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Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: AAV AUSTRALIA; GREGORY, TED
Summary: AAV Australia has been acquired by South African company Abacus Technology Holdings. Companies affected include Digital Pictures, Illoura Post Production, AAV Business Communications, AAV Imagestream, AAV Duplication Services and AAV New Zealand.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Summary: ABC Gore Hill operations to be relocated to Ultimo.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Production report; Credits; Illustration(s)
Subject: AUSTRALIAN FILM COMMISSION; GOVERNMENT AID. AUSTRALIA; WRECK A TANGLE, A (AT, Scott Patterson, 1999)
Summary: Report on the making of "A Wreck a tangle", emphasising the production restrictions due to its low budget and the importance of the financial assistance provided by the AFC's Million Dollar Movie initiative and post-production support from Film Australia.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: POST-PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; OUR CENTURY [TV] (AT, 1999)
Summary: Archival film footage enhanced in post-production has been used in the Look Films/Film Australia television series "Our Century".

Call No: DVD RESEARCH FOLDER
Author: Harty, Jason
Subject: BECKER GROUP; MAGNA PACIFIC HOLDINGS
Summary: Financial figures for Becker Group. Says their profits got a boost due to 30 percent holding in video and DVD distributor Magna Pacific
Notes: accessed from: Encore Magazine. Reed Business. AFI Research Collection, RMIT University. (14 June 2007).

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: ATLAB; DFILM SERVICES
Summary: Film laboratory and post production facility Atlab announced that it will split Sydney-based digital film house Dfilm Services into two distinct operations. Atlab.dfb will service the industry, and Dfilm will provide in house digital effects for projects.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: ANIMATION; CONFERENCES. AUSTRALIA. EFFECTS AND ANIMATION
Summary: The impact of artificial intelligence on animation was discussed at the Australian Effects and Animation Festival. Award winners are listed.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Interview; Illustration(s)
Subject: BARRY, IAN
Summary: Australian TV and feature director, Ian Barry, reports on his three years work in LA.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Conference report; Illustration(s)
Subject: CONFERENCES. AUSTRALIA. SMALL SCREEN BIG PICTURE TELEVISION; DIGITAL BROADCASTING. AUSTRALIA; INDUSTRY, TV. GERMANY
Summary: Digital and interactive broadcasting was featured at the 2000 Small Screen Big Picture conference. Guest speakers included industry representatives from Germany.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: POST-PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Examines the effect of new technology on post production in regard to quality and employment.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Production report; Illustration(s)
Subject: GRASS ROOTS [TV] (AT, 2000)
Summary: First series of suburban drama, "Grass roots", is in production in Sydney.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: GRASS ROOTS [TV] (AT, 2000)
Summary: Discusses the production of the first series of Grass Roots.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: GOVERNMENT AID. AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCES. AUSTRALIA. SMALL SCREEN BIG PICTURE TELEVISION
Summary: Summary of talk on relationship between globalisation of the film industry and government funding of Australian film by WA premier, Richard Court, at 1999 Small Screen, Big Picture conference in Perth.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: DARLING, JEFF; CINEMATOGRAPHY. AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIALS, TV. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Director/cinematographer Jeff Darling discusses his work on 2 recent TV commercials he worked on.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: LOCATION SHOOTING. AUSTRALIA: SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FILM CORPORATION
Summary: The harsh desert areas of the Flinders Ranges National Park and surrounds have become a focus of location promotion for the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC).

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: INTERNET AND THE CINEMA. AUSTRALIA; STATE OF ENTROPY (AT, Stefanos Ioannidis, [in prod.])
Summary: Entropy Films is using the Internet to gauge audience interest in its low-budget feature, "State of entropy", in order to raise funds to complete the production.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Production report; Credits; Illustration(s)
Subject: WHO AM I? (HK, Benny Chan/Jackie Chan, 1998)
Summary: Gold Coast-based visual effects company, Photon Stockman, and Melbourne based sound facility, Soundfirm, have completed post production work on the latest Jackie Chan feature "Who am I?"

Author: Harty, Jason; Prisk, Tracey; Colbert, Mary
PhysDes: Festival report; Illustration(s)
Subject: FESTIVALS. CANNES; STOP (AT, Anthony Mullins, 2000); MALLBOY (AT, Vince Giarrusso, 2000)
Summary: Australian short film, "Stop", will compete in the short film competition. The Australian Film Commission will again market Australian films at Cannes. The Cinema des Antipodes program is outlined. "Mallboy" will screen at Director's Fortnight.

