Fighting the Skin Trade with Gabe Dowrick
Gabe Dowrick is. Bad. Ass. As careers go, Gabe slings a couple of pistols, with feature credits as an editor and screenwriter. Which when you press for it, places him in esteemed company – think uber auteur Ethan Cohen and shoot ‘em up/slice ‘em up rogue Robert Rodriguez.
Peter Cornwell on ‘The Haunting in Connecticut’
Peter started his career as a sound recordist at the ABC in Sydney, Australia, where he also practiced stop-motion animations in his spare time. After taking a redundancy package from the ABC, he was able to finish his animated short Ward 13 which went on to win 17 awards internationally and was also shortlisted for […]
CASE STUDY: Director Christiaan Blok
AnyCam recently spoke to director Chistiaan Blok about getting his start as a director for hire, working for agencies and working on TVC’s and branded content. We talked through his early work and spoke about what a director does and how he got his start.
Dane Millerd on ‘There’s Something In The Pilliga’
Hands up who’s heard of the Yowie? For most Australians under 35; a bulbous bug-eyed chocolate-koala-thing might spring to mind. But in Aboriginal folklore, the Yowie or ‘Jingra’ is a terrifying, yeti-esque brute of the bush, roaming its vast, harsh abode amidst the seemingly infinite stretches of soil & scrub…
Sofya Gollan’s ‘Gimpsey’
From humble beginnings sing-signing on Australian TV show ‘Play School’ in the early 90’s to helming a plethora of award winning shorts and the successful triple AFI nominated feature Preservation (2003), writer/director Sofya Gollan now serves up ‘Gimpsey’ in 2015
Three years in the making and set in a Sydney greyhound track, Ascendant is a haunting, modern noir piece from Observance writer/producer Josh Zammit. Josh wrote, directed & produced the film [...]
Ten years in the making, Zach’s Ceremony weaves an intricate, emotional tale that brings the viewer in to the unique world of Zach Doomadgee as he grows from adolescence into adulthood.
Papa’s Sonata is ambitious in every sense of the word. Taking four years to complete and coming in with a run time of just 18 minutes, it was a serious undertaking from creator and perfectionist [...]
Taking risks is something no filmmaker should be averse to; making risky films is something every filmmaker should aspire to. This ethos holds true for writer/director Nicholas Verso’s [...]
The producer is in the waiting area at William Morris Endeavour, anticipating a meeting hitched with an unexpected delay. Curious. It’s been over twenty minutes now. What could be the hold-up? He [...]
Writing from the heart is something director Craig Boreham has always been adamant about and his feature Teenage Kicks is testament to that. The lack of relatable characters on screens is a major [...]
Writer/Director Jesse O’Brien always wanted to make movies as a kid. He started making short films in high school with his best friend, cinematographer Samuel Baulch, and years later they [...]
Before the rise of social media, word of mouth was really the only way to get bums in seats, to bring people together and share the cinematic experience. Then, Hollywood and the indie scene [...]
In a more perfect world, Davo Hardy would be a name better known to Australian film-makers and audiences. His DIY approach to production mirrors our own here at the Any Cam offices and have [...]
DROP THE MIC began with meeting Kieran Burns on a friend’s music video shoot. He was sharply attired in black with hair slicked into fashion akin to some modern day samurai. There was also the [...]