Domestic
Short Film
Press Kit
Prepared by Brett Snelgrove
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Table of Contents
PROJECT DETAILS
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LOGLINE #1
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LOGLINE #2
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SYNOPSIS #1
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SYNOPSIS #2
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CONTACT DETAILS
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
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CAST LIST
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CREW LIST
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BIOGRAPHIES: KEY CREW
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WRITER/PRODUCER: BRETT SNELGROVE
DIRECTOR: KATIE HIDES
DOP: MARCUS HIDES
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BIOGRAPHIES: CAST
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KYLE: LAWRENCE CARMICHAEL
YASMIN: PATRICIA COTTER
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DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
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WRITER/PRODUCER’S STATEMENT
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SCRIPT & MUSIC COPYRIGHT CLEARANCES
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AUDIBLE & VISIBLE TEXT LISTS
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SALES AGENT
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LICENSING DEALS
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PRESS COVERAGE
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SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
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Domestic
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Project Details
• Title:
Domestic
• Form:
Live Action Narrative Fiction
• Duration:
7 minutes 42 seconds
• Genre:
Action-Comedy
• Theme:
Love is a battlefield
• Shoot Date:
July 2005 (Sydney)
• Completion Date:
September 2005 (Melbourne)
• Funding:
Independently Self-Funded & Produced by Brett Snelgrove
Domestic is based on an award winning play of the same name, written by Brett
Snelgrove and directed by Lawrence Carmichael.
Logline #1
Love is a battlefield!
Logline #2
A kitchen sink drama crossed with a Jackie Chan flick!
Synopsis #1
It's crouching lover, hidden agenda when a couple puts their relationship and
martial-arts skills to the test, in this short film about fidelity, forgiveness, and
how to turn domestic objects into menacing weapons.
Synopsis #2
After a week of secrecy and constant nagging from her boyfriend Kyle, Yasmin
finally makes it home on time for a big surprise. But when she is greeted with
nothing but dirty dishes and a chilly reception their domestic chores explode into
a gladiatorial grudge match, turning a kitchen sink drama into a Jackie Chan flick!
Contact Details
Production Company: Spring
Writer/Producer:
Brett Snelgrove
Email:
[email protected]
Technical Details
720p HD (Varicam – DVC Pro HD)
24p
15:1
1.78 (16x9)
DVD (16x9 letterboxed – PAL & NTSC)
VHS (16x9 letterboxed – PAL)
• Exhibition Formats: HDCAM (16x9)
Digital Betacam (16x9 - PAL)
Beta SP (16x9 - PAL)
MiniDV (16x9 - PAL)
DVD (16x9 letterboxed – PAL & NTSC)
• Production Photos: Available upon request
• Cast & Crew Photos: Available upon request
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Shooting Speed:
Shooting Ratio:
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Cast List
Yasmin
Kyle
Patricia Cotter
Lawrence Carmichael
Crew List
Writer / Producer
Brett Snelgrove
Director
Director of Photography
Katie Hides
Marcus Hides
1st Assistant Director
Gordon Westman
Fight Director
Fight Coordination and Design
Kyle Rowling
Lawrence Carmichael
Art Director
Stand-By Props
Art Department Assistant
Pepi Kokab
Michel Westoll
Patrick Anderson
Focus Pullers
Alexis Korin Castagna
Heidi de Silva
Jonathan Adams
Clapper/Loader
Gaffer
Best Boys
Cliff Henry
Conrad George
Ryan Osmond
Sound Recordists
Robin McCathy
Bonnie Atlanta Street
Matt McCracken
Boom Swinger
Make-Up Artists
Stand-by Wardrobe
Kristi Waymouth
Megan Cocks
Susannah Keneally
Continuity
Ben Lindberg
Sandy Culkoff
Unit/Location Manager
Unit/Location Assistant
Production Assistant
Sandy Culkoff
Roberto Giunta
Hala Sbat
Editor
Digital Grader
Grading Facility
Ben Joss
Adrian Hauser
Complete Post
Music Composed By
Sound Design
Audio Post Facility
Dallas Johnson
Clark Randerson
Mnemonic Audio
Legals
Kylie Connell
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Biographies: Key Crew
Writer/Producer: Brett Snelgrove
Brett is a writer/associate producer with eight-years experience in television
production. Recently he has made the move across the pond to the UK from
Australia to further his career in television and digital media.
