A film studio in west Auckland.
FilmCAD 2010
Jul 2nd
I teach a paper at Unitec officially called “LAND 7230 CAD Studio” however it’s more affectionately known as Film CAD. I’ve been teaching this paper for over 10 years now! Students have 3 major hand-ins; a story board, draft video, and the final video. While doing the paper, students get a crash course in film theory, green screen compositing (shot @ Sunset) and learn various software packages including Vue Infinite and Finalcut Studio. Each student is responsible for their own video (I tried group projects once, never again) and they have to do it in one semester. If your keen on seeing the results of all this (18 in total) you can go to Youtube or watch them below (at the end of the first clip there should be a menu with the rest);
The T.V Club? What’s all this about then?
Jun 16th
As I wandered aimlessly through an extremely unassuming day last week, I was suddenly set upon by a crazed loon, who assaulted me with a 1GB Flashdrive and then fled. I thanked the lord it wasn’t one of those 8GB monsters, they can do serious damage to a fragile USB port! Upon examination of the contents of the flashdrive, I found a garbled message, which initially I found difficult to decipher. However, once I found a translator of the language ‘English’, I broke the code, and here is the sobering result…
It’s back.
Televisual delights in one big sweetie bag of deliciousness rammed down your eyes and into your brains.
A.D.H.D. T.V.
(…but now with extra added competence!)
$10 to get in, but that’ll get you a “free” DVD as well.
Not availiable in stores!
It’ll start with warm ups at half seven,
the main programme will be on screen sharpish at 8:00.
We’ll be done by 10:00pm.
Seats are limited, first in first served,
so if ya are keen for a presale…
email the.tv.club@gmail.com
or call 021 293 7756
and we’ll sort something out.
righto…
Jock S. McTavish
(current convenor of The Club)
The Earlybirds Shoot
May 15th
Tim Van Dammen and Tim Flower were in the studio a couple weeks ago shooting a video for The Earlybirds song ‘Can’t Live Without You’ . I popped in to see the chaos that Tim (V.D) described as the “wettest shoot ever”. The water spraying off the drum kit was spectacular and it was all being captured on a Red (camera). Check out some of the photos Anton Falco ter Veer captured here, some awesome stills which include a couple behind the scene photos of the setup.The edit has really done it justice too, love the lens flare effect.
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=104856340Juice TV Awards
May 4th
Three music videos made at Sunset have been nominated for awards in the Juice TV Awards 2010. Tim van Dammen’s clip for Artisan Guns made it in for the best group, in fact he and Tim Flower (DoP) have five videos nominated; Best Electronic – Kids Of 88, Best Rock – Luger Boa, Best Solo – Anika Moa, and Best Newcomer – Kidz In Space. There’s also Luke McPake’s vid for Lisa Crawly that was shot in the studio for the track “Back to you” in the best break thru artist section (check it out in our video section). And finally theres one directed by our own Duncan Eastwood, for the metal band The Mark of Man edited by Richard Thomas and Shot by Anthony Plant and Myself. So the moral? Shoot at Sunset Studios and you might get nominated for awards 
Z.
The Sunset Newsroom
Apr 27th
Hi All. First up, thanks for all the great feedback about the site. It’s been a few late nights but shes’s almost done. The latest addition to the site is the Sunset Newsroom. Here you will find all the latest news related to the film industry, including; jobs, technology, gossip, films, events, festivals, blogs, etc. It works by reading RSS feeds of selected sites eg Seek, The Herald, Creative cow, etc (see a complete list here ), so if you want your site added send me a link, description and the authors name (if it’s a blog). You’ll also notice on the right hand side of the Sunset webpage a box that lists all the latest news articles for quick access. Theres also a shout box on the site now, this is a little box (also on the right hand side of the website) that you can post random messages or even chat with others on the site in real time! If you have any feedback or suggestions feel free to send it through. ‘Till later,
Z.
Sunset turns two!
Apr 17th
It’s our birthday! This time 2 years ago the Sunset crew were busily preparing for our opening night. Setting up tables and chairs, organizing catering, booze, and a big sound system. We had spent 6 months building the studio, so for us it was a really big deal. Since then we’ve had a lot people though the place and Sunset has become a well known player in the local industry. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the film makers that have used the studio, and all those that have helped us out with the fit out and day to day running of the place, without you we wouldn’t be here today. Happy Birthday Sunset!
Taaz Shoot
Apr 8th
On Tuesday we had Tazz [myspace] in the studio shooting his new music video. The video was being shot by Creative Bite a design studio attached to Natcoll’s Auckland campus, and staffed by graduates of Natcoll’s courses working in a 3-month Graduate Work Experience Internship. The Studio Manager Ken Waller said “For me, the day couldn’t have gone better – it’s a great setup you have there at Sunset!”. I look forward to seeing the video, and we’ll hopefully be able to post it on the site as soon as it’s done. You can check out some of Ken’s photos here.
Got Talent?
Apr 5th
Here at Sunset we often get requests for skilled crew, and work wanted, in fact we get a lot. So instead of forwarding it all to Duncan I decided that the new website needed a place for the local community to freely post their details instead of sending it all to us, the result is the Sunset Forum. At the time of writing this it’s brand new and looking rather empty, so please take the time to make it a great resource. You can sign up for an account (free) on the right.
Z.
iPhone/iPod site up too!
Apr 4th
I’ve just setup a iPhone/iPod/Mobile site. I had a quick look at it with my neighbors iPod (lost mine) and it seemed fine. If you have a web capable mobile can you please have a look at this site and see if it works okay. Note that if you click the top right pulldown you can access all the pages on the site. Cheers,
Z.
Hello world!
Apr 2nd
Our new site is up! You’ll have to bare with me while I slowly get it up to speed. If you wanted to see our old web page (had some interesting posts on it) you can do so by clicking [here].
