IAN HOLMES
P roduction Survey Continued from P. 655
V IC T O R IA N FILM CO RPO R ATIO N CHANGES Prod, company ...............Filmpartnershlp Producer .......................... Mike Brayshaw Director ................................ Karin Altman Photography .................... Mike Brayshaw Sound recordist ..................Ian Jenkinson Editor ..........................................Peter Bray Music performed by ............. S w e e t J a n e Exec, producer ..................Kent Chadwick Research .............................. Barbara Boyd Prod, manager ................... Barbara Boyd Length ............................................24 mins. Gauge .............................................16 mm Progress .......................... Awaiting release Synopsis: A documentary on the changing nature of the workforce and the increasing contribution women are making to it. The film features profiles of women in unusual and challenging occupations. Produced for the Department of the Premier (Womens Affairs Section).
FRESHWATER FISHING IN VICTORIA Scriptwriter .......................... Russell Porter Exec, producer .................Kent Chadwick Length ...........................................18 mins. Gauge .............................................35 mm Progress ............................ Pre-production Synopsis: The native fishing resources of Victoria's rivers and the need to conserve them. Produced for the Department of Con servation, Fisheries and Wildlife Division.
GIPPSLAND LAKES Prod, company ................................... ABC Director ............................. Dionne Gilmore Scriptwriter ........................ Ronald Strahan Photography .......................... Keith Taylor, Peter Parks, Densey Clyne, Jim Frazier Sound recordist .................John Boswell Editor ................................ Jeremy Hogarth Composer ........................... Greg Snedden Length .................................... 4 x 30 mins. Gauge .............................................16 mm Progress .......................... Awaiting release Release date .................... February, 1980 Synopsis: A series of documentaries on the Gippsland Lakes region of Victoria. Pro duced for the Department of Conservation for television release In conjunction with the ABC.
GOONAWARRA PROJECT Producer .................... David Bilcock sen. Photography ...............David Bilcock sen. Exec, producer .................Kent Chadwick Length ...........................................25 mins. Gauge ............................................ 16 mm Progress ...................................Production Synopsis: A documentary on the building of a m ajor housing developm ent, p ro gressively filmed over two years. Produced for the Housing Commission.
ON THE OUTSIDE Prod, company
........... Phil de Montignie and Associates Director ........................ Phil de Montignie Scriptwriter ......................... Russell Porter Photography ...................... David Haskins Sound recordist ...................... Ian Wilson Editor ............................... David Pulbrook Exec, producer ................Kent Chadwick Technical adviser ...............Doris Liftman Length ...........................................24 mins. Gauge .............................................16 mm Progress ....... ................. Post-production Release date .................November, 1979 Synopsis: Set In the streets, the courts and in the prisons, this documentary is about two young people and their confrontation with the law. It examines some of the prob lems faced by offenders and the support systems offered. Produced for the Depart ment of Community Welfare Services.
SHRINE ...............Cambridge Film Productions Producer ...................................John Dixon Director .....................................John Dixon Scriptwriter ............................... John Dixon Editor ............................................ Jill Rice Exec, producer .................Kent Chadwick Length ........................................... 25 mins. Gauge ............................................ 16 mm Progress ........................... Post-production Synopsis: A documentary about the history and contemporary significance of Mel bourne’s Shrine of Remembrance. Pro duced for the Department of the Premier and the Department of Crown Lands.
Director .............................Terry McMahon Scriptwriter ....................... Terry McMahon Photography ........................Peter Bilcock Sound recordist ................... John Phillips Editor ...............Edward McQueen-Mason Composer ..........................Bruce Smeaton Exec, producer ................. Kent Chadwick Producer’s assistant ........... Christine Sull Length ...........................................21 mins. Gauge ............................................ 16 mm Progress .....................................In release Release date ...................... October, 1979 Synopsis: Documentary on the Port Phillip Sea Pilots from 1838 to the present day. The film highlights the hazards of one of the most dangerous harbor entrances in the world and the vital role played by the pilots in the operation of this major port. Pro duced for the Marine Board.
