Other Work 2001-2006

This page is dedicated to non-Growing Brain projects in which Alex Scott has been involved. It pays tribute to the community of which he, and Growing Brain are a part.

About Alex
Miss Heathcote	Graphic Design
The Grey Cloud	1st AD, Graphic Design
Introducing Elite	Dir, Cam, Editor, DVD
Limbo	Survey Data
Worth	Production Assist
Monster State	Production Manager
To Forge a Chaiinsaw	DOP
Senseless	Camera
Too Far	1st AD
Addiction	Production Assist
Do Our Thing	Production Manager
How's Mr Bottlo?	Co-writer, Co-Direct
Poor Left Hander	Prod, Writer, Dir, Editor
Computer Animation	CG Graphics

Alex Scott

This page includes non-Growing Brain works where Alex has been involved. This could be in any number of categories, including Production Assistant, Assistant Director, Production Manager, Camera and Director.

The founder of Growing Brain, Alex has had training in Copyrighting, Producing and Production Management, Art & Design as well as a Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (Media Arts Major).

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Miss Heathcote

2007, Graphic Design. Lisa Heathcote is a bespoke men's hatter who required a distinctive business card for use with new and existing customers and for promotional events.

The design process involved the creation of a distinctive logo that could easily be reproduced in a range of media. The finished logo incorporated the signature bowler hat, essential to the 'Miss Heathcote' character, and the card aims to illustrate the eclectic tastes and boisterous personality the client wished to portray.

The Grey Cloud

2007. Super 16mm Film. Short Drama. 7min. Assistant Director. Produced by 3am Studios, and Co-Directed by Matt Peek and Cameron Ford. Tropfest Finalist for 2007, and winner of the Tropfest award for Best Cinematography (2007). For more information on this film, including Growing Brain's graphic design contributions and cast and crew lists, click on the link below.

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Introducing Elite

2006, MiniDV, 10min, Corporate Video, Director, Camera, Editor, DVD Creation

Elite Customer Solutions handles customer service and back office functions for Castrol and BP. This DVD was commissioned for the Castrol conference for Sales Managers in Sep 2006.

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Limbo

2006, SP Betacam . Survey Data. Directed by Nicklas Errson. A VCA visual effects film, 'Limbo' is a story about loss, love and hope - even at the threshold of death.'

*This is a temporary image.

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Worth

2006, Super 16mm, VCA Third Year Short, Production Assistant. Written and directed by Ruby Hamad.

Jasmine is an painter who is launching her first solo show. Everything is going to plan - but all this is about to change due to one unusual painting, and one uninvited guest.

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Monster State

2006, miniDV. Short Film, Production Manager, written and directed by Ash Wilde.

Jennelle Shepherd suffers from panic attacks, she self medicates to keep her self under control, but today Jennelle is going to expose her private world to the public when she suffers a schizophrenic episode.

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Senseless

2006, Theatre, Camera, Senseless’ is an international collaborative script writing process that will be developed into a solo performance. The performance was captured on camera for possible intergration into an interactive online version of the project.

To Forge a Chainsaw

2006, miniDV. DOP. Directed by Corinne Urrutia, this documentary details the development and production of Daniel Yun's 'Macarbe Opera' film: 'The Chaiinsaw Bride'. The documentary also serves as an exploraton of the rise of the 'Steam Punk' genre.

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Too Far

2004, 16mm, 6min short, comedy, Assistant Director. A directorial debut for Matthew Peeke, this film went on to screen as one of the top 16 finalists for Tropfest 2005.

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Addiction

2005, miniDV. Production Assistant. The project was to create an action packed trailer to help gain funding and support for a proposed feature film.

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Do our thing

2002, Music Clip, Super16mm, Production Manager. Commissioned to help publicise the work of Paul Kearney, this clip got some play on RAGE.

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How's Mr. Bottlo?

2001, Super16mm, Dramatic Short, Co-Writer, Co-Director.

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Poor Left Hander

2001, mini DV, Experimental Video, Producer, Director, Editor

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1999 Computer Animation Folio

Alex does not currently practice Computer Animation, but he feels that his experience in this area makes him a more versitile director.

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Introducing Elite

2006, MiniDV, 10min, Corporate Video, Director, Camera, Editor, DVD Creation

Elite Customer Solutions handles customer service and back office functions for Castrol and BP. This DVD was commissioned for the Castrol conference for Sales Managers in September 2006.

The DVD aims to provide an overall introduction to Elite, as well as introducing Castrol Sales Managers to the Elite Employees with whom they will be dealing.

With two days pre-production, two days shooting, and three days post. This was a high-pressure project with motion graphics and much colour grading, but one that has been well received by the clients at Elite.

An online version of the video is currently under discussion - to be published on the Elite intranet.

Limbo

2006, SP Betacam . Survey Data. Directed by Nicklas Errson. A VCA visual effects film, 'Limbo' is a story about loss, love andhope - even at the threshold of death.

Limbo is in post production as of August 2006, and will be first shown at the VCA student sreenings @ ACMI toward the end of 2006.The image included above is a temporary image, new images and information will be posted as they come to hand.

Survey Data is the process of collecting information that will be useful in post production, particularly in relation to bluescreen and compositing shots.

Reference photography is required to record the environment of the shoot - so that a similar environment can be created inside the computer.

Tracking dots had to be placed, measured and recorded for bluescreen work involving camera motion, so that software can then match the motion of the real camera to the one created in virtual space.

Kate Gregory as Sarah Lane amid a sea of reference dots.


'Limbo' Director: Nicklas Ersson

CREDITS
CAST
Sara Lane	Kate Gregory
Julie Lane	Deanna Smart
Linn Lane	Justine Pianko

CREW
Director	Nicklas Ersson
Producer	Josh Butt
Production Manager	Deanne Chiu
1st AD	Pete Wells
DOP/Camera Operator	Ash Koek
Camera Assistant	Monique Lewis
Gaffer	Rhett Dashwood
Best Boy Electric	Tom Barnes
Production Design	Jayson Sutcliffe
Props	Jayson Sutcliffe
Continuity	John Pace
Grip/Survey Data	Alex Scott
Survey Data 2	Garry Young
Sound Recordist	Cail Young
Boom Operator	Cail Young
Composer	Simon Smith
Make Up	Shantala Mack
Unit Manager	Joy Park
Runner	Cheng Vei Cheong
Stills Photographer	Nicole Cleary

Worth

2006, Super 16mm, VCA Third Year Short, Production Assistant. Written and directed by Ruby Hamad.

Synopsis: Jasmine is an painter who is launching her first solo show. Everything is going to plan - but all this is about to change due to one unusual painting, and one uninvited guest.

Worth is in post production as of August 2006, and is intended for release toward the end of he year as part of the VCA screenings @ ACMI. More information to be posted as it arrives.

CREDITS

- no credits listed at present -

Monster State

2006, miniDV. Short Film, Production Manager, written and directed by Ash Wilde.

Synopsis: Jennelle Shepherd suffers from panic attacks, she self medicates to keep her self under control, but today Jennelle is going to expose her private world to the public when she suffers a schizophrenic episode.

CREDITS (may be incomplete)
CAST
Janelle	Valerie Duthil
Shane	Leigh Farriugia
Mark	Blake Onken
Josh	Jack Wilde
Josh's Mother	Kaela Hilton
Petshop Customer	Rose Palmer
Judy	Daniella Armstrong
Dale	Glen Hubbard
Lisa	Jill Lister-Martin
Lukasz	Guy Martin
Crippled Woman	Jill Lister-Martin

