The Western Australian Museum has just released the enhanced e-book Batavia 1629 - National Heritage Listed Place Guide. I was honoured to be approached by the museum to both design and create this book (a first for the WAM) and to provide my images of these islands to illustrate parts of the book.
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Screenwest Presents Western Australia - an interactive lookbook Today I am pleased to announce my involvement with a new screen initiative here in Western Australia. Screenwest Presents Western Australia - is an interactive Look Book commissioned by Screenwest, as the result of a new film fund from the Western Australian Government. This online interactive book showcases the beauty of Western Australia as a haven for filmmakers both domestic and international. My role within this project included; Design consulation and development with Screenwest Image sourcing Text copy Interactivity Tourism WA and Regional Development Commission liaison Supply of some images covering my location scouting Screenwest and the WA State Government are pleased to launch the $20M Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive, as announced by Culture and Arts Minister David Templeman at CinefestOZ in Busselton on Friday night. Together with the State’s $105M election commitment towards building a world class film studio in Perth, this unprecedented investment into the WA screen industry is designed to attract footloose national and international productions to Western Australia. The launch of the WA Production Attraction Incentive complements the WA Screen Industry Strategy, which is currently being developed by the State Government, to ensure WA is best placed to […]
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In partnership with Screenwest and Goldfields-Esperance Development Commission, Ian Brodie Consulting has worked on showcasing the incredible landscapes and people of the region, through two film guides; Imagine That and On Location. Both documents offer a snapshot for filmmakers and visitors alike to connect with the stories and sites special to this part of the world. Imagine That is a Location Guide of the region from Hopetoun to Coolgardie, highlighting all the sites in the region that are a filmmaker's dream. It includes location information such as climate and drive times, local government contacts and a visual journey throughout the distinct sub-regions in the vast Goldfields-Esperance area. On Location is a filmography of productions already shot in the region, including both high profile feature films like Son of a Gun and grassroots hits like Desert Collectors and international favourite Aussie Gold Hunters. See the region's sites on your screen! This partnership also involved mentoring a photographer from the region and Jayde Guest from Esperance was chosen. The brief from Screenwest and GEDC was reasonably broad. Travel the region, devlop your own itinerary, look for film locations that could be utilised, photograph them and then create two PDF guides. What a great 8 days we had together travelling from Hopetoun in the south to Kalgoorlie in the north, […]
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