The bush Vampire

A comedy silent short film

  • Ludo Blakemore
    Director
    Zombee
  • Olive Blakemore
    Director
    Zombee
  • Olive Blakemore
    Writer
    Zombee
  • Ludo Blakemore
    Writer
    Zombee
  • Olive Blakemore
    Producer
    Zombee
  • Ludo Blakemore
    Producer
    Zombee
  • Olive Blakemore
    Key Cast
    Zombee
  • Ludo Blakemore
    Key Cast
    Zombee
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student, Other
  • Genres:
    comedy
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 8, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    20 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Australia
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone6s
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Lithgow Halloween Film Festival
    Lithgow
    Australia
    October 26, 2019
    Lithgow Halloween Film Festival Screening and Awards Ceremony
    Best Performance
  • FlickerFest Flicker Up 2020
    Bondi Beach
    Australia
    January 18, 2020
    Finalist Screenings Flicker Up 2020
    Official Selection Finalist
Director Biography - Ludo Blakemore, Olive Blakemore

We are a teenage brother & sister smart-phone filmmaking team based in the Blue Mountains NSW & Southern Highlands region of NSW, Australia.

We love making short films with friends and family, but when no one is available, we have learnt to improvise and do all the writing, acting, filming, editing and post production by ourselves, which is both challenging and a lot of fun.

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Director Statement

We hope you enjoy our tribute to the silent films of the 1920s, featuring the slap-stick comic genius of Charlie Chaplin and also the 'schlock- horror' black and white vampire films from the 1930s and 40s.

The film was shot entirely on an iPhone 6s with a Struman Optics Cinematic Lens (by Olive and Ludo) and edited (by Olive) with Final Cut Pro and was directed, written and produced by Olive and Ludo.

Mum and dad helped by carrying props and driving us to and from the location shoot, in the fire-ravaged bushland near our home in the Southern Highlands, but otherwise no adults assisted in the making of this film.

It was quite challenging to have to act, direct, shoot, edit and produce this film all on our own using just one iPhone 6s in the style of an old fashioned black and white film while still keeping it fun and G-rated for modern audiences of Halloween films, but we think we pulled it off pretty well and audiences of all ages seem to really enjoy it, so we hope you do too.