PAYLOAD

Payload

payload — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:41:48 +0000

Payload is a vimeo-staff pick!!

Payload is Short of the Week

payload — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:25:17 +0000

Payload gets a fantastic write-up on SHORT OF THE WEEK.

Working with the approach that “sci-fi is at its best when it is about people”, Payload manages to find that rare equilibrium in its genre—a balance between visual impact (or “moments of awe” as the director describes them) and a dramatic narrative.

SBS World News – Interview with director of PAYLOAD

payload — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:15:38 +0000

SBS World News story on Australian Box Office. Includes interview with Stuart Willis and a long segment on PAYLOAD.

Payload Wins!

payload — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 04:45:54 +0000

Payload picked up some more awards recently:

* Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy, FLICKERS: Rhode Island Horror Film Festival, 2011
* Best Short Film, Renderyard Film Festival (Spain), 2011
* Bronze, Australian Cinematographers Society (NSW) Awards, 2011

More Screenings!

payload — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:50:02 +0000

At the Melbourne Underground Film Festival, 2011. Mini-Muff. Thursday 25th. 7pm. St Kilda Memo.

At the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival, 2011.

Payload Trailer

payload — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 05:54:35 +0000

In the shadow of a space elevator, young Simon Carter must sacrifice everything to save what remains of his family.

A short science-fiction epic.

World Premiere

payload — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:49:20 +0000

Payload will have its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Shortfest, 2011. We are in competition and this is an Oscar-qualifying festival, so its very exciting!

24th June, 4pm, Future Shock

http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=22792&FID=47

Protected: Payload Trailer

payload — Mon, 30 May 2011 14:29:17 +0000

Concept Art

payload — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:46:11 +0000

All concept art by Concept Illustrator Melanie Cook

THE HERO SHOT

Simon survey's his domain.
SPACE ELEVATOR CRAWLER

Brutalist was our goal for the Space Elevator designs. With the elevator, we wanted a shape that didn't require explanation - it was a platform that carried cargo to space. Its scientifically unrealistic but it needed to feel believable on screen.
CLARKE'S TOWN FRINGE

We wanted to get a feel for the emotional impact of Simon and Adam being surrounded by the shipping containers.
CLARKE'S TOWN FRINGE

We wanted to get a feel for the emotional impact of Simon and Adam being surrounded by the shipping containers.
CLARKE'S TOWN FRINGE

We wanted to get a feel for the emotional impact of Simon and Adam being surrounded by the shipping containers.
BASE STATION WALL
BASE STATION WALL

Will Simon rise to the occasion? (This shot sadly never made it into the movie in this form)
FALLING CONTAINER

How would a falling shipping container be dropped?
SPACE ELEVATOR BASE STATION

Brutalist was our goal for the Space Elevator designs. We wanted something that felt ageless. We also needed it to work in silhouette.

Wardrobe Concepts

payload — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:44:48 +0000

ADAM CARTER

Layered look for Adam. We dropped the hat (for obvious reasons) and went for an oversized jacket, but the base design remained the same.
DAVE and SIMON CARTER

We ended up using ill fitting jackets as well, but basic "rags and layered" look remained.
OFFICER KATE HENSHAW

Initial designs for Kate's uniform. We ended up doing another revision to move away from the SS look into something more broad.
OFFICER KATE HENSHAW (round 2)

Revised military uniform, with her undergarment showing a softer side. It was cut ragged, but otherwise elegant.
COMFORT WOMAN and KATE

We wanted to link the Comfort Woman with Kate via the use of material and some basic styling. The idea of course being that Kate may have been a Comfort Woman in the past and she is fighting hard to avoid that fate again.
CTA GUARDS

Initial guard sketches. Sadly, we had to drop the high collar (which was to be a consistent design theme).
CLARKE'S TOWN SUIT

Two slightly different versions for the CTA suit. We wanted something with a degree of elegance to it, so he would 'read' clearly as the boss man. We went for oriental cues in the jacket to allude to the possible power-structure in CTA.
CTA WORKER DESIGNS