END OF DAYS

Photos taken at the end of the shooting day, usually on wrap or very soon after...

IF NOT HERE, THEN WHERE?

SEEN AND NOTED

LAST DAY

Ten weeks of Gallipoli pre-production came to an end yesterday. A huge challenge in many ways. I haven't taken anywhere near the amount of 'pre' photos that I would have normally and this alone is an indication of how intense the process has been. Gallipoli is a beast of a project and I think I would be a nervous wreck right now if I wasn't surrounded by the best best people. I've really have the dream cast and crew and I feel totally supported going into this shoot that we all know is going to be very tough at best. I feel very privileged to be where I am right now (although I do feel like throwing up).

This snap of the writer Christopher Lee deep in thought, reminds me of the Ernest Hemingway quote "Writing at it's best is a lonely life…". Christof spent most of last year holed up alone writing the eight hours of television we are about to make. But for the past two months, he has sat in this room and for many of those days I sat across from him and we worked on the scripts together. Christof is one of the most generous and wise people I've had the pleasure to work with. It's been a wonderfully collaborative and learning experience.

#CAMERAJESUS

Germain McMicking, Cinematographer.

THE WAY OUT IS THROUGH

ANGEL SMOKE

Have never felt time move so quickly in pre-production. The Gallipoli pre-weeks are going by like days… Coming to terms with the fact that there will never be enough time to prepare for everything by the time we begin shooting in 3 weeks… Regardless, I'm feeling very supported by the team I have around me.

RECCES

Searching for Gallipoli...

BLACK ASH

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE... (2013)

Forgot to post my annual photo of my old friend in Peak Hill, NSW. Looking a little trimmed for this time of year.

SOME DAYS...

TRIP DOWN

Two day drive back home t Melbourne. Making the first thing we saw, the last...

SUMMER HOLIDAZE

NYE 2013

Spent new years eve with Natalie (sans kids who stayed with Nanna and Poppa) in a cabin just outside of Uralla, NSW. Beautiful and quiet, just us, some champagne and a few billion stars...

TRIP UP

Annual Christmas cross country road trip from Melbourne to Tamworth. Each year we try and find a different back road route to take. Two days of watching the light and the landscape change as we drive north to Nannas house.