WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE
A day has 24 hours and if that’s not enough, we shall work nights too…
Welcome to the website of latenite films, a young and innovative screen development company, based in Melbourne Australia. It was established in early 2007 by a team of students studying Film & Television together at University, so that we could develop a collection of vastly different projects all under the same banner, but has since evolved into a talented community of film-makers with the sole mission of making top quality media – whether that be short films, commercial feature films or even online digital media projects. Regardless of the screen (whether it be a theatre, mobile phone, computer screen or something completely different) we’re interested in putting entertaining and challenging content on it! We are also strongly up for helping like minded film-makers get their ideas of the ground, hence the reason we set up Melbourne Rebels. We hope that you enjoy looking around this site, and feel free to contact us should have have any questions!
BYE, BYE CHRIS!
As of Monday 1st of February, Chris Hocking will be out of action for four months travelling the world on a well deserved holiday adventure! Travelling through China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Egypt & Africa – it certainly will be an epic journey! In his absence Nick Colla and Jacqui Hocking will be taking care of all latenite operations, and making sure the ship keeps sailing on course. They will both be more than happy to help you with any questions that you would normally send along to Chris, so don’t be shy to give them a call or shoot them through an e-mail.
Also… Karen Mead, who will be travelling with Chris has put together a blog to document their travels, so make sure you check it out at:
http://www.melbournetomoshi.com
TUNE INTO SYN!
Tune in to 90.7 FM this summer as our very own Nick Colla presents a show on SYN between 2-3 on Thurs afternoon. Along with Nathan Rogers and Sam Blacker, The Expendables will be having a weeky look at the year ahead in movies, music, sport and big events. With special guests, great competitions and the inner ramblings of two very skeptical human beings….and Sam, what more could you want from a week of summer radio? Tune in to 90.7 this month!
MELBOURNE REBELS!
We are still in process of putting together a website called, Melbourne Rebels. It’s our hope that this website will be extremely helpful for people trying to pull together low and no budget films in Melbourne. We also still URGENTLY requesting that people submit in honest reviews of the various Melbourne film schools. Please get in touch with us if you would like to write a review. Melbourne Rebels can be found at:
http://rebels.latenitefilms.com/
48 HOURS LATER . . .
Draught Films, with the assistance latenite films have recently thrown together an entry for the Melbourne 48 Hour Film Festival titled Handle With Care. Despite the tight deadline, thanks to an AMAZING team of people, we pulled off something truly fantastic. Not only is the story great (especially considering it was written in one night!), but the whole film looks and sounds amazing. The production team consisted of Chris Hocking, David Christison, La-Ra Hinckeldeyn, Lucy Honigman, Nick Colla, Thom Holt and Shelley Dawe. Every single person in this list went above and beyond… So thank you all!
Handle With Care won the Best Script and Best Use of Character at the competition. Unfortunately we didn’t take out Best Film this time round, but there’s always next year! Congratulations to the team behind the short film, “Drainman” who took out the award.
Also… congratulations to our friends at Eidolon Creative for also putting together a really fantastic competition entry, directed by Julian Vincent Costanzo, and shot by the always incredible Jaque Fisher. Nice work!
TOP TO TOP: DVD ON SALE NOW!
TOPtoTOP is one families journey to travel to the seven highest peaks of each continent, using only the power of nature and human force! This story joins them in the ROLEX Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, while talking about their journey from Mt Blanc in Europe, to Aconcagua in South America, and from Aconcagua to Mt Kosciusko in Australia.
Only 7 years into their 14 year adventure, you can join Dario and Sabine with their two kids, Salina and Andri, on a mission to save the planet from Global Warming. THIS is that story. Their Journey. FROM TOP to TOP!
Jacqui Hocking is currently still filming content for a TOPtoTOP documentary, although the first stages are now available on DVD to purchase. She is also putting together a blog documenting her travels, so check it out:
WE SHOT A HIPPO!
It’s extremely hard to believe, but the amazingly talented Jaime Snyder and Joel Sharpe have officially wrapped principle photography on their short film, There’s a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake. It was certainly not a small undertaking – as they were flying high profile actors in from interstate, working with animatronics and puppetry, dealing with Melbourne’s unpredictable weather, and working with a very low budget compared to what they were trying to achieve. But despite all odds, with a true rebel spirit – they’ve wrapped. And now, it’s time for post production!
We supplied lighting, audio and grip equipment, as well as providing technical support and production advice. We will also be playing a big part in their post production stages.
Thank you to all the amazing cast and crew who worked on this production! From all reports, everyone had an extremely fun and exciting time.
Also, a massive thank you to everyone who came along to the STORYTIME event at Loop Bar earlier in the year. It was a great night and everyone seemed to enjoy the free cake on offer. Hazel Edwards, the author of the award winning book read the story to a very excited crowd, which was the highlight of the night.
For further information on the film please check out the Pocket Bonfire Productions website:
