Monthly Archives: July 2010

by Rachael

Attested development: my TV Mini Lab workshop

TV is definitely cool again. And I will be doing my bit to help make it cooler this September at Adelaide’s TV Mini Lab.

The brainchild of the South Australian Film Corp, the TV Mini Lab will help up to ten TV projects reach pitch readiness, with the ultimate aim of stimulating local production for their new studios.

From the perspective of both a writer who developed a drama project with Southern Star and now a development exec helping the company shape drama projects for network pitching, I’ll be outlining various processes, models and creative approaches undertaken at Southern Star for making drama projects network friendly.

Applications close August 6 through the SAFC, so get yourself a form (and hopefully a South Australian based producer) and I hope to see you there.

by Rachael

this week at FOMM: Richard Keddie

Rise to Power of the Telemovie
Richard Keddie

The ’80s was the era of the “historical miniseries”, and particularly the political one (remember The Dismissal?). Now, with Hawke having taken centre stage, and the Whitlam-esque Cleo to come, producer Richard Keddie (Hawke, Curtin) looks at the rise and rise of the period telemovie and the real-life aspects that make them so powerful.

Hawke

Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, July 30
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter

An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.

Free entry. All welcome.

by Rachael

this week at FOMM: Jon Reiss

Thinking Outside the Box Office
Indie Strategies for Success

Known variously as one of “10 Digital Directors to Watch” (Daily Variety) and “the subculture guy”, America’s Jon Reiss produced and directed Bomb It!, a feature film about graffiti and the battle over visual public space. Based on his experience releasing with a hybrid strategy, he wrote Think Outside the Box Office: The Ultimate Guide to Film Distribution in the Digital Era.

Using examples such as The Age of Stupid, Jon will share innovative tools and strategies for filmmakers to distribute and promote their films in an overcrowded marketplace.

Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, July 23
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter

still from Bomb It!

still from Bomb It!

An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.

Free entry. All welcome.

by Rachael

this week at FOMM: Alice Bell

Creative Force
Alice Bell

Alice Bell is known for creating explosive and unpredictable characters, from the murderous “Hurricane” Katrina in Bell’s first feature Suburban Mayhem which screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, to the risk-taking schoolgirl Violet, in last year’s AFTRS film of the same name. She talks here about the importance of breathing life and surprise into a script, drawing from all of these projects and her next, Gin & Tonic.

Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, July 16
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter
Bonnie Sveen as Violet

An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.

Free entry. All welcome.

by Rachael

this week at FOMM: Lou

Defining Characters
Belinda Chayko on Lou*

In order to attract finance, most Australian films these days are having to secure internationally renowned talent. Belinda Chayko, the AWGIE winning writer (Saved) and second time director (City Loop) tells how this project went from being a university script to securing John Hurt (Harry Potter, Alien) – all through having well-defined characters.
Lou

Time: 5-6pm
Date: Friday, July 9
Event: Friday On My Mind
Venue: AFTRS Theatre, Fox Entertainment Quarter

An inspiring AFTRS event bringing you face to face with the industry’s brightest thinkers.

Free entry. All welcome.
* Special screening of Lou in full after the Q&A