Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Film Makers in Context

I think it's worth looking at the work of the key people behind the scenes of 'The Book of Revelation', before and after the film's release.


Ana Kokkinos









Ana wrote and directed her first film in 1994; a 59 minute piece called 'Only The Brave'. I have not yet been able to obtain a copy of it for viewing, but its R18+ rating is probably a good indication that Kokkinos has always been interested in presenting her audience with challenging viewing, right from the start of her career.

She followed it up in 1998 with 'Head On', the story of a young homosexual Australian Greek. The film deals with themes of both male and Greek identity, self worth and sex. Like 'The Book Of Revelation' it is a very confronting film and it deals with similar issues, mainly the role of men and sex. She did some television work, including 'The Secret Life Of Us', and in 2002 directed a documentary, 'The Original Mermaid'. In interviews she has stated that she plans to not have such a large gap between 'The Book of Revelation' and her next feature, but nothing is in the works at the time of writing (April 2007).



Andrew Bovell


















Bovell's first work on the screen was the incredibly popular 'Strictly Ballroom'. He has written for television, but returned to the feature film when he co-wrote 'Head On' with Kokkinos. He also wrote the brilliant dramatic film 'Lantana', which was based on his play 'Speaking In Tongues'. This film showed his command of capturing intimate human behaviour effectively. He returned to co-write with Kokkinos again on 'The Book of Revelation' and it is the last film he has worked on at the time of writing.



Al Clark


























Al started working as a producer on the UK production 'Secret Places'. His first Australian production was 'The Crossing' in 1990, starring Russell Crowe. He continued to produce many successful Australian films, including 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' and 'Chopper'. His most recent role was as Executive Producer on 'Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance'.


Tristan Milani









Milani started as a cinematographer on some short films in 1994. His first feature was Rowan Woods' 'The Boys' in 1998. His quality framing work is very evident in this film, where the creation of tension between characters is necessary, among other things, through the camera work. He had shot a film starring Anna Torv before 'The Book of Revelation' with 'Travelling Light'. He also worked on 'The Bank' and 'Three Dollars'. He is currently working on 'Ten Empty'.

Cezary Skubiszewski



Skubiszewski has been composing scores for both television and film in Australia since 1994. Some of his more memorable work includes 'Two Hands', 'Bootmen', and 'The Rage in Placid Lake'.

All information on the film makers was obtained from www.imdb.com and viewing some of the films myself.

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