Arts
IRON MAN 3: RECONNECT WITH YOUR INNER-KID
What should be done when Hollywood fails to deliver on its promises of mega-blockbusters? When the movie I had hoped was going to be a deep and philosophical, yet spectacularly entertaining journey turned into an egocentric Tom-Cruise-a-thon? Should I kick the hype to the curb and go for the shoestring independent arthouse flicks? Base my viewing on the renown of...
Making Of – Abel Tasman
A few months after shooting the In Hearts Wake - ‘Loreley’ music video I headed back to Boulder’s Beach for a second hardcore music video shoot. The band is called Abel Tasman and have recently moved north from Port Macquarie. The first thing that struck me about this shoot was how in tune with the environment the music was. It...
FILM REVIEW: OBLIVION – PURE SELF-INDULGENCE
Every once in a while, even the most hardened arthouse resident should leave their prejudice behind and indulge in a big-budget Hollywood offering, but Tom Cruise’s latest ego-trip might not be the best choice. One of the most prolific actors of our time, Tom Cruise plays Jack Harper, one of Planet Earth’s few surviving residents. It is 2077 - the...
North Coast Bloggers :: Shannon Fricke
I thought long and hard about how I should kick off the North Coast Bloggers series, and Shannon Fricke's beautiful blog kept coming into my mind as the perfect way to begin the story of living, and blogging, creatively on the North Coast. Shannon is a designer, stylist, author, mentor, mother and a successful businesswoman who is passionate about encouraging...
Mullumbimby Farmers Markets Turns Three
The Mullumbimby Farmers Market turned three last week and it celebrated the milestone in true Mullum style. The place was packed with people, music, colour and fun.It’s easy to see why nobody ever wants to leave!The party included some hilarious fancy dress, face painting fairies, a candle making workshop for the kids, a wandering stilt-walking alien who handed out birthday...
RUST & BONE: FROM TRAGEDY COMES LIFE
My plan this week was to follow the hype-trail, a swathe of recommendations and requests gravitating me towards Danny Boyle’s latest flick, Trance, and as a great fan of many of the director’s creations (Shallow Grave, 127 Hours, Trainspotting – although I must draw the line at The Beach), it is definitely on the hitlist. But the presentation of options...
The Byron Life
This year local journalist and blogger, Megan Kinninment started a project on her blog, The Byron Life to profile the talented bloggers we have living here the North Coast. The North Coast Bloggers come from different creative disciplines; they are writers, photographers and filmmakers; artists, designers and crafters; teachers, travellers and food growers and they all have a...
The Power of Indirect Advertising in Film
I’m excited about blurring the line between entertainment and advertising. I think this is the main reason I love making music videos; music videos are like stylish advertisements. They advertise the band and the music but people absolutely love them, share them, rewatch them and get excited about them. It’s funny because at the same time the music video is...