Crew Database
Ian Newman
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Biography
- Writer, Director, Producer and Editor of 6-minute doco “Song & Dance Girls”, winning a Best Film award at Mandurah Short Film Festival (Jun 2003)
- Producer of 13 min short Psychodrama Under the Skin, shortlisted for the EYESCREAM Halloween Short Film Festival (2004) and which received a Special Mention at the 18th WASA Awards for Best Visual Effects (2005)
- Produced 3-min music video clip HOME by Red Jezebel, shortlisted for WA Music Industry’s Kiss My WAMI Awards, for Most Popular
Local Original Music Video and received Special Mention at the Mandurah Short Film Festival for Best Music Video category (2003), also
aired on Channel 31 tv’s Warp Factory (Aug 2003)
- Produced live-to-tape multicam video of Youth on Health Festival (YohFest), presenter Ernie Dingo (Oct 2003)
- Accomplished sculptor and modeller
- Obsessed Filmmaker Extraordinaire
Qualifications
• Graduate, Certificate IV Video Production – FTIWA, Feb 2003 (High Distinction)
• Certificate IV in Business (Small Business Management)
• AFTRS “Low-Budget Feature Film Production” – FTIWA
• AFTRS “Business of Creativity” Seminar – FTIWA
• “Essential Guide to Budgeting and Scheduling” Workshop
• Kodak Motion Picture Film Camera Assistant Workshop
• Centre for Advanced Digital Screen Animation (CADSA) (Founding participant in the inaugural intake to establish the Certificate IV accredited Animation course at FTIWA.
• Electrical Worker’s Licence (“A“Grade)
• Senior First Aid Certificate Basic Voice Procedure and Basic Rescue Certificates, (State Emergency Service)
Filmography
2005 Cat Haven Documentary (Dir:Philippe Signer)
10-minute live-action documentary for Cat Haven WA
Position: Co-Producer, also Cam Assist, Actor.
The Hacker (Dir:Hugh Buttsworth)
10-minute live-action psychodrama incorporating prosthetic
SFX, Animatronics/CG – FTIWA
Position: Producer, also Props Design & Construction
2004 Under the Skin (Dir:Hugh Buttsworth)
12-minute live-action psychodrama incorporating prosthetic “Gore FX”
– FTIWA (CADSA3)
Position: Producer
Shortlisted finalist in: 2004 EYESCREAM Halloween Short Film Festival
2005 WA Screen Awards – Special Mention, Best Visual FX category
Whalebone – The Movie (Dir:Hugh Buttsworth)
I hour live-action documentary of annual 2 day Whalebone Classic Longboard Surfing event
– SCA/MDV/Small Prod.
Position: Producer
Little Enough (Dir:Rob Castiglioni)
10-minute short film
– Independent [HDCam]
Position: 2nd AD
2003 The Intruder (Dir:Andrew Smith)
10-minute comedic drama
– Curtin Uni/Independent
Position: Production Assistant
Mandurah YOHFEST – (Presenter/Host: Ernie Dingo)
25-minute documentary of live-to-tape multicam shoot – Healthway/Independent
Position: Producer
Esky (format currently in negotiation with SBSTV) (Dir: Robyn Kingdom)
20-minute documentary (possible series) – FTIWA (Member’s Production Group)
Position: Co-Producer
‘Home’
Video Clip Artist: Red Jezebel (Dir: Hugh Buttsworth)
3-minute music video clip – FTIWA
Position: Producer **** Shortlisted finalist in:
2003 Kiss My WAMI Awards – for Most Popular Local Original Music Video
2003 Mandurah Short Film Festival – Special Mention, Best Music Video
2002 Lullaby (Dir by Philippe Signer)
10-minute puppetry short film – FTIWA
Position: Producer, Voice Actor
Box Blanco(Dir by Kate Renwick)
10-minute mixed live action/animation short film – FTIWA
Position: Producer
Sam-Seng (Dir by Chris Richards-Scully)
10-minute short film
– Independent [16mm film]
Position: Unit Manager
Song & Dance Girls (Dir by Ian Newman)
6-minute documentary – FTIWA
Position: Writer/Director, Producer, Editor
Awarded Best Film, Senior’s category –
Mandurah Short Film Festival, June 2003
Other Productions/Positions:
2004 Smashed on Weekends
(Dir: Mark Alfonsi)
Documentary – Independent
Position: Stills Photographer, Standby Cinematographer
The Bouncer
(Dir: Derek Hobbs/Nunzio La Bianca) **** Feature film – Independent (Starring: John Waters)
Position: Cinematographer, “Making Of” DVD.
2001 Flynt & Flame (Dir by Jos Valdeman)
3-minute Animated 2D cartoon trailer – FTIWA (CADSA)
Position: Cleanup Artist using Macromedia Flash
Shortlisted Finalist in:
2003 SPLIF Awards
Commercial Productions/Projects:
2005 Wedding Video – Choo Family – Independently funded, shot on MiniDV. Position: Director, Producer, Cinematographer.
Live at the Bog Inne (Band competition) – recorded live. – Independently funded, shot on DVCam/MiniDV.
Position: Producer, Cinematographer.
2004 Fish & Co Restaurant Archival record – Independently funded, shot on DVCam/MiniDV.
Position: Producer, Cinematographer, Editor
Bite Sized
Editing footage for a 20 minute children’s cooking show TV pilot – Independently funded, shot on DVCam/MiniDV.
Position: Editor
We Don’t Wanna Work No More
Teaching & supervising the editing of footage for a music video clip using Adobe Premiere – Independently funded, shot on MiniDV.
Position: Editor, Editing teacher
Referees
Graeme Watson
Professional Development and Training Manager, FTI Mike Berry-Porter
Director of Photography
Ian Tregonning
Philippe Signer
Graphic Designer, Production Designer
Luke Rinaldi
Manager for: Red Jezebel, Team Jedi & Capitol City bands
WA Rep for Music Managers Forum
Positions
- Props design/Construction, Sculptor
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