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Green Door Community
I built a world, opened the door and invited people in.
“It sounds grander than it is. Mostly, I fix problems. Tie up loose ends. Bring order to a ... very disordered universe.”
I am Elliott. I'm an Adelaide-based creative director, filmmaker and producer who likes seeing what an idea can become.
I built Green Door with a small team because I wanted a reason for strangers to get together. I make films because some things are easier to feel than explain. And when I notice something at work that could run better, I have a hard time leaving it alone.
I do a lot myself, from the first rough sketch to shooting, editing, set design, campaigns and the little systems that hold everything together. I'm not an agency with a department for everything. I'm one person who knows how to get things moving, and who to call when it needs more hands.
I work with briefs, budgets and actual deadlines. I care about how something looks, but more about whether it works for the people it's meant for.
¿Por qué no los dos?why not both? Mia Agraviador from the “Porque No Los Dos” ads · Old El Paso, 2007
Pick a project. I’ll show you what I made, why I made it and what happened next.
I built a world, opened the door and invited people in.
Two gatherings. Two different worlds. One recognisable voice.
Medusa, Jess and making each other's work go further.
Real people, working briefs and worlds through my lens.
Finding the friction, then making it disappear.
Writing the world, then putting it in people's hands.
03 / HOW I WORK
A good idea can start anywhere. A phone note. A half-built set. A problem at my part-time job. I take it apart, work out what it needs, then get moving. I can shoot, edit, write, plan, design a space and put together a campaign myself.
When a project needs other people, I collaborate, ask for help and listen to people who know more than me. I believe in making sure everybody wins...even if it’s not always first place.
A film, a launch, an event, a campaign.
If it needs taste and someone who gets shit done…