Who Is Visceral Psyche?

Biography

Early Career

Paul Leeming began his working life in 1991 not as a filmmaker, but as a Seaman Officer in the Royal Australian Navy, navigating warships and gaining a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and an Associate Diploma in Management.

In 1998 Paul switched to the Royal Australian Air Force to undertake pilot's course and become a pilot. After making it almost the entire way through his one year training (and gaining his commercial pilot's license in the process), Paul was unfortunately scrubbed from his course and elected to leave the armed forces and pursue a civilian flying career instead.

Paul joined Airlines of Papua New Guinea in mid-1999 and went on to fly the Beech 1900D for several years until the events of September 11th 2001 caused a downturn in the aviation market, leading the airline to downsize and lay off part of its pilot workforce, Paul included.

With airlines not hiring and no upturn in the aviation industry likely in the near future, Paul decided to turn his skills to computing, launching two companies in the servicing and sales sectors of the industry. Whilst this paid the bills and made him money, the job ultimately proved not to be challenging enough, so in late 2004 Paul decided to choose a new career where he would be continually challenged and thus, satisfied.... that of film director.

Film Career

Paul began his film career in Sydney in 2005 and graduated from the Sydney Film School with a Diploma of Screen in 2006, majoring in Directing, Cinematography and Sound.

In 2007 he moved to Japan and started his own production company, Visceral Psyche, with a view to presenting a unique aesthetic to his work for both the Japanese and global markets. Visceral Psyche entered the marketplace in an extremely strong position, pioneering the Red One digital cinema camera in Japan and helping to teach cameramen, editors and directors about the benefits of the new technology.

Paul has written and directed several award-winning films and shot many more in his capacity as cinematographer. Additionally he has shot documentaries for the Discovery Channel, numerous music videos for top artists in Japan and Australia as well as many commercials. His flair for visually arresting and evocative imagery is matched by his technical skills in the field, in order to blend both the art and science of cinema to best generate emotional responses in an audience.

Besides being a talented director and cinematographer, Paul is also skilled as both a colorist and editor, believing that an extensive knowledge of these aspects is essential to presenting a cohesive end result to clients.

With his sights now set firmly on Hollywood, Paul is currently writing a feature film based around his robot short movie trilogy, as well as two other feature films in the science fiction and horror genres. The final part of his robot short film trilogy is currently in pre-production and will be filmed in Shanghai, China in early 2012 using two Red Epic 5K cameras for stereoscopic 3D.

Notable Work

Writer	Movie	Silent Hill: Stolen Heart
		Silo 13
		Eve
		Birth
		Maria
		Gynoid (work in progress)
Director	Movie	Silent Hill: Stolen Heart
		Eve
		Birth
		The Lesson (credited as Paul Metz)
	Music Video	Robyn Loau - Never Let You Down
		Karuta - Japonica
		Filter Kyodai - Cannonball
Cinematographer	Movie	Silent Hill: Stolen Heart
		Yukuharu - The Fading Of Spring
		Script
		The Lesson
		Henry & Hiroko
		As You Like It
	Music Video	Robyn Loau - Never Let You Down
		Karuta - Japonica
		Filter Kyodai - Cannonball
		Team Junjo - Yahhoo!
		Ananda Jacobs - Lose My Mind
	Television	Discovery Channel - Atlas Japan
		Discovery Channel - Lightscapes
		NHK - Paphooo
		Q&A Pilot Promo
	Commercial	Evermere Cosmetics
		Cleanup Kitchen Furniture
		AGC Glass
		Red Bull - Trixtionary Spots
		Red Bull - BC One Tokyo 2010
	Live Performance	Hamutsun Serve
		The Tennis Musical
Colorist	Movie	Silent Hill: Stolen Heart
		Yukuharu - The Fading Of Spring
		Script
		Henry & Hiroko
		As You Like It
	Music Video	Robyn Loau - Never Let You Down
		Karuta - Japonica
		Filter Kyodai - Cannonball
Editor	Music Video	Robyn Loau - Never Let You Down
		Karuta - Japonica
		Filter Kyodai - Cannonball
Sound Recordist	Movie	Broken Beat
		First Person
Sound Designer	Movie	Silent Hill: Stolen Heart
		Eve
		Birth
	Commercial	Mysterium-X See In The Dark
Assistant Camera	Movie	Chikujo Seyo (feature)
		Viva! Kappe (feature)
		High Kick Girls (feature)
	Music Video	Verbal feat. Namie Amuro - Black Out
		Kyosuke Himuro - Just Movin' On Concert
		Hideaki Tokunaga - Dakishimeteageru
		Hideaki Tokunaga - Hanataba
		Hideaki Tokunaga - Kotoba
		Hideaki Tokunaga - Ai Ga Kanashiikara
		Alan - Natsukashii Mirai
		Cloe - Boys Be Ambitious
		Dead End - Princess
		Creature Creature - Dream Caller
		Lemioromen - Motto Tookue
	Commercial	Q&P Kowa-i
		Japanet Takata
		Nintendo DSi
		Sony Playstation Move
		Pro-Activ
		Lexus R450h
		Tokyo 2016 Olympic Bid
		Edwin Jeans

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