Are you Mad for Mad Max?

I am! As I mentioned in an earlier post, while I love elaborate costumes and ball gowns, I'm not into girly, romance type movies. And Mad Max is the type of movie I can get into.

It's been a while between movies, with the first one gracing the screens as far back as 1979. The story line only gets crazier as the movies progress, with Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) and Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome (1985). And this year, come May 2015, 30 years after the last Mad Max movie, George Miller is presenting us with Mad Max: Fury Road.

Just a look into the trailer teasers, the movie looks Epic on Steroids. The effects are maddening, the characters are terrifying and the story line? I'm guessing it will be the ultimate in far-fetched. As it should!

What do I like about Mad Max? It's definitely not the barbaric nature of the film. I can put it down to two things: Mad Max's muscle car - a 1973 Ford XB GT Falcon and the movie locations. Yes, I'm a muscle car nut, and as a photographer - I love the baron lands the film uses. To me, this is what makes the films iconic. 

The Mad Max car

My first car was a 1976 Ford XB Sedan. It looked nothing like this beast:

The movies

The trailers

I'm excited to see what the cinematography has to offer in this new Mad Max film by George Miller:

Here's the first Mad Max (1979) movie trailer - quite different from what we're about to see with Fury Road!

Mad Max gifts

Whether you're Mad for Mad Max or muscle cars in general - check out these items!
(In order: picture book, model kit, poster, wall decal, reference book, tshirt, book, toy cars and Mad Max games.)

Muscle Mayhem

And here's a little sneak peek into something I am working on, that is inspired by movies such as Mad Max, Death Proof and Bullit.

It's a photographic project titled Muscle Mayhem, which is to be released.... Oh I don't know - when I finish it! It's been 4 years in the making already, and every single part of making this project has been fun. A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to photograph a replica Mad Max vehicle at Calder Park Raceway (I even got to have a joy ride around the Calder Park Thunderdome!). People came dressed up as characters of the film, and here are some pictures of the day:

Humungous at Calder Park:

A few of my favourite shots, straight from the camera:



A couple of shots with my storyboard sketches: