A 4-part ABC documentary will examine how the First World War changed the country, its soldiers and their families, nurses and people who opposed the war.
The producer of The War That Changed Us, Electric Pictures. Andrew Ogilvie, originally envisioned the program as an international co-production between the ABC, the BBC and PBS stations in the Us.
But Ogilvie says the ABC wanted a film which reflected a uniquely Australian perspective without having to comply with the demands of international broadcasters.
It.s now in production under the auspices of the ABC/Screen Australia National Documentary Program, supported by Screen West and the Department of Veterans. Affairs.
Director Don Featherstone (Kokoda, Singapore 1942 End of Empire) has filmed interviews with 10 Australian historians and .atmospheric. footage of battlefields in Europe including the Western Front, and Gallipoli.
In November co-director James Bogle will film dramatic re-enactments revolving around five individuals: a high-ranking officer,...
The producer of The War That Changed Us, Electric Pictures. Andrew Ogilvie, originally envisioned the program as an international co-production between the ABC, the BBC and PBS stations in the Us.
But Ogilvie says the ABC wanted a film which reflected a uniquely Australian perspective without having to comply with the demands of international broadcasters.
It.s now in production under the auspices of the ABC/Screen Australia National Documentary Program, supported by Screen West and the Department of Veterans. Affairs.
Director Don Featherstone (Kokoda, Singapore 1942 End of Empire) has filmed interviews with 10 Australian historians and .atmospheric. footage of battlefields in Europe including the Western Front, and Gallipoli.
In November co-director James Bogle will film dramatic re-enactments revolving around five individuals: a high-ranking officer,...
- 10/17/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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