The Actress*****
Fri, 27 May 2005, 08:00 amGordon the Optom2 posts in thread
The Actress*****
Fri, 27 May 2005, 08:00 amBARGAIN OF THE WEEK At only $5 entry this film is screening at 8pm in the Projection Room, 267 William Street, Northbridge until Saturday 28th May.
Many people will remember ‘Waiting for Naval Base Lily’ a very moving play written by Zak Hilditch, which was turned into a film and disappointingly lost a lot of the sentiment in the process. Now we have Zak’s latest offering ‘The Actress’.
This film left me glowing, thrilled and so happy that WA has a team of true professionals that can produce a quality film. The script written by Zak Hilditch and Steve McCall is quite a simple story, which relies to large part on the personalities of the characters. Thanks to a brilliant cast, all of whom are known to the Blue Room regulars, the emotions are beautifully portrayed.
The story is based around life in a rental with four very different people. There is the lonely, sad, lesbian student (Jodie Passmore) who has just lost her true love (Jane Pyper), sharing with young and naïve Tom – a Coles department manager (Matt Hardie), a businessman who has trouble taking things in hand (Steve McCall) and the new girl to the house, the apparently quiet and outwardly innocent ‘actressÂ’ (Caitlin Higgins). The story is based around the love affairs of these tenants.
‘Love affairs’ means medium level sex and scenes, with the whole film tastefully tackled (excuse the pun).
The filming and editing (Antony Webb) was some of the best I have seen in a WA film. The shots were carefully arranged and thought out. Good camera angles and tracking shots helped create an intimate mood throughout the film. The editing was snappy with plenty of intercutting.
The sound was well recorded and edited (Aron Dyer), although a more directional microphone would have been better in some of the internal scenes where ‘wall boom’ flattened the sound slightly.
The music of Ash Gibson Greig was most appropriate and set at a sensible level where it complemented the action rather than over power it.
This is a film that makes ‘Don’s Party’ lookout dated and technically stunted.
This outstanding full length WA film is an entry in a Melbourne Film Festival.
Many people will remember ‘Waiting for Naval Base Lily’ a very moving play written by Zak Hilditch, which was turned into a film and disappointingly lost a lot of the sentiment in the process. Now we have Zak’s latest offering ‘The Actress’.
This film left me glowing, thrilled and so happy that WA has a team of true professionals that can produce a quality film. The script written by Zak Hilditch and Steve McCall is quite a simple story, which relies to large part on the personalities of the characters. Thanks to a brilliant cast, all of whom are known to the Blue Room regulars, the emotions are beautifully portrayed.
The story is based around life in a rental with four very different people. There is the lonely, sad, lesbian student (Jodie Passmore) who has just lost her true love (Jane Pyper), sharing with young and naïve Tom – a Coles department manager (Matt Hardie), a businessman who has trouble taking things in hand (Steve McCall) and the new girl to the house, the apparently quiet and outwardly innocent ‘actressÂ’ (Caitlin Higgins). The story is based around the love affairs of these tenants.
‘Love affairs’ means medium level sex and scenes, with the whole film tastefully tackled (excuse the pun).
The filming and editing (Antony Webb) was some of the best I have seen in a WA film. The shots were carefully arranged and thought out. Good camera angles and tracking shots helped create an intimate mood throughout the film. The editing was snappy with plenty of intercutting.
The sound was well recorded and edited (Aron Dyer), although a more directional microphone would have been better in some of the internal scenes where ‘wall boom’ flattened the sound slightly.
The music of Ash Gibson Greig was most appropriate and set at a sensible level where it complemented the action rather than over power it.
This is a film that makes ‘Don’s Party’ lookout dated and technically stunted.
This outstanding full length WA film is an entry in a Melbourne Film Festival.
Re: The Actress WIN A PRIZE
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