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about Aaron Beaucaire
Aaron
is a qualified Theatrical Armourer and Explosives Handler who
initially started his working life as a welder, working of U.S.
army tanks at Chrysler in Michigan USA. He is also a qualified
Science Teacher with a degree in Bachelor of Science and
Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and taught
as a Secondary School Teacher in the late 1970's. Leaving
teaching in 1977, Aaron became involved in his love for opals as
an Opal cutter, Importer and Exporter for three years, before
changing his direction again, in 1981 returning to Melbourne
with his wife to become involved in the WEST Theatre company in
Essendon. There he did everything from props building, and set
design, to lighting, sound and pyrotechnics.
From
1984 Aaron worked for Visual Effects P/L in Richmond, then in
1990 left to join ABC Television in the Special Effects
Department as a Props Builder, Pyrotechnician and Armourer.
As
the retrenchments hit the television industry in general, and
the ABC in particular, Aaron left in 1994 and since then has
been operating One Take Wonders P/L, his own company
where he has consolidated all his years of experience as a
special effects designer, engineer and technician.
With
One Take Wonders Aaron contracts out his services
to the Film, Television and corporate markets. He lives
with his family on their rural bush property outside Melbourne
where he can "test" his work in peace.
Film Credits
Listed
below is impressive list of feature films on Aaron's CV.
Running
from the
Guns
Celia
Bushfire
Moon
Mull
First
Strike
The Craic*
The Long Lunch *
Till Human Voices Wake Us*
Scooby Doo
The Big Hurt
As Time Goes
By
Rikky & Pete
Dogs in
Space
The Zone*
The Castle *
The Dish *
Queen of the
Damned
Dawn of the DMF's
When Darkness
Falls
Shonky Golf with Mick Molloy
Bad Eggs
* as Special Effects Coordinator
Television
Credits
It's
with television where Aaron's involvements are the most
numerous. He has worked as Effects Coordinator in many of
Australia's most well remembered television series', miniseries'
and television features.
Sword of
Honour
The Great Bookie Robbery
My Brother
Tom
Unit 64*
Police
Crop*
Moby Dick
Noah's
Ark
Who's Baby
The Great Air
Race
The Magistrate*
Snowy
The Last of the Ryans*
Funky
Squad*
Little Oberon*
Blue
Heelers*
Neighbours
Flying
Doctors
The Big Gig*
Phoenix*
A Country Practice*
The
Man From Snowy River
Who Dares Wins*
How Much Do You Love
Me* Ponderosa
Something In The Air*
Something About Us*
Rove Live
Halifax
The Gerry Connolly
Show* Jimeoin
Good Guys Bad Guys
Glynn Nichols Show
D.A.A.S. Kapital*
Good News Week*
Comedy Festival
Debates* Good News
Weekend*
Frontline*
Janus*
Get a
Life*
Something Stupid*
Newly
Weds
Kitson Fahey*
Embassy*
Harvy McHugh*
Lift
Off
Law of the Land
House
Rules
Over the Fence is Not Out*
Don't
Forget Your Toothbrush
Gillies*
Micallef
The Footy Show
Live &
Kicking
All Aussie Adventures
Lano &
Woodley
Guinevere Jones
Skithouse
*
as Special Effects Coordinator
To cap off his Aaron's work, he has been involved in some of
this country's high profile live events including The Doug
Anthony All Stars and Good New Weekend Specials, Apollo Bay
Festival, Adelaide Festival, Lygon Street Festival, Moomba
Parades, Royal Melbourne Show, Queenscliff New Years Eve 2000
and the AFI Awards.
Plus many
television commercials for companies including Red Rooster,
Holden, Honda, Nissan, Kia, Mobil, Hyundai, Hankook Tyres,
Telstra and Australia Post.
Other
Cameo's
For those
interested in looking for Aaron in other films and television
programs, here is a short list for you to investigate. (list yet
to be compiled).
