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journal article		Affective authorship : contemporary Asian Australian documentary in Studies in Australasian cinema (2008) vol.2 iss.2 p.157-170 Author: Smaill, Belinda PhysDes: Article Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; ASIANS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC GROUPS AND THE CINEMA; PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FILMS; FINISHED PEOPLE, THE (AT, Khoa Do, 2003); LETTERS TO ALI (AT, Clara Law, 2004); SADNESS: A MONOLOGUE BY WILLIAM YANG (AT, Tony Ayres, 1999); CHINESE TAKEAWAY (AT, Mitzi Goldman, 2002) Summary: Documentary is a genre not widely understood through its capacity to engage the emotions. This article works to acknowledge the affective labour performed by documentary and, more specifically, the way emotions give meaning to documentary subjects. The analysis explores the production of Asian Australian subjects as documentary authors in four prominent films produced over the previous decade: Chinese Takeaway (Mitzi Goldman, 2002), Sadness: A Monologue by William Yang (Tony Ayres, 1999), The Finished People (Khoa Do, 2003) and Letters to Ali (Clara Law. 2004). These texts allow for a fruitful examination of the way the emotions that shape the expression of these author-subjects, such as mourning and care, might impact on the documentary representation of cultural otherness. Asian Australian subjectivity coalesces in and around these texts in a manner that is founded on the activity of mourning. Included here are not only the bereavements of loved ones, but also the losses that are bound to the movements of modernity, such as the lost fullness which is the promise of diaspora, the failure or absence of universal citizenship and the lack of safety in life lived in advanced capitalism. This article explores not only the absences suggested in these films, but also how these absences present a site of ethical encounter for the viewer that both resists reducing and assimilating the Asian Australian author to a devalued ethnic other while also addressing a community of viewers through a relation of reciprocity based in caring attachments to the social realm. -- Abstract Notes: Part of Special Issue: Transnational Asian Australian Cinema. Part 1 More info
book		Australian documentary : history, practices and genres / Trish FitzSimons, Pat Laughren, Dugald Williamson Port Melbourne, Vic.: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Call No: 761(94) FIT Author: Fitzsimons, Trish; Laughren, Pat; Williamson, Dugald Source: AT Place: Port Melbourne, Vic. Publisher: Cambridge University Press PubDate: 2011 PhysDes: xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Subject: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; AUSTRALIAN FILM FINANCE CORPORATION; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILM AUSTRALIA; FUNDING. AUSTRALIA; INDEPENDENT FILMS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE'S CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; SCREEN AUSTRALIA; SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE Summary: "Drawing on interviews with leading industry sources and containing discussion of over 200 documentaries, this book brings to life over a century of documentary making and connects it to international debates in criticism, theory, history and practice." - TAKEN FROM BACK COVER Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 9780521167994 (pbk.) Contents: 1. The documentary field -- 2. Braided channels - documentary voice -- 3. Cinematic scenes of life -- 4. New waves of documentary -- 5. Australian television takes on independent documentary -- 6. Documentary and the Film Finance Corporation -- 7. Changing relations: the Australian Film Commission, Film Australia and documentary in the era of the Film Finance Corporation -- 8. Australian broadcasting cultures and documentary practice since the late 1980s -- 9. Documentary and the edge of reality -- 10. Documentary and civics -- 11. Documentary present and future. More info
book		An Australian film reader / edited by Albert Moran and Tom O'Regan Sydney: Currency Press, 1985. Call No: 71(94) AUS Author: Moran, Albert, 1942; O'Regan, Tom, 1956 Place: Sydney Publisher: Currency Press PubDate: 1985 PhysDes: 391 p. ; 21 cm Series: Australian screen Subject: FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; AVANT-GARDE FILMS. AUSTRALIA; SUPER-8 MM FILMS. AUSTRALIA; WOMEN IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; BERESFORD, BRUCE; WEIR, PETER; CHAUVEL, CHARLES; Grierson, John; HALL, KEN G.; SENTIMENTAL BLOKE, THE (AT, Raymond Longford, 1919); GALLIPOLI (AT, Peter Weir, 1981); SCHOOL IN THE MAILBOX (AT, Stanley Haews, 1946?); FROM THE TROPICS TO THE SNOW (AT, Richard Mason and Jack Lee, 1964); BIG COUNTRY, A (AT, 1979); LAST TASMANIAN, THE (AT, Tom Haydon, 1978); MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER, THE (AT, George T. Miller, 1982); SERIOUS UNDERTAKINGS (AT, Helen Grace, 1983); INDONESIA CALLING (AT, Joris Ivens, 1948) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 376-379 ISBN: 086819123X (pbk.) : $24.95 Aust LON: anb86819123; 4105507 More info
