HOME (Author)
Geoffrey Weary, MFA UNSW
Honorary Associate/ Senior Lecturer, Film and Digital Art, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
Contact: geoff.weary@sydney.edu.au
Biography
Geoffrey Weary has produced, written and directed a wide variety of digital film and video works. His film and video works have been frequently selected for inclusion in international film festivals and he has also exhibited in private and public galleries and museums. Some significant juried festivals include the Melbourne International Film Festival, Festival Internacional de Arte Electronica (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the Golden Gate International Festival of Documentary and Fiction Film (San Francisco, US), Festival du Cinema de Bruxelles (Belgium) and the Festival of Cinema and Technology (Los Angeles, US).
Weary collaborated with Tatiana Pentes in the development of the AIMIA & ATOM award-winning digital media work 'Strange Cities' and the online documentary, 'Blackbox'. He recently completed three digital film projects funded through Screen Australia AFC). Of these, 'Captive' was shortlisted for the Harries National Digital Art Award and included in a selection of films that were screened at the Beijing Film Academy. 'Scenes From a Shanghai Hotel' received an Honorable Mention at the Festival of Cinema and Technology in Los Angeles and 'My Mother Told Me' has been selected for inclusion on the Australian Screen Online website hosted by the Australian National Film & Sound Archive (NFSA). He has curated a program of Australia Video Art “ a two part simultaneous screening inter/national program touring in 2013-15 with dLux media arts.
CREDITS
CAST
Frank:: Jim Palmer
Jason:: Eric Warburton
Fae:: Patricia Werleman
Japanese Performer:: Kazuo
PRODUCTION
Photography, Cinematography & Timeline Montage:: Geoffrey Weary
Interface Design and Development:: icemedia
Sound Design & Music:: Michael Bates with thanks to Mark Gardiner
Online and Social Media:: Tatiana Pentes
Written, Produced and Directed by Geoffrey Weary©2013
INTERACTION
HOME is navigated across the Frank, Jason and Fae timelines with a touch to screen movement from right to left. Backward movement is optional at any time.
A double touch on any frame will bring the timeline selected to full screen. Touch again will return to three timeline screen display.
When navigating HOME we recommend the use of iPad headphones.
HOME was produced as part of a University of Sydney ICT initiative Faculty-specific Research & Education Program (2012). The program helped sponsor this proof of concept. Extensive consulting & procurement services were provided by the team as a part of this initiative.
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