Transmission – Wrapped and in Post!
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Finally! My most ambitious film yet, “Transmission” is wrapped. We shot over an intense 2 and a half days, and I could not have done the film without my amazing crew! Jacqui Hocking (1st AD) and Shyam Ediriweera (DP). The film looks absolutely incredible thanks to Shyam and the VCA’s new RED ONEs and RED primes. I’m really happy with the film and can’t wait to get it finished to show you all! Currently there are a load of VFX shots that need to be completed. Become a fan on Facebook! Here are some pics (click for high res)!
Dark Heart Productions and the State of the Union.
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I’ve been so incredibly busy finishing Matchbreaker, I haven’t had a chance to update the blog with some exciting news! After little deliberation and much drinking I’ve officially joined or “merged” with Dark Heart Productions, the talented team consisting of Lucas Crandles and Timothy Nash who were responsible for Wentworth & Buxbury, which won ‘Best Animation’ at the Independent Television Festival in LA last year (where I met them).
We joined forces at the beginning of the year to produce Matchbreaker, and we felt it just made sense to continue to work together… so one thing led to another and we made it official and tied the knot. It was a quick ceremony and we were in such a rush to complete post-production I didn’t get a chance to announce the union! Well here it is… and to kick it off we had an awesome screening of Matchbreaker and Lucas’ short film Of Land and Bounty on Friday night in Melbourne. It was a fantastic turn out and we got a great response which gives us a warm fuzzy feeling as we embark on a 2 week trip to Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Of course, we’ll also be attending the Streamy awards (very exciting!) for which we’ve been thrice nominated (Best Drama, Best Foreign and Best Actor). It’s bound to be an action-packed fortnight and I’ll be sure to keep you all updated!
For now, you may check out the Dark Heart website at http://darkheartproductions.com
Streamy Nominations!
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This morning the Streamy Award nominations were announced live! OzGirl scored 3 nominations – Best Foreign Series, Best Drama Series and Sophie Tilson for Best Female Actor in a Dramatic Web Series. I speak on behalf of the cast and crew when I say we are thrilled and honoured to be nominated!! That we have been recognized by our peers (the good folks that form the International Academy of Web Television) is a true honour – or as you Americans would spell it – honor.
To be amongst some really awesome shows (if you haven’t, you MUST check out Zach Galifianakis’ show ‘Between Two Ferns’ – he was the re-tard in The Hangover – http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/d14fdef4f2/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis?rel=by_user&rel_pos=2) is, well – awesome!
So I’d like to thank not only the Academy but everyone involved in the production as well as everyone watched it over this past year. It’s been a fun ride and the Streamys is a great way to conclude the OzGirl chapter! I look forward to (hopefully) walking the red carpet with you all in Los Angeles in April!
Congratulations, also, to all the other nominees! May the best series win!
In Production – “Matchbreaker”
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So I’m trying to update this blog as much as I can but I’m terribly bad at it! It’s a habit which requires such discipline, discipline which I clearly lack. We wrapped shooting on Matchbreaker, the pilot I co-created with Lucas Crandles and Tim Nash (Dark Heart Productions – http://darkheartproductions.com) and directed, last month in late Jan. We’re heavily into post-production at the moment, with the offline edit locked off. VFX, music, grading, mixing and ADR fun to come! We’re hoping to get the entire pilot complete by mid-March, about 3 weeks over our initial deadline (we were clearly ambitious in our scheduling).
I’m very pleased with the outcome and we’ve been getting a great response from the small amount of people we’ve tested the pilot on. We were shooting 15 hour days, over the course of 3 days, with a cast of 12, a lot of location changes – it was a hectic shoot and we managed to pull it off with some very nice production value! We shot on the infamous RED camera, I think we shot about 32 shots a day, most of them on a dolly or jib arm (I liked to make things complicated). It was certainly a logistical challenge.
Now that we’re in post-production, we’ve a couple more challenges, namely figuring out the RED post-production workflow. So fingers crossed that we’ll complete the pilot soon and we will have a premiere screening shortly! For now, I’ll leave you with some nice set pictures, courtesy of Alysa. Main credits at the bottom.
Created by Lucas Crandles, Nicholas Carlton and Timothy Nash
Directed by Nicholas Carlton
Written by Lucas Crandles & Timothy Nash
Executive Produced by Timothy Nash, Lucas Crandles and Nicholas Carlton
Produced by Keith J Knee
Director of Photography – Mark Inducil
Starring Sophie Tilson, Robin Brown and Nicholas Gunn
A very late call to the IAWTV – Streamy Awards!
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OK I know that everyone has run their ‘For Your Consideration’ campaigns already and seeing as how the nominations are to be announced on Monday, this serves as a very, very late call to the International Academy of Web Television voters – but better late than never! Since January I’ve been in production and post production on a new 15 minute pilot, entitled Matchbreaker starring Sophie from OzGirl, so I’ve had little time to campaign! A little bit about OzGirl (http://ozgirl.tv), the series which will hopefully be up for nomination – we shot and released 23 episodes (105 minutes) last year on a measly $7 000. Most of the cast and crew were students (I myself was in 2nd year university) and almost all of us certainly had day jobs. It was a colossal challenge to produce the show, balancing all of our responsibilities, and a Streamy nomination would be a great bit of recognition for our efforts. I know it would mean the world to me and the cast and crew who worked tirelessly on this project if we were to be nominated (especially from half way across the world!). Below I’ve put a selection of clips and episodes which I feel represent the best of each individual’s contributions. But first, a “Making Of” video to give you a bit of insight into the making of OzGirl.
Making of OzGirl – Best Foreign Series/ Drama Series/ Ensemble Cast / New Web Series
Best Directing in a Dramatic Web Series – Nicholas Carlton
Best Female Actor in a Dramatic Web Series – Sophie Tilson (Sadie)
Best Female Actress in a Dramatic Web Series – Shanrah Wakefield (Megan)
Best Male Actor in a Dramatic Web Series – Richard Askin (George)
Best Guest Star in a Web Series – Joel Famularo (Tony)
Best Cinematography – Nicholas Carlton
And… another fun episode!
New Project!
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And new blog! For anyone who follows any of my blog posts you’ll know that this website has been up and down, but I’ve launched it again with the idea that I will simply post updates on myself and various projects.
First up is I’m scrambling to organise a shoot for next week – all I can say at the moment is that it’s a pilot romantic comedy written by the talented guys at Dark Heart Productions (http://darkheartproductions.com) – Crandles and Nash. I will be directing and producing and it also stars Sophie Tilson of OzGirl.
We’ll be shooting over three days next week if things go as planned – which let’s face it, they never do! That’s all for now, I’m sure there will be another update with more info soon.
New York Premiere – OzGirl
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We are excited to announce that OzGirl will be having its New York premiere next week on Wednesday the 23rd of September at the New York Television Festival (NYTVF)!
If you’re in NY don’t miss the screening at New World Stages – 340 West 50th Street (b/w 8th and 9th Aves.) For more info visit http://nytvf.com
OzGirl will be screening on Digital Day at NYTVF. I will be there to answer your questions after!
See you then!
The Web Files Interview in LA!
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OzGirl in LA
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The OzGirl team has just returned from an incredibly successful trip to Los Angeles, attending the Independent Television Festival (http://itvfest.org). OzGirl won Best Web Series and Best Acting during the award ceremony last Thursday night.
We’ve had a crazy time in LA these past 10 days. We’d like to thank everyone for their support over this past year. It’s been a lot of fun. During this trip we’ve had the opportunity to meet with a multitude of people including agents, studios and networks. It’s been an amazing journey and we couldn’t have done it without you: the fans.
What’s Next for OzGirl?
- Read the latest press coverage of OzGirl on NewTeeVee – http://tinyurl.com/m6hrg5 as well as in last Saturday’s A2 section from The Age (8th of August)
- Creator Nicholas Carlton will appear on a panel about digital distribution at the SPAA Fringe Festival on the 17th of October 2009. Come and hear him talk!
OzGirl Season 1 DVD on Sale NOW!
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I’m very excited to announce the Season 1 DVD is on sale now! The DVD can be purchased at http://ozgirl.tv and is only AU$19.95
In addition to the 23 episodes (120 minutes) there is 6 hours of bonus features including:
- 2 commentaries
- Cast and Crew Interviews
- Bloopers
- Deleted Scenes
- Behind the Scenes
We need YOUR help. OzGirl has been selected as part of the official selection for the Independent Television Festival in LA (http://itvfest.org). Help us raise funds to attend the festival so that we can be one step closer to bringing you Season 2! We want to sell 200 DVDs!! Follow our progress at http://ozgirl.tv – where you can also donate.