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Tony Moore
When
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie burst onto the Australian screen in 1972 it created a furore. With ‘Bazza’ (Barry Crocker), the chundering, Fosters-sucking innocent abroad, Barry Humphries and Bruce Beresford created a foil for the audiences. The movie triggered a riotous sequel,
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, and a wave of ocker comedies that celebrate and critique the Australian national character. With irrepressible humour and sharp-witted insight, Tony Moore explores the subversive satire of the films, their influence on his generation, and what they have to say today.
‘As Prime Minister I demonstrated my gift for ridicule by granting my only imperial honour to the intrinsically conservative Barry Humprhries. It’s time for a book that has fun with the political satire of Barry McKenzie’ The Hon. E.G. Whitlam AC, QC
Moore's fresh, humorous and unpretentious point of view
gives new context to the films. Fiona Press, Times Online. Click here for the complete article.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-748-7 | PB
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Tolga Örnek & Feza Toker
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The official film tie-in for the acclaimed feature-length documentary, Gallipoli, by Turkish filmmaker Tolga Ornek which tells the story of Gallipoli as it's never been told before. The book incorporates significant material not included in the film as it describes life in the trenches through the letters, diaries, photographs and drawings of soldiers on both sides of the battle. Like the film, the book also draws on interviews with international experts. Splendidly illustrated, it includes two foldout maps and a poster.
Review
It's the manner of the telling that will shake you, for it comes from inside the belly of the beast ... somehow Ornek makes it echo more powerfully than ever. - Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-783-8 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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Marcus Gillezeau
‘It’s about realising your creative vision with the right technology.’ Written specifically for the Australian industry, Hands On is an essential tool that will empower filmmakers to understand the latest technologies while saving time and money throughout the production cycle. From choosing equipment, to deciding on a screen ratio, through to delivering projects on the web, TV and at the cinema, Hands On will help emerging and established practitioners make informed production decisions. Features over one hundred illustrations and charts as well as a comprehensive glossary and lists of websites and contact details for government bodies and service providers.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-682-4 | PB
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Jane Mills
Filmed in 1955
Jedda was the first Australian feature film to use Aboriginal actors in lead roles, the first to be filmed in colour and the first to be shown at the Cannes film festival.
It tells the tragic story of a young Aboriginal girl of the Arunte tribe, adopted by a white woman, Sarah McCann, as a surrogate for her own baby who has died. She raises her as a white child, isolating her from Aboriginal contact. But when Marbuck, an Aboriginal man seeking work arrives on the station, Jedda is fascinated by him.
Jedda was one of several popular melodramas of the post-World War II era that dealt with miscegenation. Mills explores these themes and the representation of the Australian Aborigine, while making comparisons to the Native American sub-genre of the Hollywood Western.
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-920-7 | Sales rights: worldwide | PB
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How a Hit Movie Was Made and Sold
Al Clark
Clark describes in hilarious detail how the outrageous film,
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, became an international success, revealing much about the film industry along the way. In this revised edition,
The Lavender Bus chronicles the follies of the film business as it outlines the preparation, production and marketing of
Priscilla, reinforced by box office figures and soundtrack sales.
'I would urge anyone looking for an amusing, perceptive and remarkably accurate portrait of today's international movie business not to miss this Australian published account of the making of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
by its producer. The best "making of" book since John Boorman's Money into Light
(a virtually impossible act to follow)...
Sight and Sound, UK
Deft and intelligent ... riveting', Observer; Humour and panache ... the flavour of William Goldman's classic Adventres in the Screen Trade', Australian Book Review
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Currency Press | 978-0-86819-575-9 | PB
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'Our ABC' a Dying Culture?: One Way Forward for Arts Programming
Martin Harrison
Recent ABC programming is causing growing disquiet, that quality is giving way to ratings. Is the national public broadcaster short-selling the regions and cutting its coverage of the arts in favour of cheap studio game shows? ABC TV no longer has a primetime arts program, the audio program
The Listening Room has been abolished, there is little original music and dance programming on ABC television; the online arts portal, ‘The Space’, is no longer maintained.
Martin Harrison investigates these changes and proposes a radical way forward.
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Currency House | 978-0-95812-124-8
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Film in the Age of Digital Distribution
Richard Harris
Australian audiovisual production faces an
uncertain future. The recent proliferation of new forms of digital delivery is
both a promise and a threat to the screen content business and poses challenges
to established forms of government intervention. Many ambitious predictions
have been made about the impact on the Australian media landscape and the
explosion of sites like YouTube and the investment of media moguls like Murdoch
and Packer suggest profound change is taking place. But where does Australian
content—our stories—stand? Recent media legislation debate was all about technology;
the issue of content was notably absent. This is of serious concern because the
fracturing of the media sector and copyright laws, globalisation of production
and distribution, have the potential to undermine the existing structure for
the creation, production and distribution of Australian material.
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Currency House | 978-0-98028-020-3 | PB
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Shooting Through: Australian Film and the Brain Drain
Storry Walton
Veteran filmmaker Storry Walton sees the rolling diaspora of filmmakers working abroad not as a brain drain but a stimulating asset awaiting development. Our funding structure is now world class, he says, but years of underwriting indifferent movies have created a culture of entitlement to public money which must be overcome. We must fund only the best, and draw on the skills increasingly acquired abroad to engage with the cultural and political flow of the nation.
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Currency House | 978-0-97573-011-9
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Kathryn Wolfe
A practical, vocational guide to starting a career on TV as a presenter.
The demand for presenters in the television industry has never been higher. But, although it’s seen as a glamorous job and a step to celebrity, being a TV presenter is also hard work, and demands a varied range of journalistic, technical, performance and personal skills.
With a background in TV directing, working with professional presenters and training new ones for the TV industry, Kathryn Wolfe takes you through the techniques and skills required to become a successful presenter, including:
- How to read from a prompt and use in-ear talkback
- How to talk to camera and talk to time
- How to cope with live, recorded, studio and location shoots
- How to present for specialist channels (children’s, shopping, weather)
- How to create a successful CV and convincing showreel
Hands-on exercises and checklists will guide you through improving your posture, developing correct breathing and good diction, evaluating your performance, and much more.
The book is also packed with accessible advice and top tips from dozens of experienced and new presenters currently working on TV. It tells you what happens in auditions, and, above all, how to go about getting a job as a presenter.
‘This splendid book covers every aspect of the job... I look forward to seeing you on my telly!’ Chris Tarrant, from his Foreword
Kathryn Wolfe has extensive experience as a TV director on programmes as diverse as
Breakfast Time, The Clothes Show, Record Breakers and
Tweenies. Since 2003, she has taught hundreds of aspiring presenters and launched countless careers with her training company, Pukka Presenting. She is also Senior Lecturer in Media Performance and Course Leader in TV Production at the University of Bedfordshire.
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Nick Hern Books | 978-1-84842-062-5 | Australia/NZ
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