Colin Thiele

Episode of Series “The Storymakers”.
Storymakers is a series which highlights different aspects of the process of creating a book and is designed to develop children’s awareness of how books are conceived and created, and to encourage a love of books and reading. In this video, school student, Jonathen Appleton, visits author Colin Thiele to discuss the craft of writing. This program features some scenes from his novels including the classic “Storm Boy”, “The Sun on the Stubble” and the newly published “Jodie’s Journey”.

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Credits

director

Aviva Ziegler

producer

Paul Humfress

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1988

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Group of items

The Storymakers

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324021

Language

English

Subject categories

Literature → Australian literature

Literature → Children's literature

Literature → Thiele, Colin, 1920-

Literature → Writing

People → Thiele, Colin, 1920-

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1988