Dennis Hopper’s America in the 1960’s

We stumbled upon this Tashen Books Dennis Hopper tribute and had to share.Not just a talented actor, Filmmaker and artist, Dennis was also a photographer and documented the "real" 1960's America.

Viscious Sebastien Navigates International Waters

Luscious International’s director Sebastien has just finished directing Amnesty International’s latest TVC and the first one ever shot in Australia.Spearheaded by marketing and communications company gHO Sydney,Creative Director Renee Murray chose Luscious International’s Director Sebastien to bring this hard-hitting and confrontational TVC to life.Bringing the topical issue of Asylum Seekers into the spotlight, Sebastien collaborated with both Amnesty and gHO In order to deliver credibility and sincerity to the TVC.Crucial to this TVC was getting the right performance from the actors. Sebastien...

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Yes - art does come with a cost - usually time, sweat and money. And not necessarily in that order.This weekend Sydney-siders can enjoy the work of up and coming artists for a small price at Sydney's Affordable Art Fair.Showcasing artwork from Australia's most promising artists at the Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park all weekend.Head on down and turn that frown upside down:) - tickets $20 at the door

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Sam Bryant’s Big W World

Viscious born director Sam Bryant just completed a colourful and vibrant TVC for Big W through Luscious International.Launching this week, Sam worked together with IdeaWorks’ Louise Mahoney, Sam explains “I wanted to capture the Big W message – LIVE BIG FOR LESS by creating a world that was visually big in spirit”.The background artwork was created by award winning Melbourne artist Merryn Trevethan. Bryant was inspired by Trevethan’s artworks which depict the real world in a colourful, stylised and playful way. Sam brought Merryn along as part of the team to help bring this Big W world...

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Viscious on Branded Content

Marketing Director Teall Barnes discusses how branded content across differing channels is changing traditional production companies.Digital technology has changed the state of play. Although this does not mean the television commercial is redundant. Instead it actually means it is more important then ever before. With more platforms to view content – it is increasingly important to get your brands commercial message right.As Australian production companies scramble to produce more stories across more screens unfortunately not enough planning and collaboration is implemented.We have clients come...

Viscious talks at Vibewire

On September 24th at 7:30am a blurry eyed Ant McPhail made his way down to the Boiler Room at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.The occasion for such an early rise was the 2010 fastBREAK innovation series.An exciting addition to Sydney’s event calendar that has sent a buzz through local creative and entrepreneurial communities, injecting life, inspiration and a flurry of fastBREAKing conversation into the Powerhouse Museum’s best-kept secret, the Boiler room Mezzanine.Ant McPhail one of 3 founding Viscious film directors took to the podium to discuss the topic of POWER.At each fastBREAK session,...

An Incubator for Creative Minds

Last night the Viscious team got along to Film Incubator at the Oxford Arts Factory. The night was a sell-out with capacity crowds and plenty of networking to be had! Fashion Future made a impressive showing with their glamourous models striking some incredible poses to keep the crowd on their toes. The Australian Cinematographers Society was also in full force showcasing the 2010 Award winners. Film Incubator is a film market and licensing expo. It is a great event to meet people from the film, fashion, media and creative industries to explore new ventures and source creative talent. The Organiser's...

Viscious Kitty

The Viscious team collaborated with Australian Fashion Designer Kit Willow to create this video showcasing her latest designs.Six weeks shy of giving birth to her second baby, Kit Willow is sitting this New York fashion week out. Instead, she’s showcasing her collection first on Style.com with Lady Into Cat, a Sharif Hamza-directed, Laura Holmes Produced, Stefan Duscio DOP'd and Viscious production starring two fellow Aussies, the beautiful Emma Balfour and a wild cat to which they fed multiple chickens to get these shots.This wild cat was the only demanding talent on set. The Director and DOP had to close...