It has been two weeks since we filmed “Roger”. This has been a truly inspiring experience and the professionalism demonstrated by everyone at The Central Coast Screen Co-op, check their website Central Coast Screen Co-Op

It was the first time I have done a film and found it challenging especially when playing the lead role. The first day went really well and I was impressed by the commitment and professional of the entire crew.

The first day of filming was at the house where Roger’s mother lived, Roger is picking up his childhood pet Parrot and exchanging some banter with his girlfriend Mandy. We also then shot the end of the film which involved driving a car and swerving off the side of the road. I was damn nervous not to swerve to much and slam the breaks to late and then plough into 20 crew members! So thanks guys for trusting me not to mow you all down!

The second day was all done within the car in front of a green screen. It was very exciting and a new experience as you really had to visualise and use your imagination whilst being cooped up inside a garage with 30 crew members trying their best to get the best shots. This I found the most challenging aspect for acting, here we had to create our own external stimuli.

The start of day 2 was a tad slow, until about lunch time when everything started to flow more nicely, however it was a challenge to keep emotions at bay, especially when you want to perform at your best and you know you can do better.

I have definitely learnt allot from the experience and had an amazing time with everyone from the crew. It felt like I had gone an a holiday and had a short term affair with someone special.

Here are some pictures from the day, and would like to thank all those involved on such a great weekend together.

 

Keep your eyes posted here and hopefully in coming months “Roger” will be ready to watch!

Of course, always good to have the crew list at the end

Writer and Concept	John Blackhawk
Writer	Al Brooks
Producer	Robert Doyle
Director	Graeme Mitchell
DoP/Camera Op	Brendan Palmer
1st Assitant Director	Mark Ferris
1st Assistant Camera	Max Gersbach
2st Assistant Camera	Kate Cornish
Sound Recordist	Peter Henskens
Boom Operator	Terry Wunsch
Gaffer/Grip	Daniel Grey
Prod Designer	Ty Batterham
Standby Props	Daniel Mitchell
Make‐up	Samantha Thompson
Script Supervisor	Liesl Bamback
Data Wrangler	Katey Freyburg
Unit Manager	Nathan Dalton
Bird Wrangler	Kylie Cooke
Stills Photographer	Stefan Sroczynsk
Production Assistant	Christopher Kaye
Production Assistant	John Blackhawk
Production Assistant	Al Brooks
Catering Assistant	Ryan Montgomery
Catering Assistant	Kellie
Roger	Romiko Derbynew
Mandy	Cathy Burnside
Polly (V/O)	Cathy Burnside
Samantha (V/O)	Meg Macintosh
Patricia (V/O)	Gianna Pattison
Blue One (V/O)	John Blackhawk
Blue Three (V/O)	Al Brooks
Editor	Katey Freyburg
Assistant Editor	Christopher Kaye
Assistant Editor	Mark Ferris
CGI Effects Artist	Alex Burgess
Composer	Jenny Harkin