Gorilla Pictures

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.

Well here it is – my first music video with vampires!

“Broken” is the outstanding debut single for Dave Wallace.  This video was shot in an abandoned building in downtown CHCH on the Canon 7D.

The song can be PURCHASED NOW from the iTunes store here.

Check out Dave’s website for more details.

Simon Waterhouse took some great pics from the day – which you can check out here.

Check out how I made the grand piano here.

Vampire LUNA RIOUMINA

Director / Editor LOGAN McMILLAN  |  Producer KATIE O’BRIEN  |  Production Manager BELINDA DAVIE  |  Camera Op DAN WATSON  |  Grip / Gaffer ANDREW DEAN  |  Stylist AMY PARSONS-KING  |  Art Department BRYCE HOLTHOUSEN  |  Makeup LUCY HARVEY

Got a chance to direct this video for Rare Shot Blue – a brilliant musical duo based in CHCH. Was a whole bunch of fun to make – got my brother John to cut the top off an old Ford mk3 Cortina, turning it into a convertible.  It is the most intensive edit I have done for a music video – taking inspiration from Eminems 3AM – which I think is a pretty cool look and suits the music.

The whole video was captured using the Canon 5D mk2 DSLR (@ 30fps) and then some of the performance was sped up to 200%.

Check out Rare Shot Blues Myspace page.

Director / Editor LOGAN McMILLAN | Producer KATIE O’BRIEN | Director of Photography KIRK PFLAUM | Art Department DAMIEN SHATFORD | Makeup LUCY HARVEY | Talent MISSY ROBERTS

Here are a few picks from my latest music video “Broken” by Dave Wallace.

We shot on Thursday and the video is edited and due out later this week….

Thanks to Bryce Holtshousen (art department) for taking these pics.

Luna flew down from Auckland for the day to play the vampire.

Me & Dan filming Dave in a big bird shit infested warehouse.

Luna in a bath. Andy (grip / gaffer), Dan (camera op) and I prep for a shot.

Luna in amongst some sheets.

In the bath.  Not sure where we got the hot water from but Ben & Nan (our PA’s) arrived on set with a chilli bin filled with boiling water.

This is a video that has been sitting on the shelf for a couple of months now.  Shot back in December 2009 “On A High” is the debut single for Auckland’s Gemma Russell.

Check out Gemma’s Myspace page here.

Was a fun shoot as we shut down Liverpool St in downtown CHCH and had a ride on crane courtesy of Anrew @ Lakefly Productions.

Director / DOP / Editor LOGAN McMILLAN | Producer KATIE O’BRIEN | Makeup LUCY HARVEY | Stylist AMY PARSONS-KING | Grip / Gaffer ANDREW DEAN | Art Department DAMIEN SHATFORD

Went over to Heathcote valley to check out the old abandoned Malt Works for an upcoming music video for a local musician Dave Wallace…. it’s very cool but not quite right for what we are after. Good spot for snaps though.

Found this little tool shed on the way home – it’s part of some church grounds…

Sleepy Age won the RDU Roundup competition for 2009. As part of their prize they got a single recorded at The Sitting Room, mastered at Tandem Studios and a video shot by me. Thanks to the Sitting Room for the use of their studio for the video. Check out the bands Myspace page

Pretty cruisy shoot – shot the performance up at The Sitting Room studios – only took a couple of hours and then a few days later went to Hagely park, ran the dog around, played with some flowers and climbed out on a branch.

Shot most of it on the Canon L 24-105mm. A lens that has since returned to Canon NZ. I miss it dearly :(

Shot, Directed & Edited by LOGAN McMILLAN

A little concept Ben and myself have been working on. Hopefully will be shooting a whole lot more during 2010.

Sound: BEN EDWARDS Video: LOGAN McMILLAN

The debut music video for Melbourne’s Luke Watt. The song comes from the album “Examples of Farewell Speech”.

Damien and myself were over in Melbourne for a wedding. Decided to go out and shoot a basic video for Luke (who we just met) one night in St. Kilda. Took about an hour to shoot.

Directed by LOGAN McMILLAN & DAMIEN SHATFORD Shot & Edited by LOGAN McMILLAN Check out Luke’s Myspace

Went to high school with Jimmy and we even played in a Rockquest band together! He (and the rest of the band) needed a vid for his self funded first single. So he flew me up and we shot this in a few hours on the trusty Canon 5D.

Directed / DOP / Editor: LOGAN McMILLAN Talent: LAUREN PERRY

Jimmy Mahers Myspace