Aidan O'Bryan
Director
Aidan O'Bryan has been a music lover ever since he saw his first episode of Countdown. A massive music fan and owner of three iPods, Aidan is musically inept and can't play a note. Actually that's a lie. Aidan can play the first FOURTEEN notes of Come As You Are by Nirvana.
Aidan got into film and TV accidentally and has subsequently made unilifeTV, Race Scar (the first show in the world to have SMS interactivity) and a bunch of other stuff for TV, computer and mobile phone screens. Something In The Water is Aidan's first REAL film.
Having wanted to be Michael Jackson when he was little and then graduating to wanting to be Simon Le Bon, Aidan can't pick a Perth muso he now wants to be but when pressed on favourites would have to say (in no particular order) Triffids, Panics, Snowman.
The pic is Aidan with the best guy in the world, front and centre watching the Smashing Pumpkins at the Big Day Out in 1994.
Janelle Landers
Producer
With a background in visual arts and degrees in Law and Media Arts Production, Janelle worked as a lawyer and producer in Sydney before moving to Perth to work with WBMC on a range of documentary and drama projects for film, TV and new media.
Some of Janelle’s productions include a cross-cultural documentary Arranging Love, sci-fi comic drama The Key to the Mystic Halls of Time and an entirely independent ‘labour of love’ Mourn - all of which have enjoyed a worldwide audience. Janelle is currently producing a television series on generation Y with WBMC and SBS.
www.arranginglove.com http://www.myspace.com/mystichallsoftime
Leanne Cole
Editor
Leanne Cole is a multi-award winning editor based in Western Australia. She has widespread experience and skill in the varying styles of editing from working on a vast range of short and long-form drama, corporates, series lifestyle television, documentaries and commercials.
In recent years she has edited high-end corporate videos, documentaries commissioned by SBS, several episodes of Elife, From the Ground Up and Vital TV for Network 10.
One of Leanne’s key strengths is her understanding of drama and has fast become a sought after editor in this area. She has edited many big budget, awarded and widely screened short films and has assistant edited the feature film Teesh and Trude and short feature Roll.
She has won several West Australian Screen Awards for her editing, grading and effects work in this area.
Chris Trappe
Editor
After graduating from Murdoch University with first-class Honours in Media studies, free-lance editor Chris Trappe has been involved in, and recognized for, his excellence in a broad range of film works over the past several years. Most notably he was awarded for Best Music Video at the 17th West Australian Screen Awards as director and editor of Bob Evan’s clip Turn, as well as Best Editor and Sound Designer for the short film, An Evening with Robert Valentine at the Awards the year before.
Chris subsequently received $20,000 funding from the Film & Television Institute for his short film, Ableman's Final Account which went onto win Best Visual Effects, Sound Design and Original Score at the 20th WA Screen Awards.
Mark Parish
Director of Photography
Mark Parish has a genuine passion for the film industry and a personal history with the local music scene, having shot numerous music videos for local bands including The Waifs, Jebediah, Karnivool and The John Butler Trio. He has worked on countless award winning productions and his extensive experience as Director of Photography has been rewarded with two WA Screen Awards.
Mark has been involved with recent productions including the documentary Bom Bali; drama series Marx & Venus; children’s television drama series Lockie Leonard and The Sleepover Club and is currently working on Baz Luhrmann’s latest feature film epic, Australia.
Steph Kretowicz
Research
Writer and researcher Steph Kretowicz has amassed a significant wealth of experience in her chosen field and in numerous aspects of the music industry, including local history in WA. Steph is an ongoing contributor to Drum Media, as well as several other publications which have seen her profile and interview a number of international acts and personalities, as well as WAM Hall of Fame inductees.
As a local music history enthusiast Steph is an active participant in the local music community and has utilised her knowledge in making Something In The Water as comprehensive as it can be.
