John Pickering

Películas

Falstaff - Verdi
Dr. Cajus
Superman Returns: El regreso
Construction Manager
Tras varios años de misteriosa ausencia, Supermán regresa a la Tierra, pero un viejo enemigo intenta arrebatarle sus poderes. Tratando de proteger al mundo de una destrucción masiva, Supermán emprende una aventura épica de redención que lo lleva desde las profundidades del océano a las regiones más remotas del espacio.
Planeta Rojo
Construction Coordinator
La comandante de misión Kate Bowman es la piloto y comandante de la misión más importante del siglo XXI: salvar a la raza humana. Es el año 2050, la Tierra se está muriendo, y colonizar Marte es la única alternativa a la destrucción. Bowman y su tripulación han hecho este viaje para investigar a qué se ha debido el fallo del proyecto Mars Terra-Forming, y repararlo. Pero lo que sucede cuando llegan allí es bastante más aterrador de lo que cualquiera podría haber adivinado: un aterrizaje forzoso los deja sin equipo científico, de comunicación y de salvamento, y hace que su robot de exploración y cartografía militar falle, convirtiéndose en su enemigo. Desafiando las órdenes de Houston, Bowman se niega a abandonar a Gallagher, con el que comparte un intenso lazo afectivo, y al resto del equipo, y trata de guiarles de vuelta a las alturas.
Mr Reliable
Construction Manager
All Wally Mellish, an ex-convict in 1960s Australia, wants to do is live a quiet life with his girlfriend Beryl. Unfortunately when two police officers come around to disturb this, a misunderstanding quickly becomes out of control, resulting Wally, Beryl and her child being trapped in their house, surrounded by armed police under the impression that Wally is holding everyone hostage. Events quickly spiral into a media circus as, through the siege, Wally - inadvertently - manages to become a symbol for the anti-war movement.
The Coolangatta Gold
Set Designer
Steve Lucas is a nineteen year old who is filled with the burning resentment of being forced to live in his brother's shadow. His brother Adam, is burdened by his father's desire for glory, and must win The Coolangatta Gold Tri-Aquathon, It is the greatest endurance test of them all: a marathon involving a 20 kilometer beach run, 6 kilometer swim and a 17 kilometer surf ski from Surfers Paradise along the golden arc of beach to Coolangatta and back to the start. The Coolangatta Gold is a story of human endeavor and endurance against overwhelming odds.
Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
Heinrich der Schreiber
TANNHÄUSER UND DER SÄNGERKRIEG AUF WARTBURG is a grand opera by Richard Wagner in three acts. After experiencing boundless sensuality and freedom with the fun-loving Venus (soprano), the singer Tannhäuser (Tenor) finds it impossible to conform to the cultured setting of his betrothed Elizabeth (soprano), who loves him. During a singing contest, Tannhäuser describes the affair with Venus as the ultimate love experience and because of that, he is cast out from the established society. Thanks to Elizabeth's intervention, he is allowed to undertake a pilgrimage to the Pope to ask for the Holy Father's pardon. If the Pope accepts to forgive him, he would be allowed to take back his place in society. Tannhäuser accepts. But fate will not allow him to meet with his beloved Elizabeth again in this life. This is a recording of the legendary staging by Götz Friedrich for the 1978 Bayreuth Festival conducted by Sir Colin Davis.