This promotional trailer was produced in 2016 to play at a range of public and industry festivals and events.
It aims to help raise awareness of the valuable contribution of Victoria’s dynamic screen industry and support Victoria’s position as a leader within the Australian creative industries.
The promotional trailer was produced by talented local screen practitioners, including creatives and crew with collective credits spanning a range of diverse Victorian projects such as Balibo, Suspect Moustache, Offspring, Molly, Nowhere Boys, Neighbours, The Real Housewives of Melbourne, The Slap, Ronny Chieng: International Student, The Secret River, Red Dog, Oddball, Proof and Romulus My Father.
There are 9 references to recent and notable Victorian screen projects which aim to connect to a range of audiences.
"Has anyone seen Barracuda....?"
In 2016, they sure did, tuning in to ABC-TV and iview to watch the compelling four-part series based on the book of the same name by Victorian writer Christos Tsiolkas.
Barracuda produced by Amanda Higgs for Matchbox Pictures, follows a young Olympic hopeful dealing with the pressure of obsession.
Bonus reference: Rhys Mitchell who plays the role of the teacher, also appeared in Barracuda, playing the role of Scooter.
Craft projects decorating the stage door spell out ANIMAL KINGDOM.
Animal Kingdom premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival before opening in Australia later the same year.
Filmed in Victoria and loosely inspired by Melbourne gangland stories the feature film won a swathe of Australian awards and received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations.
The film sold to the UK, Italy, France, Canada and Eastern Europe and was released in the US and Latin America by Sony Pictures Classics.
"Heard about Vic?"
"Dressmaker."
"Dressmaker? You're joking"
Produced by Sue Maslin and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse the adaptation of author Rosalie Ham’s novel, The Dressmaker premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival before screening at Zurich, Torino and Seattle film festivals.
Shot on location in Victoria utilising the skills of local creative, crew and cast The Dressmaker took over $20 million at the Australian box office, becoming the 11th highest-grossing Australian film of all time and received multiple awards and nominations.
Bonus reference: Rosalie Ham, along with family members formed part of the school concert audience.
"Oddball....Oddball!"
Roadshow Film’s delightful family feature about a maremma sheepdog that protects a colony of penguins contributed to the strong success of Victorian feature films during 2015/16, taking over $10 million at the Australian box office.
The creative team of Director Stuart McDonald and Producers Stephen Kearney and Richard Keddie helped realise the screenplay by Peter Ivan, which starred Shane Jacobson and Sarah Snook.
Bonus reference: Kai, one of the dogs who played Oddball in the feature film, also played a supporting role in the promotional trailer.
"Crossy Road...? Vic did that. Give us a go!"
Following a 2014 release, game developers Matt Hall and Andy Sum of Hipster Whale saw their mobile game Crossy Road become a global success. It hit the top of the download charts in every major territory around the globe in its first 90 days, yielding $10 million in profits and received over 120 million downloads in a little over 6 months.
In early 2016 Hipster Whale partnered with global entertainment giant Disney to release Disney Crossy Road, blending elements of the original game design with Toy Story, Inside Out and Tangled. In its first 24 hours of release it became number one on the US iPad Chart and continues to engage audiences around the world.
You'll need sharp eyes to spot the reference to Little Lunch, on the lunch bag of the girl playing Crossy Road on her mobile phone.
Produced by Gristmill, this charming mockumentary comedy series set in a primary school playground first screened on ABC3 in mid 2015. It went on to win the competitive Prix Jeunesse International Award in Munich and the Children's Jury Prize at Chicago International Children's Film Festival.
Bonus reference: the girl playing Crossy Road on her mobile phone is played by Madison Lu, who also plays the role of Melanie in Little Lunch.
"Sorry we're late. Blame the house husbands..."
Following a successful four seasons, with audience figures peaking at 1.5 million, the Network Nine series is set to broadcast the fifth season in 2017.
The comedy-drama explores the issues of changing gender roles, focusing on four modern families where the men are in charge of raising the children.
Produced in Melbourne by Playmaker Media, House Husbands has been nominated for a number of awards and won the 2013 Logie for Most Popular Drama Series.
"Did you hear Vic did Jack Irish and Doctor Blake again?"
Based on the Jack Irish novels by author Peter Temple, with scripts written by Andrew Knight and Matt Cameron, and produced by Ian Collie of Essential Media and Entertainment, the popular ABC TV series is now into its fourth season.
With Emmy award-winning actor Guy Pearce in the lead role since 2012, and a dynamic narrative set in Melbourne the series is well loved for its portrayal of uniquely Australian characters, and humour.
"What, both at the same time?"
Created by George Adams and Tony Wright, and produced by Melbourne-based December Media, the series follows Craig McLachlan as Doctor Lucien Blake as a keeper of secrets and a solver of mysteries.
Set and mostly filmed in the gold rush city of Ballarat, the town’s heritage buildings provide an authentic backdrop to the 1950s era portrayed in the storyline.
It premiered in the United Kingdom in 2013 on BBC One and is broadcast across Europe, USA and New Zealand, with a fifth series commissioned for broadcast in 2017.
Two independent Victorian companies helped create the trailer:
The piece was directed by Tim Potter, produced by Ariel Waymouth, with Ed Goldner as Director of Photography, and an original score by Jamie Blanks.
A diverse range of Victorian acting talent can be seen in the trailer, with familiar faces from a range of Victorian projects.
Teacher
Men in the front row
Oddball & owner
Young Couple
Nonna and Granddaughter
Young Mums
Female Teachers
Pianist
Kids in the school play
Big shout outs to the talented youngsters on stage for the Under the Sea school performance: Aaliya John, Ace Parisi, Eirini Kosmidis, Emerson Arthur, Jack Baptist, KayLi Pollard, Maggie Vos, Marlia Chofor, Orlando Connell, Philip Manifavas, Wesley McKenzie and Zoe Dafnias.
Special extras
In addition, Rosalie Ham, Author, The Dressmaker (2015) and Ian McClay, Construction Manager, Malcolm (1986) along with some of their family joined us on set as extras in the audience.