About the Team
Wishes to take on a performance driven director approach, to give the audience an authentic viewing experience.
Matthew Kaukiainen is a 21-year-old writer/director based in Brisbane, Australia. He has a love for character driven films. Matt wanted to produce a film that followed the explicit theme, drug addiction. From growing up in a small country town, Matt had been exposed to the ugly side of drug addiction, and how it can affect one's mental state. Matt wishes to take on a performance driven directorial approach, to give the audience an authentic viewing experience.
Matthew Kaukiainen
Writer, Director & Producer
...aim to give the audience an immersive viewing experience.
Since a young age, Phoebe, now 19-years-old, has always been enthusiastic when it comes to operating a camera. Getting her hands on one whenever she can get the chance, her skills in this practice have developed profoundly, allowing her shoot well composed, yet meaningful visuals. She was drawn to shoot Positive due to the fact the themes explored within the script displayed a message worth sharing, as well as clear character motivation. This allowed Phoebe to collaborate with writer, director and producer, Matthew Kaukiainen, and create shots that reflected the events taking place. This was all in aim to give the audience an immersive viewing experience. As the films cinematographer, Phoebe hopes to present viewers with an array of shots that visually showcase the pain Alex is suffering. As Alex’s issues slowly heighten throughout the film, viewers can expect to see explicit shots that visually engage the viewer through its audio cues.
Phoebe Green
Director of Photography
...aims to enhance the naturalistic beauty this film captures.
Marie is a 20-year-old editor and colourist, she was drawn to the area of post-production through the discovery of how much a film can be altered and enhanced once it has been shot. Colour grading caught her attention upon beginning to notice certain colour choices made in films and what they mean and how they effect the story. She was drawn to work on Positive because it withholds an endearing message, doing what’s best isn’t always what’s easiest. As the films editor and colourist, Marie aims to enhance the naturalistic beauty this film captures. Using warmer tones and soft shadows to harness the homely, safe, familial feeling, as well as the excitement that comes with new opportunity.
Marie Gatt
Editor & Colourist
I've always enjoyed films that emphasise on single moments of harrowing drama.
Joshua Real is a 19-year-old Australian-Filipino filmmaker who has always had a passion for editing as he has made short comedy videos for friends and family since young age. What drew Josh to work with the Sunnyside Production crew, was not only the team itself, but the film itself. “The members in Sunnyside Productions are all people, I feel, I easily work well with. As for the script, I've always enjoyed films that emphasise on single moments of harrowing drama.” For this project, Josh has taken on the role of 1st Assistant Director, which revolves around ones ability to schedule the shooting days, note and breakdown the scenes for efficient filming, and ensure the set runs smoothly.
Joshua Real
1st Assistant Director
I wanted the production design to be authentic and true to real living conditions of drug addicts.
Claudia is a 19-year-old filmmaker, specialising in editing and production design, who has a passion for creating films that are both spectacular and entertaining, but contain important messages. From the moment Claudia was pitched Positive, she was instantly drawn to the film. This was not only because it addresses and builds awareness to some very controversial but very real issues in today’s society, but also because it’s overall message, “that doing what is right is rarely what’s easiest”. here's always a way out of highly difficult situations and it's also okay to get help from others. As the production designer on this film, Claudia wanted to ensure the production design was authentic and true to real drug addict’s living conditions. She didn’t want it to be cliche or over-the-top, instead she wanted to enhance the documentary and fly-on-the-wall atmosphere the Sunnyside Productions team was striving for this film to possess, hence creating a sense of realism.
Claudia Di Pasquale
Production Designer
Ryan Cook
1st Assistant Camera
& Gaffer
Bhavya Sudhir Menon
Sound Recordist & Music
