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Films, festivals and everything in between.

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Rare Scarface 1983 behind-the-scenes on The Movie Channel.

“Enjoy yourself, every day above ground is a good day.” Read Oliver Stone’s Scarface script [pdf]. (NOTE: For educational purposes only)

Mark Cousins’ Scene by Scene BBC series — Brian De Palma

The writing of Oliver Stone, Fall 1996, Creative Screenwriting Magazine

Inside The Actors Studio with Al Pacino

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Weber Shandwick colleagues around the world talk about what engages them personally and professionally.  I produced and directed London shoot. 

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Creative Minds In Cannes is a film program that provides an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their work and a platform for students and entry level professionals to connect with companies that can launch their careers.

The program is broken down into three components: the internship experience, the filmmaker institute and the network connection. each program component is specifically designed to aid participants in expanding their knowledge of the film business, while also affording them the opportunity to make key contacts that will help them establish a career in the film industry.

It is our mission to find the next generation of talented Film & TV professionals and usher them into the entertainment industry. To date we’ve brought over 900 participants to film festivals all over the world, setup more than 500 internships, produced more than 75 films and provided over 100 jobs for our alumni. The 2014 Creative Minds In Cannes Film Program will take place May 12th – 26th, 2014 in Cannes, France.

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See No Evil is The UK’s largest permanent street art project. A huge outdoor gallery showcasing some of the world’s leading outdoor artists on Nelson Street in the city of Bristol, England.

Back for a second year, bigger and better. Artists selected this year included Mark Bode, Cheo, Kuildoosh, Stik, Dones, Soker, Sickboy, Werc, Andy Council, Vyal One, She one and many more.

Big thanks to Inkie, Mike Bennett, Bristol City Council and Team Love.

Produced by Ozuki Films and Timc.tv.  Skirts OUT NOW on Relentless / Black Butter itunes.apple.com/gb/album/skirts-ep/id554168500

Massive thanks to Paul from Hatchit Management and Sony Music for approving the use of the track.

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Creative Minds In Cannes is a film program that provides an opportunity for filmmakers to showcase their work and a platform for students and entry level professionals to connect with companies that can launch their careers.

The program is broken down into three components: the internship experience, the filmmaker institute and the network connection. each program component is specifically designed to aid participants in expanding their knowledge of the film business, while also affording them the opportunity to make key contacts that will help them establish a career in the film industry.

It is our mission to find the next generation of talented film & tv professionals and usher them into the entertainment industry. To date we’ve brought over 550 students to cannes, setup 300+ internships, produced more then 60 films and provided over 50 jobs for our alumni.

The 2013 Creative Minds In Cannes Film Program will take place May 13th – 27th, 2013 in Cannes France.

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Bristol based band Communicators asked me to produce and direct a music video for their latest track 'Bristol' released in aid of Help the heroes and Help 4 Forty.

We shot for two days during the recording of the song at the Beehive Studio.

Directed by Oliver Mochizuki  Cinematography: Craig Devine  Edited and Colourist: Duncan Birnie

It was a lot of fun and working with Mitch the lead singer was great, top band!

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I worked on this video as a production consultant, I helped at the start and was really amazed with the way the project gathered momentum.

Meet Me in Winter is a demonstration of what’s possible when people unite and speak openly – sharing their time, their dreams, their stories and their resources to achieve extraordinary things.

Hundreds of people from one small community came together to record a song and a short film. They wanted to raise money to help others, but also to send out a message of solidarity and optimism in the dark months of the year. The project was inspired by the story of one person’s experience of depression during wintertime and how her community made all the difference to her when she really needed it.*

Now, the song has taken on a life of its own. People of all ages are learning it and singing it right around the world. And the one small community where it all began is inviting others, wherever they are, to sing with them. We want to make all our voices heard this winter and we would love you, your family, friends and community to join us.

Check out meetmeinwinter.org/ for more info.

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This August Bristol was the setting for one of the most ambitious urban art projects in the world. Between August 18th-20th, some of the world’s leading street artists took over Nelson Street in the heart of the city, as part of the new international arts event, See No Evil.

Bristol has long been the centre for urban art in the UK and now hosts a project that created some of the world’s largest scale paintings. Over twenty internationally renowned artists took up residency in Bristol city centre as part of a free, three day long arts and music event.

Artists included New York based muralists, Tats Cru whose aerosol based work is dubbed to have ‘changed the perception of graffiti as art’ and LA artist El Mac whose work is prolific across every continent. As well as the US contingent, artists from France, Holland, Spain and Brazil will also bring their own unique styles to Bristol. Bristol born Inkie, one of the most notorious and prolific graffiti artists to emerge out of the 80’s Bristol scene will be joined by a raft of UK artists including Zeus, Paris, Acer and Nick Walker.

See No Evil ended with a Block Party curated by local crew Team Love, which celebrated the best of Bristol’s art and music culture with live street painting, bands and DJ’s, cartoon drawing, screen printing, a pop up barber shop and fancy dress emporium, street theatre and street dressing with a mini garden area stretching along the length of Nelson Street.

It was a fantastic event and I really enjoyed making this film thanks to Max Friswell, Duncan Birnie, Matt Hains and Elliott Albarren for Camera work.

Also a big thanks to Inkie, Mike Bennett, Tom Newall, Bristol City Council and Team Love.

Produced by Ozuki Films, directed by Oliver Mochizuki

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Music Video made for local Bristol artist K*NERS!

First time shooting on four cameras and using a crane.

Shoot was lots of fun and filming Kardinal Offishall on an carpark roof at 8am on a Sunday was a highlight! ;)

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'Don't get arrested, don't die and don't do anything stupid'

A narrative driven film which considers the strength of relationships between friends and the natural change that occurs as they grow up and take on different responsibilities.

All City is a short film about friendship, loyalty and trying to escape life in the bus lane to live the dream. Jonah, Barney and Ben are three life long friends and street artists in a graffiti crew who are about to go their separate ways. One has a baby on the way, one has been commissioned to go to New York to put an exhibition together and the other is stuck between working dead end jobs and a girlfriend who hates him.

When Ben and Jonah both drop big news about becoming a Father and leaving for New York respectively, it causes a huge rift between the two best friends, threatening to derail their friendship forever.

'All City' follows 24 hours in their lives as they prepare for one last graffiti mission together.

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I heard this song last night and it gave me the idea of putting together some photos of the middle eastern uprisings. I found some amazing shots from Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria and Yemen. Will use video in the next one plus stills. 

Featured on front page of Yemen Times website.

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First music video made ever!

Director: David Cubbage Director/ Producer: Oliver Mochizuki Director of Photography: Ollie Bartlett Editor: Guy Russell Assistant Director: Geeta Seewoonundun Make up: Andrea Bunday, Katy Ticktum

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First project of second year at International Film School, Wales, UK. Experimental film, built a set for the first time from scratch. Excellent fun.

Accepted and screened at Cannes Film Festival 2011 in the short film corner.