Absence Of You - Behind The Scenes (Tim Minchin)

For the curious… here is what was going on behind the scenes of our one-shot Absence vid shoot.

The keen-eyed will notice it’s not the actual take we used. We did a bunch, and this - the last shot of the day - came up clearest on the God Go-Pro. Sorry for the washed-out footage: I pumped up the exposure so you could see more of what was going on. : )

The difference between this glorious organised chaos and the final music video is testament to director Ben Lucas’s brilliant vision, and to the talent of the camera department, and to the beautiful lighting and set design, and to the organisational skills of our awesome producers, and to the many stage management crew who gave their time.

Plus good gear, and a very clever editor, and a lovely grade. : )

Here are the credits again (below), in case you didn’t see them under the original vid. I am very lucky that, despite limited time and budget, such incredible people came on board. Legends, all.

Special thanks to Luke Cowling, who convinced a bunch of his WAAPA Stage Management students to come and help us out, and also took captured this footage. (Luke is the guy in the black cap wrangling the fairy lights for the orchestra reveal.)

xx

CREDITS
Producer: Tim Minchin  
Director: Ben Lucas  
Line Producer: Kal Englishby  
Production Manager: Ella Wright  
1st AD: David Vincent Smith  
Director of Photography: Lewis Potts  
Focus Puller: Ben Berkhout  
Grip: Clint Lawrence  
Gaffer: Daniel Spriggs  
Make-Up: Amy Danieli  
Stage Lighting: Matt Marshall  
Stage Lighting Assistant: Dylan Kuiper  
Set Design: Bryan Woltjen  
Set Design Assistant: Tim Leaning  
Set Design Assistant: Danielle Chilton  
Set Design Assistant: Jamie Foder  
Wardrobe: Texx Montana  
Wardrobe Assistant: Aurora Melville  
Wardrobe Assistant: Joshua Hall Haines  
Production Assistant: William McCleave  
Stage Manager: Luke Cowling

Stagehands:
Nadia Shaun  
Holly Ballam  
Grace Guppy  
Nitya Ganesh  
Georgia Sealey
Tayla Siskopoulos
Beck Thorman  
Skye Heales  
Mia Kanzaki  
Emily Dowden  
Finlay Pedler  
Xavier Russell  
Brodie Austin  
Emma Stirling  
Rebecca Dilley  
Emma Stone  
Thor Dam  
Alex Kiely  
 
Stills Photographer: Daniel Grant  
 
Editor: Chris Trappe  
Colourist: Jaemie Manners  
Colourist: Denzil Heeger  
 
Catering: Caspar Wilkes  
Catering: Yuri Kitchin  
 
Artist Management: Michael Lynch  
Marilen Tabacco  

Piano, Guitar and Vocals: Tim Minchin
 
Dancer:  Zoe Wozniak  
Guitarist: Abbe May  
Bassist : Tom Fisher  
Drummer: Todd Pickett  
Violinist: Susanna Williams  
Violinist: Brian Kruger  
Violinist: Pascale Whiting  
Violinist: Jasmine Skinner  
Violist: Kathy Potter  
Violist: Alix Hamilton  
Cellist: Emma Vanderwal  
Cellist: Sacha McCulloch  
French Horn Player: Dore?e Dixon  
French Horn Player: Nicole Dixon  
Trumpeter: Sam Timmerman  
Trombonist: Will Pethick  
 
Thanks to:  
Marcus Canning  
Kylie Baker  
Snadens Pianos  
The Sandbox  
Katie Minchin  
Bourby Williams  
Georgina Harper  
Perth Symphony Orchestra  
West Australian Academy of Performing Arts  
Raz Rentals  
Perry Film & Television Lighting  
Greg Stirling  
Location Equipment  
Showscreens  
CCA Productions  
 
Shot on Location at The Rechabite, Perth, Western Australia  


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