Mitchell Tomlinson
Writer | Director | Producer | On the Way
Growing up in the hills of Perth, Mitchell Tomlinson is an emerging
director with a Bachelors in Communications and Media and majors in Film
and English Literature. After finishing university, Mitch realised he
knew nothing. Starting from the basics of assisting on small crews on
corporate shoots, to reality tv shows, touring tv shows, to short films,
then working for free for a month on an amateur feature film in the
lighting department, to eventually purchasing his own camera equipment
and beginning to shoot small projects. Mitch began to discover that
knowledge was best learnt through experience. Creating stories and
worlds has always been a fascination of Mitch’s, psychological
surrealism rearing its ugly head far too often as his earlier
inspirations of David Lynch and Ingmar Bergman led him towards these
strange planes. A firm believer in just getting up and doing, Mitch
self-funded his first short film, much to his financial and mental
health’s demise. Now, Mitch finds inspiration in his day-to-day life,
the people that surround him and his hometown. Place is inextricably
linked with the stories he tells. Delving into film photography,
experiments and shooting music videos, Mitch looks to hone his video and
literacy craft as he continues to try and get projects up while not
running himself bankrupt.
