STUART WILLIS

Hey Make Believer – Behind the Scenes

Stu Willis — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:10:48 +0000

Hey Make Believer

Stu Willis — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 01:00:21 +0000

Music video for ‘Hey Make Believer’, from Brett Winterford’s ‘Greenthumb EP’. Backing vocals by Darren Percival.

An imaginary journey through a storybook world that blends live-action, hand-drawn illustration, puppetry and animation. We hope you enjoy it!

Please check out our behind-the-scenes to see how these make-believe worlds came together.

http://vimeo.com/stuwillis/hmb-behindthescenes

Please listen to Brett
brettwinterford.com
itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-greenthumb-ep-ep/id533361269

Created by Monster Shadow (aka Lisa and Stu) monstershadow.com
Director / Post : Stuart Willis
Art Director / Illustration : Lisa Cookson
Producer : Lee Matthews matthewswood.com
Director of Photography : Hugh Turral
Massive Thanks
To our awesome crew for volunteering all of their time!
The Foundry – for providing us with Nuke and Hiero.
The Heide Gallery

Technical Specs

Made from recycled cardboard wherever possible.
Shot on a Scarlet in a school hall, our house, and in the Heide Gallery
Cut in Final Cut Pro 7.
Composited in Nuke.
Graded in Da Vinci.
We used ACES (the Academy Colour Encoding Scheme) throughout our post-pipline.

Hey Make Believer” – Behind The Scenes

Stu Willis — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:57:58 +0000

Behind the scenes for Brett Winterford’s “Hey Make Believer”. A music video that blends live-action, hand-drawn illustration, puppetry and animation.

Check out the music video here:
vimeo.com/stuwillis/heymakebeliever

Read more about Naomi’s puppetry:
puppetsinmelbourne.com.au/blog.php/2012/11/20/hey-make-believer-the-puppets

Please listen to Brett
brettwinterford.com
itunes.apple.com/au/album/the-greenthumb-ep-ep/id533361269

Massive Thanks
To our awesome crew for volunteering their time.
The Foundry – for providing us with Nuke and Hiero.
The Heide Gallery

Technical Specs:
Props created from recycled cardboard wherever possible.
Shot on a Scarlet in a school hall, our house, and in the Heide Gallery.
Cut in Final Cut Pro 7.
Composited in Nuke.
Graded in Da Vinci.
We used ACES (the Academy Colour Encoding Scheme) throughout our post-pipline. Yayness.

Payload

Stu Willis — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 07:27:21 +0000

A short science-fiction epic. Written, Directed and Edited by Stuart Willis.

A family living in the shadow of a space elevator struggles to survive in a dystopian future.

Written and Directed by Stuart Willis
Produced by Tom Bicknell
Director of Photography Robert C. Morton
Music Composed by David Barber
VFX Supervisor Alex Fry

PRAISE

Unapologetically high-concept and cinematic… this is a fascinating and well-told story that takes a powerful dramatic predicament and teases it into a compelling and suspenseful tale.
— Joel Anderson (Wri/Dir: Lake Mungo)

www.payloadfilm.com

Ink

Stu Willis — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:29:41 +0000

Photography by Stuart Willis

Portraits

Stu Willis — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:27:31 +0000

Photography by Stuart Willis.

Go/No-Go, “Catching Up With You”

Stu Willis — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:21:37 +0000

Music video for Go/No-Go. Shot in sequence, in camera. Directed by Stuart Willis.

Produced by Astute Pictures
Director of Photography: Robert C Morton [www.robertcmorton.com]
Gaffer: Mark Burkett
Colourist/FX: Denis Scolan
Editor: Jimmi Fenton
Stylist: Scarlet Hill
MUA: Marissa P
Standby Props: Pip Moore
1st Assistant Director: Jamie Nimmo
2nd Assistant Director: HayleyMcInerney
Production Assistant: Dan McHugh
Spacebar Ninja: Hayley Dinninson

Thanks to:
Peter Whitehead & the East Coast Theatre Company for the use of their space
Michael Vandiver & Best Practice Productions for the HVX202

There’s a very cool behind-the-scenes timelapse here:

Not My Film

Stu Willis — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:52:05 +0000

This is not my film.

6 and a bit minutes.

Director/Producer: Stu Willis
Writer/Co-Producer: Jeremy Cassar

STORY
Armed with a brand new entertainment system, Arthur J Orland has prepared the ideal screening environment for his new short film: an endless, seemingly impenetrable void, the perfect place to shield him outside forces. Unfortunately, he failed to factor in the most powerful force there is…his mother.

CAST
Arthur: Jeremy Cassar
Ma: Frances Duca

Itchy: Tommy Bradson
Sharon: Emma Gilliano

CREW
Director of Photography: Robert Morton
Editor: Jimmi Fenton
Music: David Barber
Sound Design: Andy Finn

Associate Producer: Hayley Dinnison

1st AD: Dan McHugh
Production Manager: Rebecca Williams
1st AC: Tim Walsh
2nd AC: Thomaz
Gaffer: Damian Seagar
Key Grip: Walt the Grip
Set Dresser: Brian Farmer
Production Assistant: Nick Cook
Sound Recordist: Paradox Delilah
Boom Operator: Chris Firth
Continuity: Hayley Dinnison

Compositors:
Tamara Mitchell (Little Red Digital)
Blake Druery
Michael Ralla

Shot on location at:
Silk Studios, Chatswood
FraserStudios, Chippendale

SPECIAL THANKS TO

The follow works have been used in “Not My Film” under the terms of their Creative Common licenses. Thankyou for the generosity of the artists in making their work so freely available:

“Casey the Goat” by Pete Markham. CC License: Attribution-Share-Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarkham/3558467402/

“Salivating Ant” by Neil Liddle. CC License: Attribution 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/2816918732/

“Tandoori tofu” by Sriram Bala. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.9

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sriram/2240897342/

“Evening Goats” by Sarah Macmillian. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/essjay/35283598/

“The Horrors” by artyfishal44. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artyfishal/2954083334/

“Teddy Bear” by Scot Campbell. CC License: Attribution 2.0 Generic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomurl/497009425/

“Little Angel” by mbtrama. CC LIcense: Attribution 2.0 Generic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbtrama/2655960429/

“X-Ray of the African Grey” by Julie R. CC License: Attribution-Share-Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcockatoo/3191548357/

“Iris” by Sarah Cartwright. CC LIcense: Attribution-Share-Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahcartwright/369063792/

“Framed White Puppy Dog Angel with Wings, Luna, American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire, In Heaven from the Rainbow Bridge” by Beverly. CC License: Attribution 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkadog/3373571175/

“Surreal – Hand” by Rafael Vinicius Leme Habermann. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rafaleme/3483474953/

“Goat” by phi. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/taod/3436179/

“Missing Wings” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/286317169/

“Bored Fairy” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/286375039/

“Creepy Doll” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/542572346/

“Anatomy” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/1491479289/

“This disease” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/4014694278/

“Casey the Goat” by Pete Markham. CC License: Attribution-Share-Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmarkham/3558467402/

“Salivating Ant” by Neil Liddle. CC License: Attribution 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/2816918732/

“Tandoori tofu” by Sriram Bala. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.9

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sriram/2240897342/

“Evening Goats” by Sarah Macmillian. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/essjay/35283598/

“The Horrors” by artyfishal44. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artyfishal/2954083334/

“Teddy Bear” by Scot Campbell. CC License: Attribution 2.0 Generic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomurl/497009425/

“Little Angel” by mbtrama. CC LIcense: Attribution 2.0 Generic

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbtrama/2655960429/

“X-Ray of the African Grey” by Julie R. CC License: Attribution-Share-Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldcockatoo/3191548357/

“Iris” by Sarah Cartwright. CC LIcense: Attribution-Share-Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahcartwright/369063792/

“Framed White Puppy Dog Angel with Wings, Luna, American Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire, In Heaven from the Rainbow Bridge” by Beverly. CC License: Attribution 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkadog/3373571175/

“Surreal – Hand” by Rafael Vinicius Leme Habermann. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rafaleme/3483474953/

“Goat” by phi. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/taod/3436179/

“Missing Wings” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/286317169/

“Bored Fairy” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/286375039/

“Creepy Doll” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/542572346/

“Anatomy” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/1491479289/

“This disease” by Gabriela Camerotti. CC License: Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0

http://www.flickr.com/photos/face_it/4014694278/

Street Photography

Stu Willis — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:28:10 +0000

Photography by Stuart Willis

I Love Sarah Jane

Stu Willis — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:05:41 +0000

VFX Producer (Babyfoot Productions) Stuart Willis

I was VFX Producer on the second post facility (Babyfoot Production). Worked closely with the director to enchance the story of the film.

SYNOPSIS

Ah, young love. The air seems clearer. The sun seems brighter. There’s a spring in the step. Too bad about the zombie apocalypse.

Directed by Spencer Susser
Written by Spencer Susser and David Michôd. Screened at Sundance 2008.

Cast: Brad Ashby, Mia Wasikowska, Vladimir Matrovic, Beau South, Peter Yacoub, Richard Mueck, Anton Enus.

Website: I LOVE SARAH JANE.