WINNING Scriptwriter ............................... Nina Syme Exec, producer .................Kent Chadwick Length .......................................... 17 mins. Gauge ............................................ 16 mm Progress .. I ..............................Production Release date .................December, 1979 Synopsis: A profile of two young intellec tually-handicapped people — their day-to day life, their history and aspirations. The documentary follows a week In their lives and is set against a background of new care available for the treatment of the mentally handicapped. Produced for the Health Commission.
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SMOKE Scriptwriters ............... Solomon Shulman, Russell Porter Exec, producer .................Kent Chadwick Length ............................................15 mins. Gauge ............................................ 16 mm Progress .............................Pre-production Synopsis: The Immediate short-term effects of smoking as a deterrent to early addic tion. The documentary Is aimed at the teen age consumer. Produced for the Depart ment of Youth, Sport and Recreation.
THROUGH THE RIP Prod, company ....... F. Stop Productions Producer ......... Edward McQueen-Mason
The Grundy O rganization
TA SM A N IA N FILM CORPORATION THE AUTOMATED MARINER Dist. company
.................Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer ............................. Damien Parer Director ............................... Roger Lupton Sound recordist ......... John Schlefelbeln Composer ............................Richard Mills Camera assistant ....... John Jasiukowicz Musical director ......... Pinchas Steinberg Music performed byTasmanian Symphony Orchestra Sound editor ...............Mike Woolveridge Mixer ................................. Peter McKinley Editing assistant .................Posie Jacobs Narrator ............................... Frank Bansel Length .......................................... 17 mins. Progress .....................................In release Synopsis: A review of the exploitation and future potential of Tasmania’s marine resources. Produced for the Tasmanian Fisheries' Development Authority.
BASS STRAIT HIGHWAY Dist. company
.................Tasmanian Film Corporation
Producer .................... .. Anne Whitehead Director ............................... Don Anderson Scriptwriter ..........................Don Anderson Photography ....................Russell Galloway Sound recordist ..........John Schlefelbeln Prod, assistant .................. .Gary Clements Camera assistant ....... John Jasiukowicz Length ...........................................15 mins. Progress ..........................Post-production Synopsis: A look at Tasmania’s ports and shipping facilities. Produced for the Trans port Commission.
DICK SMITH, EXPLORER Dist. company
................ Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer/director ................ Bob Connolly Scriptwriters .........................Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson Photography ........................... Tony Wilson Sound recordist ...................... Tim Lloyd Prod, manager ...............Robin Anderson Composer ............................... Bob Young Length ........................................ 50 mins. Progress ........................... Post-production Cast: Philip Geeves, Dick Smith and family. Synopsis: A pilot program for a television series involving electronics millionaire Dick Smith and his family, retracing Australia’s early history of the helicopter.
IMPRESSIONS OF A COLONY Dist. company .................Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer ...............................Damien Parer Director ...................................Barry Pierce Sound recordist ...............Peter McKinley Editor ............................Mike Woolveridge Unit manager ...................Daphne Crooks Camera operator ..........Russell Galloway Assistant cameraman . John Jasiukowicz Asst editor .......................... Debbie Regan Length ...........................................10 mins. Progress ..................................... In release Synopsis: A short film tracing the historical and cultural events which shaped the development of Tasmania. Produced for the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
THE LAST WILDERNESS Dist. company
..................Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer ........................ Anne Whitehead Scriptwriter ............................ Tom Haydon Length ...........................................25 mins. Progress ............................Pre-production Synopsis: A documentary aimed at creating greater awareness of, and support for, the retention of Tasmania’s natural waterways and surrounding wilderness areas. Pro duced for the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
MINING AND CONSTRUCTION ................. Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer ............................. Damien Parer Director ............................ Damian Brown
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SLIPPERY SLIDE Dist. company
................. Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer ...............................Damien Parer Director .......................... Donald Crombie Scriptwriter .....................Donald Crombie Sound recordist ......... John Schiefelbein Editor ..................................... Kerry Regan Camera operator ................ Chris Morgan Length ........................................... 60 mins. Progress ............................ Pre-production Synopsis: A documentary examining the lives of a boy and his sister who have gone through the ‘welfare’ system as neglected children.
