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AFTRS SELF-PUBLISHED QUARTERLY JOURNAL: LUMINA

ISSUE/10 OUT NOW

 

Published by AFTRS - LUMINA is dedicated to encouraging challenging discourse on the issues
most significant to the Australian Screen arts and broadcast sector.

 

Reflecting the breadth of contemporary thinking - be that on the specialist crafts of filmmaking, genres, or
methodologies for making feature films in Australia - LUMINA is committed to publishing serious discussion
of subjects interviews essays and reflections from leading thinkers and practitioners that have resonance
for the Australian screen arts and broadcast sector.

 

Purchase hard copies of LUMINA from the AFTRS online e-book store >

 

"Just wanted to say that I have read Lumina from cover to cover
and loved it, as a producer I thought it was extremely informative,
how do I get the next issue?"

Brendan, via email

"lumina looks awesome!!!"

Elliot, via email

 

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LATEST LUMINA NEWS:

• ISSUE 10 & 9 NOW AVAILABLE for FREE download from the iTUNES store as an e-book

 

• ISSUE 10 - 40 YEARS OF AFTRS - AVAILABLE NOW !
  Purchase hard copies from the AFTRS online e-book store now >
  Or pick up a copy from AFTRS next time you are at the School
  Download Lumina 10 from the Apple ibook store >

• LUMINA won a SILVER international IPPY award.
  Read more about our first award >

 

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ISSUE 10 - 40 YEARS OF AFTRS

ISBN 978-0-9806550-9-4

 

In this special issue, dedicated to 40 years of the Australian Film Television and Radio School, we provide the results of a survey of AFTRS Alumni spanning 40 years conducted by IPSOS Social Research Institute. 

The entire results of the survey are reproduced in this issue, along with analysis of the data and what it means. An appendix of Australian feature films made since 1972, highlighting the roles and credits of AFTRS alumni on each film, is included along with a complete list of awards and festivals wins by AFTRS student films over the past 40 years.

Together the survey and data provides a snapshot of a remarkable group of people: AFTRS alumni - talented, optimistic, tenacious and inventive.

 

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ISSUE 9 - THE INTERVIEW ISSUE

ISBN 978-0-9806550-8-7

 

In this issue, which is a collection of Friday on My Mind sessions held at the Australian Film Television and Radio School during 2010 and 2011, we hope to provide a cross-section of the breadth & depth of craft and practice that drives the screen arts and broadcast sectors. The interviews in this issue span film, television and new media and are provided here to share experience, process and points of view from the perspective of Australian practitioners. They are a testament to the insights and generosity of our guests.

 

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ISSUE 8 - THE DOCUMENTARY ISSUE

ISBN 978-0-9806550-7-0

 

In this special issue, dedicated to documentary we explore topics - that will resonate with factual filmmakers and anyone else interested in the art and craft of documentaries - which include: approaches to making documentaries, reflections on the ethics of documentarymaking, the emerging role of
crossplatform, interviews with leading filmmakers and much more...

 

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ISSUE 7 - THE SCREENWRITING ISSUE

ISBN 978-0-9806550-6-3

 

A special issue dedicted to screenwriting this issue explores topics that will surely resonate with screenwriters and anyone else interested in the art and craft of writing for the screen - which includes: the creative process, approaches to writing, the distributors view, a debate on the role of writers/directors and much more...

 

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ISSUE 6 - OLD MEDIA NEW MEDIA: 

ISBN 978-0-9806550-5 - 6

 

Featuring an exploration of topics that will resonate with screen producers and anyone else interested in the rapidly evolving media landscape including: the art of interactivity, the value of comedy teams, crowdfunding, the case for adaptations, profiling the producer of the 21st century, new ways of measuring success, the copywright wars and much more....

 

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ISSUE 5 -  FRIDAY ON MY MIND THE INTERVIEW ISSUE

ISBN 978-0-9806550-4 - 9

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Featuring an  selection of interviews from AFTRS weekly Friday on My Mind intcluding:
Staurt Beattie on Tomorrow when the War Began, Jacquelin Perske on modern family tropes, Brendan Cowell on character acting, Nicholas Carlton on creating drama online, Andrew Knight on the importance of authenticity, Peter Andrikidis who talks about TV & film, Alice Bell on scriptwriting, Justin Monjo on high concept writing, Robert Connolly on film and change, Kriv Stenders on Australian realism Claire McCarthy & Jaimie Hilton on The Waiting City, Sue Taylor discusses The Tree and much more....

• Review the contents of Issue 5 now >
• Go to AFTRS online store now >

 

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ISSUE 4 -  GENRE IS NOT A DIRTY WORD

ISBN 978-0-9806550- 3- 8

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Featuring an interview with Bryan Brown, new thoughts on screenwrting by Stepehn Cleary
a round up on Westerns by David Stratton, a piece on the Road to Hill 60 by David Roach, an
exploration into the state of the Rom Com in Australia by Michael Bodey, Karen Pearlman's
essay on the musical and much more..

• Review the Contents of Issue 4 now >

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ISSUE 3 

ISBN 978-0-9806550-2-5

 

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Featuring interviews with Jeffrey Katzenberg & Mike Selwyn. A memoir by Louis Nowra;
Robert Connolly lays down a challenge on how we measure success in this industry; Tom Zybricki's
Stanley Hawes speech and Friday on My Mind excerpts that include John Collee, David Michod and Claudia Karvan
and lots more....

 

• Review the Contents of Issue 3 now >

 

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ISSUE 2

ISBN 978-0-9806550-1-8

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Issue 2 includes interview with Matthew Weiner, Jan Sardi, Andrew Bovell and Ron Cobb, two white papers;
Embracing innovation: A new Methodology for feature film production in Australia by Robert Connolly and
Confronting the Digital Deadlock by new media expert Jennifer Wilson and a retrospective by
David Stratton on The Great Talkie revolution plus much more…

 

 

• Read a featured extract from Issue 2 now >

 

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"Nearly finished reading issue one which I got the other day - great publication.... !"

Justin, via email

ISSUE 1

ISBN 978-0-9806550-0-1

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This issue includes interviews with Baz Luhrmann, Warwick Thornton,and Jan Chapman, a white paper by
Vincent Sheehan on Why Australian producers should think more
like distributors, a retrospective by David Stratton entitled Tod Browning on the
origins of horror in American Cinema and more….

 

Read a featured extract from Issue 1 now >

 

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Letters can be sent to:

LUMINA Editorial Committee

PO Box 2286 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012

or to:

lumina@aftrs.edu.au

 

 

 

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