Lutman Films

13/06/2020

We had the honour and privilege to work on the Kulin-bulok Nanga-gu Qeeap (Community Cooking) short film series with Yarra City Arts, Mission Australia and Charcoal Lane supporting Reconciliation Week 2020. We need to be working on this always. All four films focusing on stories of reflection, food that brings us together and the music the inspires us are out now. Please take the time to support movements for equality, justice and reconciliation world wide. Together we can stop hate in its tracks.

Here’s one of the films... https://youtu.be/xNsYJw4Ff7g

Digital hugs FB peeps.

Episode Two Nellie Binmaarus and Pirritu Presented by City of Yarra, Charcoal Lane and Guilty. Yarra City Council acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung as ...

29/10/2019

We had the pleasure to help out on this adrenaline filled spot for Carbon Revolution. They make very impressive, and extremely lightweight single-piece carbon fibre wheel for the future. A great technological advancement and a wonderful Australian manufacturing story after few very tough years in the sector. From high octane to gunna for EVs (electric vehicles), aerospace and more. Look out for these guys!

30/07/2019

Save the Children has just released the little film I shot and directed for them. Very humbled and honoured to have had the opportunity to help on such an important campaign. View the spot and support the cause via the link below. Many thanks to STC for a great deal of creative freedom, to Jake Coombes with the set design, to Chris Hocking & Late Nite Films for the online support, and Jason Byrne for the STC intro.

https://www.savethechildren.org.au/Our-Stories/campaign-breaks-the-mould-with-haunting-video?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190730%20July%20eNews&utm_content=20190730%20July%20eNews+Version+A+CID_70569021ff7c354b5dc467ec7e2ff0f9&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Watch%20video

'Stop the War on Children' - Client: Save the Children Director, DOP & Editor: Michael J. Lutman Production Manager: Jack Davies @ Guilty Content Set…

09/06/2019

Been a hectic month with a few things to share, but one that is definitely overdue is the last of the three clips we made on the road with our good friends The String Contingent. This clip is based in the predawn light of a remote red dirt road, but shares a massive swath of the beautiful continent that is Australia. Many thanks to The String Contingent for the track and invite to join them on this unforgettable adventure. Please enjoy the music and scenery... "Red Dirt Road" by The String Contingent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n08jrQ9VxcQ

15/04/2019

Happy to share this just released clip I made for my good friends The String Contingent. This film is part of a trio of clips we made together post a truly epic trip across AUS - which inspired their latest album "From Here or Somewhere Else".

In yet another example of me making the band wake up early for the good light, this track is called "Broome Time". Although, we did film it here in Melbourne post our zig zagging together across this beautiful continent. Kind of fitting for the title of the album I guess! ;)

Check out "Broome Time" in the link below, see the misty morning clip "Equilibrium" we made in tide flats of W.A. on The String Contingent Youtube channel. And, definitely keep an eye out for "Red Dirt Road", filmed in Alice Springs, coming out soon with loads of images we captured along our journey!

Much love and respect to all of those who helped us along the way and made things possible. x

Broome Time is as laid back as its namesake, that seductive relaxation of time the locals have absorbed. It was written during our trip along the Savannah Wa...

01/11/2018

This November Stomping Ground Brewing Co. are donating $75,000 to Movember Foundation Australia to help tackle men's health issues, and asking you to 'Grab a Gipps St.' from bars and bottle shops all over Australia to show your support.

So 'Make Mo' Mate Time'! Because conversations and staying connected matter - and a catch up can mean a lot!

