Includes interviews with Peter Weir, Jill Bilcock, John Seale, Bruce Carter, David Stratton, Bruce Beresford.
There are many books available about breaking into the film and television industries, including tips on writing your own screenplays, impressing producers, or choosing a good film school. Unfortunately for talented hopefuls living in Australia, these are written largely by Hollywood for Hollywood, and for the most part, they bear very little resemblance to the reality of choosing a big or small screen career in Australia.
Equally, there are many fine collections of interviews with Australian screen industry talents, legends and professionals, who seem to have been asked every conceivable insightful question except one: How?
'Film: It's A Contact Sport' is the ultimate guide for screen-struck job seekers or film enthusiasts who want to understand the workings of this formidable business. It explores the politics, the technology, the job requirements, and the behind the scenes reality of great film, television, and documentary productions. Most importantly it provides original stories and priceless insights from many of Australia's best known screen professionals.
Luminaries such as Peter Weir, Bruce Beresford, Jill Bilcock, John Seale and their industry colleagues offer their own personal career histories, providing a unique portrait of Australia's film and television culture over the last few decades, as well as an overview of the current state of the screen arts, and projections for the future of this ever-changing industry.
With a broad range of contributors, 'Film: It's A Contact Sport' contains a wealth of specific advice for the would-be editor, cinematographer, director, gaffer, wildlife documentarian, television producer, film critic, sound designer, digital effects wizard, or location manager.
'Film: It's A Contact Sport' is the first and only resource of its kind for anyone interested in some of the most unusual and creatively satisfying careers in Australia today.
