Oz Film Creatives

I am very excited to chat to Donald McAlpine ACS, ASC. who is one of my cinematography hero's. A cinematographer who's career has spanned over 50 years working with some of the most respected directors and he has created some of the most memorable images in cinema history. Titles such as Moulin Rouge!, Predator, Rome + Juliet, Mrs. Doubtfire, Patriot Games and lots more so he sure has a story to tell. We talk about his vast career highlighting some of his work and talk about his enduring energy to keep going and what it takes to have a long career such as his.

Stefan Duscio ACS who is a cinematographer with a great portfolio of work including The Invisible Man, Upgrade, Judy & Punch and also shooting music clips with Beyonce. I talk with about his early career and about filming and creative process behind The Invisible Man and working in the industry.

I chat with Damien Beebe about his career working on Hollywood films and also the work attitudes to be a camera operator. We also discuss couple of his up coming films he was Cinematographer on.

Nicholas McCallum has a long running career in Production Design working in Australia on all sorts of projects from war films to musicals. Some of his credits are In Like Flynn, Sanctum, Sniper and House of Wax. He talks about some of his experiences.

We conclude the interview with Cinematographer Mark Wareham ACS on couple of his projects Mystery Road and Don't Tell on the approach and production experience filming them.

Mark Wareham’s extraordinary list of Cinematography credits span across all forms. More recent productions have been Preacher, Mystery Road and feature films Don't Tell and Jasper Jones. We talk about his journey to becoming a cinematographer, philosophy of his work and his visual approach to his more recent projects.

Storm Ashwood has over 15 years experience in the film industry and has worked on feature films, short films, TVC’s, branded and digital content and music clips. He has directed 2 feature films The School & Escape and Evasion. We talk about his experience as a gaffer and becoming a director.

This episode I talk to David Russell about his experiences on becoming and working as a storyboard artist and conceptual designer and the importance of having a strong visual understanding before even filming the first shot of the film. He has collaborated both with a wide range of directors like George Lucas on Return Of the Jedi, Peter Weir on Master and Commander, Phillip Noyce, Terrence Malick and worked on lots more amazing films.

Jacinta is a highly skilled technical and creative Production Designer and Art Director who has worked on Alien Covenant, Mad Max Fury Road, Nightflyers Netflix Series and up and coming Australian science fiction film 2067. We talk about her career and deep dive into a couple of her projects she has recently worked on.

This episode I have Alex Proyas. His work undoubtedly has surely made a mark into the history of cinema with such films as "Dark City" and "I,Robo"t and "The Crow". In this episode we discuss the future of cinema and film making as it's currently under threat of unknown out comes if cinemas will survive and tackling the current global environment.

I continue the conversation with award winning film producer Sue Maslin going into the details of her highly successful film The Dressmaker and also discuss the Documentary The Show Must Go On.

Sue Maslin AO is one of Australia’s most successful film, television and digital content producers with a track record of creating award winning feature and documentary films. Her most recent is the smash hit The Dressmaker, starring Kate Winslet and Judy Davis. It grossed more than $20 million at the box office and garnered the highest number of nominations at the 2015 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, winning five including the coveted People’s Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film. In part 1 we talk about her beginnings and the industry.

We return to the conversation with Earle talking about his first feature film '2067' and some more insights in working within the Australian film industry

Earle Dresner ACS is an up-and-coming cinematographer in Australia, having recently won two Gold Awards at the Australian Cinematographers Society (Victoria and Tasmania) Awards for his work on Sisters and season two of Glitch, which he shot for Netflix and Matchbox Pictures. His other television work includes Little Lunch and Upper Middle Bogan for ABC. Earle recently wrapped on his first narrative feature, 2067, a “cli-fi” dystopian thriller starring Ryan Kwanten and Kodi Smit-McPhee. In the first part Earle shares his commercial and television experience

In 1996 Anna began working as a cinematographer. As a Director of Photography she has worked with many top directors including Ray Lawrence, Gillian Armstrong and Garth Davis. Anna is known for her subtle but expressive lighting and her ability to work with actors. We discuss her current Netflix series and her more recent feature film Rabbit.

Harry Frith is an accomplished director of photography and cameraman for films, television and commercials. For the past 13 years in the U.S., he has been working with some of the most popular network and cable television channels, including NBC, CBS, HBO, Lifetime Television, TLC, Bravo, Turner Classic Movies, MTV, VH-1, E! Entertainment Television, Style, Court TV and TVLand. Most recently, Harry has been DP on the HGTV's network’s most successful reality series, “Island Hunters,” .

Abraham is a creative who has gained international acclaim for to his masterful imagery and storytelling on his Netflix series Tales By Light. He was named Australian Cinematographer of the Year by the Australian Cinematographers Society in 2016

A new podcast about Australians creatives working behind the camera on films and tv shows. In this episode I tell my story of how I became a filmmaker and a little on what the podcast is all about.