SUB CATEGORY :

DIRECTING

COMPANY ENTERING :

FINCH, SYDNEY

TITLE :

RAT'S TALE

BRAND :

NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY

ADVERTISER :

NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY

AGENCY :

CLEMENGER BBDO | TOUCHCAST, WELLINGTON

MANAGING PARTNER :

LINDA MAJOR

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR :

BRIGID ALKEMA

CREATIVE DIRECTOR :

EMILY BEAUTRAIS/FRANCES COOKE/JOSH STUART

BUSINESS MANAGER :

MATT BARNES

STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR :

BETHANY OMERI

DESIGN RESEARCHER :

URSULA NICHOLS

PROJECT MANAGER :

ROBBIE ALLEN

AGENCY PRODUCER :

CHRISTINA HAZARD

FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY :

FINCH, SYDNEY

DIRECTOR :

NICK BALL

CINEMATOGRAPHER :

LACHLAN MILNE

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER :

KAREN BYRSON

FILM PRODUCER :

CAMILLA MAZZAFERRO

PRODUCTION DESIGNER :

NEVILLE STEVENSON

CASTING :

CATCH CASTING

COSTUME DESIGNER :

KYLEE STRATHDEE

POST-PRODUCTION COMPANY :

THE BUTCHERY, SYDNEY

EDITOR :

JO SCOTT

COLORIST :

TRISH CAHILL

SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPANY :

BLOCKHEAD VFX, SYDNEY

SOUND PRODUCTION COMPANY :

THE COOPERS SOUND DESIGN, AUCKLAND

AGENCY SOUND MIX :

PAUL STENT

ORIGINAL MUSIC 'HARMONICA JAM' :

JUZZIE/SMITH

ENGLISH SYNOPSIS :

WORKING WITH STREET CAST ACTORS AND SHOT OVER 3 LONG DAYS,
THE VISION FOR THIS FILM REQUIRED AN HONEST AND UNINFLUENCED APPROACH TO THE SERIES OF VIGNETTES. THE SITUATIONS WERE DEVELOPED OFF THE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES OF OUR FACEBOOK CAST ACTOR, WHOM HAD ZERO ACTING EXPERIENCE. AUTHENTIC AND RAW,
THE FILM WAS ABOUT CREATING A NO-HOLDS-BARRED EXPERIENCE-FEST THAT TREATED THE TARGET MARKET WITH REVERENCE AND LEGITIMACY.