Interim book		Australian films catalogue: documentaries 2000. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"2000" AUS CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: 2000 Subject: AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA Notes: 2 copies More info
Interim book		Australian films: documentaries [1993?]. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"1993" FIL CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: [1993?] Subject: AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA Notes: Catalogue More info
book		Australian images / Barrie McMahon, Robyn Quin Marrickville, N.S.W.: Science Press, 1990. Call No: 408.1(94) MCM Author: McMahon, Barrie; Quin, Robyn Place: Marrickville, N.S.W. Publisher: Science Press PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: 154 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIA; WOMEN IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; STARS. AUSTRALIA; NATIONAL IDENTITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; COMEDIES. AUSTRALIA Notes: Includes index; For senior secondary school students; Bibliography: p. 147-148 ISBN: 085583174X (pbk.) LON: 7030358 More info
book		Australian post-war documentary film : an arc of mirrors / Deane Williams Bristol, U.K. ; Chicago, USA: Intellect, 2008. Call No: 761 WIL Author: Williams, Deane Source: UK Place: Bristol, U.K. ; Chicago, USA Publisher: Intellect PubDate: 2008 PhysDes: 165 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; THREE IN ONE (AT, Cecil Holmes, 1956); BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953); MIKE AND STEPHANI (AT, Maslyn Williams, 1948-49); OVERLANDERS, THE (UK, Harry Watt, 1946); VALLEY IS OURS, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1948) Summary: "This book is, at one level, a selective history of Australian documentary film in the immediate post-war years. At another level it is a sketch of an internationalist progressive film culture in the same place and period. It examines some landmark films in Australian Film History and places these important works in an international context. In this work of film history Deane Williams proposes that, while these films have been understood as inferior remakes of "overseas" written, theatrical and filmic texts, these films are evidence of an Australian film culture that was a key participant in an international network of documentary practice and criticism."--BOOK JACKET. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-165); Includes filmography: p. [153]-156. ISBN: 9781841502106 Contents: A realist film unit and association in Australia -- Cecil Holmes's folk politics : the intertextuality of Thee in one -- John Heyer's international perspective : The overlanders, The valley is ours, The back of beyond -- The neo-realism of Mike and Stefani -- Settler journeys More info
book		The back of beyond / Sylvia Lawson Canberra: Currency Press, National Film and Sound Archive, 2013. Call No: 79BAC LAW Author: Lawson, Sylvia CorpAuthor: Australian Screen Classics Source: AT Place: Strawberry Hills, NSW; Canberra Publisher: Currency Press; National Film and Sound Archive PubDate: 2013 PhysDes: viii, 76 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm Series: Australian screen classics, 1447-557X Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; HEYER, JOHN; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) Summary: The Back of Beyond is a 1954 documentary celebrating the life and times of Australia's best known Royal Mail driver Tom Kruse in outback central Australia. It tells the story of how he battled isolation, heat, sand and flood to deliver mail, stores and supplies to the families along the 517 kilometre Birdsville Track. In her book, Lawson gives an in-depth and thoughtful critique of the film, giving its historical context within documentary tradition. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and filmography; Co-published with National Film and Sound Archive ISBN: 9780868199757 ISSN: 1447-557X Contents: -- Part one: Before Television,After Grierson -- Part two: 'A Carrier Called Kruse' -- Part three: On to the Track -- Part four: The Education of a Director -- Part five: Tracking Documentary -- Part six: East of Maralinga -- Part seven: The Lectern and the Water-Cart -- Part eight: A Film in Rear Vision -- Part nine: 'Poetry and Earthiness' -- Part 10: History Lessons, Scenic Flights More info
