![]() It was the other areas of the app experience, everything surrounding that basic utility of ambient noise playing, that was so great. The app has always had a good selection of noise options, but nothing in the sound department made it truly special to me. The main reasons I loved Dark Noise from the start had little to do with the app’s basic utility: playing ambient noise. My initial review praised how Chapman was able to take an otherwise standard utility app and build a standout experience which, from day one, raised itself above a crowded market of competitors. He is the youngest person ever to be awarded the prestigious ACS letters by the Australian Cinematography Society and is the first person in the world to be accredited as both a cinematographer and a colorist.Last summer developer Charlie Chapman launched Dark Noise, an ambient noise app for iPhone and iPad that’s packed with delightful design details and key system integrations. ![]() His resume also includes the television series City Homicide and All Saints and the feature films Blue Lies and McLean’s Money. Chong brings more than 25 years of industry experience including Baraka, The Bach Suites with Yo-Yo-Ma, Car Song with Spike Jonze, and the longform documentaries Qantas: From The Outback To The World and Oztrek with Jack Thompson for The History Channel and the National Geographic Channel respectively.Īllan has more than 1,500 TV commercials credits. No egos, just united in a common cause …Thanks COVID for bringing back grace on set”Ĭhong and Allan serve as the creative directors of Main Course Films. “I found the experience to be egalitarian. “Clara and Ben are living proof that creating a ‘family’ is as perfect a way to work, create and collaborate that an actor could wish for,” says Quast. She plays a young woman, who while alone in the forest listening for frogs, hears something she shouldn’t have.Īlongside Sage, the atmospheric thriller’s cast features Callan Colley ( The Letdown), Brett Rogers ( Rake), Philip Quast (Hacksaw Ridge, The Devil’s Double), and Lauren Clair ( Underbelly). Shot on Arri Alexa, Black Magic URSA and Black Magic 6K cameras, Dark Noise stars British Shakespearean stage actress Imogen Sage. ![]() “We were incredibly fortunate that Leigh Pickford from Maura Fay Casting was able to recast the role in an extremely tight timeframe with the exceptional Renee Lim stepping into the role.” Yet in order to complete the film we had to recast the role and reshoot Leah’s previous scenes,” says Chong. The team also had to deal with losing one of the key cast, Leah Vandenburg, who was trapped by the severe lockdown and state border closure of Melbourne’s second COVID-19 wave. Cleaning and social distancing measures meant what turned out to be a common cold did not spread to any other member of the cast or crew. The ready availability and fast turnarounds of testing in Australia meant the production shut down for just 48 hours.ĭuring this time, the team member successfully isolated. The production’s COVID protocol was tested when a team member suffered mild symptoms and production had to shut down while awaiting test results. “Following COVID procedures meant we had to invent new ways to work fast while still protecting the creative process on such a performance driven film.” “The biggest surprise to come out of shooting during COVID is how much it’s pushed us to find better ways of doing things,” says Allan. The Main Course Films production began principal photography in June, making it one of the first Australian films to shoot using Australian industry COVID-19 practices. Dark Noise, One of the first feature films to shoot entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic, successfully wrapped production today in Sydney, Australia.ĭark Noise was written & directed by Clara Chong and produced and shot by her partner Ben Allan, ACS CSI.
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