— OUR Team —

BRENDAN BLACKLOCK

Producer & Director of Photography

Brendan fell in love with the camera and capturing people’s stories after attending film school in 2011-12. From there he went onto major film and television productions in the camera department such as Joel Edgerton’s “Felony’, Redfern Now series 2, Redfern Now tele-movie and Cleverman series 1. But it was working in documentaries such as “Colour Theory”, “Servant or Slave” and Warwick Thornton’s “The Darkside” that he found his true passion. Brendan furthered his study at Australian Film and Television School studying Cinematography in 2016.

Brendans skills in capturing peoples stories and making them feel at ease in front of the camera resulted in the creation of Blacklock Media in 2015 to fulfill the creative needs of his growing list of clients. Since then Blacklock Media has shot numerous successful short films, music videos and documentaries - producing projects for Sydney Living Museums, Blue Mountains Council, University of New England, Department of Health NSW amongst many others.

LUKE AGIUS

Sound Recordist

Luke Agius is a sound recordist and post-audio specialist of Darug and Wiradjuri descent with a passion for Indigenous arts and film.

Luke began filmmaking when he was twelve, and made his leap into the film industry whilst studying at the University of Technology Sydney. He has since worked in the sound department with several clients including ING, Channel 10, Woolworths, the Brien Holden Foundation, NSW Myplates, StepOne and Good Pair Days.

As a multidisciplinary, Luke is also a writer, filmmaker and musician. His broad technical and creative knowledge of the filmmaking process gives him the ability to work seamlessly both above and below the line throughout every production.

ALICIA ROSE

Associate Producer & Writer/Director

Alicia has worked with Blacklock Media officially from 2020 as both an Associate Producer and Writer/Director, but has had the pleasure of working on numerous projects together since 2015.

Believing in a holistic approach to filmmaking, Alicia ensures that each project is as collaborative as possible from concept through to post production. Creating stories that inspire by shining a light on often overlooked moments and people, she utilises a flair for character based, situational storytelling. Her debut short film THE WAVE, shot by Blacklock Media, screened widely on the international festival circuit before being picked up for distribution by US based Hewes Pictures. Recent accolades for her writing include Semi Finalist placings at the 2020 Austin Screenplay Awards and Filmmatic Short Screenplay Awards.

At 38, Alicia lives with her daughter in Ettalong Beach and is unofficially credited with keeping the pasta industry alive during the great carbohydrate diet deficiency of this century.

JAMES HARDAGE

Post Production Manager

James has been a part of Blacklock Media since its conception in 2015, working as editor on various video productions from documentaries and TVCs to award winning short films. He employs a wide variety of editing, colour grading and post-production software including; Davinci Resolve, iZotope RX and programs in the Adobe suite such as Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop, After Effects and Photoshop.

James oversees the entire Post-Production process for Blacklock Media to ensure the quality and consistency of productions all the way through to final delivery. He also employs post production tools to assist clients in the conceptual and pre-production stages of projects by using animations, visualisations and other visual effects techniques to help ensure a clear and consistent vision and high production values through every stage of the creative and technical process.

HOLLIE MEYER

Line Producer & Casting Director

Hollie began her career as a 3rd AD on the TV series All Saints. Since then Hollie has lived in Canada, Los Angeles, and Australia working as a Casting Director and Producer, Production Manager, 1st AD, Celebrity Assistant, Director, and acting coach.

Her credits include Scott Pilgrim Vs The World; starring Chris Evans, and Charlie Bartlett; starring Robert Downy Jr.

Hollie loves working with people, creatives, and kids. Most importantly she prides herself on her organisational abilities and maintaining a fun, positive, and supportive set life..

LASZLO SZABO

Offline Editor & Creative Consultant

With 4 decades of experience in the fields of the Arts, Media and Communications, Laszlo Szabo is a multidisciplinary practitioner whose work has covered both creative and technical aspects of production in theatre, video and community events.

Laszlo has worked as an actor, director, producer, writer, production manager, lighting and sound technician, dramaturg, consultant, teacher and mentor. He has for over 25 years dedicated himself to engaging communities at grass roots level through the Arts and digital media and has to his credit close to 300 events, productions, workshops and classes in Sydney, Melbourne, Regional NSW and in recent years, the Pacific.

Most recently, he has been part of the Blacklock Media team as offline editor and is a gallery technician at NERAM in Armidale