ABOUT US
Dogs Go Woof Productions is an sustainably-driven independent film production company founded in 2004 by Craig Clitheroe on Whadjuk and Binjareb Noongar Boodja - Rockingham, Western Australia.
With over a decade of production experience, a Masters in Craft of Editing and a passion for sustainability, Craig has shaped Dogs Go Woof Productions into an award winning documentary motion picture company that produces sustainably-made films and videos that captivate, move and inspire people all over the world with unique storytelling.
DGW produces, shoots, edits and animates all of its films in house. We craft; documentaries, promo videos, story-films, profile videos for organisations, charities, cinema, TV and online distribution.
We are passionate about storytelling and we believe storytelling is the most powerful way to communicate, share and bring people together.
Dogs Go Woof Productions acknowledges the Whadjuk and Binjareb Noongar people, the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and future. As present custodians, we endeavor to look-after country that we reside.
YOUR STORY IS OUR PASSION
"It is stories, rather than facts and pie-charts, that will animate us and bring us together."
- Alex Evans
What we do.
Films | Documentaries | Online Videos
WE INSPIRE PEOPLE WITH STORIES
We are passionate about storytelling and sustainability.
Dogs Go Woof Productions specialises in crafting sustainably-made narrative driven films, documentaries and videos that connect and empower people through the power of storytelling.
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Sustainable Productions
Sustainability and working with nature is at the heart of our core values. Not only are we passionate about inspiring people to create positive change, but we ourselves strive to live sustainably too in our own self-sufficient studio.
Our studio has been designed with our permaculture lifestyle where we grow our own food, capture rain water and produce electricity with solar to power our edit suite and battery bays. We even have our own free-range chickens too!
It's not just about reducing our own carbon footprint, but making sure we look after country and give back to what gives us so much, Mother Earth.
We are proud to say we are the first truly sustainable film and production company in Western Australia.
Our values​​
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Care of Environment
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Care of People
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Fair Share
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Integrity
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Authenticity
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Sustainability
The name Dogs Go Woof was inspired by a New Zealand comic book.
As a youngster, Craig was fascinated with stories and how they captured his imagination. Inspired by his mother's art, he realised drawing had the ability to tell stories and started looking at ways he could draw his own comics. The only comic book he could find was a comic book series called 'Footrot Flats' by Murray Ball, about a farm-dog called 'Dog' and his adventures in New Zealand. Being a dog, there wasn't much dialogue between characters and Craig was captivated by how well the emotions were captured through the character expressions and loved the idea of bringing drawings to life. At the end of each comic book, Dog would have a written monologue and would sign off with a paw print. As Craig developed his own style, he noticed that all cartoons had some kind of tagline or signature associated to their work and decided to create his own. The first thing that popped into his head was Dogs Go Woof. Boom! It was born, and has stuck ever since.
Dedicated to Murray Ball, Author & Artist of Footrotflats Cartoon.
Where did the name come from?
Meet The Team
Craig Clitheroe
Producer | Director | Editor
Craig has always had a passion for storytelling and creativity. As a kid he drew cartoons and discovered the family video camera and began creating stop animation films, surf films - anything he could get his hands on. Since then he has completed a Masters of Fine Arts in Craft Editing, Bachelor in Film and Media, worked as a radio host and technician at 97.3 Coast FM and was a Senior Graphic Designer for Worldwide Printing. Craig is also passionate about sustainability. While shooting Permaculture The Documentary film he learned about Permaculture and indigenous culture which inspired him to create films and a series to transform how we live and work with nature. Craig has since started converting his suburban backyard into a food forest with the aim to live as sustainably as possible. Craig is the head Producer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound Editor and Motion Graphic Artist at Dogs Go Woof Productions.
Regina Bochat
Assistant Producer | Editor
Regina is a Producer Assistant and Editor Assistant. She is invaluable member of the team who makes sure deadlines and things run smoothly and is often transcribing interviews as they come in. She has first eyes on the edit and often dragged into the edit room for her first impressions. She brings her amazing organisation skills and persistence to the team to make our films sing.
