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First shot is in the can! (and a sneak peak)

I finished my first shot for “Disappear” on Thursday night at around 11pm. After being in pre-production on and off for around 12 months, this is a major milestone. I can finally start to see my vision take on a life of its own. ——————————————————————————————————- Stay tuned for some frames pulled right out of theContinue reading “First shot is in the can! (and a sneak peak)”

The apartment set is close to finished!

So I have finally finished up on “The Great Gatsby” and have been back in the studio for a few weeks now. The set is nearing completion and I should think it is not unrealistic to start shooting in June as scheduled, unless the feature film I am booked on decides they want me forContinue reading “The apartment set is close to finished!”

My Theatre Debut!

So I had temporarily fallen of the face of the earth and lost contact with the world, so I will explain where I have been; As some of you already know, I have been in a theatre production of “The Great Gatsby”, in one of the leading roles, Nick Carraway. The show went incredibly wellContinue reading “My Theatre Debut!”

Furniture, hands and a tiny key.

Wow how time flies huh? Another month already. With this in mind I’ll quote Bruce Lee; “If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of.” Been a good month, lots of progress. I have all of the furniture finished apart from the wardrobe, which is a hero prop (I’m starting on thatContinue reading “Furniture, hands and a tiny key.”

Set is built, painted and ready to be dressed. Progress!!!

So it’s been about 3 weeks since I last posted and I have gotten a fair bit done. That big pile of timber…. Turned into over 100 small bits of timber, which I’ve spent some time assembling into a section removable stage. The set sits on top of a timber stage I built (I wentContinue reading “Set is built, painted and ready to be dressed. Progress!!!”

Slowly getting a head. Also, the start of a rabbit and a pile of timber.

Been a very productive week. I really love being in the new studio. I’ve even found time to do some music and paint a bit, in between apoxie setting times. So this week I have gotten the head sculpt completed and baked (sculpey) and attached it to a neck made out of latex. Next upContinue reading “Slowly getting a head. Also, the start of a rabbit and a pile of timber.”

Viva La Studio!

Its been a long time coming, but finally it’s done. I moved in to the new studio a few days ago here in Taranaki after a few weeks of evenings spent renovating. It’s really great to be working in a dedicated space. The studio is 4.5 x 3 meters (13.5 sqm) with a 3.5m highContinue reading “Viva La Studio!”