Last weekend we wrapped up the first four days of shooting Play It Safe. The first block of shooting went very well, and I couldn’t be happier with the footage! After a year and a half of development, it’s really surreal to be finally shooting this film, and it’s so crazy that I can now watch footage from the movie on my computer!
About a month ago I mentioned that one of my favourite Australian musicians had signed on to work on Play It Safe. At long last I can now reveal that our mystery musician in none other than Mantra. In my opinion, Mantra is one of the best MCs (if not the best MC) in Australia. I’ve been a fan of his work for a long long time and it is an absolute honour to have him involved in Play It Safe. He will not only be working on the soundtrack, but he will actually be appearing in the film as well!
From the beginning of Play It Safe’s development the idea of authenticity has been really crucial, and so it’s very important to me that we portray the events in the film as accurately and realistically as possible. In the film’s second act, Jamie (the film’s protagonist, played by the very talented Nick Kato) gets a job as a piano teacher and we spend quite a lot of time watching him work at the music school. I knew early on that this was something we had to get exactly right.
With only a few working days left in the year, I think it’s high time for another update on Play It Safe (especially since I may not get another chance to post again before January). So much has happened over the last few months, and I’ve really wanted to blog about it here regularly.
A visual accompaniment to “Going Away Song” by Melbourne band Watson/Liow (featuring award winning jazz pianist, composer and producer Nathan Liow and vocalist Nicola Watson). Starring Irene Chen (The Home Song Stories) and Megan Gigacz. Directed by Chris Pahlow for KICK KICK PUNCH.Premiered on Your Music Today: yourmusictoday.com/2011/02/14/watsonliow-going-away-songDIRECTOR & PRODUCER: Chris PahlowDIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Jaque [...]
Yesterday we shot a bunch of stuff around Sandringham, Beaumaris, and Mentone for our video for “Going Away Song” by our good friends Watson/Liow. The clip stars AFI nominated actress Irene Chen and Megan Gigacz who both did an amazing job. Yesterday was our most physically challenging day of shooting so far. Many thanks to [...]
