Comments on: Make Our Myths

By: Myth Making, Chindian Diaries and Diaspora Films @ ICE - Design Federation

Myth Making, Chindian Diaries and Diaspora Films @ ICE - Design Federation — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 22:20:58 +0000

[…] the 13th of Oct we have Point of View, a forum exploring the idea of Myth Making in screenwriting, and how this might be the answer to the fragile Australian film industry. Tickets […]

By: Houston Chorley

Houston Chorley — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:23:09 +0000

Who says we have to look for Australian money to fund a script? If it’s a universal myth you could find the funding any where.

By: Luci Temple

Luci Temple — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:54:07 +0000

Unfortunately, it’s not screenwriters who determine which movies get made. The success or failure of the Australian film industry doesn’t sit at the feet of writers, unless we become more involved in the decision making process as producers, in which case we’ll have more influence.

By: Matthew Schelle

Matthew Schelle — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:55:34 +0000

In the past I have commented on the same myth building in British films, case-in-point Carol Reed’s production of The Third Man. It’s primarily a story regarding an American in Vienna, yet it’s hailed as one of the best British films of all time. It goes beyond the parameters of “what the british story is” and is a taut and playful thriller striking at the heart of betrayal and friendship. Anybody can buy into that, regardless of what their nationality is. If a Swede had authored it, we’d be calling it a classic Swedish film. All it takes is a writer able to tell the strongest possible story they can, regardless of whether it ticks some box on a funding application.