CREW
Director	Ash Wilde
Production Manager	Alex Scott
First AD	Jeff Bishop
DOP	Daniel Yun
2nd AD	Christian Kloukinas
Art Director	Jill Lister-Martin
Unit Manager	Corinne Urrutia
Continuity	Jacinta Palmer
SFX Makeup	Dale Bamford
Hair / Makeup	Holly Butler
Gaffer	Daniel Higgins
Boom & Sound	Matt Thomas
First Aid	Daniel Yun
Runner	Christian Moribito
Runner	James Holburn
Clapper	Liviu Ionescu
Stills	Blake Onken
Script Editor	Glen Hubbard
Script Supervisor	Ray Moonee
Editor	???
CG VFX	???
Composer	???
Final Sound Mix	Ash Wilde

To Forge a Chainsaw

2006, miniDV. DOP. Developed in parrallel with the film 'The Chaiinsaw Bride' for inclusion with the feature DVD.

Synopsis: Directed by Corinne Urrutia, this documentary details the development and production of Daniel Yun's 'Macabre Opera' film: 'The Chaiinsaw Bride'. The documentary also serves as an exploration of the rise of the 'Steam Punk' genre.

Background: Daniel Yun's previous directing credits include 'Dragon Noodle' (2005) and Corrine Urrutia's directing credits include 'Mecha' (2005).

Related Links:

Dragon Noodle	Official Website
Chaiinsaw Bride	Production Photo Gallery
Chaiinsaw Bride	Myspace Page with Trailer

CREDITS
Producer	Corrine Urrutia
Writer	Corrine Urrutia
Cinematographer	Alex Scott
	Corrine Urrutia
Director	Corrine Urrutia

Too Far

2004, 16mm, 6min short, comedy, Assistant Director. A directorial debut for Matthew Peeke, this film went on to screen as one of the top 16 finalists for Tropfest 2005.

Synopsis: Water restrictions are just another type of socio-political repression and this Y2K tragi-comedy explores the sprinkler system at the heart of middle class suburbia. Lots of turf, plenty of garden hose, some casualties.

Biography: Matthew Peek: director/ producer/writer/co-editor.

Peek's influences range from thriller, gangster and horror movies, to comedies such as The Naked Gun and Flying High. Peek began to write a couple of years ago. Three-quarters of the way through a business degree, Peek attended his first Sony Tropfest in 2003, and said to himself: "Hey, I could do that." Reading books and enrolling in crash courses on the craft of screenwriting and directing, Peek worked in a claustrophobic and dull office environment to save money to make Too Far.

CREDITS
Producers	Matthew Peek Cameron Ford
Writer	Matthew Peek
Cinematographer	Cameron Ford
Sound Designer	Matt Gearing-Thomas
Composer	David Gatt
Editors	Cameron Ford Matthew Peek
Key cast	Gerard Cogley Jon Richards Tess Warrener Phoebe Goodman

Addiction

2005, miniDV. Production Assistant. Addiction is an action packed trailer created to help gain support for a proposed feature film. Both this 'concept short' and the feature length production will be produced by Keep It Reel.

Since 2005, Growing Brain has had close involvement with Keep It Reel in the development of the Addiction project, and there will soon be a Growing Brain project page detailing our work in editing, grading, DVD production and graphic design. The credits list (currently incomplete) will also be updated at this time.

The Addiction concept short, and all it's associated materials were launched at the Keep It Reel and Growing Brain combined event: Screen Machine - and some information is available on the project page for this event. In the meantime, for all other Addiction-related information, visit the official website for Addiction, hosted by Keep It Reel.

CREDITS
Producer	Mark Aquilina
Director	Mark Aquilina
Director of Photography	James Cole

Do Our Thing

2002, Music Clip, Super16mm, Production Manager. Commissioned to help publicise the work of Paul Kearney, this clip got some play on RAGE.

The clip is set in a factory that manufactures 'dance steps'. Paul Kearney (a factory emlpoyee) is given the task of producing the music for the machines. Frustrated by his industrial environment, he decides to produce something special, and the music that results causes the machines to begin producing a torrent of sausage dogs.

CREDITS
Director	Al Marczyk
Direcor of Photography	Jacob Simkin
Featured Artist	Paul Kearney

How's Mr Bottlo?