Bibliography book		Bibliography : documentary in Australia : history and criticism. / Australian Film Television & Radio School. Jerzy Toeplitz Library. Call No: FRONT DESK CorpAuthor: Australian Film Television & Radio School. Jerzy Toeplitz Library. Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA More info
book		Catalogue / Documentary Division, Film Victoria / Film Victoria Melbourne: Film Victoria, September 1986. Call No: 023(94) "1986" FIL Author: Film Victoria Source: AT Place: Melbourne Publisher: Film Victoria PubDate: September 1986 PhysDes: 1 volume (various pagings) ; 30 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, FILM. AUSTRALIA; FILM VICTORIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA; SHORT FILMS. AUSTRALIA Summary: A listing of new and existing short dramas and documentaries that Film Victoria has produced or has invested in Notes: Also titled: Film Victoria : documentary division catalogue More info
journal article		Cave Spiders in Australian Cinematographer (March 2014) iss.61 p.38-49 Author: Marks, Dick PhysDes: Article Subject: LIGHTING; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; NATURE IN FILMS; SHEMESH, JOE Summary: Cinematographer, Joe Shemesh discusses his experience filming spiders inside caves for the documentary, Sixteen Legs, about the Tasmanian Cave Spider More info
journal article		China's cinema today in Australasian Cinema (16/07/1982) vol.11 iss.12 p.12 PhysDes: Article Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. CHINA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Article on China's film industry, their approach to cinema, and what they hope to achieve in the future. More info
journal article		Cinema : looking for talent in Lumiere (August, 1972) iss.15 p.8 Author: Rosser, Edward PhysDes: Article Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; EXPERIMENTAL FILM AND TELEVISION FUND; FESTIVALS. SYDNEY; COX, PAUL; EYE TO EYE (AT, Peter Beilby, 1971?); JUMPING JEWELLER OF LAVENDER BAY, THE (AT, Gerald Ryan, 1971); SKIN DEEP (AT, Paul Cox, 1968) Summary: Reviews a number of experimental films produced with assistance from the Experimental Film and Television Fund, including My University, winner of the Benson and Hedges award at the Sydney Film Festival More info
journal article		Cinema Papers on film in Australian film review (1-14th September 1983) vol.1 iss.15 p.8 Author: Bright, Greg PhysDes: Article Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; CINEMA PAPERS; BEILBY, PETER; MURRAY, SCOTT; GLENN, GORDON; LE TET, ROBERT; AUSTRALIAN MOVIES TO THE WORLD (AT, Gordon Glenn & Scott Murray, 1983) Summary: Discusses the documentary film, “Australian Movies To The World”, which is focused on the subject of Australian film. Particular attention is paid to the link between the film and the magazine “Cinema Papers” More info
journal article		The Danger Zone in Australian Cinematographer (June 2015) iss.66 p.14-21 Author: Grant, Jaems PhysDes: Article Subject: URANIUM - TWISTING THE DRAGON'S TAIL [TV](AT, Wain Fimeri, 2015); GRANT, JAEMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Cinematographer, Jaems Grant details his experiences filming in radioactive zones for documentary series, Uranium-Twisting the Dragons Tail More info
journal article		Documentary in Lumiere (September, 1973) iss.27 p.31 Author: Wade, Ewart PhysDes: Article Subject: WRECK OF THE BATAVIA, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1973); BERESFORD, BRUCE; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Short article on Australian documentary, THE WRECK OF BATAVIA. More info
book		The Documentary film in Australia / edited by Ross Lansell and Peter Beilby North Melbourne: Cinema Papers in association with Film Victoria, c1982. Call No: 761(94) DOC Copy Management: Copy 1; Copy 2 Author: Beilby, Peter; Lansell, Ross CorpAuthor: Film Victoria Place: North Melbourne Publisher: Cinema Papers in association with Film Victoria PubDate: c1982 PhysDes: 205 p. : ill., ports. ; 27 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM. AUSTRALIA; GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. AUSTRALIA; FILMMAKING. AUSTRALIA; HISTORY OF CINEMA; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1920's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1930's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1950's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1960's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1970's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1980's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; HISTORY OF CINEMA. NEW ZEALAND; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; PRESERVATION OF FILMS. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION; PRODUCTION COMPANIES & STUDIOS. AUSTRALIA; BAKER, SUZANNE; EDWARDS, JOHN; MCMAHON, TERENCE; BRADBURY, DAVID; NOONAN, CHRIS; HURLEY, FRANK; GRIERSON, JOHN Summary: Collection of essays on Australian documentary, covering the history of documentary in Australia and world-wide up until the early 1980s, documentary production, interviews with key documentary makers, information on documentary preservation and repositories, and hypotheses on the future of documentary-making in Australia. Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0959564721 : $12.95 Aust LON: 2380995 Contents: 1. What is a documentary? / John Langer; 2. A brief history of the documentary -- 1890s Australia / Chris Long -- 1900s world-wide and Australia / Ray Edmonston, Jenny Trustum -- 1910s Australia / Chris Long -- World War 1 / Phil Taylor -- 1920s world-wide and Australia / Andrew Pike -- 1930s world-wide / Jonathan Dawson -- 1930s Australia / Chris Long -- Early 1940s World War 2 / Phil Taylor -- Late 1940s world-wide / Brian McFarlane -- Late 1940s Australia / Tom Politis -- 1950s world-wide / Keith Connolly -- 1950s Australia / Anthony Buckley -- 1960s world-wide / John Pruzanski -- 1960s Australia / Ross Lansell -- 1970s world-wide and Australia / Gillian Coote -- Some issues and concerns of the 1970s / Barbara Alysen, David McDougall, Noel Purdon and Albie Thoms -- The 1980s and beyond / Ian Stocks --; 3. Documentary production today -- Government / Bruce Moir -- Specialist film units / Robert Rothols -- Television / Brian Davies -- Commerce and industry / Eve Ash and Ian McFayden -- Independent / Curtis Levy; 4. Case-histories -- Government: Suzzane Baker, John Edwards, Oliver Howes and Stephen Ramsey / Ian Stocks -- Specialist film units: Ross Campbell / Robert Rothol -- Television: Jeremy Cornford and Peter Luck / Jeremy Cornford and Nick Herd -- Commerce and industry: Terence McMahon / Eve Ash -- Independent: David Bradbury and Chris Noonan / Barbara Alysen --; 5. The marketplace / Kim Dalton --; 6. Some documentary themes -- Documentary traditions before Grierson: the case of Frank Hurley / Andrew Pike -- The Grierson tradition / Jonathan Dawson -- Propaganda then and now / John Hughes -- The television age / Tom Haydon --; 7. Preserving the past / Barbara Alysen --; 8. The documentary of the future / Fred Harden More info
subject clippings file		DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA More info
book		Documentary practice in a participatory culture / by Patrick Anthony Tarrant Queensland: 2008. Call No: 761 TAR Author: Tarrant, Patrick Anthony Source: AT Place: Queensland PubDate: 2008 PhysDes: 157 p. : ill. ; 30 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARIES; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; THEORY; FILM STUDY AND RESEARCH; FILM STUDY AND RESEARCH. AUSTRALIA; CRITICISM; REALITY TV; REALITY TV. AUSTRALIA; HUBBUB (AT, Patrick Tarrant, 2007); ONE MORE LIKE THAT (AT, Patrick Tarrant, 2007) Summary: " Debates concerning the veracity, ethics and politics of the documentary form circle endlessly around the function of those who participate in it, and the meaning attributed to their participation. Great significance is attached to the way that documentary filmmakers do or do not participate in the world they seek to represent, just as great significance is attached to those subjects whose participation extends beyond playing the part of eyewitness or expert, such that they become part of the filmmaking process itself. This Ph.D explores the interface between documentary practice and participatory culture by looking at how their practices, discursive fields and histories intersect, but also by looking at how participating in one might mean participating in the other. In short, the research is an examination of participatory culture through the lens of documentary practice and documentary criticism. In the process, however, this examination of participatory culture will in turn shed light on documentary thinking, especially the meaning and function of 'the participant' in contemporary documentary practice." -- ABSTRACT Notes: Presented to the Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology; Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 2008; Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-157); Note the published version contains 1 videodisc (4 3/4 in.), but this is not included with our copy Contents: -- keywords -- abstract -- table of contents -- list of figures -- supplementary material -- copyright -- statement of original authorship -- acknowledgments -- chapter 1: introduction -- chapter 2: participatory cultures & documentary practices -- chapter 3: camera movies (awesome, I fuckin' shot them!) -- chapter 4: finding, filming and documenting (the articulate archive) -- chapter 5: conclusion (the thesis film) -- appendix 1: interview questions used for hubbub -- appendix 2: instructions for the dvd -- works cited -- filmography -- More info
