This was a big job for the art department. Two sets dressed nine different ways and only one day to shoot. Paul Middleditch cast two Thai women who hadn't acted before and they certainly delivered fine performances.
CARLTON "CANOES"
Plaza Films
Producer - Peter Masterton
Winner "Commercial of the Year" at the 2005 Australasian Television Awards and
directed by Paul Middleditch who was
voted "Director of the Year" at the same awards.
VISA "MONKEYS"
Goodoil Films
Producer - Matt Long
Matt Murphy was at the helm of this Visa Card shoot in Kuala Lumpur starring
Catherine Zeta Jones.
It was hard going but a lot of fun working with Miss Zeta Jones and the orangutans. The weather wasn't at all kind to us, for seven days we shot through nearly all that nature could throw at us.
SCHWARZKOPF
The Australian Film Company
Producer - Suzie Clegg
The advertising agency from Germany decided Brisbane based Dick Marks was the man to direct their Schwarzkopf campaign. The agency brought models from Paris and The Australian Film Company put the crew together for this hectic three day shoot around Brisbane.
FRESH UP
Plaza Films
Producer - Peter Masterton
Weather wise, shooting in Auckland is always a bit of a trial and this job was no different. Four days of mostly overcast and rain with a little sun just to tease us, but we still managed to pull the rabbit out of the hat.
SUNBEAM "Iron"
Zeal Films
Producer: Darryl Robinson
Directed by Jason Wingrove and shot on
location using the Sony F23 HD camera
and Digi Prime lenses. The commercial
was graded by Ben Eagleton at Bean Colour in Sydney
SUNBEAM "Nutrihair"
Zeal Films
Producer: Darryl Robinson
Directed by Tony Davison and shot on location over one day.
VISA "ACCESS"
Cyclops Films
Producer - Lucy Verity
Directed by Paul Cutter this commercial is based on a scene from Mission Impossible. After a day of pre-lighting it was shot over two days on stage in Sydney.
AQUA MINERALE
Collective Energy, Capetown Film Headquarters
Producer - Ian Kenny
Another in the Aqua Minerale series for director Greg Francois of Capetown. Although a seasoned yachtsman our director wasn't quite prepared for the pounding he got while shooting from a rubber ducky between Sydney Heads during a severe thunder storm.
NEC "PARABOLA"
Plaza Films
Producer - Peter Masterton
No tricks here - all done in the camera. The
image on the TV was shot in the morning,
then off with the neg to the lab for
processing and telecine. After lunch, with the TV playing the mornings work, the commercial was made in one shot.
SUNSMART
Air Date
Producer - Peter Hewitt
This commercial was shot in a waste transfer station near Wellington Airport. What you can't see here are the workers with their front-end loaders moving tons of garbage into skips as the cast pretend to be having a fun day at the beach.
SMITHS CRISPS
Plaza Films
Producer - Peter Masterton
Visual effects wizards converted a construction site in Sydney's eastern suburbs into an unfinished "Olympic" stadium for this Smiths Crisps commercial directed by Paul Middleditch.
TELSTRA "HERO SMS"
Cyclops Films
Producer - Lucy Verity
Sydney Aquatic Centre and historic Horsley Homestead were the locations for this Telstra commercial. Shot over two days it was directed by Paul Cutter.
TELSTRA "REHEARSAL"
Plush Films
Producer - Catherine Warner
This commercial was directed by Jason Wingrove and shot over two
days
in Sydney. The office location is in the
ultra modern Nortel Networks building at Macquarie Park
FOOD MONTAGE
After several requests for a "Food" reel David put together this montage of food
and drink images.
INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS
RSA London
Producer - Carla Poole Film Headquarters
Producer - Nick Wolf
Director Luke Scott came all the way from London to use the fabulous Sydney Harbour as a backdrop for this Intercontinental Hotels commercial. Film Headquarters was the facilitating company on this busy two day shoot.
Yellow Pages
Dir:Paul Middleditch
VISA "TUK TUK"
Goodoil Films
Producer - Matt Long
This multi award winning Visa commercial was directed by Matt Murphy and starred Pierce Brosnan.
It was scheduled over an action-packed eight day shoot in Bangkok.
