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by Epic Films

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Want to get your own copy of Wastelander Panda and support us to make future episodes? Donate to the project on our Pozible website (Australia's version of Kickstarter): wastelanderpanda.pozible.com

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This prologue is based on a TV series we're developing: the tale of the last remaining panda in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. For more info, email kirsty@epicfilms.com.au.

Panda: Marcus McKenzie
Voiced by: Roger Newcombe

Writer/Director/Editor: Victoria Cocks
Producer: Kirsty Stark
Director of Photography: Vivyan Madigan
Costume Designer: Olivia Iacobelli
Panda Head Design: Lion of the Sun Productions: lionofthesun.com
Production Designer: Annalisa Francesca
Sound Designer: Leigh Kenyon
Composer: Chris Larkin
Makeup Artist: Eileen Brennan
Focus Puller: Maxx Corkindale
1st Assistant Director: Kelly Carpenter
VFX: Jeremy Kelly-Bakker
Colourist: Daniel Principe

Lighting Assistant: David Tang
Costume Assistant: Kirrilee Stone
Additional Makeup: Monique Jones
Additional AD: Ella Macintyre
Props Buyers: Rebecca Freeman & Pia West

Cameras provided by Sam King & Darcy Sullivan

Thanks to the Helpmann Academy, all of our extras, and everyone who assisted us on this project.

Credits

Epic Films
Production Company
Victoria cocks
Writer/Director/Editor
Kirsty Stark
Producer
Viv Madigan
Director of Photography
Annalisa Francesca
Production Designer
Daniel Principe
Colourist
Kelly Carpenter
1st Assistant Director
Eileen Brennan
Makeup Artist
Maxx Corkindale
Focus Puller
Jeremy Kelly-Bakker
VFX
Marcus McKenzie
Panda
Ella Macintyre
Production Assistant
Leigh Kenyon
Sound Designer
Olivia Iacobelli
Costume Designer
Christopher Larkin
Composer
LIonel Vogt
Panda Head Designer

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David Parkinson 1 month ago

beautifully shot and directed
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks David!
The Aggregate 4 weeks ago

Thanks for bringing this to our attention guys! We've got it live on our channel and site!

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Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing! Really appreciate it.
dhp 1 month ago

Wonderful work
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thank you so much!
Roh Smith 4 weeks ago

Good work. Weirrrrd and wonderful.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thank you Roh! Really glad you enjoyed it.
Howdice Brown 4 weeks ago

Love the writing good job!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thank you! Really appreciate your feedback.
Goingsteadi 4 weeks ago

Great work, I love that Mad Max look!!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much!
Abbie Allen 4 weeks ago

Beautiful, intriguing, sad, and, most importantly, original! Well done :)
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the amazing feedback!
mungkey 4 weeks ago

I love it!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Really glad you enjoyed it.
Mackbel Films 4 weeks ago

Magic work!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much!
James Carr 4 weeks ago

Really nice work Kirsty - it's nicely shot and really well directed, and it looks like a really compelling world. I think the One80 Project people probably thought it just wasn't in line with MTV's target market.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks James. Hopefully we can manage to find an audience elsewhere!
Ron Coker 4 weeks ago

Bravo! The best location, the best team.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Ron. Really appreciate your feedback.
New Creation Collective 4 weeks ago

Kung fu Panda.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Wastelander Panda!
Jay 4 weeks ago

Best costume ever! Would love to see this as a series.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Jay! Glad you like the costume.
FX Films 4 weeks ago

totally brilliant - well done!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks! Great to have your feedback.
Matthias Laeis 4 weeks ago

Very nice work, but looks like a spoof of Denzel Washington's The Book of Eli.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the feedback Matthias! Glad you liked it.
Hugo Goudswaard 4 weeks ago

Great setting!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Hugo! We shot it in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. A beautiful location, sometimes too beautiful for what we wanted!
Jesse Knight 4 weeks ago

This is amazing!!! Well done!!!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much Jesse. Glad you enjoyed it!
Vladimir Tomin 4 weeks ago

Totally awesome!!!

