book - A Seat Under the Stars - A History of Shell's Work with Film in Australia . 00-00-1989 |
Harvey Mitchell
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A detailed history of Austalia's Shell Film Unit, with a chapter on London's Shell Film Unit.[full record]
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web - An Annotated Bibliography of The Back of Beyond : index . 10-10-1998 |
Chi WONG
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chapter - An Australian Film Reader : A Documentary Aesthetic . 00-00-1985. pp.92-97 |
John Heyer
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John Heyer talks about filmmaking in Australia from 1920s to 1950s, government and private intervention, and how The Back of Beyond fits into the Australian ...[full record]
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chapter - An Australian Film Reader : The Back of Beyond . 00-00-1985. pp.98-99 |
Alan Stout
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This is a review by Alan Stout which was broadcasted over a radio programme in 1954. It tells what the film is about, what kind of shots to expect and encour...[full record]
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chapter - Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years : Into the Void 1951-64 . 00-00-1983. pp.193-195 |
Graham Shirley,
Brian Adams
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Mainly discussing the production process, problems and the reception of the film.[full record]
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chapter - Australian Film 1900-1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production : The Back of Beyond . 00-00-1980. p.286 |
Andrew Pike,
Ross Cooper
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This book documents, among many other Australian films (as the title suggests), The Back of Beyond, telling briefly what the film is about and its production...[full record]
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journal - Australian Film in the 1950s Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media and Culture 1 V1. 00-00-1987. p.n/a |
Tom O'Regan
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O'Regan talks about Australian films and the film industry in the 1950s. He discussses the "mechanics" (with specific reference to The Overlanders, 1946) beh...[full record]
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book - Australian Film: A Bibliography : No Title . 00-00-1997. p.356 |
Brian Reis
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chapter - Australian National Cinema : A distinct place in the cinema . 00-00-1996. pp.232-257 |
Tom O'Regan
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Looks at Australian cinema with regards to:
Unoriginality and Cultural Weakness
Negotiating Political Weakness
Australian Cinema's In-betweenness
The Imp...[full record]
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chapter - Australian National Cinema : Making A Distinct Cinema . 00-00-1996. p.270 |
Tom O'Regan
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Here, O'Regan cultivates the idea that whole generations foster a set of prescribed filmic expectations and/or phenomena.This, he believes, leads to the deve...[full record]
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book - Australian post-war documentary film: an arc of mirrors . 00-00-2008 |
Deane Williams
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Looks at Australian documentary filmmaking in the 1940s and 1950s.[full record]
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journal - Back of Beyond Hemisphere, Films and Filming V1. p.9 |
Author Unknown,
Kenneth Gay
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It is basically a review that gives
a synopsis of what the film is about and what to expect to see in the film.
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chapter - Back of Beyond: Discovering Australian Film and Television : Formative Landscapes . 00-00-1988. pp.20-33 |
Ross Gibson
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This is a great essay that discusses how Australian films and identity is related to the landscape.[full record]
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web - Continuum - The Australian Journal of Media and Culture : Nation Building - The Post War Documentary in Australia (1945-1953) . 05-01-1996 |
Albert Moran
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Discusses the tension and division in the Film Division, and also the film styles and themes of documentaries at that time.[full record]
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journal - Film & its near neighbour: the Australian film & television interface The Converging of Film and Television. 00-00-1989. pp.15-24 |
Tom O'Regan
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The article discusses the film and television industry from the 1960s-1980's, and the changes that occurred over three decades. The essay reveals that becaus...[full record]
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chapter - Film scripts and music score : No Title . 00-00-1953. p.n.p. |
John Heyer
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1. First draft of the shooting script for 'The back of beyond', written by Heyer at Beecroft during Feb. and Mar. 1953. The original working title was 'A car...[full record]
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journal - Films for Birdsville: the movies come to Centralia The Bulletin V73. p.35 |
Douglas Stewart
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This is not so much of a review as you can tell from the date of publication. It is more of a preview, or a
report that Douglas Stewart wrote, after coming b...[full record]
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journal - John Heyer: Documentary Film Maker Cinema Papers. pp.120-122 |
Gordon Glenn,
Ian Stocks
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John Heyer talks about the production process of The Back of Beyond, how the idea came about, the objective of the film and working with Shell.[full record]
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newspaper - No Title The Bulletin. 31-03-1954. p.19 |
Author Unknown
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This Sydney paper gives a short account of the film and a brief reading into the film too.