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'Make Mo' Mate Time' - Lutman Films

Cast: Rian Howlett, Mahalia Brown, Mark Sands
VO: Nick Caddaye
Hand Model: Dan from The Old Bar

Director: Michael J. Lutman
Producer: Michael J. Lutman, Lucy Watson
Writer: Michael Lutman
Director of Photography: Mark Morris
1st AD: Jack Rintoul
Camera Assistant: Benjamin Laut
Art Department: Helen Turton
Set Design: Helen Turton, Lucy Watson
Wardrobe: Lucy Watson
Hair & Make-Up: Laura Baldwin

Post Production Facilities: The Butchery / The Refinery
(Support by: Tim Parrington, Jack Hutchings, Freya Maddock, Kate Guest)
Online Editors & Effects: Chris Betteridge, Bevan Pascoe
Colourist: Edel Rafferty
Sound Design & Mix: Stevo Williams @ Final Sound
Music Remixer: Drew Stansbury @ I'M Content
Music Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com

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On behalf of Stomping Ground and Lutman Films, a HUGE and heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped out in the making of this film - the cast and crew, all the locations, people who loaned us equipment, recorded music, gave us old Nokias, let us borrow their beautiful vintage cars, precious early 00s band posters and t-shirt collections - and donated their time to support Movember. We could not have done it without you!

07/08/2018

Didn't ya just know it!? Dogs have "the special power."

We're very proud to support this years . And, you can too! Register today at rspcacupcakeday.com.au

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They say an apron is just a cape on backwards. This August, activate your special powers by becoming a hero for animal welfare. Watch this heartwarming video...

22/07/2018

We are very proud to have produced this big hearted ad supporting the RSPCA's Cupcake Day 2018. Cupcake Day is a bake drive to help raise funds for an organisation that not only protects animals from harm but also helps them find new homes when they sadly become displaced or rescued.

Have a view of our new ad below and please do click through to register for the event if you are interested in doing something for a good 'paws'. ;) Any link FB shares are good too, as your friends might be keen to do something sweet!

11/07/2018

In support of , we've made a very sharable "PLASTICIZED Micro Edition" to keep getting the message out there - we have !

With giants like McDonalds and Starbucks planning to phase out plastic straws, Ikea phasing out single-use plastics, as well as mammoth grocery chains worldwide beginning to ban plastic bags, now is the best time to end the flow of insidious plastic waste choking our oceans and sea life.

Be a part of this growing wave of action on an individual consumer level, as real positive change begins with a conscious choice.

PLASTICIZED is an intimate account of a first-hand journey aboard the Sea Dragon with the 5 Gyres Institute on the very first scientific expedition, focused on plastic…

25/09/2017

"One of the most humbling experiences of my life was to cross the entire Atlantic Ocean by boat, through tumultuous seas, and film plastic particulate pulled out of every trawl net. We take so much for granted despite everything we have seen."

Michael J. Lutman
Director/Producer of PLASTICIZED
( @ 214,000 YouTube views and 1,000 Likes )

PLASTICIZED is an intimate account of a first-hand journey aboard the Sea Dragon with the 5 Gyres Institute on the very first scientific expedition, focused ...

25/09/2017

Metro Waste Group (MWRRG) of Victoria State Gov. is doing big things to battle harmful pollution. Pleased to share this hope filled promo film about what's being done. This "Litter Hotspots" Film Series champions community groups making an epic difference keeping Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay so fresh and so clean!

- Shot and directed by Michael J. Lutman with production partners IM CONTENT.

Watch the premiere of the 4 part series below...

Between 2013 - 2017, the Litter Hotspots Program funded 35 litter prevention projects, and collected an astounding 119 tonnes of litter from across the Port ...

24/09/2017

Often words cannot adequately express emotion with the same profound resonance that music can. 16-year-old Arson from Kabul composed a piano piece in remembrance of the unjustly slain *Farkhunda Malikzada, a women beaten and burned after a false allegation, that reaches past rhetoric and touches the soul.

See the film captured at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, 2016.

https://vimeo.com/lutmanfilms/farkhunda

*To learn more about the tragic story of Farkhunda via a BBC report, click on the Vimeo "About" section URL.

On the 19th of March 2015, a 27-year-old Muslim woman named Farkunda Malikzada was falsely accused of burning a Quran at a shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was…