journal article		Filming Batavia in Lumiere (March, 1973) iss.21 p.16-19 Author: Beresford, Bruce PhysDes: Article Subject: COSTUME DESIGNING; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMMAKING. AUSTRALIA; HISTORICAL FILMS. AUSTRALIA; LOCATION SHOOTING. AUSTRALIA: WESTERN AUSTRALIA; BERESFORD, BRUCE; MORRISBY, TED; O'CONNELL, JOHN; WRECK OF THE BATAVIA, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1973) Summary: Bruce Beresford discusses his experiences as director on the semi-documentary Wreck of the Batavia, about a Dutch East India Company ship wrecked off the West Australian coast in 1629 More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"year" FIL held 1988-1993 CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission Subject: AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries : a checklist of film and television production April 1995. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"1995" FIL CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: April 1995 Subject: AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA Notes: Catalogue More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries : a checklist of film and television production October 1994. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"1994" FIL CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: October 1994 Subject: AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA Notes: Catalogue More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries : a checklist of documentary film production October 1995. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"1995" AUS CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: October 1995 Subject: AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries : a checklist of documentary production April 1996. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"1996" AUS CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: April 1996 Subject: DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries April 1993. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94) "1993" FIL CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: April 1993 Subject: DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION More info
Interim book		Films from Australia: documentaries October 1992. Call No: REFERENCE SECTION; 023(94)"1992" FIL CorpAuthor: Australian Film Commission PubDate: October 1992 Subject: DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FILMOGRAPHIES. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION More info
book		Hands on : new technology in documentary making / by Marcus Gillezeau ; edited by Jane Oehr and Gill McKinlay Sydney: Australian Film Commission, 1997. Call No: 761 GIL Author: Gillezeau, Marcus Place: Sydney Publisher: Australian Film Commission PubDate: 1997 PhysDes: 25 p. ; 30cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. AUSTRALIA; EQUIPMENT; FILMMAKING; CAMERAS; SOUND; SOUND RECORDING; PRODUCTION; POST-PRODUCTION; EDITING Summary: "This paper outlines production and post-production paths for low budget documentaries with budgets ranging from $20,000 to $100,000. It explores both digital and analogue methods. It includes pointers on what needs to be considered during pre-production and the shoot which will result in time and cost savings during post-production." -- TAKEN FROM INTRODUCTION TO REPORT LON: abn98003903; 13617349 More info
book		The Last Outlaw : a Pegasus production, in association with the Seven Network / written by Les Carlyon South Melbourne: HSV7, c1980. Call No: 79LAS CAR Author: Carlyon, Les CorpAuthor: HSV7 Source: AT Place: South Melbourne Publisher: HSV7 PubDate: c1980 PhysDes: 80 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm Subject: AUSTRALIA; BUSHRANGERS IN FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; NED KELLY IN FILMS; LAST OUTLAW, THE (AT, Ian Jones, 1980) Summary: A book on the life of famous Australian bushranger Ned Kelly (and family). Focuses on the movie 'The Last Outlaw' directed by Ian Jones. Notes: Cover title; "Written by Les Carlyon, with contributions by Ian Jones and Dr. John McQuilton"--p. [2] Contents: -- Ned Kelly: the man -- a special chemistry -- Ian Jones and Bronwyn Binns -- getting it right -- the magic valley -- rebuilding the past -- Les Binns: art director -- a clan and a family -- mates to the death -- the land war -- the police-- historys verdict --map: Kelly country -- an age of transition -- the sour dream of land -- milestones -- 1: the fitzpatrick incident -- 2: stringybark creek -- 3: glenrowan -- sir Redmond Barry -- 4: a trial, and a hanging -- the clothes they wore -- Jane Hyland: costume designer -- guns of the Kelly story -- the Kelly armour -- fact & fantasy -- when the Kellys rode -- John Baird: horsemaster -- profiles -- the people of the story -- the music man -- Brian May: composer -- production credits -- sponsors -- the cast -- More info
