One of Australia's Most Remote Shoots.
H&M chose Mungo National Park for their Australian themed World Release. A World Heritage listed site in outback NSW, roughly 1,000 kilometres from Sydney, with no easy access, no infrastructure, and custodians whose permissions matter as much as any council permit. Getting there was just the first problem.
Garrett managed the full scope: location access, the NSW National Parks approval process, and (critically) indigenous permissions from the local Mutthi Mutthi people. These are not bureaucratic formalities. Getting them right took genuine consultation and an understanding of the site's significance beyond its visual appeal.
When the Roads Closed
An intensive weather event hit during pre-production. All access roads to the location were closed. With a 60-person international crew locked in (coming from the UK, Holland and the US), the shoot could not move. Garrett arranged to have the entire crew helicoptered into the location. The 5-day shoot went ahead.
Managing the logistics of a remote shoot with an international crew of that size, under those conditions, required a production infrastructure that most location managers in Australia would not have been able to assemble at short notice.
What Third Eye Delivered
- World Heritage location access and permitting
- Indigenous permissions: NSW National Parks and Mutthi Mutthi people
- Helicopter logistics for 60 crew during road closure
- International crew coordination (UK, Holland, US)
- 5-day remote shoot management
- Sensitive site compliance throughout
- Accommodation and ground transport logistics
Mungo National Park
Mungo is one of Australia's most significant cultural landscapes. It contains archaeological evidence of human habitation going back over 40,000 years, including the oldest known human remains in the continent. Shooting there requires more than a permit. It requires the right approach from the start. The indigenous community's involvement was not an afterthought. It was built into the production from day one.
"With extensive scouting and permitting at the World Heritage listed Mungo National Park, NSW, the sensitive nature of the locations were handled with the utmost care and the indigenous permissions were granted from the NSW National Parks head office and the local Mutthi Mutthi people."
Garrett Robinson, Location Manager