His Australian television career highlights include nutting out Hitler's
connection to Fanta for Shaun Micallef's NEWStopia; saving the planet one
household at a time on ABC TV's Carbon Cops; and transforming a bunch of
geeks into a soccer team on SBS TV's Nerds FC.
In 2005 he wrote and produced Domestic, a self-funded HD short film which
screened at 20+ festivals and won the 2006 St Kilda Film Festival's Editing
and Craft awards, plus numerous accolades for best film, best actor and
audience choice. Domestic is licensed to Atom Films and has screened on
television networks in Australia and overseas.
One of his earliest published works (his Primary School Press!) was a short
story about Spider-Man and Superman teaming up to rid the world of bad
guys. He is no longer so idealistic. He now knows that such a franchise
crossover would be impossible in today's marketplace.
Director: Katie Hides
Katie started in the Australian film and television industry 13 years ago,
working behind the scenes as a researcher, TV producer and assistant
director. Katie has a passion for dramatic storytelling and for the past six
years has been focusing her skills on directing short films and TVCs. In 2006
Katie was accepted into the highly competitive Australian Film, Television and
Radio School’s 1 Year Directing Course.
Katie has worked as an assistant director on a range of large budget dramas
including Kangaroo Jack (US), Farscape (US) and All Saints. In her spare
time, between continuing her training or making short films, Katie created
Film Kids - a community filmmaking workshop for children whose parents
don’t live together.
The Director’s Cut, a short film directed by Katie, was selected for the 2005
Tropfest Best of The Rest as well as The Comedy Channel Short Film Festival
and is currently screening on Foxtel’s The Comedy Channel.
DOP: Marcus Hides
Marcus is a Sydney-based Director of Photography and has been working in
camera departments for the past 25 years. At the age of 17, Marcus started
in the News Camera Department at Channel Seven Sydney. From there he
progressed to shooting documentaries and finally to working as a Director of
Photography on a diverse mixture of lifestyle shows, television dramas,
features films and commercials.
Marcus has won awards from the Australian Cinematographer’s Society for his
previous short films and his work on the Australian travel show, Getaway.
Five of his last short films have been finalists at Tropfest, with Buried winning
1st Prize in 2003. The Director’s Cut, a short film shot by Marcus, was
selected for the 2005 Tropfest Best of The Rest as well as The Comedy
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Channel Short Film Festival and is currently screening on Foxtel’s The Comedy
Channel.
Marcus continues to work as a Director of Photography in the Film and
Television industry and has joined forces with his director wife, Katie, to
create work in the very competitive TVC industry.
Biographies: Cast
Kyle: Lawrence Carmichael
Lawrence graduated from QUT acting in 1995. His theatre credits since then
include The Threepenny Opera, Love Puke, Ghost Gum, The Pitch, King Lear,
Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gun in Cheek, R&J and Accidental
Death of An Anarchist.
Film and TV credits include: Home And Away, Water Rats, Double The Fist and
All Saints.
Lawrence, a qualified Fight Director, is one of Sydney’s most recognised
authorities on Stage Combat for Theatre & Film. He is fully qualified by the
Society of Australian Fight Directors (SAFDi) and excels in numerous weapon
styles, unarmed combat and slapstick.
As a Fight Director, Lawrence has worked regularly for numerous theatre and
film companies including Sydney Theatre Company, Griffin, Company B
Belvoir, Opera Australia, NIDA and ABC Television.
Lawrence directed and choreographed of the original stage production of
Domestic that this film is based on.
Yasmin: Patricia Cotter
Patricia Cotter is a Sydney-based actor who has been working professionally
in the industry for nine years. She is also a dancer, singer, choreographer
and advanced level stage combatant.
On stage, Patricia has been seen in several seasons of Shakespeare By The
Sea on Balmoral Beach in various lead roles that include Juliet, Ophelia, Portia
and Rosalind.
