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CAMERON SMITH

Composition, Sound and Video Design

A man standing on a raised platform looks down to a woman standing on a lower platform. A large, curved projected image of blue clouds is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. The man is lit in blue, the woman much warmer.

A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1988” on black with a bright blue lightning strike moving horizontally across the surface and intertwining with the text.

A man, centred, arms folded, a woman to his right, both looking out. A large, curved projected image of the night sky is visible in the background. Both lit in purple.

A large, curved projected image of seven faces, blurred and morphed by water flowing over them.

A woman standing, talking across stage to a man holding an umbrella. A large, curved projected image of the text “THE COORONG 1988” on black is visible in the background, with rain misting in front onto the stage. They are both lit in warm tones.

A woman centre stage, arms folded, looking up, a man, back to camera, walking away, another woman centre upstage, silhouetted with raincoat and umbrella. A large, curved projected image of that same man falling backwards through black, surrounded by twinkling lights. They are all shrouded in shadows.

Downstage, a man holding a book and a woman sat on other side of a small fire, lit mostly by the flames. Upstage, two women, from a different time, looking on with sadness, both lit with cold tones. There is water across the stage. A large, curved projected image of the text “ULURU 1988” on twinkling stars is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky.

A man and woman seated together, spotlighted, centre stage. Another woman, from another time looking on with sadness, standing in the shadows. Water and snow litter the stage. A large, curved projected image of yellow and white horizontal speed lines is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a dark orange sunrise fading out the night sky.

A woman sat on the edge of a platform, holding a glass of wine looks over at a man starring off stage. Another woman seated upstage looks in the other direction also holding a glass of wine. There is water across the floor. A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1959” on black being painted over with white brush strokes is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. They are all lit with bright white.

A woman standing on a raised platform looks across to a man standing on a lower platform, who is looking back at her. There is a great distance between them. A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky is visible in the background. They are both lit in cold tones.

A man and woman standing, talking while two women from different times on a raised platform look on, the first standing centred looking at the man with hopefulness, the second seated in the dark looking into the distance. A large, curved projected image of the silhouetted back of two men is visible in the background. The three standing are lit in cold white, the woman seated is in the shadows.

A large, curved projected image of the text “ON THE COORONG 1988” on clouds during a yellow to purple sunrise.

A man, looking at the ground, standing next to a woman talking to him. A large, curved projected image of blue-grey clouds is visible in the background, with rain dripping in front onto the stage. They are both lit with a warm white.

A man standing on a raised platform looks down to a woman standing on a lower platform. A large, curved projected image of blue clouds is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. The man is lit in blue, the woman much warmer.

A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1988” on black with a bright blue lightning strike moving horizontally across the surface and intertwining with the text.

A man, centred, arms folded, a woman to his right, both looking out. A large, curved projected image of the night sky is visible in the background. Both lit in purple.

A large, curved projected image of seven faces, blurred and morphed by water flowing over them.

A woman standing, talking across stage to a man holding an umbrella. A large, curved projected image of the text “THE COORONG 1988” on black is visible in the background, with rain misting in front onto the stage. They are both lit in warm tones.

A woman centre stage, arms folded, looking up, a man, back to camera, walking away, another woman centre upstage, silhouetted with raincoat and umbrella. A large, curved projected image of that same man falling backwards through black, surrounded by twinkling lights. They are all shrouded in shadows.

Downstage, a man holding a book and a woman sat on other side of a small fire, lit mostly by the flames. Upstage, two women, from a different time, looking on with sadness, both lit with cold tones. There is water across the stage. A large, curved projected image of the text “ULURU 1988” on twinkling stars is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky.

A man and woman seated together, spotlighted, centre stage. Another woman, from another time looking on with sadness, standing in the shadows. Water and snow litter the stage. A large, curved projected image of yellow and white horizontal speed lines is visible in the background.

When the Rain Stops Falling

A man standing on a raised platform looks down to a woman standing on a lower platform. A large, curved projected image of blue clouds is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. The man is lit in blue, the woman much warmer.

A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1988” on black with a bright blue lightning strike moving horizontally across the surface and intertwining with the text.

A man, centred, arms folded, a woman to his right, both looking out. A large, curved projected image of the night sky is visible in the background. Both lit in purple.

A large, curved projected image of seven faces, blurred and morphed by water flowing over them.

A woman standing, talking across stage to a man holding an umbrella. A large, curved projected image of the text “THE COORONG 1988” on black is visible in the background, with rain misting in front onto the stage. They are both lit in warm tones.

A woman centre stage, arms folded, looking up, a man, back to camera, walking away, another woman centre upstage, silhouetted with raincoat and umbrella. A large, curved projected image of that same man falling backwards through black, surrounded by twinkling lights. They are all shrouded in shadows.

Downstage, a man holding a book and a woman sat on other side of a small fire, lit mostly by the flames. Upstage, two women, from a different time, looking on with sadness, both lit with cold tones. There is water across the stage. A large, curved projected image of the text “ULURU 1988” on twinkling stars is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky.

A man and woman seated together, spotlighted, centre stage. Another woman, from another time looking on with sadness, standing in the shadows. Water and snow litter the stage. A large, curved projected image of yellow and white horizontal speed lines is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a dark orange sunrise fading out the night sky.

A woman sat on the edge of a platform, holding a glass of wine looks over at a man starring off stage. Another woman seated upstage looks in the other direction also holding a glass of wine. There is water across the floor. A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1959” on black being painted over with white brush strokes is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. They are all lit with bright white.

