It was a lot of fun directing the new TVCs for Pilot.com.au. Rare to see a politician telling the truth…about their hair loss and sexual health. Especially when he’s played by Stephen Hunter. Thanks to the teams at Eucalyptus and Canopy for the gig!
Was a treat to direct these spots for O’Brien Glass, riffing on the classic “OOO O’Brien” jingle. A jam-packed shoot featured children (and adults), animals, a choir, and of course broken glass! Two spots have been released, with two to come. Thanks to all who worked on these, especially Arielle Bowers at Two Giraffes, Sam Phibbs, […]
This. This kinda sums up my year. A clusterf&%k in which you forge ahead. I’d like to thank all my clients and colleagues for making it one that I got through without losing my mind. The back end has been great with a bunch of commercials and return to comedy. On top of that new […]
Slightly gobsmacked to be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of my short film The Gardener. Has it really been twenty years? I’m still interested in themes of identity, nostalgia, memory, history and trauma. Nowadays, however, I look at all it with a bit more humour…and with perhaps more political and social perspective. It’s also wonderful to […]
Some new commercials for Quest Finance via Avaray Creative, starring two Mat Rogers. Thanks to all who were involved in the shoot – my first under pandemic circumstances – especially Georgia Mappin, Calum Stewart, Matt Sladen, Marcus Timpson and Phil Jennings.
It’s so nice to post a good news story during these challenging times. This was a great project that Justine Moyle and I directed and produced prior to the pandemic. It’s the story of two industries – the gold industry and the University of Queensland’s AIBN – coming together for a unique collaboration around a game changing […]
In a year of the great sports documentary (“The Last Dance”), and being what should have been the second week of Wimbledon, I stumbled across this 2018 Tennis Channel documentary “Strokes of Genius” about the supposed greatest tennis match of all time – the 2008 Final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. There was a […]
I made a film about my experience of being in lockdown. Thanks to The Producers for the opportunity and Matt Sladen for the sound design and music. Also be sure to check out the other great films at the virtual cinema.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” – Charles Dickens I have seen a lot of my children lately – […]
Just before lockdown the full expression of my nerd-dom was unleashed. I hope to write and research more about nostalgia – a fascinating subject very much linked to current times. Also continuing to fascinate is my obsession with Dan Fogelman’s This is Us. Required reading for everyone: Svetlana Boym’s The Future of Nostalgia.