Local filmmaker Tina A Wake will preview screen her debut feature film at Avoca Cinema on Monday evening (September 19) and locals are invited to the red carpet event.
The full feature film ‘Love Triangles’ was shot during the lockdowns here on the Coast when many local film professionals were available and itching to get back into another film.
“There are so many talented professional filmmakers on the Central Coast,” Wake said.
“It takes a village to make a film and I couldn’t have done this film without all the dedicated hours the cast and crew put into it.
“We filmed in Long Jetty at the time when there were only really allowed to be two people walking together outside, so we were very limited on what we could and couldn’t do.
The story is a breakup story with the byline: An acting couple plays reptilians by day as their relationship falls apart at night.
The reptilian make up and prosthetics team was led by local special effects artist Col Wilson and filmed by cinematographer Stephen Mylonas.
“The two lead actors Justin Banks and Kirsty McKenzie had such great chemistry and looked like such a real life couple that the crew couldn’t believe they didn’t already know each other really well,” Wake said.
The whole production went smoothly and we shot the 90 minute film in nine days.
A former musician, Wake also wrote three songs for the original soundtrack to the film and performed one by herself, one with Justin Banks while the other was performed by Justin himself.
There have been three feature films shot on the Central Coast in the last year and numerous short films through the local professional film-making group.
Wake is keen to give locals the opportunity to have a special night and celebrate the local industry with a special preview Q&A session at Avoca Theatre on Monday night September 17.
Tickets are available via Avoca Beach Cinema.
David Abrahams
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