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Christchurch Earthquake

Logan — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:55:27 +0000

I live right in downtown Christchurch – so when the 7.1 earthquake hit I was able to get some pictures of the aftermath.

Super lucky that the quake struck at 4:35am and not one single person died! Had it been 12 hours earlier – 4:30pm on a Friday afternoon it would have been a different story. Below are some of the pics I got…

They were also published in the Christchurch Star – check it out here

New Showreel – August 2010

Logan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:52:07 +0000

So I have just done a quick cut of a new showreel. It’s mostly footage from 09/10 but there is the odd bit and piece from yesteryear as well:

(yes it has LittleSisterFilms on the end – which is the production company of producer Katie O’Brien)

Cairo Knife Fight – This Is Love

Logan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:52:37 +0000

Got a last minute call from Cairo Knife Fight to shoot a video for their new single ‘This Is Love’ and get it out asap!

It ended up being a 2 day shoot – one of the days went well into the rainy night so thanks to the effort from all the crew!

Visit their official Myspace here http://www.myspace.com/cairoknifefight

talent TRISTAN WINSTONE & HAIDEE BROWN from LMC Models
blindman KEVIN McMILLAN
grip / gaffer ANDREW DEAN
makeup BRAE TOIA
pa’s BEN SPINK, LIBBY DALISON, RAH DICKSON & BELINDA DAVIE
producer KATIE O’BRIEN
director / editor / dop LOGAN McMILLAN
a LITTLESISTERFILMS production

http://www.littlesisterfilms.co.nz

Shot entirely on the Canon 7D and 550D.

DELIVER ME TO HELL – Interactive Movie

Logan — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:26:04 +0000

So after hours apon hours of work we finally have our Hell Pizza Youtube interactive adventure finished.

Check out the start video below and enjoy!!

How to make a fake grand piano

Logan — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:36:50 +0000

So for the Dave Wallace video “Broken” I wanted to use a beat up old grand piano. It turns out old grand pianos are extremely rare in CHCH and if you do find one they are expensive. So I decided to build a fake one from an old upright. As fate would have it my next door neighbor had an old upright in his back yard!

Step 1 – Get some people who love to shift heavy things or just love being in photos

Step 2 – Pull off the 200kg + cast iron back

Step 3 – Recycle what you can from the old upright

Step 4 – Add a frame (get your dad to test it)

Step 5 – Give it a bottom

Step 6 – Sexy it up

And the final result….

We added rubber bands to every key so they actually worked. The lid is made from all the panels of the old upright.

In the final video it looks like a fully functional grand piano. I give it an A+

Don’t forget to check out the piano in action here.

10 days to go!

Logan — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:42:48 +0000

Update: Watch the finished movie here.

10 days out from the release of Deliver Me To Hell (the Hell Pizza interactive zombie film) and we have received the web banner artwork:

The banner was drawn by Dave Reyes in San Francisco and I think it looks pretty damn coolio. It will be featured on the front page of the Hell Pizza website and will direct viewers to the Hell Youtube channel where the interactive movie will be hosted.

Here’s the Facebook profile picture that I made from rearranging the above banner (it’s highly recommended to have it as your personal Facebook profile pic):

DELIVER ME TO HELL – Trailer

Logan — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:36:25 +0000

Update: Watch the finished movie here.

Well after much work we finally have a trailer to show. Check it out:

Final shot for DELIVER ME TO HELL

Logan — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:08:04 +0000

Update: Watch the finished movie here.

Here it is – after a lot of hard work we got the final shot ‘in the can’. And we saved the best til last! Thanks to Anthony and the team at Fireworks Professionals for doing another great explosion for us.

The interactive adventure will begin July 30 on the Hell Pizza Youtube channel.

DELIVER ME TO HELL – In Production

Logan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:10:45 +0000

Update: Watch the finished movie here.

We’re almost finished an interactive adventure for Hell Pizza titled “DELIVER ME TO HELL”.

It’s been a 5 day shoot and we have 4 out of the way. Lots of zombies, blood and fun. The series will be launching online on the 31st July!

Check out the crew photo below from the bowling alley scene….

Death in the West – 48 Hour Film Competition

Logan — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:10:46 +0000

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: