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Musical Modernism In Brian May's Australian Film Scores, Rebecca Coyle, Michael Hannan
Musical Modernism In Brian May's Australian Film Scores, Rebecca Coyle, Michael Hannan
Dr Rebecca Coyle
No abstract provided.
Marking Time In The Barry Mckenzie Films' Music, Rebecca Coyle, Michael Hannan
Marking Time In The Barry Mckenzie Films' Music, Rebecca Coyle, Michael Hannan
Dr Rebecca Coyle
This article examines aspects of the music of the Barry McKenzie films directed by Bruce Beresford (The adventures of Barry McKenzie, 1972, and Barry McKenzie holds his own, 1974), with particular regard to the ways in which the music places the films in a set of historical contexts. First, the music composed by former advertising songwriter Peter Best, reflects a particular approach to film music associated with the revival of the Australian film industry. Second, performance numbers in each film can be heard in the context of collections of sea shanties and bush ballads. The bawdy nature of the songs …
Thwack! Hearing The Motion In Animation, Rebecca Coyle
Thwack! Hearing The Motion In Animation, Rebecca Coyle
Dr Rebecca Coyle
No abstract provided.
'Now You Blokes Own The Place': Representations Of Japanese Culture In Recent Australian Cinema, Rebecca Coyle
'Now You Blokes Own The Place': Representations Of Japanese Culture In Recent Australian Cinema, Rebecca Coyle
Dr Rebecca Coyle
No abstract provided.
Showing Some Fight: Kemira’S Challenge To Industrial Relations, Rebecca Coyle, Lisa Milner
Showing Some Fight: Kemira’S Challenge To Industrial Relations, Rebecca Coyle, Lisa Milner
Dr Rebecca Coyle
Inspired by the ‘Work Choices’ policies initiated by the Coalition-led Australian Federal Government in 2006, this paper offers a historical overview of Australian documentaries associated with industrial relations. Our paper will case study the 1984 film Kemira: Diary Of A Strike (dir. Tom Zubrycki) documenting the 1982 BHP sacking of 400 miners, and the 16-day occupation of the Kemira pit by 31 miners. As a government-funded, union-sanctioned and award-winning film, Kemira holds a particular place in Australian documentary genre. We will outline how the perspective of the film, which focused attention on the miners' families, was conveyed via the diegesis, …