From Jaws to Pixar, you’ve likely seen this hypnotic camera technique before. Here’s how it works.
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Hollywood has seen this movie before.
Like many Canadian lesbian-driven films from the 1990s, ‘Better Than Chocolate’ reflects the creative force of queer community collaboration.
The ‘oner’ has a long history. Today, this unique approach to shooting has became a major test of creative vision.
Film is a powerful tool that can be used to influence audience beliefs and behaviour.
Without connections, it’s difficult to gain the ‘set-ready’ soft skills needed in the industry.
The Mad Max films are set in an arid, barren, apocalyptic world known in the movies as ‘the wasteland’ – what does this tell us about the Australian environment?
Publishers and studios routinely pay large sums to acquire ‘life story rights.’ Two law scholars explain why the phrase is misleading.
Some of the ways that streaming has transformed the industry are jeopardizing actors’ livelihoods.
In an on-set accident, Alec Baldwin has fatally fired a prop gun. When using weapons on screen, safety must always be paramount.
The 2020 federal budget allocates an additional A$53 million towards screen funding, but there are strings attached.
Babe combined cutting edge visual effects with a moving story of success in the face of adversity that still resonates today.
Avengers: Endgame contained 2,500 visual effects – or VFX – shots. So what are visual effects, and how do they get to the big screen?
Australian drama, documentary and children’s programs deserve better support – removing content quotas may be the way forward.
Social distancing forced most film and television production into shutdown. But a new batch of screen content shows the virtues of bricolage culture - tinkering with what’s available.
The federal government’s decision to water down commercial TV networks’s content quotas until the end of the year is another body-blow to the arts.
With commercial broadcasters threatening to thumb their noses at local content quotas, it’s time government finds new tools appropriate for the 21st century television environment.
The first world war drama is the latest feature film to claim to be a single continuous take. This list takes a look at those films that have tried and achieved the ‘oner’ before.
If you have ever watched a film’s closing credits and wondered what a “best boy” does, asking a gaffer is a good place to start.
Inclusion riders can improve employment for women and minorities on film sets by calling for quotas. New research suggests this form of discrimination could be legal in Australia.
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Cinema, RMIT University
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Professor in Digital Media and Cutural Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Dean of Research (Creative), Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Film, University of Otago
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Christopher Hird is a Friend of The Conversation.
Documentary producer and Visiting Professor, City St George's, University of London
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Director WA Screen Academy, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer, Media Studies and Production, University of Southern Queensland
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Masters student, Australian Film, Television and Radio School
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Lecturer in German and World Cinemas, University of Leeds
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Lecturer in Screenwriting, University of Greenwich
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Former Honorary Research Associate, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Researcher, Screen Australia