Kimble Rendall (born 1954) is an Australian director, musician and
writer mostly known for his Second unit direction of The Matrix
Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), I, Robot (2004),
Casanova (2005) and Ghost Rider (2007). As a musician Rendall was
guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of punk rockers XL Capris and of
rock band the Hoodoo Gurus.Rendall used an 8mm camera to write and
direct short films while still at school, he completed a Bachelor of
Arts in Communication and Mass Media and then trained at Australian
Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a film editor. My Survival as an
Aboriginal (1978) was a documentary written and directed by Essie
Coffey on her life in the township of Brewarrina produced and edited
by Rendall.Rendall was taking acting lessons at the Nimrod Theatre
when he met Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott, and with their mutual
interest in music they formed punk rock band XL Capris in 1978
(Rendall was called 'Dag Rattler'). Rendall played lead guitar and
sang vocals with Gooding (guitars, vocals) and Pigott (bass guitar,
vocals, keyboards). Early practice sessions were held in the front
room of a Birchgrove house where Gooding (and later Rendall) lived.
They were joined by Julie Anderson (drums) and achieved minor
notoriety for their first single "My City of Sydney" (1979), Rendall
co-wrote (with Gooding) their second single "Skylab (Son of Telstar)"
but he left XL Capris after their next single "World War Three"
(October, 1980). Pigott and Gooding created Sweet and Sour (1984) for
ABC-TV which followed the first year of a fictional band, The
Takeaways, and was based on their experiences with XL Capris.
writer mostly known for his Second unit direction of The Matrix
Reloaded (2003), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), I, Robot (2004),
Casanova (2005) and Ghost Rider (2007). As a musician Rendall was
guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of punk rockers XL Capris and of
rock band the Hoodoo Gurus.Rendall used an 8mm camera to write and
direct short films while still at school, he completed a Bachelor of
Arts in Communication and Mass Media and then trained at Australian
Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a film editor. My Survival as an
Aboriginal (1978) was a documentary written and directed by Essie
Coffey on her life in the township of Brewarrina produced and edited
by Rendall.Rendall was taking acting lessons at the Nimrod Theatre
when he met Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott, and with their mutual
interest in music they formed punk rock band XL Capris in 1978
(Rendall was called 'Dag Rattler'). Rendall played lead guitar and
sang vocals with Gooding (guitars, vocals) and Pigott (bass guitar,
vocals, keyboards). Early practice sessions were held in the front
room of a Birchgrove house where Gooding (and later Rendall) lived.
They were joined by Julie Anderson (drums) and achieved minor
notoriety for their first single "My City of Sydney" (1979), Rendall
co-wrote (with Gooding) their second single "Skylab (Son of Telstar)"
but he left XL Capris after their next single "World War Three"
(October, 1980). Pigott and Gooding created Sweet and Sour (1984) for
ABC-TV which followed the first year of a fictional band, The
Takeaways, and was based on their experiences with XL Capris.
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