Swipe ➡️ to get a closer look 🚀 From today's shoot 🎬🎥 📸 @bona92 #eptfilm #filmmaking #setlife #shortfilm #scifi #scalemodel #miniatureshoot #miniature
Aaaand we have now wrapped on Day 1 ✨ tomorrow we're heading into space 🌌 #Repost @bona92 (@get_repost) ・・・ Here we go! Scale model shoot for @eptfilm 🚀🎬🎥 #eptfilm #setlife #onset #filmmaking #filming #shortfilm #indiefilm #scalemodel #miniature #miniatureshoot
While the crew of #EPT are preparing for the miniature shoot... WE ARE SHIPPING OUT THE #GIVEAWAY AWARDS 🌟 Keep a look out for future #giveaways on our social media pages! Big congrats to the winners!!! Ps. Can you spot what our Art Department left in shot? 😂🚀 #EPTfilm
We will be interviewing our Editor, Ditha Angraini @bona92, about her editing process. Do you have any questions for her? Share them here and we'll ask her! 😊 #eptfilm #shortfilm #filmeditor #filmmaking
Read the latest Kickstarter update to find out what is happening with the short film. Link in the bio! #EPTfilm #shortfilm #filmmaking #scifi #kickstarter #backatitagain
Seeing my name listed in the credits was such a cool thing! A teaser from @eptfilm was shown at @toi_whakaari film festival and I am so proud of the entire cast and crew. We did good!! #makeupartist #wellington #EPTfilm #toiwhakaari #violetvalkyria
Follow along on our Location Scouting for the Exteriors of EPT at Ngarua Caves, Takaka Hill. #EPTfilm #locationscouting #nature #ngrauacaves #takakahill #nelson #newzealand #indiefilm #filmmaking #scifi #drone Music from https://freemusicarchive.org "Impact Prelude" by Kevin MacLeod (License CC)
There's less than 48 hours to go on our Kickstarter! Here are some storyboards and early excerpt from the Script detailing Thestias - if you check out the next video you'll hopefully see why Takaka Hill was the perfect match. #EPTfilm #storyboards #art #script #writing #scriptwriting #Kickstarter #crowdfunding #takakahill #nelson #newzealand #nature #sciencefiction #scifi #adventure
You amazingly blasted us through the first stretch goals in one day - so we've added 2 more!! ❤️ Pledge to gain access to exclusive content! ✨ #crowdfunding #kickstarter #successful #kickstartercampaign #scifi #sciencefiction #adventure #retro #retroaesthetic #EPTfilm
Through your love, support and pledges "Excavation Point Thestias" Kickstarter campaign has passed its intended goal. Thank you eternally!!! It really makes all the hard work worthwhile! ❤️ Even though our primary goal has been reached, the campaign isn't over yet. To celebrate we have added two new exciting stretch goals. Check out the Kickstarter to find out more ✨ #crowdfunding #kickstarter #successful #kickstartercampaign #scifi #sciencefiction #adventure #retro #retroaesthetic #EPTfilm
ONLY 5 MORE DAYS LEFT!! 🚀 We're at 95% on Kickstarter! #EPTfilm #Kickstarter #kickstartercampaign #scifi #sciencefiction #adventure #retro #retroaesthetic #Crowdfunding #crowdfund
CONGRATULATIONS #GIVEAWAY WINNER @olqavtoras 🌟 Be sure to get in touch with us by DM within 24hrs. A huge thanks to everyone who entered the competition. Don't miss our other neat rewards on Kickstarter (link in the bio) 🚀 ・・・ #giveaway #reward #kickstarter #crowdfunding #sciencefiction #scifi #scifimovie #indiefilm #shortfilm #filmmaking #EPTfilm
Support our indie film on Kickstarter (link in Bio) ✨ Here is a photo from the amazing exterior location shoot we did up on Takaka Hills by the Ngarua Caves. Your support will help us recoup the costs involved with that shoot - as well as help us over the finish line on production ❤ #Repost @eptfilm (@get_repost) ・・・ The EPT crew includes some amazing grads and current students from @masseyuni, studying Creative Media Production (@coca_cmp), Commercial Music (@coca_cm) and Industrial Design. They form part of a range of departments on the film, some of them in key production roles! #studentcollaboration #Kickstarter #Crowdfunding #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #takakahills #ngaruacaves #nature #filmmaking #EPTfilm #students #collaboration
The EPT crew includes some amazing grads and current students from @masseyuni, studying Creative Media Production (@coca_cmp), Commercial Music (@coca_cm) and Industrial Design. They form part of a range of departments on the film, some of them in key production roles! Here are some BTS photos of a few of them working on the MEV (space ship🚀) and the exterior location shoot 🌄🎬 (which we'll share more about next week!!) 😍 Support our indie film on Kickstarter (link in Bio) ✨ #studentcollaboration #Kickstarter #Crowdfunding #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #takakahills #ngaruacaves #nature #filmmaking #EPTfilm #students #collaboration #massey #masseyuniversity
