Obesity is now as an epidemic, and one in which Australia is a world leader. We have all heard the statistics, but what is it going to take for Australians to get off the couch and into the gym?
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Over the years, writers and critics have tried to pin down exactly what it is that constitutes the appeal of stories and the telling of stories. One relatively recent example is Christopher Booker's 2004 work, The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories. Booker describes his goal as to convey "und...
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There are two ways of using this film: firstly as a way into a small part of the life of Keats or secondly as a study in film. Campion's skill as a filmmaker is such that the latter is a very important consideration for teaching , and, accompanied as the film is by a unit of work for teachers tha...
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The rise of online journalism and advertising has cast the future of the newspaper industry into doubt. In light of the UK phone-hacking scandal, Dave Hoskin discusses recent documentary Page One: Inside The New York Times, and considers what it would mean to see one of the pillars of the fourth ...
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In this two-part series on the ?moving camera?, Mike Jones examines camera techniques through the principles of mode, means and method. This instalment explores mode, revealing how the camera participates in the creation and expression of cinematic ideas and the way these techniques engender spec...
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This is the second part of Screen Education?s special feature exploring camera movement. This instalment aims to marry the aesthetic result of camera motion with the techniques, choices and problem-solving imperatives undertaken by filmmakers.
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Bringing a beloved novel to the screen is a delicate matter, requiring a carefully considered balance between fidelity and innovation. Despite Cloudstreet?s many virtues, its reluctance to stray too far from the source text results in a series that fails to make the most of the visual medium, wri...
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Nurses, entertainers, typists, factory workers, farm workers, journalists and cartographers are just some of the roles that women have played in Australia's wartime past.
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Selecting additional texts for the HSC Area of Study (AOS) 'belonging' can seem a daunting process to some students. If they are conscious of choosing texts that have clear connections to the Board of Studies (BOS) prescriptions rubric, then carefully analyse that text through continual reference...
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Young people are playing an important role in determining how we embrace the opportunities presented by new digital technologies. Consequentially, they are also best placed to develop socially conscious attitudes that will establish how film and television content is valued and the rights of crea...
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A focus on camera, sound and editing do not necessarily provide students with an understanding of the actual thought processes of directors, write Yifat Ben-David Kolikant and Elad Fichman. This article seeks to produce a method for teaching students to read films through an emphasis on the conce...
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Film as Text. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008) draws on a harrowing interview between British television identity David Frost and a post-presidency Richard Nixon, but is not always historically accurate. Despite this, it is a powerful reminder of the tenuous line that barely separates the personal ...
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Literacy has traditionally centered on reading and writing. The Information Age, however, requires an expanded definition of literacy that includes movies, television, the Internet, computers and other new technologies.
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Greta Parry ventures into the magical world of Re-Enchantment, an exciting multiplatform resource exploring the enduring appeal and universal themes of some beloved classics.
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With everything that has happened in the world in the last five years, it has become impossible for teachers to ignore the issue of terrorism in the classroom. How do you answer students questions? How can you attempt to dispel the myths and generalisations surrounding such a complex issue?
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Genetically modified (GM) is a term that most people would be familiar with. One of the most sensitive areas of genetic modification is food production. What strange genes are being spliced into our foods? Should we avoid these foods? Do we even know what they look like?
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Civilian footage has become the common coin of democratic movements everywhere. Anthony Carew examines the uneasy relationship between amateur footage and reality in films that address recent turmoil in Asia and the Middle East.
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Drive addresses the issue of the above-average road toll for young men in rural north-west Tasmania. The film is infused with a terrible sadness, but for a work addressing such a complex social situation there is a surprising lack of external experts, writes Fiona Trigg.
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Drought is almost a feature of Australia's landscape. The idea of "droughts and flooding rains" is so much a part of our national identity that we have come to expect the dry spells. But as the current drought refuses to break we have to wonder how our rural communities are going to survive.
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In 2004, the Australian media was filled with controversy relating to the use of drugs in sport. Why do althetes use drugs, how do they avoid detection and are authorities doing enough to catch cheating athletes?
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Anne Vize suggests some fun primary-level activities to encourage and inspire students with developing language skills, such as ESL students.
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Our emotional responses to films are of the utmost importance, writes Alex Gerbaz, whether we are studying them or simply watching them for enjoyment. Not only are they at least as crucial to our enjoyment of a film as our rational responses, but they are also essential to the formation of any go...
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Boris Trbic introduces students to various forms of film criticism in Australia and examines the differences and similarities between reviewing for print, broadcast and web-based media.
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Hollywood has stars, glitz, glamour and - it seems - faith in abundance. From the Western fascination with Buddhism to the new in religion, Kabbalah, Hollywood is an eclectic spiritual melting pot.
Am lie lends itself perfectly to the study of a film as text in English from Years 9 to 11. It deals with ideas ranging from fate and chance to the complexities of human interaction, all wrapped in a visually superb story about the life of a woman who seeks meaning through helping others and, eve...
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Boy (2009) is a New Zealand feature film directed by Taika Waititi. The film is rated M and is suitable for secondary students in Years 10 12 undertaking English, Literature, Media, and Health and Human Development.
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During World War One and Two Indigenous people were not officially allowed to join the armed services so many lied about their ethnicity in order to be admitted; this meant that for a long time Australians were not aware of how many Indigenous soldiers had given their lives in our nation's defence.
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How do we make sense of a documentary that explores the problem of product placement while being entirely funded by product placement? Does Morgan Spurlock?s POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold shed light on the complex issues surrounding advertising in the cinema, Dave Hoskin as...
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Film as Text. In 2001: A Space Odyssey director Stanley Kubrick examines the place that humans occupy in the universe, asking some extremely weighty questions about the way humanity has evolved and suggesting what the next stage of our evolution will be like.
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