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Blake Thomson

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Cinematographer 🎥
Film Composer 🎹
Lighting Technician 💡
Photographer 📸

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Some lighting setups from a recent TVC I gaffed on for @raz.media.production utilising book lighting for small interior spaces 📖 💡 taken in Perth, Western Australia by @blakethomsonmedia

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"The Rain" from Skin & Blister (Original Short Film Soundtrack).

A beautiful piece I was tasked to compose for @jaketheclicker upcoming short film "Skin & Blister". This track was inspired by "Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel" and is meant to evoke a feeling of hope, acceptance and love during a cold rainy night.

You can listen to the other tracks before the films release on all your major streaming platforms.

Skin & Blister (Original Short Film Soundtrack) Album is available now!

🌧 taken in Perth, Western Australia by @blakethomsonmedia

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Some recent work that I gaffed on featuring Mix94.5 and Sam Jolly for Channel 7 with @dynamic_pictures_au behind the lens 📷💡 taken in Perth, Western Australia by @blakethomsonmedia

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"Evanfall III" (2023)

Some BTS snaps of some lighting setups I created alongside @aaaahgk for Alucinor Productions upcoming short film.

"Imp" was the name to the Joey we saved out in Yalgoo 🦘

Check the last snap to see the lighting boys as background extras 👮‍♂️🚔 taken in Yalgoo, Western Australia by @blakethomsonmedia

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"Hide & Seek" (2023)
Some friends and I participated in a 48-hour short film challenge a few weeks ago. Here's a peek at a short clip from it!

The Concept:
To write, produce, shoot and edit a short film within 2 consecutive days. The teams were divided in two, based on crew roles and were pitted against each other in an ultimate showdown for who could make the better film.

The Script:
Each crew member generated a single idea and threw them into a bowl based on 3 categories: Genre, Item and Character Archetype.

Selections:
Genre - Espionage
Item - Phone
Character Archetype - Streamer

Logline:
A blind crime-podcast streamer must find a way to escape her home from an intruder playing a sick game of "Hide and Seek".

Thoughts:
✅️ A very ambitious and creative idea that would push us to the limits to complete on time.
✅️ Shooting it from a phone perspective allowed us to speed up shooting times and limit coverage whilst keeping it inventive and creative.
✅️ Sound cues and VO help drive the story and explain exposition in a small time frame.
✅️ Shooting at night created a scary atmosphere that we were hoping to achieve.
✅️ Stitching shots to make it appear as a oner worked a treat.

❌️ The script was too complex of an idea to convey and effectively tell within the limited time frame.
❌️ Shooting at night meant we had more pre-production time but killed hours of post meaning not enough time to finesse the fine details. Also sleep deprivation 😪
❌️ Too many setups which became hard with the limited crew that we were operating with.
❌️ Didn't have any room in the schedule for re-shoots or pickups due to shooting at night.

We learnt alot over these 48 hours and it was such an invaluable experience. We didn't expect perfection but to challenge ourselves and utilise our skill set to their limits.

Thanks so much to everyone that helped out 👏🏼🙌

Actors
Kristen Deflorencas
Jacob Horan

VO
Abbey King
Jarred Rando
Abby Marshall

Producer: Carmel Fox
Script Writers: Oliver Deer, Tegan Weir, Blake Thomson
Director/ Editor / Post-Sound: Oliver Deer
DOP / Gaffer: Blake Thomson
Location Sound / PD: Diego Espinoza
VFX: Jacob Horan

🎬👀 taken in Baldivis,Perth by @blakethomsonmedia

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3 years ago

The Roadhouse Blues - Short Film (2023)

Some BTS snaps of some lighting setups I created alongside @chrismartinstudio for @boho.films recent Screenwest funded Elevate70 short film project! taken in Paynes Find Roadhouse and Tavern by @blakethomsonmedia

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A handful of lighting setups I helped build on some longform over the years 💡🎬 by @blakethomsonmedia

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4 years ago

A handful of lighting setups I helped build on some TVC's over the years ⚡️💡 by @blakethomsonmedia

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A few BTS snaps I took of "Piano", a short film @stevens__life directed back in late 2020.

I was also fortunate enough to compose the music for this awesome project as well.

Score available on Spotify! by @blakethomsonmedia

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Some snaps for FundamenTELLE Health and Clarus Infrared Sauna Studio I took back in 2020 alongside @stevens__life 📸 🍊 🧘‍♀️ by @blakethomsonmedia

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4 years ago

Some headshots I did for People Diagnostix at the end of 2022.

🧑‍💼📸👩‍💼 by @blakethomsonmedia

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A photoshoot I did for TechnoTan with @stevens__life at the end of 2022.

📸🧖🏽‍♀️ by @blakethomsonmedia

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