In Life Today - a Short Film
A$5,020
of $4,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 2nd Feb 2016 at 5:39AM.
IN LIFE TODAY
It’s Saturday in Melbourne; a sunny day much like any other. Except that today is the day that Erin is going to change the world. Scientists say that change is inevitable; but Erin doesn’t have time to wait. She’s going to take matters into her own hands.
This is a story about the moment when hopelessness and hope collide.
In Life Today is a comedy about the futility of railing against a system that is never going to change.
IN THE BEGINNING
So where did this all start?
My first real experience as a performer was as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the age of 13. I’ve come a long way since then and have been involved in some amazing stage and screen projects. The more projects I work on and the more stories I'm part of, the more I’m beginning to understand my voice as a storyteller and what, at the end of the day, is really important to me.
I want to tell stories that make people question who/what is good or bad. I want to share the human condition. I want to educate myself and others. I want to make them laugh and leave them feeling like they can achieve anything if they put their minds to it. And I want to feel that way, too.
I attended the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 with a short film, which was amazing, but one of the biggest things I came away with was having broadened my sense of the film industry and the storytelling world that I'm part of. So much so that I decided that I was coming back the following year with a film of my own, in competition!
Which did not happen.
Fast forward to Christmas week 2014.
Having nearly said farewell to the wonderful year that was 2014, I was still frustrated by my inability as an artist to have control over my career, to be creating my own content and to have told a story that was truly my own and have it screened at an international film festival. Or even on my home TV.
For the past 8 months I’d been working on plans for a film that was nowhere near fruition and was looking ahead to the beginning of another year where I felt that, as an artist, I hadn’t really successfully shared the best part of myself with the world.
And out of that frustration and creative misery (yes, dramatic I know) came a wonderful story that I was burning to tell. A story that I feel encapsulates my somewhat lopsided, comic view of society and represents my own personal dreams of being able to affect change where I feel it is most needed.
A year later and I am on the verge of completing my first film as a director, co-producer, writer and actor, and it's pretty damn exciting.
Drum roll.
Welcome to In Life Today.
It’s Saturday in Melbourne; a sunny day much like any other. Except that today is the day that Erin is going to change the world. Scientists say that change is inevitable; but Erin doesn’t have time to wait. She’s going to take matters into her own hands.
This is a story about the moment when hopelessness and hope collide.
In Life Today is a comedy about the futility of railing against a system that is never going to change.
IN THE BEGINNING
So where did this all start?
My first real experience as a performer was as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the age of 13. I’ve come a long way since then and have been involved in some amazing stage and screen projects. The more projects I work on and the more stories I'm part of, the more I’m beginning to understand my voice as a storyteller and what, at the end of the day, is really important to me.
I want to tell stories that make people question who/what is good or bad. I want to share the human condition. I want to educate myself and others. I want to make them laugh and leave them feeling like they can achieve anything if they put their minds to it. And I want to feel that way, too.
I attended the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 with a short film, which was amazing, but one of the biggest things I came away with was having broadened my sense of the film industry and the storytelling world that I'm part of. So much so that I decided that I was coming back the following year with a film of my own, in competition!
Which did not happen.
Fast forward to Christmas week 2014.
Having nearly said farewell to the wonderful year that was 2014, I was still frustrated by my inability as an artist to have control over my career, to be creating my own content and to have told a story that was truly my own and have it screened at an international film festival. Or even on my home TV.
For the past 8 months I’d been working on plans for a film that was nowhere near fruition and was looking ahead to the beginning of another year where I felt that, as an artist, I hadn’t really successfully shared the best part of myself with the world.
And out of that frustration and creative misery (yes, dramatic I know) came a wonderful story that I was burning to tell. A story that I feel encapsulates my somewhat lopsided, comic view of society and represents my own personal dreams of being able to affect change where I feel it is most needed.
A year later and I am on the verge of completing my first film as a director, co-producer, writer and actor, and it's pretty damn exciting.
Drum roll.
Welcome to In Life Today.
The Team
Lauren Bailey - Writer, Director, Producer & Actor
For over two decades Lauren has trained and performed across theatre, film and television in Australia, the UK and the States. Her most recent screen credits include House Husbands 4 for the Nine Network and Indie features A Journey Through Time with Anthony Wong and Experience the Knowing. She writes for theatre and film, created and co-hosts The Act of Storytelling podcast about storytelling in the Australian Arts industry, and works increasingly as a producer and director. She also plays Erin, the loveable and slightly unhinged protagonist of In Life Today.
