Traces Films

05/05/2026

Sad to hear of the passing of the great Bert Read (3 April 2026) - one of the most underrated Aussie architects from the 60s/70s. Here as a tribute is a short film we made on Bert.

Bert Read Just as certain rock bands are known as critics darlings rather than for any mass commercial appeal, it might be said that Bert Read is the architects' architect. Or the ‘Yo La Tengo’ of the architecture world. When chatting to many of the Sydney

05/04/2025

The first video camera I ever worked with was a mate's National Panasonic A2 which came with a small VHS porta-deck. I made stupid films with my mates on days that we'd bludge school. We made rip-off episodes of Miami Vice which we titled Bludging Vice.

05/04/2025

Traces Films understands nostalgia is a powerful emotional trigger, and when used effectively in marketing strategies, it can create deep connections between brands and consumers. We produced this prototype film for Gray Nicolls exploring this idea... especially useful for brands with a long rich history:

This is "My Gray-Nicolls" by Traces Films on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

11/03/2024

Last year we had the pleasure of filming one of the most iconic mid-century homes in Melbourne. The Delbridge House in Eaglemont. It had been on our wish list for years and finally with the house on the market we got our chance. The Mid C now offer these 60 second marketing films to all vendors/agents about to put Mid C homes up for sale... DM me.

25/01/2024

We made this short film on the Planex factory in Melbourne. With the help of the great drone team XM2 CINE.

A short film exploring the inner workings of the Planex factory in Hallam, Melbourne, Australia.

05/10/2023

Our short film on the Fooks House in Caulfield is featuring at an exhibition 'The Endless Interior : & The Biography of the Émigré' running from tomorrow till Nov 12th at the Caulfield Town Hall gallery.

22/08/2023

RIP Jerry Lewis !!
Departed 6 years ago...
Such a shame we never got to finish
our documentary with him.

In 2012, after two years of delicate negotiation, Jerry Lewis agreed for us to visit him in Las Vegas and begin the process of interviewing him on how he attempted to make what is still to this day the most famous unreleased film in history: The Day the Clown Cried.

28/06/2023

In a world increasingly turning to Artificial Intelligence ... Traces Films is offering this concept ...

22/06/2023

Boyd's last house. He died before it was completed. Hopefully we'll be filming this for our Boyd doco and for the Mid C.

With a price guide below $1 million, the three-bedroom home features trademark oversized windows, open-plan living space and lush views out to the Dandenong Ranges.

30/05/2023

The HISTORY page on our website is getting filled up. Films on Gray Nicolls, Wittner, Planex and more... check it out.

"If you don’t know history, you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree." — Michael Crichton

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