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. Ann Macbeth badbringday Change image and share on social
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. Ann Macbeth americabritaincommercial Change image and share on social
Ten years ago I was not heavily involved in the film world but on reflection it was a boom time with the mineral boom happening, so there was immense growth for industrial training films, documentaries to do with the mining, and the outback world. Ann Macbeth agoboomdocumentary share on social
The more commercial work that is happening, the more people are operating cameras and are setting up studio lights, the greater the opportunity for drama production to happen. Ann Macbeth cameracommercialdrama Change image and share on social
You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the traditional pattern. Ann Macbeth advertisebegincommercial Change image and share on social
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. Ann Macbeth australiafilmfine share on social
They will open up to what I would call corporate broadcastings where the non-commercial material will have air time. There's no possibility of that here right now, none. Ann Macbeth airbroadcastingcall Change image and share on social
Video just accesses international information so much more readily. Ann Macbeth accessinformationinternational Change image and share on social
We discovered that there was a great deal of keen interest in America for the kinds of products that we thought could be produced here. Also there was an interest in Britain for Australian material generally. Ann Macbeth americaaustralianbritain share on social
The existing documentary makers still believe that it is impossible to produce drama material in this State, otherwise they would be doing it, they say. Ann Macbeth documentarydramaexist Change image and share on social
