Author: Howling

Writer/Director Co-Director of 'Cargo', starring Martin Freeman. Background in reality TV as a Shooter/Producer/Editor.
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CARGO – Tearing Up 2013

Some friends and I are a part of a filmmaking collective called Dreaming Tree Productions, and our first venture together was a short film called Cargo.  The short film was made for 2013’s Tropfest Short Film Festival, but since screening there, it has gone on to do big things.

After being released online, the film has already racked up over 3.5 million views on YouTube alone, and counting.  It has received fantastic feedback from the likes of Short Of The Week, CNet.com.au, cracked.com, as well as being picked up by buzzfeed.com and other premier websites.

Cargo has also gone on to be accepted into and screened at several more festivals, such as:

CREDITS:

Lead Actor:  Andy Rodoreda

Lead Actress:  Ruth Venn

Supporting Females:  Alison Gallagher, Yolanda Ramke

Supporting Males:  Kallan Richards, Effron Heather, Scott Wood

Co-Directors:  Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke

Co-Producers:  Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke, Marcus Newman, Daniel Foeldes

Writer:  Yolanda Ramke

DOP:  Daniel Foeldes

1st AD:  Marcus Newman

2nd ADs:  Katherine Mackenzie-Smith, April Mackay

Makeup & SFX:  Claudia Magro & Zeb Tilden

Standby Props/Costumes:  April Mackay, Katherine Mackenzie-Smith, Marcus Newman

Focus Puller:  Scott Wood

Steadicam Operator:  Jono Tyler

Sound Recordist: Paddy Boylan

Editor:  Shannon Longville

Colourist:  Sam Chynoweth

Sound Design:  Tara Webb

Composer:  Helen Grimley

Violinist:  Daniel Weltlinger

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The Puppet (Short Film)

A good friend of mine from university and I have long shared a passion and desire to make a film.  For whatever reason, and the nearly 10 years since we left uni, neither of us has done much on that front.  We’ve both been caught up in career and paying the bills.  Mind you, our careers have afforded us experience and skills that we can use towards a film, as Dan (and his wife) has run his own successful design and video production company for several years, called Novel Creative.

I had just finished work on X Factor for the year, and Dan had just finished work as a compositor on Happy Feet 2, so we both had some time on our hands in between jobs.  We decided to finally make a film for Tropfest…  and here it is:

Feel free to visit the website for the film, or the facebook page for the short film, and drop us a “like”!

 

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LAZY J – No Strings (Music Video)

Ever since our first collaboration, Lazy J and I have been in discussions about making another music video.  J showed me the track he wanted to use as his debut single, No Strings, and I liked it, and when I gave him an idea for the clip we both realised we were on the same page.

Lazy J has an amazingly underrated ability to act, and a knack for comedic acting at that.  We had a great time playing around with some ideas for this clip, and we’re both very happy with the final result:

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YMS – Own The Night (Music Video)

One of the things I loved about working on X Factor was meeting amazing and talented artists that are just primed to be released to the world.  YMS were one of the groups that were finalists in X Factor 2011, and they made it to the half way point before being knocked out.  I was really disappointed to see the guys leave so early, because they’ve got such a professional, ready to go act that I thought they were destined to be a big success on the show.  Not only that, they have some of the best work ethics and attitudes that I’ve seen in any contestant who competed on the show.

So, it was my pleasure to receive a call from them in December, asking if I’d be interested in filming, directing and editing a music video for them.  They’d seen the clip I’d done for Lazy J, and were really impressed.

We rushed through a shoot between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve, to have a video ready for release by January 6.  Then, I got a call from Nate (from the group), saying that Sony Music Entertainment had heard the song and seen the clip, and they wanted to pick it up….  SCORE!
So, after a couple months of sorting out the paper work, YMS had their release TODAY!  It’s with great pleasure that I introduce you to the debut single from YMS – We Own The Night.

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Babushka Ballerina – Parisian Nymph (Online Promo)

My very talented acting friend Yolanda Ramke, apparently comes from a family full of budding artistic talents.  One of her younger sisters, Sierra Ramke, runs a fashion label and boutique salon, The Babushka Ballerina, which sells unique dresses that have been designed by her.

Yolanda and I teamed up to direct a couple of videos for The Babushka Ballerina, with Yolanda directing and editing, and with me shooting and applying the grade in post.  Here is the first of those clips: