tompriestley 

member since 12/12/2002 | last login 02/20/2012

(www.offplanetfilms.com) I make short experimental films in Tasmania, Australia, using mostly 2D puppetry & basic animation techniques. I'm the co-writer, editor, co-director & sound designer for "Off Planet Films". I also draw some characters & backgrounds, but my colleague in crime, Mr...

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(www.offplanetfilms.com) I make short experimental films in Tasmania, Australia, using mostly 2D puppetry & basic animation techniques. I'm the co-writer, editor, co-director & sound designer for "Off Planet Films". I also draw some characters & backgrounds, but my colleague in crime, Mr Bill Flowers, produces most of the drawings in recent times. Prior to filmmaking I used to write, illustrate & publish comic books, which seemed like the closest thing to "making films on paper" at the time. I just adapted what I've always done with comics & applied the same storytelling techniques to filmmaking.

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    My Favorite Elmer Non Credited Review
    A review of Comet (v2)
    by tompriestley on 06/28/2008
    Definitely my favorite Elmer Lang film... and boy, am I glad to see it's return on Triggerstreet (better not get me started there!) This is truly a beautiful film, written tighter than a nuns wallet! It truly is poetry set to film, and Elmer's delivery is perfect throughout. Sure it's contains a lot of Nasa PUBLIC imagery, but I've never gazed upon this footage in the same... read
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    Holy Splat! Non Credited Review
    A review of DARK ME5H
    by tompriestley on 03/07/2008
    A great example of 48 hour filmmaking (I also think Fine Arts students make good filmmakers... like you, I switched because paintings don't move.) The editing really was the star of this film... very slick. The opening moments were by far its strongest. The middle section with the confessional box was extremely curious, and it opened up many more questions than it eventually... read
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    Absolutely Positive Non Credited Review
    A review of New Roommate
    by tompriestley on 03/07/2008
    I loved the central idea to this fun short... the whole concept of catching the positive thinking yuppie with the photo of his dead girlfriend was a stroke of genius. The half improvised acting was carried out quite well overall... I think it benefited from not being overly scripted. The casting was perfect in all the roles. My only criticism was perhaps the camerawork was... read
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