For the Bell Shakespeare Company she has toured in a national and
international production of their Actors At Work Program, as well as nationally
in their production of The Comedy Of Errors, as 'Luciana'.
For television Patricia was seen on Channel 7's All Saints as Nurse Ally as well
as on ABC-TV in Double The Fist as a Martial Art Russian Terrorist. She has
also done numerous short films and TVCs.
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Director’s Statement
I first saw Domestic on stage in Sydney when I was invited to a performance by
writer/producer Brett Snelgrove, who was keen to make his play into a film. I
loved the stage play, as did the rest of the audience, and I became very excited
at the opportunity to direct it for the big screen.
As a director I make films to tell stories about relationships, as I believe they’re
the foundation of our lives.
Yasmin and Kyle’s relationship is like most, except that they happen to have
extraordinary combat skills. And like most relationships there is something
exciting but also deeply upsetting about the power struggle they engage in.
Most of the work done in pre-production was adapting the play to the screen.
Theatre doesn’t translate directly to film because audiences come to the stage
prepared to suspend their disbelief, whereas in film the camera is right there in
the actor’s faces so authenticity is a must.
The shoot brought together a remarkable group of people, both experienced and
new to the film industry, but all completely committed to the project. In postproduction we encountered a few technical difficulties but despite these the story
held strong.
Domestic is a wonderful reminder that it’s not about the ground we gain but what
we give up that makes our relationships work.
Writer/Producer’s Statement
When I first proposed Domestic to Lawrence and Patricia for the Short & Sweet
Theatre Festival I knew it was an ambitious project. With scripts restricted to ten
minutes, a tight turn around between each play and the real danger of being
sliced and diced night after night, the demand on their skills as actors and fight
combatants was enormous. With Lawrence directing, their hard work paid off
when we won the festival’s People’s Choice Award and fuelled by this success I
recruited the director and DOP team of Katie and Marcus Hides to re-invent
Domestic for film.
It was a fight all the way. The first blow was finding a location. Not surprisingly,
there weren’t many contenders brave enough to allow a film crew to invade their
home for round after round of dramatised domestic violence. The second hit
knocked the wind out of me. Renovations were due to start in the house next
door to our location the same day as our shoot. I thought we were KO’d for sure
but I mustered up my courage and before I knew it I was bribing our new
neighbour to delay his long overdue renovations and even convinced him to
“lend” us electricity in his absence!
From there we ducked and weaved our way through tearing up the owner’s lino
with countless retakes of plate smashing, snapping our saucepan Hero Prop
(forcing Lawrence to hold it in place when we couldn’t fix or replace it) and
navigating the minefield of misinformation and guesswork about whether to shoot
and edit 25 fps or 24 fps on our Panasonic Varicam HD camera.
As the writer and producer of Domestic, my learning curve involved taking hit
after hit and a lot of fancy footwork to see it through to the end. I’m thankful to
those who contributed their expertise and guidance to help Domestic make it to
the screen.
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Domestic
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Script & Music Copyright Clearances
“Domestic” Original Screenplay
• Copyright © Brett Snelgrove 2005
“Domestic - Opening Credits”
• 21 seconds
• Copyright © Dallas Johnson 2005
• Licensed to Brett Snelgrove for use in short film “Domestic”
“Domestic - Closing Credits”
• 52 seconds
• Copyright © Dallas Johnson 2005
• Licensed to Brett Snelgrove for use in short film “Domestic”
Audible & Visible Text Lists
No Visible Text is contained within Domestic
Dialogue Scripts are available in English, French and German
Sales Agent
Interfilm Short Film Distribution
Tempelhofer Ufer 1a
10961 Berlin
Contact: Tillmann Allmer
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 (0) 30 - 25 94 29 04
Fax: +49 (0) 30 - 25 29 13 22
Web: www.interfilm.de
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Domestic
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Licensing Deals
2006
Atom Films
Online
Non-Exclusive
2006
Canal+
France, Monaca, Mauritius,
Switzerland & Africa
Exclusive Pay TV rights
2006
Sogecable
Spain, Andorra
Exclusive Pay TV rights & one
run - Free TV
2007
SBS Broadcasting - Shorts on
Screen
Australia
Non-Exclusive Free-to-Air rights
Press Coverage
Contact Brett Snelgrove for a copy of any press material featured below.
