Writer & Director - Martin Burns
Martin has been a professional actor for 22 years, performing on Stage, Film, TV & Radio throughout the UK, across Europe and now here in Japan. He runs a workshop for actors called 'Acting for the Camera' and their first short film "Henry & Hiroko", a nine minute film, shot in just four hours, gave him a taste for film directing. Opposites Attract is the first short film he has written. He also has two feature films currently in development.
Cinematographer - Paul Leeming
Paul began his film career in Sydney in 2005 and graduated from the Sydney Film School with a Diploma of Screen in 2006, majoring in Directing and Cinematography. In 2007 he moved to Japan and started his own production company, Visceral Psyche, with a view to presenting a unique aesthetic to his work for both the Japanese and global markets. Visceral Psyche entered the marketplace in an extremely strong position, pioneering the Red One digital cinema camera in Japan and helping to teach cameramen, editors and directors about the benefits of the new technology.
Paul has written and directed several award-winning films and shot many more in his capacity as cinematographer. Additionally he has shot documentaries for the Discovery Channel, numerous music videos for top artists in Japan and Australia as well as many commercials. His flair for visually arresting and evocative imagery is matched by his technical skills in the field, in order to blend both the art and science of cinema to best generate emotional responses in an audience.
Besides being a talented director and cinematographer, Paul is also skilled as both an editor and colorist, believing that a firm and extensive knowledge of these aspects is the only way to properly prepare the images to the level expected by international audiences and clients.
Paul is currently writing a feature film based around his robot short movie trilogy, as well as two other feature films in the science fiction and horror genres. The final part of his robot short film trilogy is currently in pre-production and will be filmed in Shanghai, China in late 2011 using two Red Epic 5K cameras for stereoscopic 3D.