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The OceanMaker

Posted: 25 April 2013 by Guest Blogger

After working in this industry for many years now, one amazing and almost unexpected trend we constantly see is that most people, even if they’re Academy Award Winning, are more than happy to share their knowledge, experience and advice. This is one of…

AWG Screenwriters Conference – Part Three

Posted: 9 March 2013 by Nicholas Colla

I made a film with ping pong balls flying out of an Asian stripper which was a huge success, then one with a dude fisting a sheep which was a complete disaster – no one knows nothing! Stephan Elliot, 2013…

AWG Screenwriters Conference – Part Two

Posted: 4 March 2013 by Nicholas Colla

Having failed at everything as a writer, that’s how I got to where I am. Tom Schulman. Academy Award winning writer of Dead Poets Society, 2013. So day two rolled around and unfortunately due to the commute back and forth…

AWG Screenwriters Conference – Part One

Posted: 23 February 2013 by Nicholas Colla

Write what you know about the world emotionally. Just because you’re a canteen lady doesn’t mean you need to write about canteen ladies. Unless they’re fucking serial killers – be imaginative. Paul Abbott, 2013. On the drive up to the…

2012 Summary – Part Three

Posted: 2 January 2013 by Nicholas Colla

SEPTEMBER And so we got into the final stretch of the year with the much-anticipated follow up to his debut film Brick from writer/director Rian Johnson with Looper. The film starred Bruce Willis and a heavily made up (to look…

2012 Summary – Part Two

Posted: 26 December 2012 by Nicholas Colla

MAY The month of May started off fairly disappointing in the theatres, with films such as The Dictator, Men In Black 3, Get The Gringo and my most hated film of 2012, Dark Shadows hitting the big screen. However, hope in…

The Underwater Realm

Posted: 26 December 2012 by Chris Hocking

Half our world lies hidden in the depths of the ocean. The Underwater Realm is a series of short films that chronicle five times throughout history when mankind has come into contact with an ancient race of people living beneath…

2012 Summary – Part One

Posted: 19 December 2012 by Nicholas Colla

A little something that we started last year here at LateNite was to take a moment to reflect on the year that was. The projects, the people, the joy, the tears, the wins, the losses and of course the movies…

Africa

Posted: 13 November 2012 by Jacqui Hocking

Essentially, my work as a documentary filmmaker specialises in branded content for non-profit, social and environmental development organisations. The type of projects I choose to be involved in are diverse to an extreme extent, and each experience continues to take…

Tour de Timor 2012

Posted: 19 September 2012 by Jacqui Hocking

It’s no doubt that filming almost 400 cyclists through an (albeit incredibly inspiring) developing nation is an arduous mission. When you also add a film crew that comes from 6 different countries (America, Indonesia, France, Australia, Canada and Timor-Leste) and…