The challenges of making observational documentaries in Australia can be so daunting that some filmmakers may be afraid of tackling that genre.
That.s the rationale for an upcoming session of Ozdox which is designed to help and encourage people to work in that format.
Ozdox is inviting pitches which will be workshopped in front of an expert panel on September 16 at Aftrs. The aim is to evaluate up to five projects.
The session will be introduced by Tom Zubrycki (The Diplomat, Molly & Mobarak, The Hungry Tide), who will give advice on such topics as choosing a viable subject, following an unfolding narrative, using many .characters' vs telling one person.s story, the use of narration and music, evolving a personal style and the crucial role of editors.
.Ob-docs are becoming a lost art, and the special challenges they present are not fully understood or appreciated,. filmmaker Martha Ansara says...
That.s the rationale for an upcoming session of Ozdox which is designed to help and encourage people to work in that format.
Ozdox is inviting pitches which will be workshopped in front of an expert panel on September 16 at Aftrs. The aim is to evaluate up to five projects.
The session will be introduced by Tom Zubrycki (The Diplomat, Molly & Mobarak, The Hungry Tide), who will give advice on such topics as choosing a viable subject, following an unfolding narrative, using many .characters' vs telling one person.s story, the use of narration and music, evolving a personal style and the crucial role of editors.
.Ob-docs are becoming a lost art, and the special challenges they present are not fully understood or appreciated,. filmmaker Martha Ansara says...
- 7/21/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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Blue Zoo, a new TV adventure documentary series, will put eight teenagers- four Aussies and four from Ireland- through a training course at an Australian marine rescue park.
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The series of 13 half-hour episodes is the first from Sally Browning and Dean Cropp.s Air Pig Productions, co-produced with David Atkins Enterprises.
The show was commissioned by ABC3 Australia and RTÉ Young Peoples, Ireland. Browning told If that she and Cropp got the idea while working in the fields of marine and animal conservation and protecting the environment.
The eight rookies- casting is underway- will spend seven weeks at a Nsw marine wildlife park with dolphins, seals and turtles who have been rescued and rehabilitated or born into human care at the park.
Aged 14-16, they will hone their communication, science, creative and team-building skills under the supervision and guidance of marine experts.
Browning and Cropp developed the show with the...
Blue Zoo, a new TV adventure documentary series, will put eight teenagers- four Aussies and four from Ireland- through a training course at an Australian marine rescue park.
.
The series of 13 half-hour episodes is the first from Sally Browning and Dean Cropp.s Air Pig Productions, co-produced with David Atkins Enterprises.
The show was commissioned by ABC3 Australia and RTÉ Young Peoples, Ireland. Browning told If that she and Cropp got the idea while working in the fields of marine and animal conservation and protecting the environment.
The eight rookies- casting is underway- will spend seven weeks at a Nsw marine wildlife park with dolphins, seals and turtles who have been rescued and rehabilitated or born into human care at the park.
Aged 14-16, they will hone their communication, science, creative and team-building skills under the supervision and guidance of marine experts.
Browning and Cropp developed the show with the...
- 8/19/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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