After a successful shoot in rural Queensland, we’re two weeks into the Unsettled edit and excited to see this film taking shape. We’re delighted to be working with editor Sally Blenheim (Ruin 2013, The Island 2017). Keep your eyes peeled for a trailer dropping soon.
In November we travelled up to Swan Hill to shoot another installment of Alice Zaslavsky’s online food education program Phenomenom! We interviewed third-generation vegetable growers Jake and Hope Shadbolt and their 3-legged blue heeler Frankie. We loved learning about the complicated process of growing and preparing onions for our consumption. The footage we shot will be part of Phenomenom’s next AgHeroes project which encourages students to consider a career in Agriculture.
Co-written by Katrina Channells and Joe Hinchliffe, Unsettled is a noir mystery set in rural Queensland. Along with a talented crew, Director Katrina Channells, producer Jemma Douglas and Cinematographer Amy Dellar ventured to the small town of Theebine, QLD for a six day shoot. It was a big production for a short film but thanks to our talented crew we pulled it off despite the heat and the bushfires! The cinematography is stunning and we can’t wait to start editing.
Film synopsis: “Something strange is afoot in the rural Queensland town of Theebine. Drought and fire ravage the land. Animals are behaving abnormally. Amid the heat and stress, dreams bleed into reality. As a young woman strives to bring her family farm back from the brink, a mysterious discovery will cause a rift between lovers, forcing one to take drastic action – from which there will be no going back.”
We returned to Yuin country in late 2019 to produce the second iteration of our Virtual Reality experience Speak of Country. This time the project was lead by Dan Morgan, Aboriginal Liaison at Local Land Services NSW. We’d like to extend a very gracious thank you to the communities of Wallaga Lake, Bega Valley and Narooma for welcoming us and for sharing their stories. We spent two weeks in the Bega Valley capturing creation stories from Uncle Warren Foster; learning from Aunty Ellen Mundy and Aunty Colleen Dixon what it was like to grow up in the area; and witnessing traditional dance with the Gulaga Dancers and the Dja Djawan Dancers. We shared some really special moments with community members and even headed out on a boat to meet the local whales! We’re now looking at exhibition opportunities for the Virtual Reality experiences - stay tuned. Thanks to our photographer Rhett Wyman for the beautiful pics.
It was so lovely to head out for our video shoot for The Bridge, an employment agency and disability services provider based in Melbourne’s south-east.
We returned to some familiar faces from our photoshoot a few weeks earlier for a more in-depth look at their stories. We met with Anthony who explained his aspirations to one day run his own business; Kelly who showed off her water-ballet skills; and Brandon and his incredible artworks.
We then visited footy-mad Jason and his mum Nola at home to talk about how The Bridge helped them make the most of their NDIS funding; met one of the longest serving volunteers at The Bridge who keeps the operation running; and met with staff member Soula who’s Greek connection helped Anneta find employment.
Thanks to everyone involved this year - the people at The Bridge continue to make working together a pleasure!
We’ve just had a busy couple of days photographing the participants and employees at employment agency and disability service provider The Bridge. We started at their head office in Dandenong for a portrait session, visited a number of people at their jobs, photographed a variety of day service activities and met some awesome employers. We’ll head back in a few weeks to shoot the content for the videos.
Speak of Country VR website is live! Check it out! www.speakofcountryVR.com
“We are keeping cultural heritage alive by passing knowledge and practices from one generation to another, with the speaking, teaching, reviving and sharing of knowledge systems” Noel Webster - Project Lead Yuin Djama Dhugan
The famous Maths youtuber Eddie Woo and former Masterchef Alice Zaslavsky talking to a room of diehard Eddie Woo fans!
Recently we partnered with Alice Zaslavsky to shoot an episode of her super fun program Phenomenom. The show’s a fun and fresh-take on food education of which we shot across two days. Alice was an absolute joy to work along side and we had a ball with both cast and crew working on the project.
To find out more about Alice Zaslavsky’s Phenomenom, head over to phenomenom.com.au.
Some of our awesome crew and cast: Nyarru, our Assistant Director Noni Eather, Director Katrina Channells, Photographer Rhett Wyman, Cinematographer Michael Beets, Producer Bridget O’Shea, Production Assistant Bree Wild, Storyteller Vikki Parsley, Bimi.
We were thrilled to work with Yuin Nation storytellers on an immersive 360° virtual reality project in 2018. This project was funded by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage.
We’re producing a series of Virtual Reality experiences featuring four local Indigenous storytellers that capture the heart of the landscape, the people and the heritage sites of the Shoalhaven region on the south coast of NSW.
Assistant Director Noni Eather
We’ve spent the last few months working with Noel Webster, Auntie Christine Blakeney, Vikki Parsley and Vic Channell. It was an honour to hear their stories and to produce them into 360° experiences.
We also ran a Virtual Reality training program for some creative and talented students from the region. We were blown away by their potential as filmmakers. www.speakofcountryVR/training