2006 Beat Magazine
Issue 1014 – 24th May – Page 26
Melbourne Street Press
Article: Breeding Ground
Art Section
Promoting the St Kilda Flim Festival, writer/producer Brett Snelgrove was one of
two filmmakers featured
2006
Screen Hub
Wed, 7th June
Australia Online Film & TV Press
Article: St Kilda Film Festival: Curtain closes on another feast of
short faire
Promoting St Kilda Film Festival closing night and festival winners
http://www.screenhub.com.au/news/shownewsarticle.asp?newsID=11198
2006
Inside Film Magazine
Mon, 5th June
Australian Film & TV Industry Magazine
Article: 2006 St Kilda Film Festival celebrates winners in style at
closing night
Promoting St Kilda Film Festival closing night and festival winners
http://www.if.com.au/Press/2006/06/05.html
2006
Film Victoria E-News
Thurs, 15th June
Victoria Film and TV Government Funding Organisation
Announcement: Congratulations to St Kilda Film Festival award
winners
Announcement of Domestic receiving the Film Victoria Craft Award
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Screenings and Awards
2005
Short & Sweet Theatre Festival
(Sydney, Australia)
The People’s Choice Award
(Stage Play Version)
Director: Lawrence Carmichael
Writer: Brett Snelgrove
2006
NSW Awards for Cinematography
Australian Cinematographers
Society
(Sydney, Australia)
Highly Commended Award
Marcus Hides (DOP)
(Fiction Drama Shorts)
2006
St Kilda Film Festival
30th May – 4th June
(Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
Film Victoria Craft Award
Digital Pictures Award for
Best Achievement in Editing
Ben Joss (Editor)
2006
Film Fest @ Falls
9th June – 11th June
(Falls Creek, VIC, Australia)
2006
SNOWYfest International Film
Festival
16th June – 18th June
(Thredbo, ACT, Australia)
2006
Village International D-Cinema
Festival
International Short Film Competition
21st June – 25th June
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2006
Melbourne Underground Film
Festival
6th July – 16th July
(Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
2006
Action On Film Festival
28th July – 30th July
(Long Beach, California, USA)
Best Actress-Short
1st Runner Up
Patricia Cotter
2006
Darwin Festival
A night of Aussie Shorts from the St
Kilda Film Festival
10th August – 27th August
(Darwin, NT, Australia)
1 of 13 short films showcased
2006
NAFA Action-Fest 2006
24th August – 25th August
(Sydney, NSW, Australia)
1 of 8 finalists
Best Film
Audience-Voted Best Film
Best Editor
Ben Joss
Best Actor
Patricia Cotter
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2006
Palm Springs International
Festival of Short Films & Film
Market
24th August – 30th August
(Palm Springs, California, USA)
2006
Fitzroy Shorts
6th September
(Fitzroy, VIC, Australia)
Tied Second Place - Punters
Choice Award
2006
Homebrewed Film Festival
5th October – 21st October
(Touring, NSW/VIC/ACT, Australia)
Runner Up (<10 min)
2006
The Big Mountain Short Film
Festival
20th October – 22nd October
(Ohakune, North Island, NZ)
Best Short Film Overall
Top prize at inaugural festival
2006
The Australian International Film
Festival
21st October – 31st October
(Melbourne, VIC, Australia)
2006
Inter-Film Berlin
International Short Film Festival Berlin
7th November – 12th November
(Berlin, Germany)
2006
Screen Door Film
International Shorts Program
9th November
(Austin, Texas, USA)
2006
Nuit du court métrage / The Short
Film Night
Bouquet Final
17th November
(Lausanne, Switzerland)
2006
HDFEST
1st December – 3rd December
(Los Angeles, USA)
Runner-Up Best Comedy
Runner-Up Best International
Film
2007
Caught Short
2nd February
(Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia)
2007
Angry Film Festival
13th March
(Fitzroy, VIC, Australia)
Honourable Mention for
Directing
2007
Short Cuts Monthly Short Film
Festival
25th April
(St Kilda, VIC, Australia)
Punters Choice Award
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