Author: Harty, Jason; Jacobs, Heather
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY. AUSTRALIA; SPECIAL EFFECTS. AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIALS, TV. AUSTRALIA; ANIMAL LOGIC; ROUND THE TWIST [TV] (AT, 1988-)
Summary: This feature covers current developments in the area of digital effects, in television commercials, music clips, feature films and television series.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Conference report; Illustration(s)
Subject: CONFERENCES. USA. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS; HIGH DEFINITION TV
Summary: Harty reports that high definition, 24P and streaming media were the focus of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention 2000.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: CINEMATOGRAPHY. AUSTRALIA; UNDERWATER CINEMATOGRAPHY. AUSTRALIA; AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY. AUSTRALIA
Summary: The increase in television commercial production in Sydney has resulted in more work for specialist cinematographers but camera equipment suppliers have not experienced a similar increase in demand for specialised equipment. Steadicam is under-used in Australia due to the cost.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: LOCATION SHOOTING. AUSTRALIA; POST-PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Partly due to location shoots, there is a growth in the number of productions using temporary editing facilities.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: POST-PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; EDITING. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Changing and diminishing role of the assistant editor is causing concern among editors.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Overview of session at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention 2000 on the effect new media technologies are having on the film and television production industry.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: ACME DIGITAL PTY LTD; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONJA PTY LTD; GARNER MACLENNAN DESIGN
Summary: Three Australian digital effects companies have been involved in the final testing for Maya, the latest 3D animation package from software company Alias/Wavefront.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: COOTE/HAYES PRODUCTIONS
Summary: Brief details of upcoming production slate for Coote/Hayes Productions, including TV series "The Lost World", series four of "Flipper - the new adventures" and telemovies, "Chameleon" and "Diamondback".

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA
Summary: Fox Studios Australia signs thirteen new tenants for its Sydney site. Companies include Atlab and Kodak.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: COMMERCIAL TELEVISION PRODUCTION FUND; INDUSTRY, TV. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Australian TV executives discuss the state of TV drama and documentary production in Australia and the impact of the demise of the Commercial Television Production Fund.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: SCRIPTWRITING. AUSTRALIA; TROPNEST; FESTIVALS. SYDNEY. TROPFEST. 1998
Summary: Script development initiative, TropNest, located in Sydney, during TropFest 1998 will award four writers the opportunity to workshop and develop their project over a six-week period

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: POST-PRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; SPECIAL EFFECTS; MATRIX, THE (US, Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski, 1999)
Summary: Post production house Omnilab recreated some memorable sequences from 'The Matrix' for an TV commercial for DB Breweries. Describes the technical set-ups for these sequences.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: CAMERAS
Summary: Sony and Panavision launched a new camera which combines hi-end film camera optics with high-definition technology. The cameras will be used on the next "Star wars" film.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: SCREEN PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN FILM FINANCE CORPORATION; PRODUCTION COSTS
Summary: Nick Herd, executive director of the Screen Producer's Association of Australia, praises amendments to the Film Finance Corporation guidelines.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: RED HEART; SEVEN NETWORK; ARTIST SERVICES
Summary: David Champtaloup discusses the issues involved in merging network and independent production into a new production company.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Credits; Illustration(s)
Subject: HEALY, PAUL; PARTOS, ANTONY; LANCASTER, ANDREW; SUPERSONIC
Summary: Sydney-based audio production collective Supersonic has been chosen to create the score for a one-hour dance drama telefeature "Wet", to be screened on ABC television.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article
Subject: FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA; SPECTRUM FILMS; MATRIX, THE (US, Larry Wachowski & Andy Wachowski, 1999)
Summary: Post-production company Spectrum Films will set up a temporary facility on the Fox Studios site to start editing "The Matrix".

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: STOP (AT, Anthony Mullins, 2000); FESTIVALS. CANNES
Summary: "Stop" has been chosen to compete in the short film competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: STUDIOS, FILM. AUSTRALIA
Summary: Local facilities and government bodies will again have a presence at the annual locations Expo, to be held in Los Angeles from Feb. 20-22, 1998. Includes details on the operations of Fox Studios Australia, Warner Roadshow Movie World Studios and Village Roadshow Pictures.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: CONFERENCES. AUSTRALIA. SMALL SCREEN BIG PICTURE TELEVISION; FILMS MADE FOR TV
Summary: Report on the Big Pitch competition for telemovie scripts at the 1999 Small Screen Big Picture conference in Perth.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: TROPNEST; HELY, DAVID; SCRIPTWRITING. AUSTRALIA
Summary: TropNest creative director, David Hely, reports on 22 projects from TropNest Development Initiative which have been picked up for further development.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: COPRODUCTION. AUSTRALIA; SCREENWEST; GRANADA
Summary: News of joint venture company, Granada West, set up by UK Granada Media and WA's ScreenWest, to provide $12m over 5 years for production funding and development.

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: LOCATION SHOOTING. AUSTRALIA: VICTORIA; MELBOURNE FILM OFFICE
Summary: Victorian locations can double for North America and Europe and can be a promotional advantage in attracting overseas production, according to the Melbourne Film Office (MFO).

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: BROUSEK, JOHN; WOG BOY, THE (AT, Aleksi Vellis, 2000)
Summary: John Brousek talks about his work as a producer, particularly for "The Wog Boy".

Author: Harty, Jason
PhysDes: Article; Illustration(s)
Subject: BROUSEK, JOHN; WOG BOY, THE (AT, Aleksi Vellis, 2000)
Summary: Brousek discusses "The wogboy" and his current projects.