Three lost and downward spiralling souls are proposed an offer by a being from another world; to take one final night to confront the city that has beaten them down, before escaping their lives forever.

Bound by Blue is a story about human connections that proves that sometimes in order to find your path you need to take a massive leap of faith.

BOUND BY BLUE (post-prod.)

Key Cast:     Jenny Lovell

                   Frank Magree

                   Debbie Zukerman

                   Heidi Valkenburg

Director:      David Hawkins

Producers:   Kate Talbot

                   David Hawkins

The Process:

Bound by Blue is the début feature film of Australian born filmmakers Kate Talbot and David Hawkins. As with all Think Boy Think collaborations, the duo strived to overcome a significant cinematic challenge. Consequently the film derives from the underlying philosophy of making the most of available resources, in order to create a high-end production with no funds.

The result is a somewhat unconventional production process and a unique Australian narrative, which creates the bang and sizzle of funded film through the utilisation of almost 30 locations, 50 key cast and 100 extras. All highlighted by the stunning backdrop of the Melbourne skyline.

Remaining true to the philosophy the film engaged a team of upward of 50 volunteer industry-professionals and required a rotational skeleton roster that was flexible to the full-time work and life commitments of each individual. The scripting of four separate stories and casting of 49 cameo roles again aided the philosophy by allowing filming to take place over an extensive four and a half months

In addition, conventional filmmaking practices (and common sense) were forgone with the lack of any traditional script. Instead detailed scene descriptions were utilised to create the dramatic boundaries from which a guided improvised performance could spring.

Led by the directing and cinematic talent of David Hawkins, this unique process assisted in creating greater visual production value, allowing the story to stretch across many unique locations and take full advantage of the beautiful and interesting spaces obtained. Without the need for a condensed shoot period, and therefore a contained amount of locations, the film avoids the 'one-room' trap of independent production and makes the most of the amazing urban landscape that is Melbourne.