DRAFT VERSION
About the cover photo:
The granite, 46-meter-high Wave Rock locates in the wheat belt of Western Australia near Perth.
When 'Real' Counts GO Australia
Ben Meyers
Editor in Chief
Editorial
Welcome to Ben Meyers International Entertainment Magazine Second Volume with a focus on Australia's Entertainment Industry.
The vast landscape, indigenous people, and deep reliance on cattle and sheep stations, drive much of Australia's film themes. Australia's unique geological location as a large southern landmass, its relationship to the United Kingdom, and the original British populations who settled Australia also contribute and form its creative relationship with the entertainment industry. Australia is a youthful country when counted from the first influx of immigrants from Britain. Its lack of age-maturity also hugely influence its creative output. While it offers several film festivals, this issue chooses to focus on Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and Sydney Film Festival (SFF) due to their income producing ability, attraction of larger international audiences, and a significant interest in the future of entertainment...virtual reality productions. Ben Meyers International Entertainment Magazine welcomes you to the second draft of its evolving magazine.
Ben Meyers
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CONTENTS
Broadening and Expanding Focus, Those 'Marvellous' Inventors and Experimenters
How Stars Are Born, Stars Then and Now
Those 'Marvellous' Australian Film Festivals!
Places to Go and Things to See
When 'Real' Counts, GO Australia
Broadening and Expanding Focus, Those Marvellous Inventors and Experimenters
by Ben Meyers
From collegiate film studies I integrated an understanding that the beginning of the European film industry has been deeply driven by France and French inventors of moving picture equipment. I was surprised to find in the first volume of this magazine that other countries, such as Germany, had arrived at the almost simultaneous release of various motion picture machines within their own countries. But, with research on Australia I was thrown back into France and the invention of the Lumiere Brothers' Cinematographe with its ability to project images on a screen for many people to see as well as be portable and easily moved to other venues. I also saw that while other inventions were often kept within the borders of their countries of origin, the Lumiere Brothers were traveling to other countries and educating them about this new invention. They were also ensuring the rich and the poor had access to this wonder. In 1896 they visited Australia to demonstrate their invention. An Australian theatre actor continued to work with the Cinematographe for 4 years in South Australia.
August and Louis Lumiere
How Australian Stars Were Born
Australian Stars, Then and Now
As entertainment began to move toward moving pictures, Australia began to experience its first moving picture 'stars'. Two favorites began to rise in the black and white, silent era: Lottie Lyelle and Raymond Longford. A movie that has survived that era is the 1919 movie The Silent Bloke.
During World War II era, new stars began to rise, some to gain international as well as domestic appreciation. One was Errol Flynn and another was Dame Judith Anderson.
Erroll Flynn Dame Judith Anderson
Now, audiences focus on the Australian talents of Hugh Jackman, Chris Hemsworth, and Nicole Kidman.
Today, due in part to greater mobility, Australian stars have impacted the industry on the international level.
Australian Film Festival Awards
Those 'MARVELLOUS' Australian Film Festivals!
While there are several Australian film festivals, the festivals that draw international attention and provide the most income for the Australian economy are the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) and the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) winter festivals.
Month seasons are arranged differently in the Southern hemisphere than in the Northern hemisphere. Spring is September, October, November. Summer is December, January, February. Autumn is March, April, May. Winter is June, July, August.
WINTER
The Sydney Film Festival
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
June
The Sydney Film Festival focuses on feature length films, short films, family films, retrospective, animations, and documentaries.
Sydney is the home of Disney Australia Studio, a studio that integrates for every size film and television production.
The Melbourne International Film Festival
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
July/August
Melbourne International Film Festival focuses on virtual reality, feature length film, and short films.
Melbourne hosts a significant international student base and is regarded as a city of high culture. It has representation of the world religious faiths but the majority of the population professes no religion.
Melbourne, Australia is home to approximately 5.2 million inhabitants and its architecture is a mixture of young and old due to its longstanding age.
Places to Go and Things to See
MUSEUM OF UNDERWATER ART QUEENSLAND
SIR THOMAS BRISBANE PLANETARIUM
SURF AND SKI
KRYAL CASTLE
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CUISINE
PAVLOVA
BUSH TUCKER
MENZ HONEY COMB TOFFEE
VEGEMITE
MILO
MALOO
VAUXHALL
STEBER BOATS
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AUSTRALIAN POTTERY
SURF BOARDS
BILLABONG, QUICK SILVER, RIP CURL
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When 'Real' Counts GO Australia
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
BLUE HEELER
AUSTRALIAN CHARBRAY
AUSTRALIAN WHITE SHEEP
AUSTRALIAN MERINO SHEEP
WILDLIFE
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AUSTRALIAN MOVIES
LEATHER GOODS
RAIL TOURS
SYDNEY ADELAIDE PERTH ON THE INDIAN PACIFIC
When 'Real' Counts GO Australia
This magazine is informationally driven by the following websites which we are gratefully indebted to and thank you for the collections of information we had access to create the draft issue of Ben Meyers International Entertainment Magazine Focus Australia.
Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Wikipedia, X.com, Facebook, Google, IMDb, Internet Archive
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