John and Peter Buckmaster Films

A case study of the White Film Competition I pulled together for The White Agency in 2012. The idea was to teach narrative and story telling to an agency of creatives and delivery people.

Wicked! by Paul Jennings & Morris Gleitzman was produced as an animated TV series in 2000. This is the unfinished webs series I produced and directed in that year.

In 2000 I Produced an animated web series of Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding. This is one of the first episodes call “For want of a nail”. I found a version of it the other day and thought it shod be posted for prosperity.

Animation Director, Robbert Smit
Screenplay, Gabrielle S. Prendergast

First episode – For want of a nail.

Second episode – Always wear a hat.

Third episode – Short and sweet.

John and my showreel compiled in 1996.

The Wastelands was produced by John at COFA in 1990/91. It is an ode to T.S. Eliot, shot in black and white 16mm. It tells the story of two lonely people reflecting on lost love.

A man reflecting on his father’s life, plans his own funeral. This is John’s HSC film, selected for Art Express and won ATOM, student film festival for best film in 1988.

This degraded video print was originally shot on 16mm film. This print is from analogue video. Am going to remaster this from the original neg. It was my graduating film film from College of Fine Art (UNSW) in 1992.

A homage to “The Enchanter” by Vladimir Nabokov. The story follows the obsession of a 16 year old girl, Katrine. The short film was shot in 1990 on sepia-tone (initially on black and white film).

The 1994 writer, DOP’ed and Directed by James Barahanos equinaut was started in 1991. The story tells the conflict between brothers and a worker as one wants to sell the family farm.

This is an analogue video print.

John and I made this film together. This is an updated version of the 16mm print made in 1993. The film is set in a sanatorium, following the lives of its inmates, desperately seeking a normal life.