The Movie Pack

We're back with part five of our "Fun Etc" miniseries. We pick up two months from Sophie's first day of principle photography, to find out what's been happening since our last episode. We chat about how she's gone in her second block of shooting, what kind of toll the film has been taking on the rest of her life, and what she sees as the future of this project.

Welcome to part three of our "Fun Etc" miniseries. Chris stopped by to chat with writer/director Sophie Townsend on their day off on Saturday the 12th of September, after four days of shooting. They discussed what challenges the cast & crew have faced so far, including how to deal with things like kissing, sex, & nudity in a film. 

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

Welcome to part two of our "Fun Etc" miniseries. Chris stopped by set on their first day of shooting to chat with writer/director Sophie, DP Nathan Barillaro, and AD Jenni Townsend. They went over the challenges they’ve faced so far, the film’s visual style, their approach to coverage & improvisation, and lots more.

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

Welcome to The Movie Pack's very first miniseries! Over the next few weeks we'll be following the production of the new independent feature film "Fun Etc" from writer/director Sophie Townsend.

Sophie is a member of Amalume Films, and has already worked on four feature films - one of which was her directorial debut "Pretty Good Friends". Amalume Films also includes director/cinematographer Tom Swinburne. So if you haven't already, check out our episode with Tom to hear more about Sophie's background and the other films she's worked on so far.

We'll be following the production of "Fun Etc" in as much detail as possible over the coming weeks, covering all the logistics & technical details, as well as the highs, lows, and challenges that come with taking on such a big project. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming days!

In this week's episode we chat to Paul Ireland, director, and Damian Hill, writer & star of the new independent feature Pawno. 

The film recently screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival and will soon be screening again at Cinefest OZ.

In today's episode we chat to award winning playwright and screenwriter Lally Katz about her debut feature film “Stories I Want To Tell You In Person”, which was adapted from her 2013 one woman show. 

"Stories I Want To Tell You In Person" is screening as part of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival. Head on down to ACMI on Sunday the 16th of August to see this gem on the big screen.

It will also be screening on ABC on August 20th and 27th at 10pm.

In this episode we chat with Margot Nashabout her incredibly moving new documentary “The Silences”, which is screening as part of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.

Margot is a Sydney based Screenwriter, Director, and Academic. She initially began her career as an actor for film & TV, before moving on to creating her own works, including the features "Vacant Possession" and "Call Me Mum".

"The Silences" is screening at MIFF on Saturday the 8th of August at 4:15pm. So if you can make it, head on down and check out this brilliant documentary!

This episode we chat with Fran Derham and Clare Plueckhahn who make up the directing/producing partnership Cos We Can. They've worked on a range of projects including Horseplay, So It Goes, the award winning feature documentary First Love, as well as commercials for Schweppes, Kmart, and Rip Curl. 

This episode we chat with location manager Drew Rhodes about all the ins and outs of securing and managing locations for film and TV. Drew has worked on a whole bunch of productions from both Australia and the US, including the features Animal Kingdom, My Year Without Sex, & I, Frankenstein, and TV shows The Pacific, It's a Date, House Husbands, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Twentysomething, and Satisfaction.