Henry McDowell

The Story

‘Bitten Tongue’ is a drama thriller of a determined army soldier in training who is covering his epilepsy, which explores the mental challenge of accepting a condition and physical limitations, without avoiding the reality or attempting to go back to a previous self. Being one of the 250,000 Australians currently living with epilepsy, Brad must find true strength in order to overcome one of life's biggest hurdles.

A film set in a military training facility has been conquered before in films such as ‘Jarhead’ or ‘Full Metal Jacket’, however this intense personal story of covering up a disallowed condition in the army, will be taking a fantastical ending, contrasting to the brutal, dirty and raw reality of an intense Sergeant/soldiers relationship.

Production

Production is taking place during mid-April of next year, with post-production being finalised by October 2020.

The Crew

Writer/Director - Brayden Thompson

Producer - Henry McDowell

Cinematographer - Ben Thompson

Production Designer - Talia McGregor 

Editor - Livvy Phillips

Sound Designer - Aris Vela

Funds Raised will go to the following areas:

Creating the world

A large portion of the budget will go towards location hire, production design, and wardrobe to create the military atmosphere and aesthetic. Ben and Talia are working closely to get the feeling they desire, and this will help them achieve their goals.

Colour-grade

After the edit, a colour-grade will be used to make the visuals pop and to put the final touches on the film. This is not cheap, but will be worth it for the final quality.

Distribution

Part of this budget will go towards distributing the film to festivals to get it seen by the public.

A brief outline of the budget is as follows:

Location hire - $1500

Casting - $1000

Production Design - $1500

Wardrobe - $1000

Colour-grade - $500

Distribution - $500

By donating to the film, you will help bring 'Bitten Tongue' to life. Our budget has been carefully designed so that all money is spent in the most benefitial way for the project.