Australia 's Film And Television Industry

This paper was prepared for Introduction to Film History, Module 1 Homework Assignment, taught by Professor Stephanie Sandifer.

Film in Australia has a large part of the Australian lifestyle and has had many major changes in Popular Culture from 1945 to the present. The first film to be released was the Ned Kelly Gang in 1945. Australia has produced many successful films during this time and has had many influences on Australian pop culture. During the 1940s and 1950s the film industry was lacking from Government policy changes

The national spread of American media including; TV, film and music has been the cornerstone of Americanisation in Australia since 1945, the end of world war two. 'Britain's Farm' and 'America's Junior Partner': that is what Australia was labelled as, around the end World War II. Prior to WWII it is argued Australia

As the ABC is an organisation heavily involved within the Australian Multimedia Industry, the tools and equipment used are integral to the quality of the content produced. For different areas of production, the tools and equipment used will differ, for example, when working in television, equipment would include a set, cameras, tripods, microphones, props, lighting, video monitors and teleprompter. To edit and deliver good quality television content, the department would use various editing tools and software’s during post-production focusing on almost all areas of audience experience such as visuals and audio. Some of these tools include Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Flash and Computer-generated imagery (CGI). When working with radio, the equipment needed to produce a podcast or broadcast includes a sound proof room or studio, sound boards, microphones and switchboards and the tools used for editing would be solely based around sounds to enhance the audience’s aural experience, so this would include sound editing software such as audacity.

This essay explores the popularity of Australian film, both locally and internationally and asks the question: Is there a crisis in the Australian Film Industry? This essay will go through the current issues the Australian Film Industry and will demonstrate examples of those problems.

What is National Cinema ? A Question proposed by Tom O’Reagan in Australian National Cinema (2005). The question leads to the sociological understanding that national cinema is constructed by both national and international film industries, the national film text and also by the various cultural, social and political contexts. National Cinema is a vehicle for social processes, emerging social identity and movements. A film may categorised as a ‘national cinema’ based on a number of factors: the language spoken in the film, the nationalities or dress of the characters, the country that supports the film financially, the setting, music or cultural elements present in the film.

The introduction of television was greeted with great excitement by most Australians in the 1950s, but some of society was opposed against the idea of televisions. This was because some people believed that television would allow “Australia to become over-run by American culture, thus threatening the development of the Australian identity.” (Wiliam, S, 2016). The amount of American shows that were broadcast in Australia at the time would have given people these views about Australian culture. “Eventually, many of our British cultural legacies would give way to new American ideals.” (Wiliam, S. 2016). Some of the people thought that the American influence would impact “Australia's ability to carve out its own national identity.” (Wiliam, S. 2016). Other people of the time that were opposed to the idea of televisions believed that the content on televisions was superficial and unsophisticated and contained no educational or cultural benefits.(Wiliam, S, 2016) This left people concerned that television would encourage people to become less active in the

The poor distribution of Australian films has made it difficult for the public to view these said films, due to the lack of theatres screening the actual pictures. This contributes to the community of the Australian public to collectively be unaware of these films and leads to the small number of tickets sold in cinemas. With this lack of money being spent on Australian films, the industry suffers due to with no return going into the

The television industry had been established in America in the 1940s. After WW2 they quickly turned to the airways and been producing mass television exports. 1950 in Australia 83% of television content was source from America while the rest was sourced from Britain. For example the 10 most popular programs on Australian Commercial television where all American such as Perry Mason, the Finstones and I love Lucy.

The story of the Kelly gang was the first feature film. It was made in 1906, it is an Australian film that uses no word or music. This movie was shot around the city of Melbourne the film ran for more than an hour with a reel length of 1,200 metres! It was the longest narrative film in the world! It was first presented in the Melbourne'a athenaeum hall on 26 December 1906.

WAR! WAR! Hollywood helped in many ways during WW1. Trucks owned by studios transported troops. A close-knit community began too form as they war rage on and treated. Soldiers that were return outnumbered the civins. Many people put in a great effort to help entertain, feed and shetler them.An estmation have 6,000 radios and sreen entertainers help with the trops. As the Great Depression stroke things slowed down a bit. Tv companies race neck and neck too ocupe old studio and lots. 1950’s there were more tv shows than movies(unkwon authors http://hollywoodsign.org/hollywood-goes-to-war/). 10 members have the Hollywood film industry was denounced in the month october in the 1947 by (HUAC) Un-American Activities Committee.That was the beginning

As an isolated and largely remote nation, Australia since settlement has been dependent upon all forms of media communication, even more so today. As will be observed in this review, the question of whether Australia needs greater media diversity, by exploring and discussing the existing media landscape within Australia’s current Broadcasting Services Act 1993 (BSA) referred to by critics as protecting Australia’s media moguls, such as Rupert Murdoch. As well as investigating the governments proposed media ownership laws, analysing the consequences and effects on Australia’s media landscape.

The modern film industry was born around the beginning of the twentieth century. On April 23rd 1896 Thomas Edition showed the first publicly-projected motion picture at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in New York City. From there the film industry had an explosive growth rate. In fact,

A new trajectory for the independent film industry has just begun. The flexibility that mobile technology provides has not only accelerated the revolution indie film production, but also it has offered the opportunity for indie filmmakers to produce films by using an alternative filmmaking technique, with no budget or micro-budget. In recent years, the demand for agility and versatility life style has risen rapidly while the development of mobile technology has been advancing. Needless to say, software and hardware always go hand in hand, in which, a myriad of apps and gadgets have been invented to especially make compatible with iPhone and iPad. That said, independent film industry has just entered a disruptive stage.

Kanye West, a famous hip-hop artist, stated in the latest episode of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” that “the internet destroyed the music industry” (2015). What did he mean by this? He meant that since the boom of technology and the immergence of the Internet, it is easy for someone to place a file on the internet and share it worldwide. File sharing, in and of itself, is not illegal. The problem or the legality of file sharing comes to play when you share or receive a file that you did not pay for yourself. The copyright laws state that it is unlawful to download or share copyrighted works such as music or movies without the expressly written consent or authorization of the copyright owner. The music and motion picture industry have taken an aggressive approach in efforts to stop illegal file sharing and piracy. When I think of files sharing, the first couple of services that comes to mind are Napster and Pirate Bay.