journal article		Life in the Desert : An Interview with Ian Dunlop in Melbourne Film Bulletin (October 1968) iss.6 p.3-16 Author: Gardner, Geoffrey PhysDes: Article Filmography Subject: DUNLOP, IAN; DIRECTORS. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIA IN FILMS; AUSTRALIA; COMMONWEALTH FILM UNIT; ETHNOGRAPHIC FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; ROUCH, JEAN; CINEMA VERITE Summary: Australian ethnographic filmmaker Ian Dunlop describes his experience making his film "Desert People" with the Commonwealth Film Unit. Includes a detailed index of Dunlop's completed films. More info
journal article		Looking for the filmmaker in the doco in Filmnews (Australia) (Sep-89) vol.XIX iss.8 p.09-Oct Author: Hodsdon, Barrett Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE; AWARDS. AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, FILM. AUSTRALIA Summary: Report on the program of lectures and screenings organised by the Australian National University's Humanties Research Centre on the topic "Documentary: a fiction (un)like any other"., curated by American screen studies academic, Bill Nichols. Analyses issues raised by the seminars, and examines a selection of documentaries on show at the Australian Film Institute Awards. Notes: Conf. Rep More info
journal article		The man in the picture : an interview with Mike Rubbo by Dave Jones in Lumiere (April, 1973) iss.22 p.10-15 Author: Jones, Dave PhysDes: Article Subject: ART AND THE CINEMA; ASIANS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; CINEMATOGRAPHY; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; INDONESIA; POLITICAL FILMS. AUSTRALIA; VIETNAM; RAY, SATYAJIT; RUBBO, MICHAEL Summary: Interview with filmmaker Michael Rubbo on the development of his career and his thoughts on art and the cinema Notes: Article by Dave Jones on his personal view of Michael Rubbo's films p. 8-9 More info
journal article		Our Greatest Documentary Turns Sixty in Australian Cinematographer (December 2013) iss.60 p.10-15 Author: Burton, Geoff PhysDes: Article Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; HEYER, JOHN; BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953) Summary: Article celebrates the 60th anniversary of the famous Australian documentary film, John Heyer's The Back of Beyond (1953) More info
book		The Oxford companion to Australian film / edited by Brian McFarlane, Geoff Mayer, Ina Bertrand Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1999. Call No: 71(94) OXF REF Author: Mayer, Geoff; McFarlane, Brian, 1934; Bertrand, Ina, 1939 Place: Melbourne Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: 1 v Subject: AUSTRALIA; AWARDS. AUSTRALIAN FILM INSTITUTE; CITIES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FOOD IN FILMS; GENRES. AUSTRALIA; JEWS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; LANDSCAPES IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; LOST FILMS. AUSTRALIA; PERIODICALS, FILM. AUSTRALIA; MEN IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; MELODRAMA. AUSTRALIA; MUSIC, FILM. AUSTRALIA; NARRATIVE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; RELIGION AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; RURAL LIFE IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA; SHORT FILMS. AUSTRALIA; WAR AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; MCCALLUM, JOHN; MILLER, NATALIE; NEVIN, ROBYN; RABE, PAMELA; RUSH, GEOFFREY; TINGWELL, CHARLES (BUD); WILLIAMSON, DAVID; WITHERS, GOOGIE Notes: Includes index; Bibliography ISBN: 0195537971 LON: 20072774 More info
journal article		Politics, power and persuasion : documenting a drama for students - the 1998 waterfront dispute in Australian screen education (Autumn 2000) iss.22 p.80-88 Author: Jones, Sandra PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s) Subject: EDUCATION, USE OF FILMS IN. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA Summary: Using the 1998 Australian Waterfront Dispute as an issue, teachers and documentary producers collaborated to produce multimedia teaching tools for students. This experiment was successful and indicates further collaboration should be explored. More info
