So this is a little overwhelming. My baby is called WOKE UP, AUSTRALIA!. In a nutshell… Australia, we’ve got a problem. Cancel culture is tearing us apart. Battlelines have been drawn on social media, as shock jocks shout from the sidelines and Aussies choose their sides. What’s got into us? In the land of the …
That’s right. Jack Irish series three. My brilliant husband’s labour of love, along with the contributions of some other hacks… Andrew Knight, Matt Cameron, and Alli Parker, starring Guy Pearce and made under the always sharp eye of Ian Collie. I snuck a sneaky peek at the rough cuts over the husband’s shoulder. And it’s …
A call-out to my brilliant brethren in Sydney. I need your help (And please feel free to share this round. The more, the merrier). Why? Well, further to my last post, I love my job, in part because I never really know what I’ll be doing from one minute to the next. Case in point. …
Good Question. Well, here’s a taster. And it might give you a sense of why I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else. Exhibit 1: For the past month or so, on ABC Australia, I’ve been re-watching the TV series I co-wrote: ‘The Pacific (etc. etc. longest title ever conceived – and not my choice) …
Know what makes me smile? Seeing world-class, kick-arse Australian TV. And that’s what I was privileged to be involved with last night. Channel 7 screened a preview of the first two episodes of Secret Bridesmaids’ Business and I was lucky enough to be in the audience. The production is lush and stunning to look at, …
Well, that whole “The Pacific in the Wake of Captain Cook with Sam Neill” thing is the gift that just keeps on giving. Now, the script I co-wrote has bagged a nomination from the Australian Writers’ Guild for documentary or factual series. Not too shabby at all. Looking forward to the party, win or lose.
As is my way, I’m going to tell you a little story. And then I want to ask you a question. The people and project involved shall remain anonymous to protect the innocent. And the not-so 😇! So, I was chatting to a friend who works in film and tv the other day (no, to …
Case in point… a close acquaintance is currently working on the production of a high-profile tv series. A scene was written in which one of the characters has a car accident. As written, the character has some facial bruising, and makes much of the physical injury to elicit sympathy. So, it wasn’t simply a case …
So, amongst other attributes, I’d describe myself as moderately intelligent, a fierce advocate for women’s rights, a reader of fine literature, and a writer. So how is it that this steaming pile is my reading material of choice in the hair salon? Believe me, there’s no shortage of high-brow reading material here. But my hairdresser …
Blurbs. Yes, you read correctly. Blurbs. Might seem that the writing of the novel itself is the difficult bit. Nah. It’s the blurb. (And the acknowledgments pages – another story told on another post). How to package an entire story in a handful of digestible, enticing and intriguing sentences? Nightmare. In the film and tv …
Meaghan Wilson Anastasios 