13 October 2006

Help me bring $1 million film production to Canberra

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My name is John and I’m a top 8 finalist in the Project Greenlight Australia filmmaking contest — a bit like Australian Idol for filmmakers.

The winner is given a $1 million budget and guaranteed theatrical release for their feature film, in my case a comedy about Canberra.

The top 8 contestants were required to make short films, with audience voting deciding which contestants go through to the top 4.

The short films were televised on Foxtel’s Movie Extra, and assessed by a panel of judges. In my case, all 3 judges (Megan Spencer, Jeremy Sims and Mick Molloy) gave me the thumbs up and recommended the audience vote for me.

You can view the short film I made (starring Bud Tingwell) and vote for me online at Project Greenlight, and you can also vote by texting ‘John’ to 1999 7222 (cost 55c).

Voting closes midnight Sunday, so vote early and vote often, and help me bring a million dollar film production to Canberra!

If you have any questions about the contest, leave them in the comments section and I’ll try and answer.

Cheers!

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There needs to be a scene that appeals to bogans – perhaps a recumbant cyclist dropping a burnout on a new dragway, then being chased by VG. Cue the Benny Hill music.

Oh, the movie about the crazy chick and the blog would be rated R, although I don’t personally want to direct (or perform in) the sex scenes.

The scene where his beau persuades him to take his (very wobbly) first ride would be a corker.

Absent Diane4:16 pm 13 Oct 06

i reckon bonfire falling in love with a recucumbant biker could make a more interesting plot.
The story of a brave man Torn between the love of his life and a hatred for cyclists.

its the annoying bobbing orange flag.

they can cycle, but they cant hide.

there needs to be a ‘car chase’. i suggest a stanley steamer mowing down recumbent bicycles ala mad max 1.

As if you could catch a nimble recumbent in your stanley steamer

Absent Diane3:45 pm 13 Oct 06

what about instead of a camel having a character named The Hindmarsh Drive Camel of Fear.

there needs to be a ‘car chase’. i suggest a stanley steamer mowing down recumbent bicycles ala mad max 1.

Recumbent Bicycle hounds of hell.

I want a camel in it.

“How about a story where a bunch of everyday folk meet on a blog to get their opinions off their chests. One day a crazy chick lobs in and starts making waves. Mysteriously, the people who bagged her online start disappearing, but before they do they leave clues on the blog about what happened to them.”

I actually think that’d make a bloody good movie… happy to offer technical advice for a reasonable fee.

“How about a story where a bunch of everyday folk meet on a blog to get their opinions off their chests. One day a crazy chick lobs in and starts making waves. Mysteriously, the people who bagged her online start disappearing, but before they do they leave clues on the blog about what happened to them.”

CC the Movie – coming to a cinema near you this Summer.

It’d have to have an R18 rating I reckon.

I was going to vote until I read the projected script, I got as far as page 68 and that was enough.

Thumper you’ll be the 1st one I’ll call. 🙂

has anyone seen ‘shakes the clown’ ?

best anti-mime film ive seen.

whatever happened to bobcat goldthwait ?

Absent Diane11:34 am 13 Oct 06

thats a real talent you have there bonfire.

that was my mime impression

VY – Now that’s something I’d pay to see!

No mimes in my feature film. To be honest I’m not a big mime fan — the short film scripts were assigned to us so I didn’t have too much control over the subject matter.

Good pickup on the cane thing, thats especially bad given my Grandma is blind.

Absent Diane10:55 am 13 Oct 06

hey now theres an idea. riot act movie. We could call it THE RIOT-ACT – Recumbents on a Dragway. The ultimate local horror movie.

Being a pretty talented electronic muso I would be happy assist writing (and producing) the score. i can act quite badly as well.

How about a story where a bunch of everyday folk meet on a blog to get their opinions off their chests. One day a crazy chick lobs in and starts making waves. Mysteriously, the people who bagged her online start disappearing, but before they do they leave clues on the blog about what happened to them.

I have an idea for a film.

a guy in a stanley steamer roams the highways of canberra tracking down recumbent cyclists and thrashing them.

I’ve often thought that Mick Molloy would make a great “teacher” in a movie about a school.

Hrmmm….I think I should write a script.

Will there be mimes in the feature film?

Also, if possible with your legal obligations, if you’ve got a larger version and want us to host it here send me an email johnboy@the-riotact.com

(oh and minor quibble, blind people sweep their canes rather than tapping them, just had to get that off my chest)

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