The Australian film industry has been around since the late 1800s but it took until 1970s for it to fully start. This is because, during this period, the Australian government started funding feature films through the Film Finance Cooperation. This sparked an era of ‘Comedy Gold’, in which many cult classics such as Crocodile Dundee and The Castle were made, excellent examples of Australians cinema. However, during this period, larger American films swamped the Australian film industry with their own films. With these larger films, came something that Australian films could not offer, huge advertising budgets. This influx of money resulting in Australia films being pushed out of cinemas. Fast forward to the current day, most Australians
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Film critics often say that one of these is the location in which a film is made and set, however, this is not always true for all Australian movies. Films that are made in Australian, generally have a red, musky feel to them. This is often created through this use of the Australian countryside and outback as well as the saturation of light. A good example of this is the movie, Red Dog, which was shot in WA. This cinematic hue is very evident when watching the Dressmaker, which was filmed on location in the Victorian town, Wimmera-Mallee. In this film, the hue is created in several ways, but mainly through the bland, brown colour of the scenery, as well as the dull sun light. This is just one of the reasons why The Dressmaker is an Australian film.
In 2008, the Film Financial Cooperation merged with the Australian Film Commission, creating Screen Australia. This started a small boom of Australian films such as Red Dog. This continued, and recently funded the film, The Dressmaker. This is important, as film critics say that part of what makes a movie identifiable as Australian is where the money used to produce it comes from. Because of this, films which are made in Australia, but are funded by oversea investors cannot be identified as Australian. Because the film The Dressmaker was funded locally, it can be considered and Australian
Film critics often say that one of these is the location in which a film is made and set, however, this is not always true for all Australian movies. Films that are made in Australian, generally have a red, musky feel to them. This is often created through this use of the Australian countryside and outback as well as the saturation of light. A good example of this is the movie, Red Dog, which was shot in WA. This cinematic hue is very evident when watching the Dressmaker, which was filmed on location in the Victorian town, Wimmera-Mallee. In this film, the hue is created in several ways, but mainly through the bland, brown colour of the scenery, as well as the dull sun light. This is just one of the reasons why The Dressmaker is an Australian film.
In 2008, the Film Financial Cooperation merged with the Australian Film Commission, creating Screen Australia. This started a small boom of Australian films such as Red Dog. This continued, and recently funded the film, The Dressmaker. This is important, as film critics say that part of what makes a movie identifiable as Australian is where the money used to produce it comes from. Because of this, films which are made in Australia, but are funded by oversea investors cannot be identified as Australian. Because the film The Dressmaker was funded locally, it can be considered and Australian