Nicole Walkling - Producer & Production Manager
Nichole has over 10 years experience working in television and film production. After 5 years working with major Television commercial companies in Sydney for some of Australia's most talented directors she has more recently transitioned into feature film long-form work in Sydney's Fox Studios. Nichole has honed her skills working internationally in Istanbul on Russell Crowe's The Water Divine as well as journeying to Nepal for the BAFTA Nominated Mount Everest film Sherpa. Having completed over 50 Screen Australia and studio funded projects with Definition Films Sydney she has begun shifting her focus to producing and developing her own slate of projects.
Jaque Fisher - Director of Photography
Jaque is a talented Australian cinematographer, whose work has screened at film festivals around the world including Sydney Film Festival. Most recently he worked on the parody reality TV show, Footballer Wants a Wife. He has an eye for capturing the distinctive character and identity of a story on camera and we are very excited to have him as part of the In Life Today team!
Nick Cain - Actor
Nick Cain is an Australian performing artist and creative professional with over 10 years experience. He is one of the co-hosts of The Act of Storytelling Podcast. Stories for him, whether they shine an investigative or positive light, create meaning and understanding in life. Most recently Nick played Terry in Season 2 of Utopia (Working Dog Productions) and has been busy with a variety of guest roles on Neighbours including musician Logan Ellis, and more recently as Alistair Hall. A capable performer across genres, Nick revels in comedy and puts his talents to fine use as Ben in In Life Today.
Andrea McCannon - Actor
As a performer, Andrea has 20 years of experience across film, television, theatre and voiceover. She has appeared on stage with companies such as Q44 Theatre, Mockingbird Theatre and Theatre @ Risk, and TV credits include Rush, Offspring and Neighbours. Andrea won the Best Actor award at the 2014 Melbourne 48 Hour Film Project. She shines in her role as Erin's best-friend Celia in In Life Today.
Anita Quayle - Sound Designer
Anita Quayle is a contemporary freelance cellist and composer who collaborates with a wide variety of artists for recordings and live performance. As a cellist she has worked with the likes of Gossling, Pete Murray, Lior, The Waifs, Chris Wilson, Russell Morris, Ainslie Wills and Jordie Lane. Her recent composition credits include theme music for the Australian Podcast ‘The Act of Storytelling’, and chief Sound Designer for La Mama’s 2015 theatre production of ‘This is What it Feels Like’ directed by Adam J A Cass.
For over two decades Lauren has trained and performed across theatre, film and television in Australia, the UK and the States. Her most recent screen credits include House Husbands 4 for the Nine Network and Indie features A Journey Through Time with Anthony Wong and Experience the Knowing. She writes for theatre and film, created and co-hosts The Act of Storytelling podcast about storytelling in the Australian Arts industry, and works increasingly as a producer and director. She also plays Erin, the loveable and slightly unhinged protagonist of In Life Today.
Nicole Walkling - Producer & Production Manager
Nichole has over 10 years experience working in television and film production. After 5 years working with major Television commercial companies in Sydney for some of Australia's most talented directors she has more recently transitioned into feature film long-form work in Sydney's Fox Studios. Nichole has honed her skills working internationally in Istanbul on Russell Crowe's The Water Divine as well as journeying to Nepal for the BAFTA Nominated Mount Everest film Sherpa. Having completed over 50 Screen Australia and studio funded projects with Definition Films Sydney she has begun shifting her focus to producing and developing her own slate of projects.
Jaque Fisher - Director of Photography
Jaque is a talented Australian cinematographer, whose work has screened at film festivals around the world including Sydney Film Festival. Most recently he worked on the parody reality TV show, Footballer Wants a Wife. He has an eye for capturing the distinctive character and identity of a story on camera and we are very excited to have him as part of the In Life Today team!
Nick Cain - Actor
Nick Cain is an Australian performing artist and creative professional with over 10 years experience. He is one of the co-hosts of The Act of Storytelling Podcast. Stories for him, whether they shine an investigative or positive light, create meaning and understanding in life. Most recently Nick played Terry in Season 2 of Utopia (Working Dog Productions) and has been busy with a variety of guest roles on Neighbours including musician Logan Ellis, and more recently as Alistair Hall. A capable performer across genres, Nick revels in comedy and puts his talents to fine use as Ben in In Life Today.
Andrea McCannon - Actor
As a performer, Andrea has 20 years of experience across film, television, theatre and voiceover. She has appeared on stage with companies such as Q44 Theatre, Mockingbird Theatre and Theatre @ Risk, and TV credits include Rush, Offspring and Neighbours. Andrea won the Best Actor award at the 2014 Melbourne 48 Hour Film Project. She shines in her role as Erin's best-friend Celia in In Life Today.
