EVERY HOME IS WORTH PROTECTING

Short List
TitleEVERY HOME IS WORTH PROTECTING
BrandNRMA
Product / ServiceNRMA INSURANCE
CategoryA06. Editing
EntrantARC EDIT Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Idea Creation THE MONKEYS | PART OF ACCENTURE INTERACTIVE Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Production REVOLVER/WILL O'ROURKE Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Credits

Name Company Position
Pete Scibberas ARC EDIT Editor
Joseph Perkins ARC EDIT Executive Producer
Olivia Carolan ARC EDIT Head of Production
Freya Maddock ARC EDIT Producer
Raphaelle Said ARC EDIT Co-ordinator
Mara Quinn ARC EDIT Production Assistant
Gary Freedman Revolver Director
Michael Ritchie Revolver MD & Executive Producer
Pip Smart Revolver Executive Producer
Caroline Kruck Revolver Producer
Stephen Fontaine Revolver DOP
Daisy Bray Revolver Production Manager
Scott Nowell The Monkeys CCO/Co-Founder
Vince Lagana The Monkeys Executive Creative Director
Romanca Jasinski The Monkeys National Head of Production
Barbara Humphries The Monkeys Creative Director
Scott Zuliani The Monkeys Creative
Connor Beaver The Monkeys Art Director
Katie Wong-Hee The Monkeys Group Content Director
Brent Smart Insurance Australia Group Chief Marketing Officer
Sally Kiernan Insurance Australia Group Director Brand
Elizabeth Stokes Insurance Australia Group Creative & Innovation Lead
Danielle picker Insurance Australia Group Creative & Innovation Specialist

Write a short summary of what happens in the film

A young boy rides around on his BMX in a small country town. He spots a koala that has climbed up a timber power-pole mistaking it for a tree. The boy is saddened by this. He lays awake that night worrying. The following day he attaches a trailer to his bicycle. He sets the trailer up for the koala with a little blanket, some water, and gum leaves. He rides back to the power-pole to get the koala down. He fails and is disappointedly looking out to a field. He turns around to see the koala has climbed into his trailer. Ecstatic, he rides to the bush to drop the koala off but is shocked to see a lot of trees have been cut down. He helps the koala to find a suitable tree and joyfully says goodbye. The super then reads “Every home is worth protecting”.

Cultural/Context information for the jury

In Australia a lot of power-poles are made from tall tree logs. They could easily be mistaken for a living tree. Koalas eat gum leaves. Koalas are a threatened species, with the primary reason being habitat destruction.

Tell the jury anything relevant about the edit. Do not name the editor.

The stand out feature of the edit is the way it tells such a big story so quickly. It is difficult to tell an involved and comprehensive story succinctly, without losing any emotional impact. The pacing is brisk, whilst it doesn’t compromise the viewer’s comprehension and emotional response. Working with animals and children is known to be tricky. They both don’t always do what you want them to do. It’s more work in the edit, because you’ve got to find a piece that works with another piece but there’s really not many pieces that work. Continuity is the biggest challenge with these factors. The edit tells different sub-stories under the overarching story: alienation of the child as a lone kid in a rural town; alienation of the koala in a world where their habitats are being destroyed; and more broadly an important environmental message that has global context.