Synopsis
A group of strangers, snatched from their homes, wake to find that they spontaneously break into song and dance whenever they feel a heightened emotion. Seemingly trapped in a musical that is becoming more dangerous by the minute, the group must work together to find a way out.
Men Shouldn’t Sing is New Zealand’s first independent feature length sci-fi/musical film. Made possible by more than ten thousand hours of volunteered time, it promises to not only redefine what can be achieved on a low budget, but also to invent a unique genre, making it another first for New Zealand’s innovative film community.
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Credits
- Gina
- Jennine Bailey
- Carol
- Lynn Booth
- Dr. Lloyd-Menkin
- Scott Koorey
- Felicity
- Lucy MacVicar
- Brian
- Gary Miller
- Doug
- James Nation-Ingle
- Hans
- West Relugas
- Pete
- Sam Taylor
- Steph
- Michal Williams
- Zombies
- Hannah Barnes
- Fiona Bennetts
- Katie Bijl
- Chloe Chun
- Sophie Dowson
- Angela Hegarty
- Jos Hoetjes
- Hannah King
- Riki Lindsey
- Pete’s Dad
- Andie Spargo
- Pete’s Sister
- Katie Bijl
- TV announcer
- Rob Holding
- District Commander Scott Kelso
- Scott Kelso
- Written by
- Jeff Clark
- Music by
- Michael Bell
- Directed by
- Sarah A. Higginson and Michael Bell
- Director of Photography
- Rex Gibson
- Assistant Director of Photography
- Peter Cannon
- Edited by
- Reuben Bijl
- Produced by
- Michael Bell
- Post-production manager
- Katie Bijl
- Set production manager
- Bronwyn Bijl
- Production assistants
- Tim Bell
- Fiona Bennetts
- Katie Bijl
- Technical assistants
- Michal Connole
- Jake Hurrell
- Second technical assistant
- Corran Lindsay
- SteadiCam
- Martin Stacey
- Technical engineer
- Tim Bell
- Make-up and hair stylist
- Denise Flynn
- Make-up and hair stylist assistant
- Kim Rasmussen
- Additional make-up
- Saara Koster
- German translation
- Oakley Buchmann
- Choreographers
- Katie Bijl
- Chloe Chun
- Sophie Dowson
- Angela Hegarty
- Emily Nicholas
- Stunt/dance double
- Chloe Chun
Production Orchestra
- Music producer
- Tom Rainey
- Conducted by
- Michael Bell
- Violin I
- Ben Morrison
- Matthew Oswin
- Kate Oswin
- Lyndon Rogers
- Violin II
- Annemiek Van Wely
- Anita Smith
- Jaime Duggan
- Laura Green
- Cherry McCallum
- Viola
- Lindsay McLay
- Kylie Nesbit
- Maria Casey
- Cello
- Karen French
- Alice Yang
- David Stevenson
- Alison Gordan
- Double Bass
- Tagan Grace
- Lachlan Radford
- Delwyn MacKenzie
- Flute
- Tjasa Dykes
- Tamara Smith
- Cheryllyn Callender
- Oboe
- Peter Dykes
- Jena Grace
- Clarinet
- Anna McGregor
- Rowan Meade
- Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax
- Cassie Kenworthy
- Alto Sax 1, Soprano Sax
- Gwyn Reynolds
- Alto Sax 2
- Judith Bell
- Tenor Sax 1
- Reuben Derrick
- Tenor Sax 2
- Jeremy Harris
- Bassoon
- Helen Renaud
- Pieta Hextall
- French Horn
- Megan Potter
- Prang Rojanachotikul
- Trumpet 1
- Cameron Pearce
- Trumpet 2
- Iain McLachlan
- Trumpet 3
- Haley O’Neill
- Trumpet 4
- Greg Knowles
- Trombone
- Scott Taitoko
- Jackson Hardaker
- Aaron Chandler
- Percussion
- Brett Painter
- Roanna Cooper
- Timpani
- Tom Williams
- Drum kit
- Joseph McCallum
- Electric bass
- Mike Fudakowski
- Piano
- Tom Rainey
- Piano/Organ
- Hamish Oliver
- Acoustic engineer
- Steve Compton
- Engineered by
- Reuben Bijl
- Engineering assistant
- Tim Bell
- Sequencing
- Hamish Oliver
- Thanks to
- Richard Marrett
- Lisa Abbott
- Spectrum Lighting and Sound
- University of Canterbury
- Linwood College - Duncan Ferguson
- Markus Hoetjes
