WINNER:- " BEST GRATUITOUS USE OF VIOLENCE"
Narcosys was developed from a draft script that director/producer Mark Bakaitis had been working on for several years. Adam Breasley was commissioned to rework the script in early 1998. Breasley turned the dark David Lynch inspired script into a film influenced by MTV, Youth and Rave Culture.
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Casting for the film was by very different methods than the mainstream industry, we placed adverts in local cult papers and in rave magazines and recruitment posters in Tattoo Parlors and Body Piercing Studios. Then it was a process of elimination to find the right people for our project and start the rehearsals.
Narcosys was shot on digital video over a period of 12 months ( 1998-99 ). Shooting took place in various inner city locations in Melbourne as well as Tokyo and Osaka in Japan where the Japanese Manga animated films were a great influence on the final look of the film.
The lighting effects usually adopted by dance parties and night clubs were used in favor of elaborate and expensive sets. This combined with special visual effects and pyrotechnic effects created by our Special Effects Coordinator and Weapons Specialist John Fox has made Narcosys stand out from traditional films.
Editing was funded by Cinemedia and was completed at Encore Productions by Remo Camerota using Avid X-press (1999).
The arcade like computer profiles and video game scores were completed by Animefx.
3D Effects of spaceships flying over the skyscrapers of Melbourne and through the huge neon signs of Japan were executed by Sector 3
Ron Feruglio of Soundscape Productions handled the expansive sound design at Soundfirm Studios, Melbourne(2000). The Soundscapes were re-created from scratch and extensive ADR work was done.The Foley was completed by Gerry Long and Scot Heming (Romeo and Juliet, Babe, Chopper )
There was a delay in post production due to lack of funding, however Alex Bialocki, managing
director of Encore Productions who had given great support for the project with the loan of cameras and editing facilities, provided additional funding to complete the film and without his input the project would still be an unfinished work in progress.
Narcosys was finally completed in July 2000, but was unable to meet the deadlines of Cannes or the Melbourne International Film Festival, and so the first public screening was at MUFF where it won awards for "Best Film" and "Best Gratuitous Use of Violence" amongst a large entry of low budget features.
We are currently seeking local and international distribution for Narcosys and have other projects
in development.