Interview with our Make-up team: Key Make-up Artist Serena Parsons (@serenarosemua) and Make-up Artist Assistant Malin Sjödin (@violet_valkyria) talk about their experience working on EPT. Watch the full interview on facebook. Serena is a graduate and Malin is a current student of @teauaha's Makeup Artistry programme. Please support us on Kickstarter (link in the Bio)! Videography & Editing: Thomas Williams @thomas_williams14 #students #collaboration #teauaha #Kickstarter #Crowdfunding #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #filmmaking #EPTfilm
🎉WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY! 🎉 Ends 7th Oct! To help boost our Kickstarter (link in Bio) we’re hosting a giveaway. #Win a SIGNED FILM STILL from the short film Excavation Point Thestias. ————— RULES: 1. Follow @EPTfilm 2. Like this post 3. Tag a friend in the comments ————— All contestants must fulfill all 3 rules! A random winner will be chosen, announced and tagged in a post on Tuesday 8th Oct. If no response is given within 24hrs, another winner will be chosen. Any questions please DM! ———— . . . #giveaway #contestgiveaway #giveawaycontest #Kickstarter #filmstills #Crowdfunding #EPTfilm #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #filmmaking
Isaac Bryce (@assakika) is the Unit Manager of Excavation Point Thestias. Alongside those duties he cooked and fed the entire team during the Principal Photography. Isaac is a current student of Film & Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. We asked him to talk about his experience on EPT. "Victoria University gave me an understanding of cinematic theory and advice that would eventually lead me to discover EPT. I got involved with the project responding to an ad that was posted on one of the many social media film groups I joined as a result of my time at Uni. EPT is a project far grander in scale than anything I ever had a chance to partake in undergrad. From the size of the crew I helped manage to the out of this world story most film students don’t have the resources to help create. It’s a film that goes beyond the backyard of Wellington, and even Earth. A refreshing film whose success I truly hope will lead to more in its likeness: the indie market needs more like it." 💖 Support this indie film on Kickstarter (link in Bio). 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography #studentcollaboration #students #collaboration #victoriauniversity #Kickstarter #Crowdfunding #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #filmmaking #EPTfilm
Our Cinematographer @calebcorlett lighting the cave, with @finnhollaand and @jacktakespics025 Don't miss our Kickstarter - link in Bio!! 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography #Kickstarter #Crowdfunding #Cinematographer #cinematography #photography #EPTfilm #Lighting #LX #Caves #Set #LightDepartment #CameraDepartment #ArtDepartment #Rocks #SetConstruction #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #filmmaking #practicaleffects
Did you know that the caves seen in the trailer are part of a practical set? Help us make this film by following the link in our bio to our @kickstarter! It's exciting when parts of your set have legacy. Our cave set allegedly have parts from "Thunderbirds are Go" and "The Hobbit" 🌟 All the rock was seamlessly put together and painted to match the real life location that the exterios and parts of the cave is filmed at. 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography #Kickstarter #Crowdfunding #TheHobbit #Thunderbirdsarego #ArtDepartment #Standbyprops #ScenicPainting #Set #SetConstruction #shortfilm #indiefilm #scifimovies #filmmaking #practicaleffects #EPTfilm #location #cave #props #students #masseyuniversity #mytoistory #toiwhakaari
We need your help! Follow the link in our bio to back our @kickstarter campaign 🚀🌖 Are you into Sci-fi adventures? Love character driven stories? Feel nostalgic for the practical effects of 80's classics? Want more LGBTQ rep in genre film? Simply want to support a highly ambitious passion project? #Kickstarter #crowdfunding #retro #scifi #scifimovie #lgbtq #props #sets #indiefilm #shortfilms #movie #movies #sciencefiction #practicaleffects #filmmaking #EPTfilm
A new movie filmed on New Zealand very nicely features a Djuva bracelet! Photo sent to us by the writer and director of the film: Fil Kopelman! "“Excavation Point Thestias” (EPT) is an original short film - a science fiction adventure with aesthetics, practical effects and scale models inspired by 80’s genre classics. It isn’t just an homage to these films; EPT aims to tell this character driven narrative in a grounded, responsible and sincere way." . You can go and support the film on their kickstarter by following the link on their Instagram: @eptfilm . Photo by: @lion_nessphotography . #photo #photography #id #acessories #ept #eptfilm #bracelet #bracelets #activelife #activelifestyle #newzealand
