This week the short film Shakes has continued its festival run with a screening at the Backyard Film Festival and selection into the Long Island International Film Expo. It’s exciting to see my visual effects work traveling to so many festivals and for the film to receive so many good reviews across its screenings.
You can catch Shakes the Long Island International Film Expo on the 13th - 20th of July
Shakes Short Film | Official Selection in the West End Film Festival
Last year I worked as lead visual effects artist on a quirky Brisbane short film called Shakes and it has just been added to the official selection for the 2017 West End Film Festival.
Shakes is a great story about an anxious man overcome with a mental disorder and the story follows his ordeal trying to break through his barriers with others.
This will be the second year running that my work has been in the selection at the West End Film Festival, following the 2016 short The Bus Knight which I crewed as editor and visual effects artist.
Find out more on the WEFF website: westendfilmfestival.com.au
Like Velociraptors Music Video Wins Gold at ACS Awards
A long while ago I was asked to come onboard a very awesome music video project as editor and visual effects artist for Brisbane based band The Con and the Liar.
The music video was headed by a very talented team with Harrison Norris directing and Brian Loewe as cinematographer.
The clip was was very awesome with a string of wire stunts and pyrotechnics, mixed in with an array of wild visual effects. The video was all wrapped nicely into a toungue-in-check stylistic atmosphere which gave it a great overall tone.
the clip is due to release soon, however it has already started making waves with its gold award victory for cinematographer Brian Loewe taking home the highest achievement from the Australian Cinematography Society.
So lookout for the video hitting the web in the near future!
The Bus Knight Nominated for St Kilda Film Festival | Short Film Update
In early 2015 I had the pleasure to work with some talented creative minds to create a short film called The Bus Knight. I was on board as the Editor and Visual Effects artist for the project and after several months of collaborating with the team it is fantastic to see the project nominated as official selection for the St Kilda Film Festival 2016.
The movie was created by Tony Walsh of Stranger Films and based off a viral Facebook post from actor Angus Robinson. The post details a mysterious stranger who saves an inner-city bus ride from the tyranny of a bogan hijacking.
The project was then partially funded via a crowdsourcing campaign and the Raw Nerve program (A Screen Queensland Initiative). The Bus Knight was all produced in Brisbane and went on to take awards at both the ScreenIt Film Festival and the Capricornia Film Festival in 2015.
Check out the trailer below:
