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Since retiring from high altitude climbing in 1999, I’ve been concentrating on visual arts and film making. I did a visual arts course at the University of Ballarat, Horsham Campus. I have also attended the Summer Film Course at Melbourne University in January 05, 06 and 07 on the following subjects: script writing, visualizing the script, camera and lighting, editing and documentary making.
Film making Credentials:
Camera and associate producer: Alone across Australia, Shark Island Productions 2002. The film has won more than 25 awards and has screened at over 60 international film festivals. It recently was listed as one of the 20 Best Adventure DVD's of all Time by "Men's Journal" magazine in the US.
Writer: Papillon de nuit short film produced by Anne Tindall, selected for the St Kilda Film festival, 2003
Camera, story and edit: Captain Soapsud sails again: 15/15 Film Festival, selected for best use of the object. 2004
Camera: the Eighth Summit ’SBS Independent, 2005.
Camera, direction, interviews, edit ( and coffee making, and ..) on the following:
Short films:
- Mardi Gras based on the Nati Frinj 03, screened at the Nati Frinj Festival 2005
- Breakfast in Antarctica, a spoof on “Consuming Passions” filmed while on expedition to the South Pole, screened at the Nati Frinj Festival 2005
- Lho La 05 a clip based on the first successful World Expeditions commercial trip to the pass at the foot of Everest in Tibet, 2005.
- Ballroom Bliss segment in ‘Dancing in the Wimmera’, produced by Jaqui Schultz, 2006, screened at the Horsham Regional Art Gallery.
Documentary:
- Wimmera G’days 25 minutes documentary on new migrants in the Wimmera
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