Excavation Point Thestias (EPT) - a science fiction adventure short film with aesthetics, practical effects and scale models inspired by 80’s genre classics. The Kickstarter for Excavation Point Thestias is live now. Follow the link in our bio to check it out! #EPTfilm #Kickstarter #crowdfunding #shortfilms #scifi #filmmaking #indiefilm #scifimovie #sciencefiction #lgbtq #film #retro #practicaleffects #sets #props #scifirealism #art #scififilm #movie #movies
We've been a little quiet this week but its been for a good cause. Our crew has been busy preparing the EPT Kickstarter. 🚀🌖 At 1am Tuesday (NZST) the Kickstarer will be going live. Follow the link in our bio and click 'Notify me' to not miss the launch. #EPTfilm #Kickstarter #shortfilms #scifi #filmmaking #indyfilm #scifimovie
Check out the full video on our Facebook page! http://www.facebook.co/EPTfilm There has been some cool things happening behind the scenes this week. We are really hyped to share them with you but they're not ready just yet. Tonight we have another BTS short to take a look at and see a little of what went into the making of the M.E.V. The M.E.V was one of the full scale sets used in the film and is the ship that the crew can be seen inside during the teaser trailer. We are also going to be announcing our kickstarter very soon so stay tuned for that. #EPTfilm #scifimovies #filmmaking #indyfilm #shortfilm #scifi #behindthescenes #bts #filmset #kickstarter 🎥 by @tanemenzies Editing by @thomas_williams14
Excavation Point Thestias Teaser Trailer is live now. 🚀🌖 Check it out on Youtube https://youtu.be/EKRLLOfTNEA Subscribe to our youtube channel https://bit.ly/2jUqCGE for more behind the scenes content and exciting videos of Excavation Point Thestias #ExcitingNews #EPTfilm #shortfilm #teasertrailer #filmmaking #indiefilm
Our short film exhibition "EXPLORE Excavation Point Thestias" was a success! 🚀🌖 We received an award from #FWD19 and visitors compared it to D23 and SDCC - absolutely humbling and heartwarming praise. Thank you to everyone who came by!!! If you missed it - there is still hope! EPT will be part of @toi_whakaari's Design exhibition in November. ❤️ In other exciting news the teaser trailer will officially be online soon!! We are also about to launch a kickstarter, where you'll be able to support this unique scifi adventure story and get really cool rewards. So keep an eye out for that! #ExcitingNews #EPTfilm #shortfilm #shortfilms #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmfestival #shortfilmfestival #indiefilm #filmexhibition #exhibition #kickstarter 📸 Fil Kopelman @momecat
Check out the full video on our Facebook page! http://www.facebook.com/EPTfilm What a week its been. Our exhibition at FWD19 blew past on Monday and Tuesday. If you didn't get a chance to see the exhibition don't worry we'll be putting up something similar in the future. Also don't forget to check out the recording of our live panel on the Facebook page. To say thanks to all our awesome followers here's a little taste of what was in the exhibition. Behind the Scenes with The People of EPT. #EPTfilm #scifimovies #filmmaking #indyfilm #shortfilm #bts #behindthescenes #video #scifi Filming by @tanemenzies. Editing by @thomas_williams14
The "EXPLORE Excavation Point Thestias" exhibition at FWD19 is officially over. Here are some photos of the space. There were interactive videos and displays, costumes/props, a theater looping the BTS documentary & teaser trailer. We also live streamed a panel the first night (still available on @EPTfilm's facebook). I'm really proud of the hard work we put into this; it was worth it to be able to curate and show process and the progression of making the short film EPT. I also had a great time collaborating with @hollie.cohen, @isaac_kirkwood_pro, @avada_macabra and the rest of the team that made this possible. I love the crew of EPT. Y'all amazing ❤ @eptfilm #EPTfilm #filmexhibition #exhibition #shortfilm #FWD19 #TOIFWD19 @toifwd2019 @toi_setprops @toi_whakaari
(A really bad photo of me though) #Repost @eptfilm • • • • • • Actor Robert Johansson (@avada_macabra) getting his hair and make-up done by Make-up Artist assistant Malin Sjödin (@violet_valkyria). Robert plays Gunnur, who you will be meeting tomorrow. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #scifimovies #Makeup #cast 📷 Crystal Hart of @lion_nessphotography
