenwriting at my film school, I opted to embrace the genre I loathe the most, romantic comedy, and try my best to make it my own.

“Prudence Pecker fantasizes about becoming a best selling romance novelist but her lack of real life sexual experience thwarts her dreams.”



My inspirational references for the film ranged from the films of Todd Solondz all the way through to the old Hollywood classics by Douglas Sirk.



I have been blessed with an amazing cast of talented actors – led by the very funny Amanda Bishop in the lead role of Prudence Pecker.



I opted to shoot the film on the Canon 5D DSLR for its cinematic look.

Currently half way through production, I expect to wrap the shoot later this month, and hopefully have the film completed by August for festival release.

Some production stills from the film can be seen in the slideshow below

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A brisk May morning, saw the Australian premiere of my short film, The Final Illusion, up in the small town of Dungog.

In what was an incredibly inspiring weekend, I caught up with old industry folk from years back, rubbed shoulders with Gillian Armstrong after listening to her wonderful talk.
Helped film the speed auditioning competition with Australian Directors Guild President, Ray Argyle and Casting Director Faith Martin.

Listened to a panel featuring Jeremy Sims, Brendan Cowell & Cameron Daddo about their latest feature films, and went to a few entertaining short film sessions at the Oovie Theatre.



But I have to say, the real highlight of the weekend, was the Dungog Street Parade – when all the locals came out with their horses, cows, tractors and Jack Russells to entertain all us filmgoers

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March 2010 – saw me move quickly into producing the Zen short film, Satori. After a very brief pre-production period, the film was shot in 1/1/2 days in Sydney.

Shot on location at Fagan Park in Galston & in Chinatown, the film has a Japanese visual aesthetic.

The film is structured like a Zen Koan and is the tale of a Monk, his Master, and the art of of non-attachment.

The film was shot on two cameras – the Canon 5D and Canon 7D.

Currently in post-production, the film is expected to be complete sometime in May.

More detailed production notes will follow in the next week or so

Some production stills from the shoot can be seen below:

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As I was researching visual refs for my next short film project ‘Satori’ I stumbled across this beautiful collection of photos on Flickr.

I was struck by the peace and serenity that inhabited the eyes and faces of all these people.

Some are Saints from days gone by, some are modern Monks & Nuns, and some are ordinary everyday folk. But they all hold that beautiful essence of transcendence. So beautifully inspiring….the angels that walk amongst us everyday

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Sometimes even the view from one’s backyard can contain a world of beauty…

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