The Salty Project
"Through attending these workshops I've been able to get a grasp on what it's truly like to be involved in a professional film, highlighting how each part builds up to the final piece. As someone who has recently been inspired to create short films with my friends these workshops have been incredibly helpful and have helped me a lot (scheduling especially)."
- Alex, a local student taking part in the workshops and on set
About the Salty Project
Utilising an Arts Development Grant from the Mornington Peninsula Shire, we will be creating an open call to the Shire community via schools and performance arts groups. Salty will give local students hands on experience working alongside established and award winning department heads and crew, gaining an understanding of what it takes to make a professional short film, and have valuable input during the script development phase from a youth perspective. They will also be given information on how to make a film with a mobile phone and limited resources so they can continue harnessing the skills they’ve learnt.
Covering important topics within this film range from mental health, PTSD, racism and youth issues. The discussion surrounding these topics are ones that our intended audience is craving, something that is evident in social media conversations as well as day to day life.
Our purpose is not only to demonstrate that the Mornington Peninsula and the Victorian coastline is a place for growth, understanding and conversation; but to give local youth an opportunity to expand their skills and open doors to an exciting career within the film industry.
"It was an awesome experience" - A Mornington Peninsula student
Our mission
The Salty project engages with the community to give local youths from the Mornington Peninsula first-hand experience on a dramatic short film shadowing industry professionals with a goal to expand the skills and opportunities for an exciting career in the film & TV industry.
Our vision
Set in early 2000 as a precursor to proposed TV series "Boys Of Summer" (working title), “Salty” immerses us into a world of surfing, young love and iconic Aussie beach life, while intertwining elements of racism and PTSD.
The central theme of the series explores mental health and toxic masculinity that exists in small towns in Australia. We are proud to be showcasing diversity at the forefront of our casting in Lachlan - our Aussie mixed protagonist. The discussion surrounding themes in our film are ones that our intended audience are craving, as referenced in our social media discourse research.
Set to the iconic backdrop of Aussie back-beaches and summer lifestyle, the soundtrack is crashing waves and local Aussie indie music. The cinematic approach will be inspired by ‘Euphoria’ where the audience experiences what Lachlan his experiencing during his PTSD episode.
