| Reference Type |
book
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| Title |
Australian Documentary |
| Chapter/Web article title |
Australian broadcasting cultures and documentar practice since the late 1980's |
| Author(s) | Trish Fitzsimons,Pat Laughren,Dugald Williamson |
| Town |
Melbourne |
| State |
VIC |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
00-00-2011 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
163 |
| Comments |
This book and chapter is incredibly useful with a great deal of information not just on documentaries, the documentary makers, but also the decision making process behind the scenes at the television stations. (Airlie) |
| Synopsis |
The chapter titled âBroadcasting cultures and documentary practice since the late 1980âsâ covers the changes and attitudes of the television networks regarding documentary with the focus being on the ABC as they showed a greater interest in Australian content, including documentary. It includes information regarding the ABC setting up the first dedicated Documentary unit in July 1987 which was responsible for purchasing international documentary, producing in-house documentary and codifying and expanding the ABCâs intersection with independent producers. All of this is shown to be responsible for the ABC being in a position to offer more work for documentary makers at a time when full-time jobs in documentary with other organisations such as Film Australia were declining.
The chapter then goes on to discuss the role that David Goldie and his documentary, Out of Sight, Out of Mind played in developing one important style that had a great deal in common with the reinvigorated Four Corners. It mentions that this production and the others that Goldie produced in the similar style, of being two 90 minute episodes, dealing with heavy social issues and being of a much higher production value were impossible to produce in either the more âcottage industryâ independent documentary community or within the timeframes of ABC current affairs yet the success of Out of Sight, Out of Mind being the top-rated program in its time slot across all free to air channels proved that it was a positive move. (Airlie)
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