Forces of Attraction

"**Forces of Attraction**" is the thirteenth episode in Season 1 of *The Bureau of Magical Things*. It premiered to about 98,000 viewers in the U.S.

## Plot

A friendly game of basketball causes Kyra and Darra's attraction to grow; Ruksy, Imogen and Lily explore the restricted section of the library to learn about Kyra's power and discover that Maxwell has been lying to Kyra.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Kimie Tsukakoshi as Kyra
* Elizabeth Cullen as Imogen
* Mia Milnes as Lily
* Julian Cullen as Darra
* Rainbow Wedell as Ruksy
* Jamie Carter as Peter
* Christopher Sommers as Professor Maxwell

### Recurring Cast

* Arnijka Larcombe-Weate as Mathilda
* Steve Nation as Steve
* Nicholas Bell as Sean

### Guest Cast

* Joel Pierce as Architect
* Kylie Loveday as Mermaid

## Crew

* Script & Story Producer - Mark Shirrefs
* Director of Photography - Andrew Conder A.C.S., S.O.C.
* Original Music - Ricky Edwards & Brett Aplin
* Music Supervisors - Pete Dacy & Keith Ridgway - Reform Records
* Production Designer - Michael Rumpf
* Editor - Ahmad Halimi
* Post Production & VFX Supervisor - Barry Lanfranchi
* Executive Producers - Jonathan M. Shiff, Julia Adams
* Assistant Producer - Freyja Lehman
* Assistant to Ms Adams - Kathryn Hedger
* Senior Script Editor - Alexa Wyatt
* Script Coordinator - Li-kim Chuah
* Series Developed By - Jonathan M. Shiff, Mark Shirrefs
* Line Producer - Peta Ross
* Production Coordinator - Shamere Borg
* Production Secretary - Kristen Gamble
* Production Runner - Fiona Gammon
* Extras Casting - Bud Hopes
* Financial Controller - Mardi Harding
* Producers Assistants - Rachael Robertson, Jan Soh
* 1st Assistant Director - Nick McKinnon
* 2nd Assistant Director - Ian "Scooter" Welbourn
* 3rd Assistant Director - Carl Edge
* Continuity - Jackie Sullivan
* Assistant Editor - Samantha Keough
* Camera Operator - Tony O'Loughlan
* A Camera 1st Assistant - Daniel Clark
* A Camera 2nd Assistant - Kiri Groeneveld
* B Camera Operator - Andrew Conder A.C.S, S.O.C.
* B Camera 1st Assistant - Paul Seipel
* B Camera 2nd Assistant - Sherlyn Hii
* Data Wrangler - Paul Freimanis
* Video Split Operator - Charles Brincat
* Costume Designer - Lucinda McGuigan
* Costumer Supervisor - Julie Willis
* Standby Costume - Madeline Turner
* Costume Bus Assistant - Abbey McCallum
* Hair & Make-Up Designer - Tracey Reeby
* Key Hair & Make-Up - Reia Perkins
* Hair & Make-Up Assistants - Rhye Lingham, Tamika Adams
* Sound Recordist - John Schiefelbein
* Boom Operator - Andrew Dickens
* Gaffer - Mick O'Brien
* Best Boy - Gordon Tier
* Lighting - Josh Hutchen, Connor Nerfeld
* Key Grip - Billy Harmer
* Best Boy Grip - Jay Lind
* Grip - Harvey Beck-Cowper
* Location Manager - Luke Ford
* Location Assistant - Sarah Tosone
* Unit Manager - Lehi Tahau
* Unit Assistants - Mick Gerguson, Michael Suhr
* Set Decorator - Lenny Holmdahl
* Props Master - Bradley Tennant
* Props Assistant - Bob Booker
* Buyer / Dresser - Gabriella Pezzuto
* Art Department Coordinator - Susan Higgins
* Art Department Runner - Kintaro Matsumoto, Scarlett North-Cavanagh
* Standby Props - Simon Johnson
* Assistant Standby Props - Melanie McMillan, Concinnity Angel
* Construction Manager - Cornelis Van Den Boogaart
* Construction Foreman - Paul O'Reilly
* Construction Coordinator - Bernie Childs
* Set Builders - Zeb Madden, Nathan Lucas, Jordan Turner
* Trade Assistant - Joel Graham
* Scenic Artist - Louis Bull
* Set Finisher - Norman 'Buster' Weise, Eric Hadden
* Brush Hand - Carlin Bull
* Stunt Coordinator - Darko Tuskan
* Safety Officer - Rocky McDonald
* Animal Wrangler - Heidi Makay
* Nurse - Deidre Eagles
* Caterer - Kru Catering, Darrell Scanlon, Matthew McKenzie, Kieren McKenzie
* Stills Photographers - Mark Taylor, Tammy Law
* Post Production - Cutting Edge
* Executive Producer - Michael Burton
* Head of Post Production - Marcus Bolton
* Post Production Producer - Sally Wortley
* Post Production Coordinator - Ainsley Pettitt
* Colourist - Justin McDonald
* Online Editor - Christian Alcock
* Junior Online Editor - Patrick Buckley
* Quality Check Report - John Warneke, Rory Rea, Daniel Scott
* Dailies Operator - Zane Bryant
* Sound Post Production - Soundfirm Australia
* Sound Post Producer - Helen Field
* Re-Recording Mixer - Ralph Ortner
* Sound FX Editor - David Williams
* Dialogue Editor - Ralph Ortner
* Foley Recordist - Michael Grisold
* Foley By - Mario Vaccaro
* Foley Editor - Lee Yee
* Visual Effects By - tedFX
* Visual Effects Supervisor/Artist - Steve Tedman
* Visual Effects Artist - Christian Tedman
* 3D Artist - Jan Lindqvist
* Legal Adivsers - Shiff & Company, Julia Adams
* Insurance - H.W. Wood Australia PTY. LTD.
* Travel - Showgroup Travel Management
* Unit Vehicles - Moviework PTY. LTD.
* Lighting Equipment - Fleet Lightning PTY. LTD.
* Grip Equipment - The Pussy Cat Pole PTY. LTD.
* Camera Equipment - Lemac Film and Digital
* Production Accounting - Screen Accounting & Services International, Sheila Lind, Gill Rick, Kate Ashton
* *Completion Guarantee Provided Through First Australian Completion Bond Company PTY. LTD.*
* *This project is supported by funding from City of Gold Coast Film Attraction Program*
* *With Special Thanks To*
	+ Gold Coast Regional Botanic Gardens
	+ Elite Hair Extensions and Salon
* "Opening & Closing Theme" - Brett Aplin
* Additional Music - Thomas E Rouch
* Filmed On -
	+ The Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
	+ Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
* *A Jonathan M. Shiff Productions programme in association with ZDF German Television Network and ZDF Enterprises GMBH*
	+ Executive Producers - Nicole Keeb (ZDF), Arne Lohmann (ZDF.enterprises)
* ZDF Script Editor - Frauke Bräuner
* *Produced in association with Network Ten Australia*
	+ Executive Producer - Cherrie Bottger
* *Financed in association with Fulcrum Media Finance and Media Super*
* *Developed with the assistance of Film Victoria*
* *Produced with the assistance of Screen Queensland / Queensland Government*
* Principal Investor - Australian Government - Screen Australia
* *No animals were harmed or mistreated in the making of this series.*
* *The characters, events, places and organisations portrayed in the program are entirely fictitious. Any similarities to actual persons, living or dead, are purely coincidental.*
* *© 2018 Jonathan M. Shiff Productions PTY. LTD., Screen Queensland PTY. LTD. and Screen Australia*
* *ISAN 0000-0004-B051-0001-8-0000-0000-D*
* *www.jmsp.com.au*.

## Background information

### Continuity

* Lemuria Island, shown in this episode, looks similar to Mako Island from the original show *H2O: Just Add Water* & his first spin-off *Mako: Island of Secrets*.
* This episode takes place shortly following the incident in "Aisle 13".
	+ Ruksy notes that something happens every time Kyra touches the book entitled *The Theory and Practice of Conjuring*. ("A Magical Mishap")