new biblical style underworld flick - GABRIEL!

[zam]

in a bit of shameless self promotion, here is a link to the just-released trailer of the new film 'gabriel'

http://www.sonypictures.com.au/movies/gabriel/

thats the official site, and ive been told there will be more content added coming up to the films release

also, here is a better res version of the trailer, with a little intro from the lead role and shane abess, the director of the film:

http://au.media.movies.ign.com/media/955/955079/vids_1.html

some people may recall me grumbling about a film i was working on while on leave from uni last year?  well this is it!  its good to know i can finally talk about it now without breaching my contract...  (i hope i can?!)... 

my work on the film was for the most part, a 'junior matte painter' (although i did all bar a few of the paintings in the film?!).  i also did some texture work, comping, touch-ups, roto, and some other bits and pieces.  all up i was contracted to work on site, for a period of about 5-6 months.  it was a great experience and im really grateful i had the chance to work on it, as ive learnt a WHOLE lot from it (got to work alongside alot of really talented peeps).  im more than happy to have a chat or answer any questions about it all, like how it was to work in the 'industry' (ha!) for a period.

gabriel comes out on the 16th of november.  check out the trailer, and check out the movie when it comes out!

[Tia]

Wow thats looks really good! I cant wait to see it. Congrats on working on something too i didnt realise anyone had actually been out and worked in the big bad world.

[UNGCO]

Yeah, congratulations Zam! It's not self-promotion if it's for the greater good, haha. Anyway, too bad my internet isn't working at the moment, otherwise I'd have checked it out... be sure to see it later.

Question: how on earth did you manage to wrangle such a contract?

[zam]

cheers guys!

also for anyone interested, a few of my mattes actually feature in the trailer... yay!

It's not self-promotion if it's for the greater good

ugh... no it is actually...  i only get paid the remaining of what sony owes me once the movie makes money (budget movie-making + contracts = ugh, dont ask)... so if the movie doesnt make a killing, i get no mula!  so go see it!

how on earth did you manage to wrangle such a contract?

through an ex-csu student now working at postmodern in syd (not luke).  he graciously talked me up to matt graham, one of the films producers, who was seeking freelancers.  i showed him some of my work (which at the time, wasnt that crash hot!), and he got me on as a junior.  i started out basically being a monkey for whatever random crap they wanted to throw at me.  i then got the chance to create a painting for one of the films shots, which they really liked, and thats basically what i did for my remaining time there!