Anita Quayle - Sound Designer
Anita Quayle is a contemporary freelance cellist and composer who collaborates with a wide variety of artists for recordings and live performance. As a cellist she has worked with the likes of Gossling, Pete Murray, Lior, The Waifs, Chris Wilson, Russell Morris, Ainslie Wills and Jordie Lane. Her recent composition credits include theme music for the Australian Podcast ‘The Act of Storytelling’, and chief Sound Designer for La Mama’s 2015 theatre production of ‘This is What it Feels Like’ directed by Adam J A Cass.
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Please feel free to show your love and support for free on these social platforms:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/InLifeToday/
Twitter: twitter.com/inlifetodayfilm
TAOS Productions: theactofstorytelling.com.au/production/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/InLifeToday/
Twitter: twitter.com/inlifetodayfilm
TAOS Productions: theactofstorytelling.com.au/production/
How The Funds Will Be Used
We shot the film in October! Yay! Accordingly, funds from this campaign will go towards reimbursements and covering the costs of the shoot, post-production costs and distribution and marketing, ie, submitting to the Festival du Cannes, etc.
They will be divided up approximately like this:
50% will go towards film gear, development and digital transfers
15% will go towards reimbursements for cast and crew
15% for costumes and art department
10% for transportation of equipment and personnel for the shoot
10% will be used towards admin, festival entry fees and marketing costs
They will be divided up approximately like this:
50% will go towards film gear, development and digital transfers
15% will go towards reimbursements for cast and crew
15% for costumes and art department
10% for transportation of equipment and personnel for the shoot
10% will be used towards admin, festival entry fees and marketing costs
The Challenges
This whole journey has been full of challenges but the first really big challenge, shooting the film, is now out of the way!
The film shoot saw a bunch of amazing, creative people come together to pit their talents against time, logistics, pressure and financial constraints to tell this story. However, the challenges are not over!
We are getting close to a complete edit of the film before moving on to the final tasks in post-production and have a pretty tight schedule for the 2016 festival line up and the biggest challenge remaining is getting post finished in time for submission.
Through the generosity and talent of the amazing people in my life we have made it this far and if this project sounds like something you might like to be part of then I would absolutely love to have you come on board and help us realise its creative vision.
I promise that it will be a funny, heartfelt and rewarding journey, and I hope you'll join me.
Thanks!
Lauren
The film shoot saw a bunch of amazing, creative people come together to pit their talents against time, logistics, pressure and financial constraints to tell this story. However, the challenges are not over!
We are getting close to a complete edit of the film before moving on to the final tasks in post-production and have a pretty tight schedule for the 2016 festival line up and the biggest challenge remaining is getting post finished in time for submission.
Through the generosity and talent of the amazing people in my life we have made it this far and if this project sounds like something you might like to be part of then I would absolutely love to have you come on board and help us realise its creative vision.
I promise that it will be a funny, heartfelt and rewarding journey, and I hope you'll join me.
Thanks!
Lauren
No strings attached
You'll receive the simple joy of knowing you’ve helped a hard working group of artists tell a great story!
4 chosen
Est. delivery is Jan 16
Facebook friends for life
You will receive a virtual hug from the In Life Today team, a huge thank you from the team on Facebook and VIP friendship with the film's protagonist, the fictional yet wonderful, Erin Chance.
7 chosen
Est. delivery is Feb 16
On the big screen
You'll receive a virtual hug from the In Life Today team (or anyone you'd like really!), a huge thanks on Facebook plus Erin as an FB friend and a thank you in the credits for the film
17 chosen
Est. delivery is May 16
See is believing
You'll receive a virtual hug from the world, a huge thanks on Facebook, Erin as an FB friend, a thank you in the credits for the film and a digital copy of the film following it's premiere
20 chosen
Est. delivery is Jul 16
V.I.P
You'll receive a virtual hug from the Universe, a huge thanks on Facebook, Erin as an FB friend, a thank you in the credits for the film, a digital copy of the film (following it's premiere) and a VIP pass to the cast and crew screening
8 chosen / 22 available
Est. delivery is Jul 16
Meet the team
You'll receive all of the above plus a 25 minute Skype Q&A session with the amazing cast of In Life Today!
4 chosen / 6 available
Est. delivery is Jul 16
Everything and a print
You'll receive everything so far including the Skype Q&A session with the cast and your very own print of one of the beautiful In Life Today production stills by the very talented Fran Valentine
3 chosen / 7 available
Est. delivery is Jul 16
Welcome to the team
Not only will you receive our gratitude in all the forms listed above but you will officially be part of the team as an Executive Producer on In Life Today, including a title in the credits for the film
0 chosen / 2 available
Est. delivery is Jul 16