James Browning wrote, directed and edited a number of short films as part of the 48 Hour Film Project, Melbourne, from 2013-2015
Christmas, Actually
A share house experiences Christmas in very different ways.
written, filmed and edited in 48 hours for the 48 Hour Film Project Melbourne, 2015
Genre: Holiday Film
Deprived
A young deaf boy with an abusive stepfather falls in love with a girl but struggles to communicate and connect with her.
starring QUIN ELLERY and ELLA HILL-COTTER
A 48 Hour Film Project film - Melbourne, Australia, 2014.
Genre: Silent Film - Prop: Ruler
WINNER: BEST DIRECTOR (JAMES BROWNING)
WINNER: BEST SOUND DESIGN (DYLAN SHAW)
WINNER: BEST CINEMATOGRAPPHY (MATTHEW REES)
NOMINATED: BEST ACTOR (QUIN ELLERY)
NOMINATED: BEST EDITING (JAMES BROWNING)
NOMINATED: BEST USE OF GENRE
NOMINATED: BEST FILM
Apocabricks
Simon Dawkins finds himself in a tough situation as his bowels turn brick factory.
OR
The goose that shat the golden brick.
A 48 Hour Film Project film - Melbourne, Australia, 2013.
Genre: Comedy - Prop: Brick
WINNER: BEST USE OF PROP
Second Hand
an activist tries to sell his car but is taken for a ride by a couple of idiots.
A 48 Hour Film Project film - Melbourne, Australia, 2012.
Genre: Buddy Film
Prop: Magnet
Character: Frank (an Activist)
Line of Dialogue: "let me tell you a secret"
Writing
A team of creatives struggle to come up with ideas while writing a script for a short film festival so they decide instead to disappear up their own arses.
Shot for the Boroughs 72 Hour Film Festival in 2011.
Topic: New York
Prop: Apple
Directed by James Browning
in 2015 James Browning made a music video for the song Time by the band Chook Race.
this mostly involved bumming around with the band in Oakleigh, VIC for a day and playing the song a few times in different locations.
Time
From the debut album 'About Time'
Shot on a sunny Sunday in Oakleigh, Australia
filmed and edited by James Browning
James filmed and edited a number of videos for YouTube with comedian Elliot Loney.
Man Vs Meal
After being lost in the wild for years, Bear Grylls is bringing his camera crew home.
filmed and edited by James Browning
Life of Loney
a short video documenting the life of comedian Elliot Loney.
filmed and edited by James Browning
Rafa Crashes Aus Open - 2013
Impersonator and comedian Elliot Loney, shocks fans at the Australian Open.
featuring Olivia Rogowska and Jason Lee.
filmed by Christiaan Boni.
edited by James Browning.
Dr. Phil: Changes
Dr. Phil has made some changes, and now he wants every one else to change as well.
filmed and edited by James Browning
James filmed a number of videos for YouTube with comedian Troy Kinne.
Troy the Problem Solver - International Women's Day
Troy shows gratitude and praise towards random women on the street in celebration of International Women's Day, 2013.
(as heard on Fifi & Jules)
filmed by James Browning
MasterCooks Ep 1
a MasterChef parody - part one
Written by Troy Kinne & Josh Lawson
Starring Troy Kinne and Nichelle Claire
Shot by James Browning
MasterCooks Ep 2
a MasterChef parody - part two
Written by Troy Kinne & Josh Lawson
Starring Troy Kinne and Nichelle Claire
Shot by James Browning
James appears as an extra in a number of commercials for Sportsbet.com.au
these videos are age-restricted and can only be played directly on YouTube
Click on the images to watch the videos
Sports Carnival Stereotypes: The Disinterested
There are many types of people who go to the horse races. In this video we focus on the Disinterested.
Sports Carnival Stereotypes: The Drunk
There are many types of people who go to the horse races. In this video we focus on the Drunk.
Sports Carnival Stereotypes: The Organiser
There are many types of people who go to the horse races. In this video we focus on the Organiser.
Sports Carnival Stereotypes: The Expert
There are many types of people who go to the horse races. In this video we focus on the Expert.
Cricket Stereotypes: The Bogan
There are many types of people who go to the cricket. In this video we focus on the Bogan.
Cricket Stereotypes: The International
There are many types of people who go to the cricket. In this video we focus on the International.
Cricket Stereotypes: The Corporate
There are many types of people who go to the cricket. In this video we focus on the Corporate.
Cricket Stereotypes: The Tragic
There are many types of people who go to the cricket. In this video we focus on the Tragic.
James made films in uni and high school, some of which are still available online.Â
Mt Buller: In The Line of Fire
A short, award-winning documentary about the bushfires in Victoria, Australia, over the summer of 2006-07 and more specifically, at Mt Buller.
This film was made for my VCE Media Studies 3-4 class in 2007.
Rock the Casbah - Media Project '07
This was a media SAC piece that i made in 2007. The task involved making an audio piece that included voice reading a poem or other piece of writing, i picked Rock The Casbah by the Clash, and using it with sound effects or music that you recorded yourself. Then making a video to go with the audio piece.
JAMES BROWNING - SOUND RECORDIST / BOOM OPERATOR - HOBART, TASMANIA