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20/12/2022

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30/03/2020

20/03/2020

Here’s one for Peninsula people.

28/07/2019

Hello! The Morning After, a film produced through my travel/film edu business is in the top 4 of the AFI/AACTA online short film festival. You I ask you all to watch it, vote for it if you like it, share it with your community. It will be amazing for Leanne Mangan’s career as an emerging filmmaker and if course for the Filmmaker Abroad project too, should it win. So do please find 10 mins and I hope you enjoy Leanne’s film. Shot by Rocco Fasano edited by Lucy Anna sound design Tristan Meredith additional mentorship Mark Atkin and crewed by SAE Institute Melbourne students Felix Parnell and Ben Friesen. The film’s amazing cast - Luke Middleton, Hilde Marie Kvaløsæter, Tep Rendaro

29/06/2019

“There’s no such thing as bad weather. Only bad clothing.” Walking to Bushrangers Bay with @ Cape Schanck Lighthouse

08/05/2019

RAW_FACTory (c) Sean Cousins_2018 2
http://the-story-of-raw.com/2019/05/08/the-latest-prop/

RAW_FACTory (c) Sean Cousins_2018 2

29/03/2019

https://sae.edu.au/news-and-events/news/the-morning-after/

29/01/2019

Just announced! The series I am developing with Will Studd and Michael McMahon, RAW: The Global Fight to Save Real Cheese, (and for which this blog exists) has been named a finalist in the AIDC FACTory pitching competition in March. It's great news and I'm looking forward to telling this story to an international panel of decision-makers, broadcasters, influencers and filmmakers.
http://the-story-of-raw.com/2019/01/29/finalists-announced-for-factory-at-aidc/

Just announced! The series I am developing with Will Studd and Michael McMahon, RAW: The Global Fight to Save Real Cheese, (and for which this blog exists) has been named a finalist in the AIDC F…

29/01/2019

https://www.aidc.com.au/finalists-announced-for-the-factory-2019/

Just announced! The series I am developing with Will Studd and Michael McMahon, RAW: The Global Fight to Save Real Cheese, has been named a finalist in the AIDC FACTory pitching competition in March.

04/01/2019

Please share this with anyone you think might be interested. It’ll be an amazing adventure.

04/01/2019

04/01/2019

Just launched. The only Filmmaker Abroad trip being offered in 2019. Just 4 places available. Act quickly if you want to create a short documentary that could change your life and the lives of others less fortunate.

04/01/2019

23/12/2018

There's a lot more to play out in this story.
check out https://the-story-of-raw.com/
to keep up to date with developments

22/12/2018

09/12/2018

A global study finds that diets that include whole-fat dairy were linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease, compared to those that didn't. The authors say that regions with lowest intakes including south Asia, southeast Asia and Africa may benefit from increased consumption of dairy. Source: The Lancet: Dairy consumption linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality
http://the-story-of-raw.com/2018/12/09/the-lancet-dairy-consumption-linked-to-lower-rates-of-cardiovascular-disease-and-mortality/

A global study finds that diets that include whole-fat dairy were linked to lower rates of cardiovascular disease, compared to those that didn’t. The authors say that regions with lowest inta…

20/11/2018

We've been approved by the Documentary Australia Foundation for DGR (deductible gift recipient) status. This means any contribution to the film budget is 100% tax deductible. We effectively have the same status as a charity for tax purposes. It's an initiative that is a couple of years old now and has already been a funding model that has supported some amazing films like Happy Sad Man (Genevieve Bailey, 2018). [ 111 more words ]
http://the-story-of-raw.com/2018/11/20/its-done/

We’ve been approved by the Documentary Australia Foundation for DGR (deductible gift recipient) status. This means any contribution to the film budget is 100% tax deductible. We effectively h…

20/11/2018

Big News! The documentary series I have been quietly developing with the support of cheese activist Will Studd, called Raw: The Global Fight to Save Real Cheese - which tells the story of the threat to some of the world's greatest cheeses and takes us inside the world of some of the world's greatest cheesemakers, in France, England, The UK and Australia, has just received DGR status through the Documentary Australia Foundation. That means contributions to help fund the film are 100% tax deductible in Australia. Please have a look at the info on the DAF website. Also on that page is a link to my blog about creating this project including the sizzle reel.

https://www.documentaryaustralia.com.au/…/raw-the-global-fi…

Please share this with anyone you think would be interested in supporting this project. Cheese lovers, people who are concerned about the loss of small-scale farming and artisanal production methods, etc. Thank you!

04/11/2018

Please have a look at the deck - it's taken a little time to put this together and is only the beginning in terms of what we are aiming to achieve, but I am keen for some feedback. What are your thoughts? RAW - (c)Sean Cousins_2018
http://the-story-of-raw.com/2018/11/04/the-pitch-deck/

Please have a look at the deck – it’s taken a little time to put this together and is only the beginning in terms of what we are aiming to achieve, but I am keen for some feedback. What…

21/08/2018

Hello Filmmaker Abroad Community.
I would like to thank you for your ongoing interest in our boutique travel/filmmaking/photography/adventure business.

I have to notify you that there are no further trips being offered in 2018.

Please read the following:
Unfortunately my wife is currently recovering from major surgery following the discovery of an aggressive cancer. Consequently I have postponed all international travel until the last quarter of 2018, at the earliest. I do apologize if this affects your own travel and career plans.

I would also like to apologize to those of you have have written seeking information about upcoming trips. I receive so many requests, and in this recent period, I have not had the headspace to write back to you all individually, as I have done in the past.

In the interim, allow me to offer you some advice. Get out there, and make things. If you have a passion for storytelling and film craft you should just start. Allow yourself to make mistakes - you'll learn a lot from making them. Hopefully next year when you contact me about developing your skills on a Filmmaker Abroad trip you'll be further down the road to realising your dream.

PLEASE NOTE: Filmmaker Abroad does not offer internships or attachments, so please do not ask.

I look forward to offering new and improved travel and filmmaking experiences in 2019 and beyond. So check back in for details later in the year.

31/01/2018

Well done Leanne! Glad to have been of assistance. See you on the Pen?

15/10/2016

Image making has come a long way in the past decade.

Programme website: http://bbc.in/2dB9Zth Planet Earth II, narrated by Sir David Attenborough coming soon to BBC One.

15/09/2016

Filming in Siem Reap with SAE students Ben Friesen and Felix Parnell.

16/08/2016

Last night at Mornington Cinema my Sydney to Hobart feature doco "FullynPushing" screened again for a charity event to raise funds for the Bays Hospital (a wonderful asset to many on the Peninsula) and 17K was raised! What a great result.

14/08/2016

Last day of finished with The Australian Shorts package, and they were an outstanding bunch of films. Loved Dream Baby.

07/08/2016

Filmmaker Abroad is now closed to bookings and we are now looking forward to an amazing experience in Siem Reap in September. Just 1 month to lift off. 🛫📽

27/06/2016

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08/06/2016

If you are in the South Melbourne area tonight, especially if you are a cinematographer (ACS) or surf film enthusiast you should drop in to SAE film school tonight 7pm to hear the incredible Jack McCoy talking about his life and films. Here he is with 1942 ex-CIA highspeed film camera.

31/05/2016

Have a look at the newsletter... particularly if you are thinking of joining the trip to Cambodia in September.

1. This year we will offer photographers the opportunity to join the team so they can develop their skills with leading photographer and photography educator Clive Hutchison joining the trip as photography mentor. It's a great coup for us to have Clive join this trip, and sure to appeal to a new gro...

25/05/2016

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25/04/2016

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