A couple of years ago a friend of filmmaker Tony Ayres gave him a tantalising .what if. proposition: What if there was a small country town in Victoria where people who had been dead for up to 200 years came back to life?
That sparked an idea which he developed with writer Louise Fox and has evolved into Glitch, a six-part supernatural drama for the ABC. Screen Australia has agreed to co-fund the Matchbox Pictures production, which is due to start shooting in October.
The key character is the town.s cop, James, whose wife died from breast cancer two years earlier and reappears. Each episode will introduce a succession of undead characters. No director has yet been announced.
.We don.t often do high-concept supernatural drama in Australia,. Ayres tells If. .It.s my favourite genre. It will be a very Australian spin on the genre. We are looking for emotional truth.
That sparked an idea which he developed with writer Louise Fox and has evolved into Glitch, a six-part supernatural drama for the ABC. Screen Australia has agreed to co-fund the Matchbox Pictures production, which is due to start shooting in October.
The key character is the town.s cop, James, whose wife died from breast cancer two years earlier and reappears. Each episode will introduce a succession of undead characters. No director has yet been announced.
.We don.t often do high-concept supernatural drama in Australia,. Ayres tells If. .It.s my favourite genre. It will be a very Australian spin on the genre. We are looking for emotional truth.
- 5/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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Jessica De Gouw has no permanent home but that.s hardly a sign of an actor who.s out of work.
In July last year De Gouw moved to Los Angeles and quickly landed a recurring role in Arrow, the Us TV series based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, shot in Vancouver.
She then spent seven months in Budapest working on Dracula, NBC.s series that stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the title character, who poses as an American entrepreneur while he seeks revenge on those who cursed him.
In between those series she flew to Perth to play a supporting role in Apocalyptic thriller These Final Hours, the debut feature from writer-director Zak Hilditch. Now she is in country Victoria shooting Matchbox Pictures. crime thriller Cut Snake, opposite Sullivan Stapleton and Alex Russell.
.I am a gypsy. I have no base; my life fits into two suitcases,...
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Jessica De Gouw has no permanent home but that.s hardly a sign of an actor who.s out of work.
In July last year De Gouw moved to Los Angeles and quickly landed a recurring role in Arrow, the Us TV series based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, shot in Vancouver.
She then spent seven months in Budapest working on Dracula, NBC.s series that stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the title character, who poses as an American entrepreneur while he seeks revenge on those who cursed him.
In between those series she flew to Perth to play a supporting role in Apocalyptic thriller These Final Hours, the debut feature from writer-director Zak Hilditch. Now she is in country Victoria shooting Matchbox Pictures. crime thriller Cut Snake, opposite Sullivan Stapleton and Alex Russell.
.I am a gypsy. I have no base; my life fits into two suitcases,...
- 11/27/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The second series of ABC1.s Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries begins shooting in Melbourne this week.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
- 2/17/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The second series of ABC1.s Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries begins shooting in Melbourne this week.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
The 13-part series stars Essie Davis (The Slap, cloudstreet) as detective Phryne Fisher alongside Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Dance Academy), Nathan Page (Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Redfern Now), Hugo Johnstone-Burt (Rake, cloudstreet), Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter The Chamber of Secrets), Tammy MacIntosh (Crownies, East West 101), Travis McMahon (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War), Anthony Sharpe (City Homicide), and Richard Bligh (The Mystery of a Hansom Cab).
Davis'.performance in the first series was recently recognised with an Aacta.nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama.
The second series of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries is based on a number of Kerry Greenwood.s Phryne stories: the Dead Man.s Chest and.Unnatural Habits novels, and various short stories; as well as new crimes from the creators of series one.
- 2/17/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Roger Savage; photo by Zorro Gamarnik
A 40-year veteran of the Australian film industry has been recognised for his achievements by the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.
The Syd Butterworth lifetime Achievement Award went to sound mixer Roger Savage at a ceremony last night at Sydney’s The Establishment.
Savage’s first film was a surf documentary about the 1970 World Championship, Getting Back To Nothing, directed by Tim Burstall in 1971. His next film was Mad Max in 1979 Mad Max, as well as other classics Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Crocodile Dundee. More recently Savage has worked on Mao’s Last Dancer and Mental.
