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Making Movies Interviews: The Vehicle Supervisor
An industry veteran who turned his car collection into a film career, Geoff Naylor has worked on Superman Returns, Mad Max, The Great Gatsby, Tomorrow, When the War Began, The Wolverine and many more. He talks about how his role interacts with most departments on a film when it comes to anything that moves (and isn’t an actor).
Making Movies Interviews: The Hair and Makeup Artist
Bec Taylor on how hair and make-up artists help create characters and a ‘feel’ for a film, or help produce tears or sweat for actors on set and why it’s not so glamorous when she’s covered in dirt and blood.
Making Movies Interviews: The Camera Assistant
What is a focus puller? The on-set workings of the camera department explained by Camera Assistant Jack Mayo who went to Japan as part of his job on The Wolverine and says putting down marks for actor Leonardo di Caprio was initially ‘quite scary’.
Making Movies Interviews: The Production Runner
Hamish Mason got his first film job as a Production Runner on Tomorrow, When the War Began and has worked steadily since on productions like The Great Gatsby and The Wolverine. Considered the entry role for many people wanting to work in film production, he describes how the runner works with every department involved in a film and has some tips on the qualities needed to be successful.
Making Movies Interviews: The Assistant Director
Killian Maguire spells out the differences between the roles of a 1st AD, 2nd AD and 3rd AD on a film set. He talks about the pivotal role of AD’s which saw him getting up at 2am to be on The Wolverine set by 3 am in the freezing cold, sometimes to stand in the rain for 12 hours – and how he loves what he does.
Making Movies Interviews: The Production Designer
As a Production Designer, Felicity Abbott works closely with a film’s director and cinematographer to decide on the ‘look’ of the film and then supervises the Art Department to achieve that vision. She spends most of her time covered in mud or paint and says patience, endurance and creativity are the three most important qualities in her job.
Making Movies Interviews: The Producer
Producer Nicole O'Donohue takes us through the process of finding a story, collaborating with a writer to develop the screenplay, then finding a director, seeking out financial partners and a distributor and sales agent. Her first feature film, Griff the Invisible, taught her a lot including that it takes three hours to pour an actor – in this case Ryan Kwanten – into a superhero suit.
Making Movies: An introduction to the film production process
Writer, Director and Actress Matilda Brown provides an overview to the process of making a film: from the development of an idea to its release in a cinema. Taking an average four years to develop and two years to produce, it’s a complex process involving tons of equipment, hundreds of people and enormous persistence.
Making Movies
A very cool resource for teaching film production stages and roles.
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