Webster Say
Running time: 15 minutes
Production format: DigiBeta
Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Genevieve Bailey & Jarrah Gurrie
Stills
Synopsis: NEWS JUST IN : 16 year old Webster Al Khatib has decided that the world is screwed. He is desperately seeking positive male role models.
As Video entries come rolling in Webster meets all kinds of men. By imagining what these men are really like, Webster realises he can learn from the good and the bad in all of them.
Notes: Webster Say was produced with the industry prize generously provided by Channel Nine after Gen and Jarrah's win at the Geelong Shootout 2004.
Gen and Jarrah held open auditions and met a great range of actors they were excited about working with. They then devised the script around each of these characters with input from the performers themselves.
Cast:
• Webster - Ben Schumann,
• Webster Boys - Rose Sejean, Sebastian Gregory & Jayke Everitt-Jones
• Newsreader - Hamish Turner
• Metrosexual - Ash Flanders
• Puzzle Man - Greg Marian
• Man & Dog - Lawrence Leung & Bosco
• Big Brother - Damon Briggs
• Little Brother - Rupa Poria
• Hate Man - Mike McEvoy
• Man in Therapy - Justin Guy
• Therapist - Josef Chetty
• Versatileman - Tim Frazer
• Game Show Host - John Wayne Jenkins
• Maternal Dad - Tim Wardlaw
• Farmer - Kynan Barker
• Slacks Man - John Safran
• Aerobics Man - Joshua Erwin
• Patient - Ryan Gibson
• Nurse - David Dai
• Sad Man - Gotaro Tsunashima
Crew:
Genevieve and Jarrah encourage a style of filmmaking that is collaborative and inclusive. The following crew members were essential in producing this film:
• Production Manager - Nina Hutchison
• Production Supervisor - Glen King
• Camera Operators - Rob Tresize & Roland Sampson
• Camera Support/Advice - •Jason Annesley
• Grip/Staging - Yianni Tsavsdaridis
• Art Department/Staging - Joe Loh & Kat Chishkovski
• Staging Design - Julie Skate
• Staging - Cam Chrome, Justin Bond & Ross O'Brien
• Props - Rob Irvine
• Lighting Design - Chris 'Fridge' Lewis
• Lighting Assistants - 'Eddie' Edwards, Matt Drinkwater, Megan McGahan & Pete Taylor
• Master Control - Craig Pennicuik
• Sound Recordists - Mike Maxwell & Joshua Fraser
• Wardrobe - Nadia Barbaro, Ren Wright & Annie Brown
• Hair/Make-up - Georgie Pickett, Seiko Takamatsu & Virginia Chen
• Production Assistants - Mike McEvoy & Maureen Lesjack
• Original Music - Matt Ridgeway, Dan West
• Editors - Genevieve Bailey & Jarrah Gurrie
• Online Editors/Smoke - John Yianni Halkias, Sam Berringer & Anthony Boetti
• Audio Post-production - Darren Wheeler
• Voice-over - Genevieve Bailey
• Graphics - Beorn Leonard
• Illustrator - Josh Gurrie
• Animators - Rob Nicholson, David Ferriggi & Jarrah Gurrie
• Post Scheduling - Kelly Dalzell & Danielle Reszka
• Stills Photographers - Andrew Boyle, Isamu Sawa
• Behind The Scenes - Mike McEvoy
• Security - Kieth Thomson, Anthony Morton & Brett Staggard
Thanks to: Rohan Thornton, Luke Rhodes, Suzannah McDonald, Matt Kamen, Erika John, Marni Holuigue, Mike Bailey, Louise Bailey, Marcus Smith, Jacob Simkin, Dan Macarrone, Ruchie Paul Goodwin, The Geelong Shootout, Elijah Sejean, Vera Gurrie, Filmnet, Bakers Delight Victoria Gardens, Mary Bailey, Max & Zarinan Gurrie, News Footage Supplied by Channel Nine Melbourne - Thanks Christina.
Special Thanks to: Ian Audsley, Nick Evans, Glen King, Nina Hutchison, Peter Duncan, The Staff of Channel Nine Melbourne, Andrew Mclelland, Georgia @ Centrestage Agency, Danielle @ Keeper of Dreams Management.
Stills generously sponsored by Lab X and Isamu Sawa Photography
Shot at Studio 1, Channel 9 - Richmond, Victoria
Produced by Genevive Bailey and Jarrah Gurrie, 2005.
Awards:
2nd Prize, Realm of Senses Outdoor Film Festival 2005