Big canyon

This is the actual canyon that the Astronaut is heading for in Last Flight. It's quite large. As Adam remarked, you can see why someone would bother making the trip to see it. From the ground it must be spectacular.

Bird Dream of Olympus Mons

Check out the lyrics to "It's Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons" by the Pixies.
Its a song. About a bird. On Mars. David Parke found it.

Speed leaving without
warning
i need some place to sleep tonight
blowing in the rocking of the pine
speed leaving without warning
the sunlight is going
into the mountain
i will crawl
into the mountain
sun shines in the rusty morning
skyline of the olympus mons
i think about it sometimes
sun shines in the rusty morning
once i had a good fly
into the mountain
i will fall.

"I will fall"! Uncanny! You can hear it on the second half of this YouTube video.

Teaser clip

Slideshow I did for the grant proposal. Music by Peter Hobbs.

Last Flight Teaser clip from Damon Keen on Vimeo.

Catch up

Our favourite actor, Jo, has another review here. Grace will start in Auckland on Sept 15.

Don't forget we're having a quick get together at the ARC on Weds. Just come to the main entrance and text me when you arrive. See you then!

Grace

"Jo Lees expresses her socially dramatic situation with fluid conviction," says the review on Theatreview. Read it here.

Prop design

Props being built by Dave Hallett:

DVD night

Hi everyone - we'll be having a get together on Weds the 27th to swap ideas and have a drink.


Bring along a couple of DVDs (or filmclips on USB stick) that you're drawing inspiration from, or think might be an interesting approach for us to take - or just pop in for a quick hello - so you can meet some of the great people involved with Last Flight.


The point is to put names to faces and bounce a few ideas off each other. Meet us at the ARC building 21 Pitt Street, around 6:00.

Canyons visualisation

Leak repair unit sketch #1

Space suit concept sketch