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book		Australian motion picture yearbook 1980 / edited by Peter Beilby ; associate editor: Scott Murray North Melbourne, Victoria: Cinema Papers Pty Ltd, 1980. Call No: 20(058)(94) BEI Author: Beilby, Peter Source: AU Place: North Melbourne, Victoria Publisher: Cinema Papers Pty Ltd PubDate: 1980 PhysDes: 319 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm Series: Australian motion picture yearbook Subject: AWARDS; DIRECTORS; DISTRIBUTION; EXHIBITION; FESTIVALS; FILM WORKERS; INDUSTRY, FILM. AUSTRALIA; LEGISLATION. AUSTRALIA; PERIODICALS, FILM. AUSTRALIA; PRODUCTION CENTRES. AUSTRALIA Summary: Overview of activities and output of the Australian film industry in 1980 Notes: published by Cinema Papers Pty Ltd in association with the New South Wales Film Corporation ISBN: 0158698X Donation: Simon Wincer More info
book		Australian motion picture yearbook 1983 / Edited by Peter Beilby and Ross Lansell Melbourne: 4 Seasons, 1983. Call No: 20(058)(94) BEI Author: Beilby, Peter; Lansell, Ross Edition: 1983 Source: AT Place: Melbourne Publisher: 4 Seasons PubDate: 1983 PhysDes: 153p. : ill. ; 24cm Subject: MOTION PICTURES - AUSTRALIA - PERIODICALS; MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY. AUSTRALIA Notes: Later title: Cinema papers Australasian production yearbook 0818-805X ISSN: 0158698X More info
book		Australian TV : the first 25 years / edited by Peter Beilby ; assistant editor: John Tittensor, research: Ross Lansell, picture research: Keith Robertson Melbourne, Vic.: Thomas Nelson Australia, 1981. Call No: 71(94) AUS Author: Beilby, Peter Source: AT Place: Melbourne, Vic. Publisher: Thomas Nelson Australia PubDate: 1981 PhysDes: 192 p., [15] p. of col. plates : ill. ; 29 cm Subject: GAMES SHOWS. AUSTRALIA; CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA; DRAMAS. AUSTRALIA; Australian Broadcasting Authority; HISTORY OF TV. AUSTRALIA ISBN: 0170059987 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 Contents: Editor's note --Australian television stations -- The passing parade -- Light entertainment / Jim Murphy -- News and documentaries / Brian Courtis -- Sport / Garrie Hutchinson -- Kids / Andrew McKay -- Drama / Christopher Day -- Movies / Ivan Hutchinson -- The evolution of television -- Australian broadcasting from the beginning -- Commercial break -- The top-rating programmes -- Suggested further reading -- The contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 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
book		The New Australian cinema / editor: Scott Murray, associate editor: Peter Beilby West Melbourne, Vic.: Nelson, 1980. Call No: 71(94) NEW Author: Murray, Scott, 1951- joint ed; Beilby, Peter. joint ed Place: West Melbourne, Vic. Publisher: Nelson PubDate: 1980 PhysDes: 207p. : ill.(part col.) ; 28 cm Subject: AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; COMEDIES. AUSTRALIA; HORROR FILMS. AUSTRALIA; ACTION FILMS. AUSTRALIA; SOCIAL-REALISM IN FILMS. AUSTRALIA Notes: Australian cinema films, 1970-1979 (ANB/PRECIS SIN 0417831); On cover: foreword by Phillip Adams: introduction by Ken G. Hall; Produced by Cinema Papers, North Melbourne, Vic; Index; Includes bibliographical references ISBN: 0170055728 : $14.95 Aust LON: abn95019370; 11368160 More info
Levy Collection book		The new Australian cinema / [edited] by Scott Murray ; associate editor Peter Beilby West Melbourne, Vic.: Thomas Nelson Australia, 1980. Author: Murray Scott; Beilby, Peter Source: AT Place: West Melbourne, Vic. Publisher: Thomas Nelson Australia PubDate: 1980 PhysDes: 207 p. : ill.(some col.) ; 28cm. Notes: Australian cinema films, 1970-1979. -- "This book was initiated by Peter Beilby and reflects a desire to evaluate critically the renaissance of the Australian film industry in the 1970s. Originally conceived as a series of articles for 'Cinema Papers, the project expanded in directionm and size to its present format"-T.p. verso. -- Copyright: Cinema Papers 1980. -- Contents: Foreword / Phillip Adams -- Introduction / Ken G. Hall -- The past : boom and bust / Andrew Pike -- Social Realism / Keith Connolly -- Comedy / Geoff Mayer -- Horror and suspense / Brian McFarlane -- Action and adventure / Susan Dermody -- Fantasy / Adrian Martin -- Historical films / Tom Ryan -- Personal relationships and sexuality / Meaghan Morris -- Lonliness and alienation / Rod Bishop and Fiona Mackie -- Children's films / Virginia Dugan -- Avant-garde / Sam Rohdie -- Feature checklist 1970-1979 -- Contributors and acknowledgments. -- Bibliography. -- Includes Index. ISBN: 0170055728 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info

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