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Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing Vladimir!
Olaf Henze 4 weeks ago

great work!_ _!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Olaf!
Ryan Sage 4 weeks ago

Great to see original work like this! Well done, very inspiring!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Ryan. Really glad you enjoyed it!
the natali 4 weeks ago

really beautiful
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much Natali.
Adam O'Connor 4 weeks ago

Not sure what to think about this, it's a beautiful prologue and the colour grading is beautiful but I just cant take it seriously enough with a panda. A short film of it would be great but I cant figure out if it's one big metaphor or if its just being for the sake of being...
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Adam. We really appreciate your feedback. Is it the realism of the panda or the fact that it *is* a panda?
Adam O'Connor 4 weeks ago

Im not really sure, the walking upright and acting aspect takes me away from ever believe it's more than a man in a suit (even with the short shot of the realistic facial movements).
I guess I see it as more of a gimmick completely taking away any seriousness or purpose.
You guys have a lot of talent and it looks and could be great, but if the protaganist ruins it for me I guess it's a bit of a deal breaker, I'm sure you'd agree.
Vkey Psycho 4 weeks ago

superb job buddy!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks for your feedback!
pym 4 weeks ago

nice work :o
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks pym!
JarrodKWest 4 weeks ago

I cannot like this enough!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Jarrod. Really glad you enjoyed it.
Tesney Young 4 weeks ago

This looks awesome, the beginning bit reminded of " The Road "
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Tesney. We love The Road!
Erwin 4 weeks ago

Love it !!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much Erwin. Glad you liked it!
Short Focus Films 4 weeks ago

Fantastic work guys!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks! Love your work too!
Oliver Sealy 4 weeks ago

I love it.

From 'most endangered' to 'most dangerous'.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Oliver... love the tagline. Might have to steal that one from you!
Matthew Brown (Matty Brown) 4 weeks ago

nice, too bad you had to kill a really panda to make this film
;( hehe
nice color grading and shots. Looking forward to the show.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Haha, thanks Matthew! We promise we didn't kill any pandas! Can't wait to share the show with you when we get it made.
Veronica Alice 4 weeks ago

Wow! Great show and the grading is so fitting. Can't wait to see more, fabulously intriguing.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much for your feedback Veronica. Really glad that you liked it!
Aaron Gully Cinematography 4 weeks ago

Bam! Awesome work guys, I'll wait in the wings for this one.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Cheers Aaron. Really glad you like it!
Closer Productions 4 weeks ago

Rad, some much better than those stupid real ones Funni & Fukwok at the zoo.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much! Means a lot to us that you like it!
H. Wolfe III 4 weeks ago

Kinda' like the Mad Max of pandas! Cool!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

:) Thanks!
Kelly Carpenter 4 weeks ago

Pandas? i love pandas!!!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

We love pandas too!
Sam McKenzie 4 weeks ago

Give that man the ten thousand dollars!
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

We'll take $10k!
Cristian Jesús Ponce 4 weeks ago

Genial!!! :D
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Muchas gracias!
Josh Piersma 4 weeks ago

this is bad ass. but honestly the name made me laugh. which could be a good thing. best of luck to you guys really great stuff I will throw it up on 50mm.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much Josh.
Niclas Lundberg 4 weeks ago

That was brilliant! Awsome work! :D :D
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Niclas!
Steven Williams 4 weeks ago

Very Good. Probably needs more dolphin. Talk to Matt Vesely about that.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Haha... you can never have enough dolphin!
Nicholas Antonov 4 weeks ago

Круто снято, очень понравилось) Я бы сказал ПИЗДАТО!!!)
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Спасибо товарищу. Мы ценим вашу поддержку.
Nicholas Antonov 4 weeks ago

What kind of camera shot?
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

We shot everything on the RED One MX, except for the fight scene inside, which was on an Arri Alexa.
Alan Quirk 4 weeks ago

This looks fantastic! Hope you get to make it into a full series, or a film at least.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Alan. We're working on it, and will make it happen one way or another!
Brandon Bender 4 weeks ago

Um this looks amazing.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks so much Brandon! Really glad you liked it.
Marcus McKenzie 4 weeks ago

Brilliant.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks Marcus!
Joey Von Frechen 4 weeks ago

This is too awesome... I can't even handle it
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

So glad you liked it Joey! Head over to our Epic Films page on Facebook if you haven't already & become a fan so we can keep you posted on the full series.
Stage Armament Solutions 4 weeks ago

Well done! Roger has a spectacular voice. If I hadn't known where you are located, I would have said it was the Mojave Desert of California (my old stomping grounds). Every terrain and flora element has a corollary in CA. Good luck with the series....
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Thanks for the feedback. We'll pass it on to Roger. We shot in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia - a beautiful area; often too beautiful for what we wanted!
Jon Simonassi 4 weeks ago

Nice! Did you guys shoot on RED? I'd love to hear about the tech specs on this shoot.
Viv Madigan 4 weeks ago

Shot RED MX for all the desert locations, and then Alexa for the fighting scene in the abandoned shed.
Epic Films 4 weeks ago

Jon, Viv is our DOP & can tell you all you need to know... ask away!
Jon Simonassi 4 weeks ago

Awesome! Did you guys use mostly natural light? What about lenses and compression ratio on the RED?
Denson Baker 4 weeks ago

Beautiful work Viv!