Behind Three Wise Cousins | Stories - Unko Films

Behind Three Wise Cousins

By Jack Woon, 30 Oct 2014

No craft services marquee here.

No craft services marquee here.

The main shooting block of Three Wise Cousins was around 14 days, with a crew of six. Here's a sample of life on a micro-budget feature film set. Enjoy the photodump!

Coconut trees in Samoa.

Director S.Q.S., aka Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa.

Producer Wilhelm Voigt doing much more than producing.

Associate Producer Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa brings law and order.

The director's mother and sister are well accustomed to setting up the jib.

Sound recordist David 'Denoize' Green.

Me, editor and camera assist, taking a break.

Director S.Q.S. working with the three cousins.

Hunting for cocoa.

Grandma roasting Koko Samoa.

A typical colour-filled bus in Samoa.

Authentic bushwhacking by Vito Vito.

Vito earns himself a drink after climbing the coconut tree.

Three Wise Cousins main cast and crew.

Dunedin Chinese at the Santa Parade

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Chiaroscuro in Dunedin

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