‘the great gatsby’ art department sale
The assets sale for Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby film adaptation was held in Matraville on Wednesday. I didn’t have my usual camera with me, so I took these shots with my smartphone while skipping around the warehouse looking at all the curiosities. The beautiful old chair on the left is now part of my growing collection … Read more
good dog! screening of colin the dog
We had confirmation over the weekend that the screening of Colin the Dog’s Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story at the Good Dog! International Film Festival will be on Saturday 18 August 12.15-1.50pm at Balmain Town Hall. Colin is part of the Best Australian Short Films in Competition session and will be screening first in an 11-film line-up that includes The … Read more
the good dog! international film festival
More good news for our short film, Colin the Dog’s Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story, which has been selected to screen in Balmain, Sydney, as part of the inaugural Good Dog! International Film Festival. There could not be a more perfect place for Colin to screen. Parts of the short story on which the film is … Read more
colin the dog premieres at st kilda
Very proud to have been at the St Kilda Film Festival on Saturday 26 May to see the world premiere of Colin the Dog’s Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story, which screened as part of Australia’s Top 100 Short Films. It was great catching up in Melbourne with some of the crew: director Grant Scicluna, … Read more
colin the dog goes to st kilda
The world premiere of Colin the Dog’s Fabulous Midnight Adventure and Another Story, Staple Fiction‘s film adaptation of my first published story, will be at the St Kilda Film Festival as part of Australia’s Top 100 Short Films. If you happen to be in Melbourne on Saturday 26 May, come join us at 9.00pm at The … Read more
christopher vogler: the writer’s journey
Sometimes I have the good fortune to meet my mentors in person and not just in the books they write. Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, visited Australia in October this year. When I discovered he was giving a seminar at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS), I … Read more
halcyon days with yumi takahashi: day 5
Dear Yumi, I loved your little texta plates, particularly because the people are all so happy and the birds line up in a sky that holds on for dear life at the very edge of the picture. Your Pablo Picasso quote inspired me to make a tiny film out of some old (and new) footage. … Read more
