Film Summary

Blood Tropicana is a 12-minute short sci-fi film set in a dystopian Wellington. Our story follows Frank, still grieving his late wife, decides to impersonate an officer at the I.C.A, the specialist in tracking and deporting over stayers. Frank begins to question’s his fascist world-views when he confronts an illegal immigrant inside the seedy speak easy Blood Tropicana. 

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Role

I joined Blood Tropicana as a Production Manager in my third year at University (2020). This deals with most of the budget, handling the contracts and licences for locations, actors etc. and ensuring health and safety are set during shooting. A goal, for my particular role, is to ensure the production process goes smoothly and that each crew member doesn’t feel stressed and/or unhappy. I also aim to keep constant communication within the crew members so that no one would feel left out or feel they aren't doing enough, but also feel that they are not too stressed. Taking care of problems outside the film production also help the creatives concentrate more on the film and ensure its quality.

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I also contributed to some of the designs as part of the Art Department team. Some of my contributions attributed to the costumes of the ICA officers, several propaganda posters to help represent the settings and an ID scanner used at the beginning of the film. 
Some of my contributions can be seen in the video below: