Sean Ellis
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2019 |
Producer, Director, Camera, Editor.
Television |
Island School: Celebrating 50 Years Sean Ellis / Cinebrand |
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2016 |
Director, Editor
Commercials & Industrials |
Suncoast Little Learners Commercial Sean Ellis / Suncoast Christian College |
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2011 |
Screenwriter, Producer, Director
Film |
Claws Sean Ellis / Ice Creature Productions |
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2009 |
Writer, Director
Commercials & Industrials |
Sydney Dogs & Cats Home Sean Ellis / Sydney Dogs & Cats Home |
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2005 |
Second Assistant Director
Film |
Still Life Tahnee McGuire / AFTRS |
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2004 |
Production Runner
Film |
Son of the Mask Lawrence Guterman / New Line Cinema |
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2000 |
First Assistant Director
Film |
Desy Heather-Jean Moyes / Courage Films |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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1994 | BA Film and TV Production | Victorian College of the Arts |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: iMac Retina 4K, 21.5-inch
I can use: Imac Retina 4K, 21.5-Inch
About me
Growing up in Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong, Sean began making films at age 11, experimenting with Super 8 cameras and editing equipment. While attending high school in Hong Kong, he made a 25-minute action film, "Hong Kong Hookie", which helped earn him a place in the Victorian College of the Arts School of Film and Television (1991 - 1993). During the course, Sean wrote and directed several 16mm shorts, including "Edward's Quest" (1992, 15 minutes) and "Believers" (1993, 17 minutes). At age 22, Sean graduated from the VCA in Melbourne, Australia, with a Bachelor of Film and Television Degree.Since then, Sean has worked on features in Australia and the US, as a Production Runner, Assistant Director and Production Assistant (see IMDb link), while continuing to write and direct short films and music videos. In 1997, he began writing feature screenplays, and developed "Illustrated Hero" with Australian Producer, Laura Sivis. To date, Sean has written four features, and developed each script with Laura Sivis, of Courage Films.
In 2006, Sean moved to Los Angeles, where he interned with several production companies, writing screenplay coverage while learning the studio development process, and worked as an Assistant to Producer Allison Thomas, at Larger Than Life Productions ("Pleasantville", "Seabiscuit"). During his time in LA, Sean attended film festivals and markets (Sundance, AFI, AFM), advanced screenwriting and directing workshops, and professional seminars, gathering valuable insight into the business of film production. Sean also attended screenplay pitch festivals (InkTip, Pitchfest), pitching his screenplays to studios and production companies. One of Sean's screenplays, "Claws", was a finalist in the Beverly Hills Film Festival Screenwriting Competition, in 2010. Also that year, Sean wrote, directed and produced a short film based on the feature screenplay. The short film, "Claws", premiered at "Renovation 2011" - the 69th World Science Fiction Convention, in Reno, Nevada.
Referees:
Laura Sivis
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Head of Production and Creative Affairs
Courage Films Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia
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Additional information:
Since 2011, Sean has developed his screenplay "The Legend of Yakatutch" with Producer Laura Sivis, in Sydney, Australia. In December 2014, the project was selected for the 3-D Content Financing Market in Liege, Belgium, and awarded Best Project & Pitch by a panel of international judges, during the 3-D Stereo Media Summit. In 2015, the project was selected as a Producer Spotlight Project for the International Financing Forum (Toronto) and Trans-Atlantic Partners, and is currently being packaged as a Canadian/Australian co-production, to be filmed in Canada.
Sean completed the short screenplay, "Angel Dust", in 2015. The Crime-Thriller is slated for production in 2016.
License & Passport
Driver's License: | Yes |
Skills
Job Titles | 2nd AD (Assistant Director), Post Production Assistant, Teacher, Camera Assistant, Videographer, Camera Operator, Production Support, 3rd AD (Assistant Director), Video Editor, 1st AD (Assistant Director), Production Assistant (PA), Producer, Director, Script Reader, Script Editor, Writer, Screenwriter |
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Years in industry | 6+ years |