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journal - No Title Look and Listen. 01-03-1954. p.19 |
Author Unknown
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journal - No title Kinematograph Weekly 3187 V617. 09-11-1968. p.18 |
Author Unknown
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Full text available online:
http://communication.students.rmit.edu.au/1997/chi_kong_wong/cinema/KINE1968.HTM[full record]
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journal - On 'The Back of Beyond' Interview with Ross Gibson Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media and Culture V1. pp.80-92 |
Tom O'Regan,
Brian Shoesmith,
Albert Moran
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A lengthy discussion by Tom O'Regan, Albert Moran, Brian Shoesmith and Ross Gibson about The Back of Beyond and
representations of masculinity, Aboriginality...[full record]
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newspaper - Outstanding Film on the Outback The Age. 20-03-1954. p.17 |
Brian McArdle
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A general review of the film which does not tell the content of the film, but talks about the style and the
location chosen. It also gives a reason for its n...[full record]
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web - Screen Network Australia : Great Moments on the Australian Screen |
Author Unknown
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Includes credits, synopsis, background, location notes, distribution, awards won, an advertising poster, stills, a short video clip (which will need Quicktim...[full record]
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web - Senses of Cinema : An Interview With Jane Mills . 01-03-2001 |
Fiona Villella
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An indepth interview with Jane Mills, editor of the Australian Screen Classics series. Mills expresses some interesting ideas about reclaiming Australian fil...[full record]
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journal - Shell-less Australia Film Culture V1. p.23 |
Joel Wolcott
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This review does not tell much about the contents of the film but provides a look at the life in the outback
and what the crew had to go through for this film.[full record]
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newspaper - Skill and Beauty in 'Documentaries' The Sydney Morning Herald. 25-03-1954. p.2 |
Author Unknown
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A general review which tells a little about what to expect in the film. It also mentions that it will be shown
in the Sydney Film Festival. Part of this arti...[full record]
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chapter - South of the West: Postcolonialism and the Narrative Construction of Australia : Yarning . 00-00-1992. pp.135-157 |
Ross Gibson
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This chapter in the book talks about The Back of Beyond in relation to nationalism, developmentalism, assimilation of races, multiculturalism, "narrative hum...[full record]
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journal - The Back of Beyond Filmnews, Screen Education V6. p.45 |
Author Unknown
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Being an article in a journal meant for education, this review gives, besides a short synopsis and some press opinions, some questions for students, teachers...[full record]
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journal - The Back of Beyond... Hauling Mails, Freight over Long, Lonely Australian Route Truck and Bus Transportation V18. pp.50-51 |
Author Unknown
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The article contains stills, production process and problems the crew faced.[full record]
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book - The Back of Beyond: A Study by Eric Else . 00-00-1968 |
Eric Else
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A compilation of articles, history of the Birdsville Track, maps, poems written by Douglas Stewart,stills, reviews, stories surrounding the Birdsville Track,...[full record]
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book - The Birdsville Track . 00-00-1971 |
Joycelyn Burt
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Lots of pictures of The Birdsville Track. More of a survival guide book to The Birdsville Track. Includes description and short history of the track.[full record]
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book - The Birdsville Track and Other Poems . 00-00-1955 |
Douglas Stewart
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This book contains poems written by Stewart Douglas after he visited the area in connection with the script of The Back of Beyond, on which he was working wi...[full record]
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journal - To Go Back and Beyond Continuum: The Australian Journal of Media and Culture V2. pp.159-164 |
Stuart Cunningham
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In this article, Cunningham adds more points of view about The Back of Beyond to the interview with Ross Gibson. He offers his view of "delegation", "de-dram...[full record]
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