Back For a Second Take
Ever since the word ‘Action!’ hit the mark three years ago, one of Fairfield’s rising prominent directors; Timothy Ly, has been pitting himself against the very best that Sydney’s film industry has to offer.
From the humble origins of his love for directing being staged in his own garage with a total cast and crew of four, 22 year old Ly today boasts a string of cinematic achievements under his belt and convenes a dedicated crew of young aspiring actors, camera operators, sound engineers, musicians, digital media students and public relations officers within the production team at ‘Rumble Pictures’.
“It’s really quite exhilarating to see where Rumble Pictures is today from where it was say, two years ago.” He said. “I guess it really began to gain momentum after our martial-arts comedy flick ‘Maximum Choppage’ took out the top gong at Fairfield’s 2005 Short Cuts Film Festival.”
Rumble Pictures today consists of a total cast and crew that stands closer to fifty and rising. “The response we got from the community is fantastic considering they’re all young local volunteers and highly skilled in their fields of practice.” He said.
Although not content with the team’s achievements just yet, Ly has been incrementally refining himself and Rumble Pictures with the aid of the crew’s vast expanding knowledge in film editing and sound engineering. As a result, the team has had their latest short project hand picked to represent the Qantm Film College Showreel which
showcased the film school’s most prominent work to the public at the 2006 Digital Media Festival held in the Sydney Convention Centre.
“Ultimately, our underlying goals have always been to raise the youth profile of Cabramatta and Fairfield to the greater Sydney populous.” He said. “In doing this, the team at Rumble Pictures have worked tirelessly to differentiate itself from the gritty film genres previously imposed on our community”.
Whilst almost wrapping up production of the sequel; ‘Maximum Choppage: Round 2’,Ly has also managed to complete a diverse range of film projects across Sydney. He says that these projects have helped him better network with other rising talents and professional filmmakers across town. The team’s latest collaborative venture includes the production of the Music Video, ‘Homebound Carriage’ for local talents The Closet Romantics, lead by the acoustic duo of Suezane Lam and Gary MacNamara.
Ly and the crew’s other stints include working on set with this years Tropfest entrants ‘Kung-Fu Shuffle’, while taking on multi-faceted roles of Actor, Fight Choreographer and Assistant Editor.
Rumble Pictures’ resident Public Relations officer Maria Tran, 22, explains that “This project contradicts the negative stereotypes of our youths in the local area. I’ve seen everyone grow.” She said. “Volunteers have become more open and confident in their own skin, capable of taking on responsibilities, meeting deadlines and other valuable life skills.”
On the notion of future prospects for Rumble Pictures, Ly says that he is increasingly in the market for expanding the film genre of Rumble Pictures. “I’d hope to beproducing or directing a romantic comedy as part of our upcoming projects as soon as we attain grants and possibly more local talent” he said.
If you’re interested or would like more information on Rumble Pictures, please contact Maria.Tran@rumblepictures.com.au
Michael Huynh