Starchild Productions
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Starchild Productions is a Sydney based production company established in 2005 by Producer Dean Bates and Director Reuben Field. Their major achievements include a 2008 Grammy Award Nomination in the category Best Music Video, as well as the production of the TV show Review with Myles Barlow
for the ABC TV network.
, the company has garnered a solid reputation for quality with a high success rate on its projects.
2001: A Space Odessey. The adaptation was designed by Reuben Field, who is a great admirer of Kubrick.
Review with Myles Barlow
Review with Myles Barlow is an Australian satirical black comedy television series which screened on Thursday nights on ABC2 and Friday nights on ABC 1. The series began screening on 16 October 2008. It is co-written and directed by Trent O'Donnell and also co-written by Phil Lloyd. It is...
for the ABC TV network.
2008
- All Alone (Music video) (for the band Jackson JacksonJackson JacksonJackson Jackson is a hip-hop group from Melbourne, Australia consisting of Harry James Angus and Jan Skubiszewski .For live performances, they are joined by keyboards, bass, drums and backup vocalists.Jackson Jackson's first album,...
) - Review With Myles BarlowReview with Myles BarlowReview with Myles Barlow is an Australian satirical black comedy television series which screened on Thursday nights on ABC2 and Friday nights on ABC 1. The series began screening on 16 October 2008. It is co-written and directed by Trent O'Donnell and also co-written by Phil Lloyd. It is...
(TV Show) (with ABC TV)
2007
- Chillout Classics (TVC) (Ministry of SoundMinistry of SoundMinistry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
) - 17 Deaths (Music video) (for the band Lost ValentinosLost ValentinosLost Valentinos are a band from Sydney, Australia. They released two EPs under the band name The Valentinos but changed their name in mid 2007 to Lost Valentinos due to the threat of legal action by soul artists from the 1950s, Bobby Womack & The Valentinos...
) - Change Coming (Short film) (with Pie Full of Blackbirds)
- Tipped Hat (Music video) (for the band The Paper ScissorsThe Paper ScissorsThe Paper Scissors are an Australian rock band consisting of members Jai Pyne, Xavier Naughton and Ivan Lisyak.Their sound has been described as "a combination of garage-punk, rock and soul".-The Paper Scissors EP:...
)
2006
- Liberacion (Music video) (with Petrol Records - Grammy Award nominated in 2008)
- Wok (Short film) (with Pie Full of Blackbirds)
Background
Since its establishment, Starchild Productions have worked in just about every media field imaginable for video production but have recently begun focusing on music videos and drama (short film and television serials). Riding on the popularity of its recent television release Review with Myles BarlowReview with Myles Barlow
Review with Myles Barlow is an Australian satirical black comedy television series which screened on Thursday nights on ABC2 and Friday nights on ABC 1. The series began screening on 16 October 2008. It is co-written and directed by Trent O'Donnell and also co-written by Phil Lloyd. It is...
, the company has garnered a solid reputation for quality with a high success rate on its projects.
The logo
The Starchild logo is derived from the end scene of Stanley Kubrick'sStanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
2001: A Space Odessey. The adaptation was designed by Reuben Field, who is a great admirer of Kubrick.