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The Project Overview
‘The Silver Sun Documentary Project’ will be a
15- 20min documentary made by local artists in Broken Hill. A
professional film and media artist will be appointed by Metro Screen
and spend three weeks as an artist in residency, training 12 locals in
all areas of filmmaking from pre production, camera operation, editing
and post production.
See what the ABC is saying about the project here
Proposed Workshop Dates
Sat 30th & Sun 31st May | Sat 6th & Sun 7th June | Sat 13th & Sun 14th 2009
Metro Screen’s Mobile Unit will set up a studio space in Broken Hill
complete with cameras, filming equipment and editing suites. This
studio space will be the base for all workshops and become the
production office. The location will be the Town Hall Façade in Broken
Hill.
The workshops will provide valuable skills in all areas of documentary
filmmaking from the conception of the idea to the final screening.
The final documentary will screen in and around Broken Hill as part of
BIG SCREEN, the National Film and Sound Archive’s touring film festival
in 2009.
Download: Silver Sun Project Application Form here
Who Will Run the Project?
Metro Screen
Metro Screen based in Paddington Sydney has been providing training,
equipment hire, and production support for filmmakers for over 25
years. In that time we have trained thousands of people from a wide
cross section of the community, providing them with valuable skills and
experience to start their careers in film, video, TV and portable
content.
Metro Screen’s Mobile Unit is dedicated to providing the same training
and support to areas outside central Sydney. Our Mobile Unit was set up
seven years ago and has trained and worked with over 750 emerging
artists and filmmakers in the areas of project development, video
production, post-production, multimedia and cinema projection.
West Darling Arts
West Darling Arts is a non-profit regional Arts and Cultural
organisation funded by Local and State Government and based in the West
of the Darling Region of NSW, including the local governments of Broken
Hill City Council, Central Darling Shire Council, Wentworth Shire
Council, and the Unincorporated Area of NSW.
Recent projects that have been managed by West Darling Arts are; The
Living Memory of White Cliffs project; which involved workshops,
performance, writing, recording, distributing and broadcasting
contemporary and historical stories that are relevant to the community
of Broken Hill and how it identifies itself.
Partners
National Film and Sound Archive – Big Screen
The Big Screen festival, now in its eighth year, brings programs of
contemporary and classic Australian films to regional, rural and remote
Australian communities. First launched in 2001 as a Centenary of
Federation project, the festival has played to close to 140,000
Australians in more than 50 towns.
Film Broken Hill
Film Broken Hill is a joint initiative of the Far Western Regional
Development Board, the NSW Department of State and Regional
Development, the Commonwealth Department of Transport & Regional
Services, the Broken Hill City Council and local freelance technicians.
We operate under the wing of the City Council and in close
collaboration with the NSW Film & Television Office. We provide a
one-stop information and referral service to filmmakers and commercial
photographers interested in outback locations.
Why Is This Great For Broken Hill?
Skills Development
The workshop components of the project will directly involve building
the skills of local film artists. Metro Screen believes that with the
injection of screen training in Broken Hill and surrounding areas,
local filmmakers will have the opportunity to develop their film making
skills without having to travel long distances and outlay large costs.
Increase in Local and International Film Production
The development of skills locally could lead to an increase in
independent film production and create work for screenwriters,
producers, editors and directors. Metro Screen also recognises the
interest from interstate and international production companies that
have for years brought their productions to Broken Hill because of its
unique filmic scenery. Rather than out sourcing crew, production
companies could look at the prospect of hiring from the network of
artists and technicians within Broken Hill.
With the increase of production in the form of TVCs, television
programs, documentaries and feature films being made in Broken Hill and
with the success of the local Real Deal Film festival, the strengths of
developing a community of professional filmmakers and screen
technicians would be beneficial to the industry in Broken Hill.
The Importance of Community Partnership Programs
A venture like the ‘Silver Sun Documentary Project’ brings together the
arts community within Broken Hill and has the potential to unite
community organisations that will be of importance to local culture for
years to come. Metro Screen and its partners recognise the need within
regional and rural communities to provide such training and the ongoing
benefits for the arts community these ventures provide.
This project was made possible by the Australian Government's regional
arts program, the Regional Arts Fund, which gives all Australians,
wherever they live, better access to opportunities to practice and
experience the arts.
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