Death in the West – 48 Hour Film Competition
21 May
Well after a year off Kurt, Morgan and myself got back together to have another shot at the 48 Hours Film Comp (find out all the details here). Our previous effort got 2nd in CHCH – B1NARY JU5TICE.
We drew the genre of Sex Ed Film – and at one stage almost threw the towel in. But after listening to some Ennio Morricone I got inspiration to shoot a western – something I have been wanting to do for a long time. We ended up shooting a drama, which we hoped would make it stand out.
We were lucky enough to win the Christchurch comp and I took out best cinematography for NZ!! So were are all pretty proud of our little film….
Genre: Sex Education
Winner Christchurch Sexiest Short, Best Cinematography & Overall
Winner NZ Best Cinematography
Starring ROBERT FAITH, MORGAN WILLIAMS, GEORGIA EASTER & KURT PRESTON
Shot & Directed by LOGAN McMILLAN
Here’s the piece Two Heads put together for the Grand Final Show on C4 TV – they did a really good job of cutting together a kick ass trailer:
Here is an interview that Tandem Studios did with me before the final:
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[..YouTube..] Yeah I can see why this won best cinematography. Awesome film!
[..YouTube..] @Jazzalchemist Cheers man!
[..YouTube..] nice work!
[..YouTube..] Wow haha I love the music.. It is very nice only very western? I thought that style was american..? Did NZ have a phase of being like this too?
[..YouTube..] @Codfailer Yeah – New Zealand had gold rush towns from the mid 1800′s onwards that were quite wild. But it is very heavily influenced by American westerns.
[..YouTube..] Oh cool, I think it is a very beautifully directed pieceIt is nice on the eyes :D Im not much of a movie person (aside from acting) but I think this looks really good. I like your other films too, they all share a wild, artistic style.
[..YouTube..] @Codfailer thanks! “Wild artistic style” aye? Never heard that before :)
[..YouTube..] I watched the Grand Finals and didn’t realise this was directed by you! Congratulations on the best Cinematography award, loved the film :D I hope we can get into the finals next year…
[..YouTube..] @CouchKumaras Cheers Finn!
[..YouTube..] Great work guys, a very very good effort in 48 hours. I was a member of 48 hour teams in ChCh for 5 years. Enjoyed it immensely. Just directed my first feature in Aus. Your film is extremely good and the sort of film I had hoped to see more of in the 48hour comp. Best of luck, you deserve to go far with this. I shoot a feature western in NZ next year. Good luck.
[..YouTube..] @CannonDigital Hey man – what’s the name of your feature? Trailer out yet? Would be keen to see it. Good luck with your western!
[..YouTube..] I have to say this was one of the best!
[..YouTube..] Amazing! Very well done.
[..YouTube..] The little girl is my niece. :)Also, fantastic work on the movie! It looks great!
[..YouTube..] 1. get realistic guns2. LMAO