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We Are The Only State That Does Not Have A State Film Corporation There To Support The Commercial Industry.

In 1975 Australia Was Producing Things Like Picnic At Hanging Rock, In Other Words Films That I Would Consider Still Some Of The Finest Products To Come Out Of Australia. I Think That Our Quality Now Is Less Than It Was Then.

You Have Always Had Individual Directors Who Begin In The Advertising Or Commercial World, But They Are Probably Exceptions Rather Than The Traditional Pattern.

I Think The Long-term Effect Of Video On Cinema Is Good In That What We Are Now Getting Up There On The Screen Is Of Superior Quality. Videos Are Just So Much More Sensitive To The World.

Most Independent Filmmakers In Britain And North America Work For Commercial Crews And Then Have Their Own Projects When They've Got Enough Money Saved Up To Do So.