Strange Beasts | A Young Keeper's Tale of Danger at a Big Cat Safari
During its decade of operation, the Bacchus Marsh Lion Safari was one of Victoria’s most popular tourist attractions... now one of its greatest mysteries.
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Strange Beasts
Dir. Darcy Prendergast
It could have been easy for these varied styles to clash or feel overwhelming, but instead, they are united with such energy and intensity that it’s hard to imagine this story being told in any other way. - S/W Curator, Rob Munday
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CREDITS
CAST
Ron Prendergast as Himself
Glenn Townsend as The Manager
THE KEEPERS
Ben Cleggett
Brandan McGrath
Brandon DeRosso
Chris Porter
Clive Neville
Dave Maurer
Donald Topping
Graham Porter
Ian McColl
John Connell
Josh Spiegel
Lawry Borgelt
Nathan Dalton
Noel Harcourt
Paul De Bortoli
Rick James
Ry Wilkin
Ryan Petryk
Shane Petryk
Sime Mardesic
Stelen Myszkorowski
Steve Houghton
Tim Gallagher
Troy Pilmore
William Sullivan
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Cameron Ford
Darcy Prendergast
LIVE ACTION UNIT
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Kate Durman
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Jordan Pert
1ST AC
John Angus Stewart
Sunny Wilding
STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER
Josie Mackerras
GAFFER
Tom Savige
Albert Garcia
LIGHTING ASSISTANT
Richard Chapman
LIGHTING TRAINEE
Liam Cowles
SOUND MIXER
Ben Bomitali
Ryan Granger
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Maddie Latomanski
ART DIRECTOR
Alex Podger
ART DEPT ASSISTANT
Sam Field
SPECIAL EFFECTS
John Sanderson
ARMOURER
Steve Cunnington
ADDITIONAL PROPS
Patrik Marsh
COSTUME DESIGNER
Sophie Woodward
ON SET DRESSER
Vic Prendergast
ON SET MEDIC
Joshua Bantic
POST PRODUCTION
ORIGINAL SCORE BY
Daniel Alexander Fairley
ANIMATION BY
Darcy Prendergast
James Neilson
Jayden Dowler
Joseph Pierce
Kim Gee
Michael Sweeney
Mikey Hill
Nick Hilligoss
Ross Hogg
Seamus Spilsbury
Xin Li
TITLE DESIGN
Peter Trigar
TITLE ANIMATION
Darcy Prendergast
16MM FILM DEVELOPING
Neglab
16MM FILM SCANNING
Park Road Post
8MM FILM SCANNING
Nanolab
MemoryLab
PROXIES
Dave Abbott
AUDIO POST BY DEAD ON SOUND
SOUND DESIGNER
Ryan Granger
AUDIO EDITOR
Joel Taylor
AUDIO EDITOR
Johnsen Cummings
AUDIO EDITOR
Talia Raso
RE RECORDING MIXER
Ryan Granger
FINAL MIX STAGE
Windmill Audio
VFX & ONLINE BY MANIMAL POST
COLOUR GRADE AND FINISHING
Ryan Brett (CSI)
POST PRODUCERS
Kate Reynolds
Hannah Byrnand
ADDITIONAL VFX BY
Dave Abbott
DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE SERVICES PROVIDED BY
Spectrum Films
ARCHIVAL 8MM FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY
Gary & Steven Freeman
Pam Taylor
Rob Burgess
Tineke Carr & Evelyn Hovenga
ARCHIVAL NEWS FOOTAGE PROVIDED BY
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Library Sales
The Footage Company / Nine Network Australia
SPECIAL THANKS
Bacchus Marsh Primary School
Bacchus Marsh and District Historical Society
Christina Remnant
Graham Porter
Josie Mackerras
Nick Hilligoss
Tayla Broekman
The Prendergasts
Steven Freeman
Filmmakers would like to acknowledge and thank the generous support of the Bacchus Marsh community.
We couldn’t have made this film without the many of you who helped.
PRINCIPAL PRODUCTION FUNDING FROM SCREEN AUSTRALIA
Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.
