In Good Hands: archiving correctly
Good preservation allows films to survive the test of time decades after their original release. Miguel Gonzalez reports on the challenges of preserving the country’s audiovisual history.
Human lifespan and collective memory are both so short that it’s no surprise many films are condemned to disappear from the face of the Earth, completely forgotten by its audience. But when the work is being archived and preserved properly, there’s always the possibility of a second chance. Take, for example, the work of Giorgio Mangiamele.
‘Giorgio who?’ Many may ask.
TVC Campaign of the month: The Ship Song Project
The Opera House is hugely recognisable – but there are literally millions of people who visit it each year, who have never been to an actual performance there,” says Caroline David, producer of the Ship Song Project. Based upon Nick Cave’s “The Ship Song”, it is an online campaign that invited Australian and international musicians to pay homage to the theatre.
Greg Mclean launches comic book and speaks about Wolf Creek 2
Wolf Creek Director Greg Mclean is set to launch his first comic book series, Dark Axis: Secret Battles of WW2, with chapter one called Dark Axis: Rise of the Overmen due out in October.
“It’s a World War II horror novel about a group of American GIs who stumble upon German soldiers building supersoldiers for the Third Riech,” Mclean told Encore.
Lions behind the camera: Australia’s top ad directors
A flirtatious tradie, a flustered photographer, a gang of flaming skateboarders, a rock band with disabilities and a Caravaggio painting made from beer drinkers all helped decorate Australia’s most prized ad directors. Robin Hicks interviews.
Trail blazers: The art of branded entertainment
Australia has the potential for creating effective branded content but first brands need to step away from the comforts of traditional media and creatives need to realise it’s not ‘selling out’. Alice Terlikowski writes.
Ride the wild surf with Storm Surfers 3D
With cameras on surfboards and jetskis, helicopters, boats, and even from behind the talent’s head – the new Storm Surfers 3D has every angle covered.
The Storm Surfers franchise, produced by 6ixty Foot Productions in association with Firelight Productions, was initially developed as an adventure series for the Discovery Network, following Australian surfing legends, Tom Carroll and Ross Clark Jones as they did battle with the biggest swells in the Southern Ocean.
The Wheel of Value: FremantleMedia’s mantra
It’s FremantleMedia’s successful mantra when licensing programs – with 360-degree, multi-spoke coverage of a brand. But should ‘The Wheel of Value’ influence the way film and TV creatives produce the original content? Georgina Pearson finds out.
Taking an idea for a TV series and turning it into a successful ratings winner is one thing, but taking that series and evolving it into a thriving global entertainment franchise is a whole new level of expertise.
Red Dog: Koko’s big $1.78mil weekend
Red Dog, about a hitchhiking kelpie in 1970s Dampier, WA that unites the male-dominated mining town, has opened around the country with the largest first-weekend takings for an Australian film so far in 2011. Producer Nelson Woss told Encore, “I’m absolutely thrilled Red Dog been given a pat on the head by Australian audiences.”
The film – adapted from the Louis de Bernieres’ novelisation of the myth – posted $1.78 million across 245 screens which placed it fourth at the local box office with an average of $7265 per screen.
Marvelous Effects: Fuel VFX on Captain America
Sydney-based vendor Fuel VFX completed 120 shots on Captain America: The First Avenger, consolidating its relationship with Marvel Studios and reputation as a world-class company. Miguel Gonzalez reports.
Red Dog: Red Collar Worker
Red Dog captures the wild, blokey days of the 1970s Dampier. Shot on location in isolated WA’s Pilbara Region, the producers employed a low-budget mentality and called in favours to make finances go the distance. Joanne Whitehead reports.