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This video sets out to explain the principles of using a video camera. It’s for the filmmaker who wants to understand his most important tool. References to broadcast professional cameras are made, but the examples used are consumer and semi pro cameras, which are by far the most numerous types in use. Suitable for secondary level media students. Show Less

While Lee Whitmore has contributed animation sequences to many feature films, shorts and documentaries, it is her body of four short personal works that are her most unique and original work. The four films are linked through the intimate moments of family life that they depict, the memories they record, and the nostalgic mood of yearning they evoke. The four films use a variety of technical styles, but all are united in a free-flowing, loosely drawn style that is Lee Whitmore’s signature. Traces of Jacques Tati and Yasujiro Ozu can be readily identified in her work, but her whimsical humour, and quiet attention to detail and small gestures are distinctly her own. The programme also includes an in-depth interview with lee Whitmore about her work, and a discussion of the making of each short film. Show Less

'Framed' is about our fascination with faces. It’s about portraits. But what is a portrait? Of course it’s the famous painting on the gallery wall and the notorious candidate for the Archibald Prize. But isn’t it also the cherished photograph you have in your wallet, at your place of work, by your bed? Isn’t it the pin-up on the teenager’s wall or the teenager themselves, posted on the pages of Facebook? Featuring interviews with portrait artists and photographers, sitters and ordinary people, the documentary explores the way we feel about portraits, and the changing nature of the portrait in the modern world. Show Less

This moving documentary features three women who talk about their paintings as an expression of their relationship to their country. The women share a sense of belonging to their place and express this belonging through dance and song and all of their artistic expressions. On a trip into the bush around Cockatoo Lagoon near Kununurra, they explain the stories of their Dreaming and of their land, and talk of their own experiences growing up as workers on stations in the area. Each artist talks about why they paint – to teach and to share stories about their country with others in the community and wider afield. This film is spoken in language, and presents the views and stories of Elders in the community. Show Less