2001, Super16mm, Dramatic Short, Co-Writer, Co-Director.

This film was completed as part of third year studies at Deakin University. Shot in Super16mm, with cross-processed sections (as in the image above). The film concerns itself with the complex series of relationships between a bottleshop owner and a young man that has befrended him.

When the young man's friends decide to rob the bottleshop, and plan to use his growing friendship with the owner as a key element in the plan, then there are some big decisions that need to be made.

CREDITS
Written By	Daniel Brinsden
	Cameron Ford
	James Harmsworth
	Al Marczyk
	Alex Scott
Joel	Dave Burton
Travis	Colin Porter
Shaun	Tristan Querol
Paul	Jason Wisniowski
Moggy	Rhys McAlpine
Celeste	Ranie Daw
Bryce	Nathan King
Customer	Katie-Jean Harding
Directors	Al Marczyk
	Alex Scott
DOP	Cameron Ford
Producer	James Harmsworth
1st AD	Daniel Brinsden
Camera Assist	Paul Hughes
Clapper	Ingrid Currie
Continuity	Katherina Autery
Sound Recordist	Peter Szilvester
Boom Swinger	Nathan Thomas
Sound Design	James Harmsworth
	Daniel Brinsden
Origional Music	Nicholas Buc
Editor	Al Marczyk
Story Consultant	Nathan King
Script Editors	Al Marczyk
	Alex Scott
Stills	Kate Harmsworth
	Erin Brady
Title Design	Deej
Catering	Dee Harmsworth
Tech Support	Nick Levy - Final Cut Pro
	Pamela Hammond - AAV
	Panavision Australia
	Colin Savage
Special Thanks
Carlos Cavalcante & Robert Fruewirth, Malvern Vally Cellers, Intencity - Century City Walk, Liberty Service Station, Graham Brinsden, Francis Treacey, Rachel Wilson, Matthew Kuppe, Michael Green, Nicholas Lawson, Karli Davis, Abi Brooker, Daniel Flood, Stef Adames, Brett Williams, Simon Wilmot

The Poor Left-Hander

2001, mini DV, Experimental Video, Producer, Director, Editor

Based on a choral composition by Nic Buck for Concordis Youth Chior, this video adops an expressive and surreal storytelling style. Utilising a range practical and computer-based effects, the film depitcs a the story in which a young boy is seperated from his hand in a dream. The longer hand and owner are seperated, the more abstract and unreal the hand becomes.

The boy must travel the landscape of his dream in order to find and be reunited with what he has lost.

In order to construct this landscape a wide variety of techneques were used, including many compositing techneques, physical minatures, rear screen projection, photography, styalised lighting and location and studio work. The camera was strapped, carried, pulled and hoisted high into the air, and the final cut was reunited with a new version of the choral work - created, performed and recorded specifically for the film.

CREDITS
Director	Alex Scott
Director of Photography	Al Marczyk
Music & Lyrics	Nic Buck
Music Performed by	Concordis
The Left Hander	Chris Kaabar

Special Thanks

Andrew Hunter, Glen Bardwell, Simon Wilmott, Francis Treacey, Colin Savage, Rippon Lea Estate, Monsalvat, Graeme Foote, Surry Sculpture Studio, Lemac, Cameron Ford, Deakin University

Computer Animation

Most of this work originates from the late ninties, when Alex was mad keen on computer animation. Whilst his practical skills in this area are now nearly non-existant, these works demonstrate a working familiarity with the medium, together with it's processes and challenges.

In Restoration, Alex made his first forey into combining live action footage and computer gerated imagery in a narrative short.

Whilst not wishing to persue a career in 3D animation, these sequences served as a series of experiments in modelling, texture, colour and dynamic composition.

Still Shots:		(click for a larger view)

A four legged platform prepares to ascend...	A view from the boarding ramp.	An access panel...

Air Attack!	Robot pauses for attack.

Shots from a pre-game Space Fighter sequence:


Shots from a Robot Attack Sequence:

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