Film festival showcases local works with Australia’s best
Wednesday November 11, 2009
A group of Cobar High School Year 9 and 10 students had a crash course in film making last week for the In The Bin film festival, which culminated in a screening of their films at Cobar Cinema on Wednesday night.▪ Photo courtesy Mark Ingram
Last week’s In The Bin Short Film Festival has been declared a massive success, showcasing the work of local youth and exposing audiences to some of the country’s best short films.
A large crowd filled Cobar Cinema last Wednesday for the screening, which included 11 short films from Australian film makers and four films produced by Cobar High School Year 9 and 10 students.
Cobar Shire Council helped to get the project off the ground, assisting with securing Country Arts Support Program (CASP) funding.
The project was coordinated by Cobar Arts Council, Cobar High School, In The Bin, Outback Arts and Barnardos, who helped provide funding under the Community Services Grant Program.
Cobar Barnardos program manager Rebecca Ingram said the festival aims to bring film making opportunities to young people in rural and remote areas.
“Luke Nicholls and Emma Buckley from In The Bin provided students with the fundamentals of short film making, dividing them into small groups.
“Each group was given a camera and taught how to write scripts, storyboards, produce and edit short films,” Mrs Ingram said.
The professional films shown on the night ranged from the humourous to those with a serious message, the thought-provoking, animated films and films with subtitles.
Mrs Ingram said the locally produced films were “highly entertaining”, drawing vocal support from the crowd.
“I was really impressed with the professional quality of the films.
“The students worked hard and supported each other throughout the hot filming conditions,” Mrs Ingram said.
Student film ‘Remember Me’ used special effects to create a trailer for a horror film, produced by Bonnie Bushby, Courtney Hillier, Jayden Raffaele, Emma Simmons and Maddy Retallick.
Cobar Public School students almost stole the show when they were used as extras in ‘Who’s Got Talent?”, a parody of television talent shows produced by Chelsea Gibson, Natasha Johnson, Jaymee Manns, Rumah Prendergast, Jack Sinclair and assisted by Anita Burcher.
‘Birthday Wishes’ producers Codi Mackay, Elodie Manns, Amber Raal and Briannon Shorrock kept audiences guessing whether they were watching a comedy or a thriller film.
‘The Contenders’ told the story of a misfit bunch of students hoping to gain a spot on the local cricket team, and was produced by Melissa Manns, Robert Williams, Rachel Witt and Jessica Woolfe.
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