Payload

2012Sci-Fi18 minAustralia

Live actionVisual effectsCC BY-SA 3.0

A family living in the shadow of a space elevator struggles to survive in a dystopian future. An Australian independent sci-fi short, shot in Melbourne, Bendigo, and on Lake Eppalock in Victoria.

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“Payload” by Stu Willis · Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

How it was made

Shot in Melbourne, Bendigo, and on Lake Eppalock in Victoria, with visual effects supervised by Alex Fry.

  • Live action

    Filmed with a camera, with actors and real locations.

  • Visual effects

    Computer-generated imagery combined with filmed footage.

  • Independent production

    Made outside the major studio system.

Credits

Writer and director
Stuart Willis
Producer
Thomas Bicknell
Director of photography
Robert C. Morton
Music
David Barber
VFX supervisor
Alex Fry
Cast
Dylan Russell, Shane Nagle, Margaret Rivette, Joanne Owen-Smith

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