Blog: Shoot The Player

Sarah Blasko: We Won't Run During Sydney Festival, Sarah replied to an email we'd sent her manager; "Hi Amy, I'd love to do a shoot the player video. It's funny 'cos I just saw the Play Me, I'm Yours thing in the paper today... that'd be a great idea for a ...

Our friends at Sydney Festival introduced us to Reggie, we'd never heard of him until then. His performance two nights earlier at the Bosco tent had people of all ages singing, swearing and slapping their knees as they wiped away tears - who the hell is this man and where ...

These films are in loving memory of Soko. Soko: Why Don't You Eat Me Now You Can I hope we haven't seen the last of her. Her sensitivity to the world gives her a warmth and sincerity that is instantly lovable. Her spirit is infectious and her ability to connect with people ...

We were dead tired heading into our Ben Lee session. We'd been shooting non-stop since Sydney Festival, sometimes as many as four bands a week, so we were pretty drained. We weren't going to miss the chance to shoot Ben Lee, but we weren't very prepared - instead of coming ...

We've always known Cloud Control had good things going for them: catchy lyrics, great basslines, cool haircuts, surprising harmonies, and heaps of low-key charm - all the ingredients for sold indie gold. Cloud Control: Buffalo Country We met the band at 9:00 am. Yes, 9:00 am. (What better way to spend the ...

Amanda Palmer: Exit Music (for a Film) by Radiohead We were thrilled when Amanda Palmer's management approached us about doing a shoot. We've been fans of hers for years - we love her enormous skill as a musician, her punk attitude, her sense of humour and her great ...

We met Lightspeed Champion (Londoner and former Test Icicles member Dev Hynes) backstage at Oxford Arts Factory at precisely 4.15pm. We had everything organised right down to the songs he'd play and with a only a small timeframe to do it in, we were a little nervous. But Dev was ...

An Horse: Camp Out Kate Cooper and Damon Cox are An Horse. We recorded an An Horse cover with Kaki King backstage at the Acer Arena earlier in the year, and the plan had always been to film the original in a similarly backstage location. Kate loved the idea. We texted. We ...

As we'd arranged, we knocked on the door of the apartment where Beach House were staying in the early afternoon of a warm Sydney day, ready to film. Pretty soon it became clear that there had been ...

From: ..The Tallest Man on Earth.. Date: 02 Sep 2008 "Hello Amelia, I usually don't do things like these but since you want to make something beautiful, I'm in... Some great little films you have there... Let's talk some more closer to the trip over there, and I'll know more about my ...

Henry Wagons: Man Sold Henry Wagons is not a New Zealand Hollywood director, he did not make The Awful Truth, and though he sports a dashing headband, he is not a known tennis player. He is Henry Wagons, the latest player in front of the camera, entertaining us late one evening ...

The Desks: The World About six months ago I was listening to FBi 94.5, a great independent Sydney radio station. A song came on called "Making Plans", it was a man and woman singing charming, funny, sweet lyrics about a relationship in which schemes go awry ("We're going to run a ...

Videos feature local artists taking part in Sydney Festival's 'Play Me, I'm Yours' public piano project, as well as official Sydney Festival artists from around the world. Thanks to Sydney Festival and Luke Jerram for making this all possible! B R I D E Z I L L A Bridezilla: Beaches C ...

Dead Letter Chorus: 11th Dream About Aeroplanes Dead Letter Chorus: Magnolia Farm When we arrived at Peace Park with Sydney band Dead Letter Chorus, the park was quiet. But when the band started setting up and tuning, the neighbourhood came to life - skateboarders stopped to listen, parents came and ...

Shoot The Player began over a beer with Vincent Moon in Paris. Amazed that Vincent knew of very few Australian musicians, Amelia scribbled a list on the back of a coaster and handed it to him. The list was the reason to start Shoot The Player, it read: Jack Ladder, ...

Washington: 80 Miles The intrigue started like this: Meg's song Someone Else in Mind was a lovingly crafted, measured, and languid reflection on letting go. Tick. Her video with The Bamboos was cracking and cheeky. Tick. In person she was dry, foul-mouthed, generous and persistent - she really wanted to ...