A SPORTING CHANCE Dist. company
.................. Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer ........................ Anne Whitehead Director .................................Jack Zalkalns Scriptwriter .................Christine Schofield Photography ......................... Gert Kirchner Sound recordist ___, . John Schiefelbein Unit manager .................... Daphne Crooks Assistant cameraman . . . .Gary Clements Length ...........................................25 mins. Progress ................................... Production Synopsis: This short film is aimed at encouraging girls to take a more active interest in sport and other physical pursuits, and to create awareness of the Influence of sex-role conditioning In inhibiting physical self-expression. Produced for the Educa tion Department.
A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE Dist. company
.................Tasmanian Film Corporation Producer/director ..........Anne Whitehead Scriptwriter .....................Anne Whitehead Length ........................................... 25 mins. Progress .............................Pre-production Synopsis: A dramatized documentary examining the case history of a schizo phrenic patient in a mental institution. Pro duced for the Mental Health Commission.
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$300,000 or $350,000 each. They storyline has elements of Asianare intended initially for the Aus Australian relationships. As for other Asian projects, we tralian cinema market, but in different parts of the world they have a couple that are very close to reaching co-production deals. As could well become tele-features. The problem of making viable yet, though, no project has been films in Australia demands that we finalized, and this has confounded develop marketing overseas. One of us a bit. We have also had a number of the reasons A u stra lia ’s film industry has not been particularly talks with Japanese producers, and viable is that our marketing outside there is one project that is moving A ustralia has not been very quite nicely. We have just re sophisticated. It has not developed opened talks on that. to the same level of expertise that other world filmmakers have. Is the basis of Grundys’ interest in co-productions a desire to break into The AFC’s investment is very large. Grundys has worked towards the Asian market? What does it mean in terms of making films under co-production fostering the Australian film in arrangements with Asian film and Yes. Asia is a very big market, dustry? television companies. One project, and that attracts us. A large That’s a big subject. Firstly, “Valley of Dreams”, is a co number of people go to the cinema without the AFC and similar state production with an Indonesian there, and pay big money for the bodies, there would be no, or very company. How is that project pleasure. Clearly, the Asian film companies are doing very well at little , film prod u ctio n . It is progressing? mining this market. We aim to do necessary to gain those sorts of likewise. We are quite a long way along funds to be able to produce films. the track, but our Indonesian Are these films tele-features and will partner recently dropped out. He What percentage of Australians became ill and wasn’t able to would be involved on a co-production they be made in Australia? continue on the schedule we had. like “Valley of Dreams”? No, they are not tele-features in The film is being delayed until we Valley of Dreams was projected the Australian sense. Five of them get our financial act together. It has are low-budget films of either to be a co-production, because the basically as an A u stralian Continued from P. 615 loan and covers seven different projects. If we come up with the scripts, casting and other elements that satisfy the AFC, then the money will be loaned to us to produce the films. One of our other projects is R & R Murders, which Sterling Silliphant is writing for us. He is due to come up with something in November. That is an inter national film and would require a lot of finance from overseas.
Scriptwriter ........................ Damian Brown Length ........................................... 15 mins. Progress ............................ Pre-production Synopsis: The standard of living which we enjoy today is dependent on the use of mineral resources. This short film examines the co nflict between the demand for minerals and the desire to preserve the environm ent. Produced fo r the Mines Department.
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produced film, using Australian crews and cast with the exception of two main characters. The majority of the film was to be shot in Aus tra lia , with some scenes in Indonesia. We planned to have an Indonesian co-director, and some local crew members, but not many. Do you intend to preserve this balance on future co-productions, where possible? We would like to, but it depends on the relationships with the other party. For example, if Grundys became involved in a film that was primarily set in Hong Kong, and secondarily set in Australia, then our relationship might have to be very different. In such a case we would be viewed as the lesser party. But we don’t have a plan of that sort, and prefer it the other way round. We w o u l d c o n s i d e r s u c h an arrangement, however, if it was the onl y way of d e v e l o p i n g a relationship with a major partner. Obviously the hardest part is getting things started, and if it needs that kind of deal, then it may be worthwhile agreeing to one. ★