FILM WORK
"Reflex" -crash victim make-up effects
"On the Run" - dead dog puppets and stunt dummies
"Razorback" - concept sculpture, animatronic Razorback team member.
"My Country" - dead koala puppet.
"Minnamurra" - styrofoam Queen Victoria statue.
"Deadly" - styrofoam Governor Mitchell statue, stunt hand props.
"2084" aka "Starship" - assistant modelmaker, robots, hand
props.
"Bliss" - design, construction and performance of underwater Christ
puppet.
"Max Max 3" - assistant sculptor for "Blaster's" prosthetic
arm.
"Alien Hunter" - concept designer and modelmaker for unrealised project.
"Sons of Steel" - various mutant creatures, puppets, full suit and
props.
"Crocodile Dundee 2" - puppet bats and hand props team member.
"Salute of the Jugger" - various dead animal props.
"The Time Guardian" - concept illustration, robot suits and miniature
city SFX team member.
"Burke & Wills" - dust storm minature SFX team member.
"Sniper" - stunt knife props subcontract.
"Fortress" - "Intestinator" props subcontract.
"The Delinquents" - police equipment props.
"Spirits of the Air" - concept illustration, styrofoam statues, miniature
aircraft, mutant roach
"Power Rangers Movie" - concept illustration, hand props, dead alien
"Rubin's dream" - miniature lift shaft.
"Dark city" - Head miniatures, Goodwin's interior, full city miniature
topside.
"The Matrix" - concept models.
"Two Hands" - hand props, breakaways and miniature for title sequence.
"M:I 2" -concept models.
"Red Planet" - concept models and illustration, Russian probe supervisor.
"Star Wars Ep2" - concept illustration, styrofoam sculptures, hand
props.
"Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions" - concept models department head, APU
presentation models.
"Kangaroo Jack" - concept model.
"Ben" -AFTVRS Art director, special props.
"Star Wars Ep3" - concept illustration, hand props, dead droids.
"Stealth" - additional concept model.
"Son of the Mask" - concept illustration, special hand props.
"Superman Returns" - concept models department head, trainset construction
foreman.
"Justice League" -concept models department head on cancelled George
Miller project
CONCEPT DESIGN WORK
Most of this developmental work is carried out for clients under "Non Disclosure
Contracts"
so no details are available. Projects include visualization, sequence design
and/or
presentation sculptures for three film projects. Prototype sculpture and manufacture
for
several merchandising clients, prototypes of product designs for funiture and
decoration.
Properties include "Pirates of the Carribean", "Disney Princesses",
"Star Wars","Bunnings".
Manufactured collectables of Lee Falk's "The Phantom" include the
"Phantom" LED ceramic lamp
prototype and sterling silver "Phantom" replica jewelery in timber
presentation boxes.
TELEVISION WORK
"Peter & Pompey" - Roman armour sculpture and manufacture.
"Cyclone Tracy" - miniature SFX team member.
"Badlands 2005" - prosthetic mechs/hand props.
"Safe Sex" - humourous condom props.
"Heroes 2" - assistant modelmaker.
"The Last Man Hanged" - SFX model.
"Something is out There" - animatronic puppet team member.
"The Sports Machine" - robot puppet for title sequence.
"EARTH FORCE" - minature SFX aircraft.
"Butterfly Island" - pendant props
"The Miraculous Mellops" - concept designs, miniature vehicles and
landscapes.
"Mission:Impossible '89" - concept designs, head of special props
and miniatures dept.
"Ultraman Zearth" - miniature aircraft.
"Earthsearch" - concept designs and study models for unrealized series.
"Mumbo Jumbo" - Magician's snake cane and stunt props.
"High Five" - Jup jup puppet
"Enough Rope" -Season 2 title sequence props
COMMERCIAL WORK
Lewis has worked on many TVC's -too numerous to mention!
Recent TV spots include McDonald's and Tooheys.
THEATRICAL WORK
Prop making for "Phantom of the Opera" and construction
and performance of the "Lost in Space" robot for the
"Never Fear, Smith is here" tour and subsequent events
and shopping centre appearances, including a comedy
sketch on New Zealand's "Issues" program.
ACADEMIC WORK
Lewis has lectured on film and design at several tertiary institutions including
Sydney College of the Arts (now the University of Technology Sydney)
The College of Fine Arts Sydney
The University of Wellington (SPARC) New Zealand
The University of Western Sydney Werrington and Campbelltown Campuses
The University of New South Wales (SMASH convention)
Two 1 week seminars on latex sculpture and moulding at UWS
Five half-seminar "Design Practice" courses at UTS
Public speaking engagements include radio interviews for the release of "Akira"
giving the opening speech for the "Special Effects" exhibition at
Sydney's Powerhouse Museum,
art appreciation talks on the works of Eric Swenson and Ricky Swallows at the
Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney
Lewis has an ongoing relationship with the Australian Film, Television and
Radio School Sydney
where he regularly gives seminars and workshops on miniature construction and
filming for student projects.