MACKEREL - Short film May 2012

When fear becomes an all consuming appetite

2 MIN  Gothic Melodrama
SYNOPSIS
Sophia searches for the tapping sound that brings her through the passages of the house to where her father sits in the study. He turns to her and all she sees is a giant Makeral head on his shoulders. She flees in horror. Sophia at the kitchen table lifts her head off her arm as her father taps incessantly on her plate.
'Sophia, sit up and eat your supper'. He shoves the plate at her.. she looks down and sees a giant Mackeral staring back at her.

Writer, Director                   LINDA DARBY
Director of Photography      WALTER LAWRY

Sophia                                 LUCY CORING
Lawrence                            GREGORY PRYOR

2nd Camera and Lighting     FINN McGOWAN
1st AD                                 LEAH McVEAGH
Production Design               LINDA DARBY
Makeup/Wardrobe              SHANTELL NAIR
Producer                             LINDA DARBY

Location:  Puhinui House,  Howick Historic Village, Auckland, New Zealand.
Filmed on 14th & 15th of May, 2012.

This is a 2012 Screen Production project for the BA Hons program at University of Auckland.

LE CUPCAKE - Short Film Dec 2011

There's more than one way to taste life

5 MIN    1950's Period Drama/Comedy
SYNOPSIS
Gemma thought all was pretty good and under control at the ‘High Tea Room’, that was until she discovered a large stunned cockroach in a freshly baked cupcake. So, one minute the cocky cupcake was there, and the next it was gone, but where was the infected cupcake?  It could be on anyone’s plate; but what made it worse was a stuffy food critique from the Food and Beverage Board was arriving any minute to scrutinize their menu. Gemma couldn't stand it anymore, she was positive she’d throw up.
In the kitchen, Hettie, her boss, drank from a used wet tea cup once again. Then as she reached for the lone left over cupcake, a wispy thin tentacle raised up just above her eye line…  Funny how a bad day can turn around so sweetly with a crunchy end!!

Writer, Director                   LINDA DARBY & TROY BLACKWELL
Director of Photography      FINN McGOWAN

Gemma                               KIRIANNE KARDIMIA
Miss Hettie Kiljoy                KERRY FORSE
Reginald                              JOSH DUNN
Kendra                                CHLOE FORSE    
Charles Huxley                    SEAN O'CONNOR            

1ST Camera and Lighting     FINN McGOWAN
2ND Camera                       JEMIMA JAMES
1st AD                                 WALTER LAWRY
2nd AD                                KARTIKA  DITIRI
Sound                                  CALLUM LISTER
Makeup/Wardrobe              SHANTELL NAIR
Producer, Prod. Design        LINDA DARBY

Location:  'Star of the Sea' convent in Howick, New Zealand.
Filmed  10th December, 2011.

'Le Cupcake' was funded by Creative Communities NZ,  Brightspark Creative Media and The Lab.

Puppetry 2012

Over the past three years, I've done mainly children's party shows and School presentations. My screen work involves doing the pitch for TVC 2008 - Telecom 'clever toys' campaign, and Sarah Brown's Music Video 'Hands' 2007. I have done other TV work including advising Disney designers of the 'Legend of the Seeker' S1E6 on puppet design.
    I am available for work this year. I am currently doing Screen Production Hons at Auckland University; of which I am specialising in Creative Producing.