See EXCLUSIVE footage from the short film at EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition. At the @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Admission is FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. Come see our exhibition where we share the process behind making the short film - you can meet the actors and crew, watch BTS videos, installations, and displays with some HERO elements from the film, as well as view some exclusive EPT footage! #EPTfilm #FWD #FWD19 #shortfilm #exclusivefootage #film #teasertrailer #trailer #BTS #documentary actors #interview #filmexhibition #festival #fwd19 #festivalofworkindevelopment 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
See BTS videos at EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition. At the @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Admission if FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. Come see our exhibition where we share the process behind making the short film - you can meet the actors and crew, watch BTS videos, installations, and displays with some HERO elements from the film, as well as view some exclusive EPT footage! #EPTfilm #FWD #FWD19 #BTS #filmmaking #actors #set #props #spaceship #shortfilm 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
See our Production Office at EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition. At the @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Admission if FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. Come see our exhibition where we share the process behind making the short film - you can meet the actors and crew, watch BTS videos, installations, and displays with some HERO elements from the film, as well as view some exclusive EPT footage! #EPTfilm #FWD production #filmmakers #filmmaking #BTS #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifishortfilm #scifimovies #crew #actors 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
You'll be able to see designs and makeup concept drawings at EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition. At the @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Admission if FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. #EPTfilm #FWD #makeup #makeupartist brushes #shortfilm #film #actors #conceptart exhibition #filmexhibition #wellington 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
See the actual costumes worn by our actors at EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition. At the @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Don't miss out on the exciting event of the year! Admission if FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. #EPTfilm #FWD #shortfilm #scifimovies #filmexhibition #filmmaking #costume 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
See the actual props used in the short film at EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition, during @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Admission if FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. #EPTfilm #FWD #props #artdepartment #shortfilm #scifiprops #filmmaking #filmexhibition 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
EXPLORE EXCAVATION POINT THESTIAS: An interactive exhibition. At the @toi_whakaari "Festival of Work in Development". Don't miss out on the exciting event of the year! Admission if FREE. You simply pick up a coloured band at Te Whaea reception - and then make your way to the entrance at the back of Te Whaea Theatre. Come see our exhibition where we share the process behind making the short film - you can meet the actors and crew, watch BTS videos, installations, and displays with some HERO elements from the film, as well as view some exclusive EPT footage! #EPTfilm #FWD #script #scriptwriting #screenplay #filmmaking #bts #shortfilm #scifimovies #filmexhibition #story 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
Actor Ryan R. McIntyre (@mcintyre.ryan ) discusses the blocking for the next scene with Director Fil Kopelman (@momecat ), while head set dresser and standby props Kristin Li (@impluvious ) prepares the set. Ryan plays Or'Rian, who you'll be meeting tomorrow. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies #Makeup #behindthescenes #cast #actor #director #artdepartment #standbyprops 📸 Tane Menzies @tanemenzies
This is GUNNUR (played by Robert Johansson @avada_macabra) He is the Mechanic and Communications Operator of F.E.N.D-3. Gunnur is a brilliant and sardonic mechanic, who keeps everything running smoothly. He also works as the tactical liaison with the Phoenix Corporation's ship the Anthelion. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies #cast #scificharacter 📸 Crystal Hart of @lion_nessphotography