Elsewhere at the awards, Burning Man won the best film sound recording beating out Wish You Were Here, Swerve, Lore and Killer Elite.
In a similar list of nominees, the best Film Sound Design went to Wish You Were Here ahead of Burning Man, Lore,...
A 40-year veteran of the Australian film industry has been recognised for his achievements by the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards.
The Syd Butterworth lifetime Achievement Award went to sound mixer Roger Savage at a ceremony last night at Sydney’s The Establishment.
Savage’s first film was a surf documentary about the 1970 World Championship, Getting Back To Nothing, directed by Tim Burstall in 1971. His next film was Mad Max in 1979 Mad Max, as well as other classics Star Wars: Return of the Jedi and Crocodile Dundee. More recently Savage has worked on Mao’s Last Dancer and Mental.
Elsewhere at the awards, Burning Man won the best film sound recording beating out Wish You Were Here, Swerve, Lore and Killer Elite.
In a similar list of nominees, the best Film Sound Design went to Wish You Were Here ahead of Burning Man, Lore,...
- 11/26/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Sound Guild has announced the winners of.the 2012 Assg Awards.
Held yesterday at The Establishment Ballroom in Sydney, well over a hundred guests were in attendance.
The Assg has reported this year saw a record number of nominations.
Roger Savage (Babe, Moulin Rouge, Mental) was honoured with the Syd Butterworth Lifetime Achievement Award, and in his acceptance speech spoke of the difficulties the industry is currently facing.
.The problem we all face is low budgets,. he said. .We need to adapt to this new environment. It.s not just in Australia, it.s global. What we need to do is adapt and change.
.It is a collaborative industry and I.d like to share (this award) with everyone associated with sound, both past and present..
Best film sound mixing and best soundtrack both went to Killer Elite while Best Film Sound Design was awarded to Wish You Were Here.
Held yesterday at The Establishment Ballroom in Sydney, well over a hundred guests were in attendance.
The Assg has reported this year saw a record number of nominations.
Roger Savage (Babe, Moulin Rouge, Mental) was honoured with the Syd Butterworth Lifetime Achievement Award, and in his acceptance speech spoke of the difficulties the industry is currently facing.
.The problem we all face is low budgets,. he said. .We need to adapt to this new environment. It.s not just in Australia, it.s global. What we need to do is adapt and change.
.It is a collaborative industry and I.d like to share (this award) with everyone associated with sound, both past and present..
Best film sound mixing and best soundtrack both went to Killer Elite while Best Film Sound Design was awarded to Wish You Were Here.
- 11/25/2012
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Ten’s Modern Family topped key advertising demographics in Sunday night’s ratings although the network quickly lost its audience when The New Normal followed.
Modern Family rated 1.034m and was sixth in total viewers. It was the number one show for the evening across the 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.
But The New Normal, also a Us family comedy, averaged just 536,000.
Ten’s thriller Homeland then recovered slightly, averaging a total of 618,000 viewers. It was second in its 8.30pm time slot in 16-39 and 18-49 and third in 25-54.
According to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTAM, Nine’s 60 Minutes at 7.30pm averaged 1.155m viewers. It was third in the night for total viewers, fourth in 16-39 and third in 18-49 and 25-54.
Seven’s Border Security – Australia’s Front Line, also at 7.30pm, rated 945,000 in total viewers. It was 12th in 16-39, 10th in 18-49 and 9th in...
Modern Family rated 1.034m and was sixth in total viewers. It was the number one show for the evening across the 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.
But The New Normal, also a Us family comedy, averaged just 536,000.
Ten’s thriller Homeland then recovered slightly, averaging a total of 618,000 viewers. It was second in its 8.30pm time slot in 16-39 and 18-49 and third in 25-54.
According to preliminary overnight metro ratings from OzTAM, Nine’s 60 Minutes at 7.30pm averaged 1.155m viewers. It was third in the night for total viewers, fourth in 16-39 and third in 18-49 and 25-54.
Seven’s Border Security – Australia’s Front Line, also at 7.30pm, rated 945,000 in total viewers. It was 12th in 16-39, 10th in 18-49 and 9th in...
- 10/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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