A woman standing on a raised platform looks across to a man standing on a lower platform, who is looking back at her. There is a great distance between them. A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky is visible in the background. They are both lit in cold tones.

A man and woman standing, talking while two women from different times on a raised platform look on, the first standing centred looking at the man with hopefulness, the second seated in the dark looking into the distance. A large, curved projected image of the silhouetted back of two men is visible in the background. The three standing are lit in cold white, the woman seated is in the shadows.

A large, curved projected image of the text “ON THE COORONG 1988” on clouds during a yellow to purple sunrise.

A man, looking at the ground, standing next to a woman talking to him. A large, curved projected image of blue-grey clouds is visible in the background, with rain dripping in front onto the stage. They are both lit with a warm white.

A man standing on a raised platform looks down to a woman standing on a lower platform. A large, curved projected image of blue clouds is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. The man is lit in blue, the woman much warmer.

A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1988” on black with a bright blue lightning strike moving horizontally across the surface and intertwining with the text.

A man, centred, arms folded, a woman to his right, both looking out. A large, curved projected image of the night sky is visible in the background. Both lit in purple.

A large, curved projected image of seven faces, blurred and morphed by water flowing over them.

A woman standing, talking across stage to a man holding an umbrella. A large, curved projected image of the text “THE COORONG 1988” on black is visible in the background, with rain misting in front onto the stage. They are both lit in warm tones.

A woman centre stage, arms folded, looking up, a man, back to camera, walking away, another woman centre upstage, silhouetted with raincoat and umbrella. A large, curved projected image of that same man falling backwards through black, surrounded by twinkling lights. They are all shrouded in shadows.

Downstage, a man holding a book and a woman sat on other side of a small fire, lit mostly by the flames. Upstage, two women, from a different time, looking on with sadness, both lit with cold tones. There is water across the stage. A large, curved projected image of the text “ULURU 1988” on twinkling stars is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky.

A man and woman seated together, spotlighted, centre stage. Another woman, from another time looking on with sadness, standing in the shadows. Water and snow litter the stage. A large, curved projected image of yellow and white horizontal speed lines is visible in the background.

By Andrew Bovell

NIDA, October Production Season

Parade Playhouse, October 2020

With Nathaniel Langworthy

Thomas Dawson

Ayla Beaufils

Alex Stamell

Jason Jefferies

Anna Clark

Melissa Kahraman

Direction Mark Gall
Set and Prop Design Milla Gentil and Isabel Hudson

Costume Design Rita Naidu
Lighting Design Mali Tauro-Cesca

Sound Design Krystelle Quatermain

Video Design Cameron Smith

Alice Springs in the year 2039.

A fish falls from the sky and lands at the feet of Gabriel York. It still smells of the sea. It's been raining for days and Gabriel knows something is wrong.

Eighty years earlier, his grandfather, Henry Law had predicted that fish would fall from the sky heralding a great flood that would overcome the human race.

The action takes place between the worlds of these two men over the course of eight decades. Interweaving and overlaying human stories with environmental concerns as it traverses back and forth between London and the Australian desert

A man standing on a raised platform looks down to a woman standing on a lower platform. A large, curved projected image of blue clouds is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. The man is lit in blue, the woman much warmer.

A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1988” on black with a bright blue lightning strike moving horizontally across the surface and intertwining with the text.

A man, centred, arms folded, a woman to his right, both looking out. A large, curved projected image of the night sky is visible in the background. Both lit in purple.

A large, curved projected image of seven faces, blurred and morphed by water flowing over them.

A woman standing, talking across stage to a man holding an umbrella. A large, curved projected image of the text “THE COORONG 1988” on black is visible in the background, with rain misting in front onto the stage. They are both lit in warm tones.

A woman centre stage, arms folded, looking up, a man, back to camera, walking away, another woman centre upstage, silhouetted with raincoat and umbrella. A large, curved projected image of that same man falling backwards through black, surrounded by twinkling lights. They are all shrouded in shadows.

Downstage, a man holding a book and a woman sat on other side of a small fire, lit mostly by the flames. Upstage, two women, from a different time, looking on with sadness, both lit with cold tones. There is water across the stage. A large, curved projected image of the text “ULURU 1988” on twinkling stars is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky.

A man and woman seated together, spotlighted, centre stage. Another woman, from another time looking on with sadness, standing in the shadows. Water and snow litter the stage. A large, curved projected image of yellow and white horizontal speed lines is visible in the background.

A large, curved projected image of a dark orange sunrise fading out the night sky.

A woman sat on the edge of a platform, holding a glass of wine looks over at a man starring off stage. Another woman seated upstage looks in the other direction also holding a glass of wine. There is water across the floor. A large, curved projected image of the text “LONDON 1959” on black being painted over with white brush strokes is visible in the background, with rain falling in front onto the stage. They are all lit with bright white.

A woman standing on a raised platform looks across to a man standing on a lower platform, who is looking back at her. There is a great distance between them. A large, curved projected image of a purple starry night sky is visible in the background. They are both lit in cold tones.

A man and woman standing, talking while two women from different times on a raised platform look on, the first standing centred looking at the man with hopefulness, the second seated in the dark looking into the distance. A large, curved projected image of the silhouetted back of two men is visible in the background. The three standing are lit in cold white, the woman seated is in the shadows.

A large, curved projected image of the text “ON THE COORONG 1988” on clouds during a yellow to purple sunrise.

A man, looking at the ground, standing next to a woman talking to him. A large, curved projected image of blue-grey clouds is visible in the background, with rain dripping in front onto the stage. They are both lit with a warm white.

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