Actor Robert Johansson (@avada_macabra) getting his hair and make-up done by Make-up Artist assistant Malin Sjödin (@violet_valkyria). Robert plays Gunnur, who you will be meeting tomorrow. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #scifimovies #Makeup #cast 📷 Crystal Hart of @lion_nessphotography
This is MERRICK (played by Locky J Campion @lockyjcampion). Merrick is the Geology expert and Field Technician for F.E.N.D-3. He's easy-going and friendly, often making him the peace-keeping member of the crew. He's a competent excavator who has built up the knowledge to get the job done on the ground. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies #cast #scificharacter 📸 Crystal Hart of @lion_nessphotography
Check out & follow our short film's insta @eptfilm 🚀🌖 Exciting updates & info about this retro aesthetic scifi adventure 🔥 Don't miss it!! #Repost @eptfilm (@get_repost) ・・・ #EPTfilm #filmmaking #scifimovies
Up next in our cast and characters week is Actor Locky J Campion (@lockyjcampion). Like Elisabeth, Locky has elaborate hair and make-up prep to look the part of his character. Here is Key Make-up Artist Serena Parsons adding a bit of grit and sweat to Locky's brow to get him camera ready. Locky plays Merrick, who you'll be meeting tomorrow. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies #Makeup #Cast #makeupartist 📸 Crystal Hart of @lion_nessphotography
This is CYLEX (played by Elisabeth Marschall @elithabea). Cylex is F.E.N.D-3's Cultural Excavation specialist. She's a hardworking and experience excavator who doesn't like to be held up by second guessing. She see the opportunity to study old civilizations as a chance to give them a future and new meaning. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies #cast #scificharacter 📸 Crystal Hart of @lion_nessphotography
Now that you've gotten a taste of how Excavation Point Thestias is made we want to share some of the story. For the upcoming week we will be introducing you to the crew of F.E.N.D-3; the characters of our story and the actors that bring them to life. First up, introducing Actress Elisabeth Marschall (@elithabea) getting into her costume with the assistance of Costume Standby Sheena Stanger before shooting starts. Eli plays Cylex who you'll be meeting tomorrow. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies #costume #costumestandby #cast 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
"Hurry up and wait" When you're working inside a full-scale set sometimes you need to let the Art Department do their thing. Here our Director of Photography Caleb Corlett, 1st AC Jack Bloomfield and 2nd AC Thomas Williams share a laugh between set ups on the cave shoot. #EPTfilm #CameraDepartment #filmmaking #scifimovies #RedScarlet 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
No cave is complete without a bit of light (at least on film set that is.) After setting up the camera, Camera/Lighting Assist Esther Joohyang Jang stands by to make adjustments during the shoot of a cave scene. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography
You've seen the director admiring a shot. Here's another one to admire: The clapper from day one, roll one, take one; the very first moments that were caught on film. A team working to create something amazing. It takes a team of talented people to make every moment in the film happen. Before the shoot Director of Photography Caleb Corlett sets up the camera with the assistance of Thomas Williams and Esther Jang. 📸 Crystal Hart @lion_nessphotography #EPTfilm #Clapperboard #cameradepartment #filmmaking #shortfilm #indyfilm #scifimovies
Welcome to Excavation Point Thestias! We are a group of Wellington based collaborators making a science fiction short film. We just wrapped principal photography in July. There is still some exciting stuff to film ahead of us, so come along for the ride and learn about our process, our team, and the Story. Follow us here or anywhere else you follow people. We’ll be blasting off with some daily taster posts for the rest of this week as we count down to a big announcement in the new week. Here is our Director Fil Kopelman watching the monitor as the camera department sets up the next shot. #EPTfilm #filmmaking #scifimovies
Cultural excavation specialist Cylex of FEND-3. #EPTfilm #shortfilm #scifimovies #retroaesthetic
Mechanic and comms-op Gunnur of FEND-3. #EPTfilm #shortfilm #scifimovies
Field technician Merrick of FEND-3. #EPTfilm #shortfilm #scifimovies #retroaesthetic
Crew commander Or'Rian of FEND-3. #EPTfilm #shortfilm #scifimovies
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