Creating the book trailer for HUMAN, was a huge undertaking and an incredible project to be involved with.
The trailer was shot on two separate locations over two days, first at the University of Melbourne, in the Physics Department and the gardens, and secondly, in the stunning Sherbrooke Forest National Park in Dandenong, Melbourne. Both days were long and inspiring as the creative and technical team pulled together some unforgettable moments to bring the HUMAN story to life. Under the direction of independent film-maker Clayton Smith, the essentials of the story were shaped into a cinematic trailer that shows what a rich and powerful journey Ivy Carter takes in HUMAN.
For more on this amazing experience, read my full blog post here: THE MAKING OF THE HUMAN BOOK TRAILER
Floni – a woman of the Homo floresiensis tribe
Rob and Jasmine chatting between takes at the University of Melbourne
The world is falling apart around physicist Orrin James.
The book trailer was filmed in the beautiful Sherbrooke Forest – Dandenong Ranges.
Clayton, Filip and Sonja scoping out camera angles before the cave shoot (it’s cold!)
Ivy’s hide skirt, ready to run.
University of Melbourne – the Clock Tower
A picture from Ivy’s archaeology lab <3
The excavation pits in Liang Bua Cave from Ivy’s research notes…
Ivy’s amulet. All is not what it seems…
A sacred place to leave your handprint…
The finished handle of Ivy’s spear. Leatherbound and perfectly balanced.
Jasmine looking fierce.
Rob and Jasmine chatting between takes at Melbourne University.
Filming at hand print rock
Ivy’s hide skirt, laid out and ready to hand stitch with leather and an awl.
A rally is brewing at the university against Palm Oil Deforestation – and the keynote speaker is…
Ready to fight back…
Making Ivy’s hide skirt…. not easy on the fingers!
The beautiful University of Melbourne where part of the trailer was filmed
Filming finished for the day!
The hafted obsidian point of Ivy’s spear. Ready to strike.
Filming Ivy at her microscope. Clayton directing (at back), cinematographer Filip with the camera and Alex recording sound with the microphone.
Ivy’s amulet before engraving. Win your own amulet – Hashtag #IvysTribe on Social Media to be in the draw!
Clayton directing Jasmine on the cello, as cinematographer Fil gets ready to film and Rachel stands by for hair and makeup adjustments.
HUMAN – Available on Amazon in Paperback or eBook
Some of the props, ready for filming the HUMAN cinematic book trailer
The hominid evolutionary family tree, do you see yourself?
Snippets of Ivy’s life in prehistoric Flores…
Lost in a prehistoric cave in the jungle… Have you seen Ivy’s amulet?
Ivy’s messy desk in the Archaeology Department of The University of Melbourne.
At the end of a long day in the rainforest!