Bouquet Of Barbed Wire: Region 4 DVD & blog review

Bouquet of Barbed Wire has been broadcast in Australia in the last couple of months, most recently on Universal Channel which still has a trailer. The Region 4 DVD is available to buy in Australia from Acorn Media. 

This blogger posted a lovely review of the series - read it in full on the website.

The story in itself is incredibly strong, but much credit goes to the creators and the actors for never making any of it soppy, melodramatic or overstated.The cast is so well balanced – Gavin being just charming and attractive enough to get away with what he does, and Prue smart and mature yet impressionable. Without wanting to give away anything to ruin your experience I can say that this is a true tribute to good drama. Absolutely baffling, confounding, amazing and enjoyable.

2011 TV Choice Awards

The 2011 TV Choice Awards have been launched. You can vote for Tom as best actor in Bouquet of Barbed Wire, and choose between Bouquet of Barbed Wire and Monroe for best new drama. Difficult choice!

Voting on the long list is open until 10th June - visit the TV Choice website to vote. 

Bouquet of Barbed Wire: post production details

Technicolor.com have posted some interesting background to the post production of Bouquet of Barbed Wire. Read full details on the website; the full case study can be downloaded from here. 

Darkness and mood within the narrative were accentuated through the use of cooler and more de-saturated tones to give a colder and more sinister feel. Subtle masks and shapes were also used selectively to add depth to the image.

Further creative work involved replacing skies with time-lapse cloud shots to invoke a sense of oppression and foreboding, creating a vivid cityscape at night by adding lights in windows and grading the shot day for night.

Additional VFX activities included painting out crew members and adding moving reflections to car windows to create a greater sense of speed and urgency to the scene.

Bouquet Of Barbed Wire: 9 out 0f 10 DVD review

Video Vista have posted a brilliant review of the Bouquet Of Barbed Wire DVD, with mention of Tom's performance in particular. Read the full review on the website.

...it's a beautifully crafted piece of drama, with excellent performances all round...

...Tom Riley's sociopathic Gavin was also a dramatic treat, flitting between reasonable and unstable from scene to scene in a way that keeps you guessing as to what was actually going on...

...What it is - is a raw examination of human lives, family relationships, and the secrets we keep. What it is - is top notch television.