Ann Macbeth
Ann Macbeth
Ann Macbethwas a British embroideress and author, a part of the Glasgow Movement and an associate of Charles Rennie Mackintosh...
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aspects english-author people time
For the first time in one place in the west, there were important people from all the other states, all aspects of the film world.
english-author experience favour production quality sitting video
I am very much in favour of video because the quality of production of video is now so good. It is a different experience to sitting in a cinema.
aboriginal english-author groups north northwest
There are Aboriginal groups up north and in the west, northwest of WA, that do not have television, they do not have cinemas, but they do have videos.
cost investment hiring
Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment.
independent america enough
Most independent filmmakers in Britain and North America work for commercial crews and then have their own projects when they've got enough money saved up to do so.
two worst term
The worst thing that you can do in terms of bringing a product up to the market is to be two days after someone else has brought a similar product to the international market-It's dead.
thinking australia rocks
In 1975 Australia was producing things like Picnic at Hanging Rock, in other words films that I would consider still some of the finest products to come out of Australia. I think that our quality now is less than it was then.
thinking long quality
I think the long-term effect of video on cinema is good in that what we are now getting up there on the screen is of superior quality. Videos are just so much more sensitive to the world.
independent people support
We are here predominantly to support independent filmmakers and their needs. We are also here to assist people actually in their production, non-commercial people in their production.
risk world film
Film is the most expensive, highest risk industry in the world.
development be-good industry
I see any production of any nature being good for the development of the whole industry.
support corporations doe
We are the only state that does not have a State Film Corporation there to support the commercial industry.
english-author full point sufficient time
We are not yet at the point where our size, our being the drama industry, is sufficient to support full time professional crews, and that is very very important.
english-author expand people production
It will never be Hollywood, the same way people think it should be. I think it will grow and it will be healthy and it will expand into more than one production house.