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Making The Cut
New Australian film The Director's Cut nominated for multiple WA Screen Awards.
Following in the footsteps of the film within a film genre made popular by the likes of The Player and the more recent Tropic Thunder, new Australian film The Director's Cut will add a horror dimension to this cinematic staple. The feature film has garnered multiple nominations in the upcoming WA Screen Awards, which will be announced on Saturday the 21st of March.
The Director's Cut tells the story of a group of filmmakers shooting a period drama on a deserted farm when one of the group is found dead. From here the story descends into chaos as the crew fight for survival and their own sanity in the face of something terrible.
Director Paul Komadina, a graduate from the WA Screen Academy, directed, wrote and produced The Director's Cut which was two years in the making. A large portion of the cast and crew, Paul explains, were involved because of his connection with them through the Academy. "A big benefit of studying at the WA Screen Academy was the working relationships I've formed. Ivan Davidov, who shot the film, was in my year, and Dayne Blundell-Camden, the AD was actually studying there at the time, but was allowed a month off to work on the film. Many of the crew were from the Screen Academy and of course half our cast were WAAPA grads, who I never would have met if not for studying there."
Working on a self financed film would have been almost impossible were it not for the volunteers who made themselves available for Komadina. "There are a lot of people in Perth who aren't satisfied working on shorts and want to push themselves. Avenues for funding feature films are very limited but there are a lot of us that want to make them, so we just went out and did it."
