Stranger Films

This 'small wins' shoot was a breeze. We had enough time to be creative and to peer pressure Brian Loewe to get in the pool and "swim" alongside the absolute legend Cate Campbell. It was a privilege bringing this to life for Just So 🏊‍♀️🎥🌊

Director: Tony Walsh
Producer: Genevieve Larin
Cinematographer: Brian Loewe
Sound: Josh O'Donnell
Production assistant: Luke Schamburg

This was a very wholesome project.

One day, one location, three actors, and about a dozen short scenes to illustrate the light and dark of the incredibly emotional and complicated task of being a grandparent carer.

Genevieve Larin and Luke found a beautiful Queenslander in leafy Paddington. The yard was filled with fruits, veggies and a giant mulberry tree (we had to make sure the crew didn't eat them haha). We felt it was a nurturing environment to grow up in and a perfect home to tell their story.

This had to be authentic, naturalistic and restrained, with no scripted dialogue in sight. We improvised all the action on the day and let the actors lead the coverage. It was all about setting the good vibes and getting these *absolute strangers* to look like a family on screen.

Cinematographer Brian Loewe and Tony Walsh decided they wanted anamorphics for this one, but with such a tight schedule and a modest crew we had to be really smart with how we shot it, moving at almost doco pace.

A super wholesome day with a great cast, crew and a random dog we found along the way 🐕✨

We were like kids in the candy store at QUT Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice new Industrial Design studio. Between getting distracted by the cool machines we shot some stylised overlay with students and lecturers.