A graphic satire on the representation of violence in the cinema, this early work by George Miller has “psychologist and media critic”, Dr. Edgar Fine, providing an academic account on the various theories around this subject. What starts as a fairly didactic and dry discourse on violence in the cinema takes a turn for the gruesomely demonstrative. Brutal acts are performed in visceral detail. This short by Miller was also his first collaboration with producer Byron Kennedy, whom he met at the University of New South Wales. The success of this collaboration led them to form the production company Kennedy Miller and to embody their fascination with violence in the feature film, ‘Mad Max’ (1979).
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011551
Language
English
Audience classification
Mediatheque - not for children (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Violence in motion pictures
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Violence in motion pictures
Experimental
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
MOV file H264; NFSA Digital Access Copy