This is film idea that both myself and my good friend Scott came up with, about the meeting of ones self at the cross roads kind of deal. It was deliberately conceived to be both annoying and frustrating while at the same time, try to be a tad atmospheric and hopefully surreal.

The film was shot and edited in two days because of my very tight media studies schedule. I had no less than five simultaneous assignments left to complete for my final portfolio. However, it was not without problems, due to this video being shot on location outdoors on what was quite a very windy day. I ended up having to quickly edit and re-voice the entire video myself before turning it in the following day.

Despite that, I think the film came out pretty well!

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This is our production of Larry Cohen’s original script for the film Cellular. It was specifically made for one my digital media class assignments.There are some noticeable differences in the opening scenes between the script and actual film version that you saw in theaters. Especially concerning the dialogue, although we even found that it was necessary to omit a few lines & scenes from our version, for the sake of pacing and continuity. However this is as close to the original script version that you can get. So the acting aside, you can be the judge which intro is more dramatic.

I hope you enjoy the film 

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Recently I shot a commercial for the Doritos Australia “You make it, we play it” Competition. The aim being, to make something creative and hopefully somewhat original. So we all sat down and talked about some of our ideas, only later I felt that I needed to push the boundaries a little more. I then decided to make the Ad more humorous rather than just the usual standard. I came up with the idea to make an homage to all those great Aussie Adventurers.

That being said, we all had a lot of fun making this video. It also provided me a great opportunity to test drive my new canon video camera. So after putting my cam through its paces, I have to say that I am really happy with the way it all turned out. So much so that I went and cut another three version of the Ad, just for the hell of it. This was due to there being so many great shots taken on the day, that I felt that they were just too good to pass up. Anyways once I had my videos edited, I then watched them all with a test audience of some friends & family. To basically see which one got the most reactions. It was unanimously decided that this version (see video below) was the best choice for my final submission.

If you would like to see the alternate special extended version of this commercial, you can watch it here on my youtube channel. Oh and please don’t forget to leave me a comment and let know your thoughts of what you think of the Ad.

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Divinity – The Daughter Of Azrulyan is an exciting new fantasy film idea written by Mark McClinton, the project is currently in it’s production infancy, to date no casting has yet to take place and a full feature script is still in development. However you can be the first to get a glimpse of our new concept promo (pictured above) as well a brief look into the synopsis idea and back story of the film.

Concept behind the story

This whole idea first came about because i wanted to create my first full length feature, telling the kind of story that I had always liked to go and see as a kid. A real classic good versus evil adventure, where the good guys would eventually be triumphant while overcoming great adversities and personal tragedy. This was the kind of story telling that always left you feeling exhilarated or inspired, for me this is exactly the kind of movie I had always wanted to make and thus was the concept behind idea which lead to the Divinity Project. I thought that I would start by introducing a young innocent character whose world had been enslaved by a madman, who is intent on looking for something which he believes will lead to the ultimate source of power. So that he may rule the entire universe without and fear of opposition.

This being the premise for the film, I then set about crafting and developing the characters for my story, I started with the main character first as she would be the most important. She also being a most special character who turns out to have a Divine gift, a power which is unknown to both herself and those around her. Of course this madman character would stop and nothing to gain control of this power, which he believes to be contained within the sword of Azrulyan. A god who once walked among mere mortals, both protector and ruler in the world of Ghanomede. Little does this villain of countless worlds know that the sword can only be wielded by a descendant of the gods. Or more precisely as both he and the people he has enslaved would then later find out, by the daughter of Azrulyan.

The Story Thus Far

For centuries, the story of Azrulyan and his great power has been told by the people of Ghanemede, as well as the prophecy about the coming of the one who would save our world from the invaders. However this persons arrival is not due for another 1200 years and the time for their need is now. As the butcher and his armies have arrived searching for the source of this power, only the one who will arrive to save them, will come before her time and at a great personal cost.

Well this is my concept for the film, when I wrote this I set out to make a story of epic scale so that I would have plenty of material to work with. So as I mentioned earlier I’m still in the process of developing the script, however as production develops further I will continue to bring you updates on the project.

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This project was a two week saga that certainly did not go according to plan, as it was continually plagued by a number of production problems such as: last minute cast changes, miserable weather and a total of two script rewrites just to name few. It’s only through the hard work and dedication of all who participated with the project, that even part of the story was able to be brought into fruition. My main concern was always to get my assignment completed, although I had originally hoped to film the entire 20 minute feature but this was not to be the case. If you would like to read the full story of this production saga, it can be read over here at my myspace profile.

A brief overview

The project brief was to create a short film intro containing a title sequence, this was to be around three to five minutes in length, no greater. I had a total of two weeks in which to complete the assignment, just enough time for me to write, film and edit my film intro. However due to the production problems encountered, I wound up rewriting my script from scratch and shooting the film in one day, The film itself including costumes, props and something that resembled food for the cast and crew, cost a grand total of around $50.00 AUD. The video below is short behind the scenes look at some of the fun we had during the making of the film. We hope you enjoy watching.

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