book		A seat under the stars : a history of Shell's work with film in Australia / Harvey Mitchell Melbourne: Vega Press, 1989. Call No: 761(94) SEA Author: Mitchell, Harvey Source: AT Place: Melbourne Publisher: Vega Press PubDate: 1989 PhysDes: 33 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm Subject: SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA]; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA ISBN: 9780949869074 More info
book		Second annual John Grierson lecture : children's television - the past, the present and the future / delivered by Patricia Edgar East Melbourne: Victorian Documentary Film Council, State Film Centre of Victoria Council, [1979]. Call No: 722-053.2(94) EDG Author: Edgar, Patricia Source: AT Place: East Melbourne Publisher: Victorian Documentary Film Council; State Film Centre of Victoria Council PubDate: [1979] PhysDes: 23 pages : black and white photographs ; 30 cm Subject: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING TRIBUNAL; CHILDREN AND TV. AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND THE MEDIA. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; LEGISLATION FOR CHILDREN. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; VIOLENCE ON TV. AUSTRALIA; YOUNG PEOPLE AND TV. AUSTRALIA; EDGAR, PATRICIA; GRIERSON, JOHN Summary: "Children's television, which at this time is perhaps the most contentious television issue in Australia, has attracted concern and comment from all sections of the community. In this the International Year of the Child, it is fitting that this Lecture will explore a part of the child's world." - INTRODUCTION Notes: A lecture delivered by Patricia Edgar B.A. B.Ed, M.A. Ph.D. at the State Film Centre, November 15 1979, at the invitation of the Victorian Documentary Film Council -- previously owned by Film Victoria More info
book		Second take : Australian film-makers talk / edited by Geoff Burton and Raffaele Caputo St Leonards, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin, 1999. Call No: 802.25(94) SEC Author: Burton, Geoff; Caputo, Raffaele Place: St Leonards, N.S.W. Publisher: Allen & Unwin PubDate: 1999 PhysDes: x, 342 : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: DIRECTORS. AUSTRALIA; PREVIEWS; EALING STUDIOS; FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA; DUIGAN, JOHN; WATT, HARRY; ROWE, GLENYS; MILLER, GEORGE; CAMPION, JANE; BERESFORD, BRUCE; ARMSTRONG, GILLIAN; FRANKLIN, RICHARD; ROEG, NICOLAS; ZUBRYCKI, TOM; RUBBO, MICHAEL; NOONAN, CHRIS; BENNETT, BILL; LOWENSTEIN, RICHARD; HICKS, SCOTT; SIRENS (AT/UK, John Duigan, 1994); YEAR MY VOICE BROKE, THE (AT, John Duigan, 1987); MAD MAX (AT, George Miller, 1979); BABE (AT, Chris Noonan, 1995); LITTLE WOMEN (US, Gillian Armstrong, 1994); WALKABOUT (UK, Nicolas Roeg, 1971); KISS OR KILL (AT, Bill Bennett, 1997); SHINE (AT/UK, Scott Hicks, 1996); ANGEL AT MY TABLE, AN (NZ, Jane Campion, 1990); DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; EUREKA STOCKADE (UK, Harry Watt, 1949 [prod. 1948]); FLIRTING (AT, John Duigan, 1991); DOGS IN SPACE (AT, Richard Lowenstein, 1986); MYTH AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; OVERLANDERS, THE (UK, Harry Watt, 1946); PIANO, THE (AT, Jane Campion, 1993); PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE (UK/US, Jane Campion, 1996); RACE AROUND THE WORLD [TV] (AT, John Lander, 1997-); STRIKEBOUND (AT, Richard Lowenstein, 1984) Notes: Includes index ISBN: 1864487658 : $19.95 LON: 14469038 URL status: URL: 'http://-' Checked: 31/08/2021 12:58:39 PM Status: Error Details: Failed to send HTTP request (WinHttpSendRequest) More info
journal article		Spontaneous filmmaking and documenting survival in East Timor in Realtime (Feb-Mar 2000) iss.35 p.11 Author: Baranowska, Carmela PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s) Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; PHANTOM INDIA [INDE FANTOME, L'] [TV] (FR, Louis Malle, 1969); SCENES FROM AN OCCUPATION (AT, Carmela Baranowska, 1999) Summary: The author describes the difficulty of inexperienced documentary filmmakers in Australia receiving funding from government sources, and the hardships of filming in East Timor. More info
journal article		Ukraine Is Not a Brothel in Australian Cinematographer (Dec 2014) iss.64 p.51-65 Author: Marks, Dick PhysDes: Article Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS. AUSTRALIA; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; SOCIAL ISSUES IN FILMS; GREEN, KITTY; LATHAM, MICHAEL; UKRAINE IS NOT A BROTHEL (AT/UE, Kitty Green, 2013) Summary: Interview with Director Kitty Green and Director of Photography Michael Latham, about their experiences filming in Ukraine, whilst working on the documentary, Ukraine Is Not a Brothel, profiling the Ukrainian feminist social activist group FEMEN Notes: Interview More info

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