- Peter Rattray
Post-Production String Orchestra
- Conducted by
- Judith Bell
- Piano
- Reuben Bijl
- Violin 1
- Sarah Kiernan
- Tomoko Suganuma
- Salina Fisher
- Natalie Jones
- Violin 2
- Lyndon Rogers
- Jung Wook Lee
- Viola
- Lindsay McLay
- Martin Qi
- Cello
- Karen French
- Francis Edgerton-Till
- Double Bass
- Michael Bell
- Engineered by
- Tim Bell
- Engineering assistant
- Yogan Raja
- Orchestras recorded at
- Chisnallwood Intermediate School
- Music mix
- Michael Bell
- Mixed at
- Orange Studio
- Additional vocals sung by
- Naomi Ferguson
- Music copyist
- Judith Bell
- Boom operator
- Fiona Bennetts
- Assistant boom operator
- Peter Cannon
- Jake Hurrell
- Set design
- John Painter
- Reuben Bijl
- Set concept
- Tim Powell
- Deb Erueti
- Graphic design
- Tim Powell
- Additional graphic design
- Reuben Bijl
- Dino Chai
- Toby Vincent
- Font design
- Chris Miller
- Artist
- Saara Koster
- Wardrobe
- Emily Nicholas
- Wardrobe assistant
- Katie Bijl
- Foley supervisor
- Tim Bell
- Assistant Foley supervisor
- Tim Powell
- Foley team
- Andrew Bell
- Katie Bijl
- James Crowther
- Cedar Erueti
- Angela Hegarty
- Jos Hoetjes
- Victoria Shanks
- Electronic sound effects
- created using Csound
- ADR
- Michal Williams
- Sound mix
- Michael Bell
- Colour grading
- Reuben Bijl
- Colour assistants
- Hugo Vincent
- Natalie Glubb
- Continuity
- Andrew Bell
- Michal Connole
- Head carpenter
- Mike Ward
- Carpenters
- Robert Gemmell
- Andrew Hoggan
- Roger Koster
- Phill Richmond
- Paint advisor
- Michael Bouwmeester
- Painters
- Edward Bijl
- Reuben Bijl
- Robert Bijl
- Catering
- Nuella Bell
- Bronwyn Bijl
- Katie Bijl
- Michal Connole
- Assistant caterers
- Moira Koster
- Roger Koster
- Accountant
- Robert Bijl
- Publicity
- Toby Vincent
- Additional Publicity
- Caroline MacVicar
- Photographer
- Hugo Vincent
- Web Designer
- Matt Powell
- Documentary directed by
- Michal Williams
- Documentary footage
- Peter Cannon
- Don McKay
- Location supplied by
- Murray Wood
- Additional locations supplied by
- Bishop Julius Hall
- Christ’s College Canterbury
- Tap foley location
- Impact School of Dance and Stage
- Audition space
- Court Theatre
- Driver to Miss Lucy
- Matt Powell
- Additional funding provided by
- Creative Communities
- Palm Tree Productions
- Thanks to the following for providing
equipment, facilities and supplies - Chisnallwood Intermediate School
- University of Canterbury
- Ferrymead Kitchens
- Spectrum Lighting and Sound
- Latimer Acoustics / Mike Latimer
- MagnumMac
- Bluewater Systems
- All Suburbs Glass
- 0800 Hungry / Kerry Bensemann
- Stewart Steel / Eddie Cuts
- Coolrite
- VidPro
- Resene Paint / Emma Dempsey and Geoff Edwards
- Hubbers Furnishings
- Al Kincaid/Geronimo Recording Studios
- South City Christian Centre
- Ilam Pharmacy
- Robert Bijl Chartered Accountants Ltd
- Mike Crowther
- Mandy MacGibbon
- Don McKay
- Helen Powell
- Toby Vincent
- Thanks also to
- Mike Ball
- Nicci, Eden and Claudia Cannon
- Patrick Gillies
- Graeme Harris
- The Hogsters
- Ralph Howell
- The Kosters
- Owen Mitchington
- Doug Powell
- Emma Powell
- Christchurch Music Centre
- Belladonna Film Trust / Aden Shillito
- Production babies
- Chloe Carter
- Baby Fud
- We would like to acknowledge
- Haley O’Neill
- Special thanks to
- Murray Wood
The events, characters and musical numbers portrayed in this film are fictitious,
and any similarity to persons, living, dead or zombified is purely coinicidental.
Please don't sue us.
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