Australia is rushing towards a talent shortage in the film industry over the next five years, says acclaimed producer Tony Ayres, with the demise of Neighbour And other long-running TV series leaves no room for writers, directors and other major creators to develop their skills.
Ayres – whose successful shows include flawAnd the statelessAnd the slapAnd the Barracuda, Seven Kinds of Mystery And the click home – He says that while the local industry is enjoying an unprecedented boom in high-end production, with the international market in mind, these shows offer few opportunities for emerging writers, directors and producers to hone their craft.
Tony Ayres: Programs like Neighbors “give young directors a chance to direct, and new writers a chance to write.”attributed to him:Louie Davis
“What worries me is that there is a methodological flaw, which is that if we just do this kind of premium work, bigger budget, more elite work, there will be a gap in about five years, when one generation advances and another generation has to emerge,” says Ayres. . “Who would these people be if they did not have opportunities to learn?
There is a real and big gap in our production [which was once filled by things] Such as Neighbourgreat offers like packed in raftersAnd the offspringAnd the All Saints The original, longer, returning series, which gave younger directors a chance to direct, gave new writers a chance to write.”
Writer, producer, and director – whose company Tony Ayres Productions has a development deal with American giant NBC Universal – explains the topic in the latest episode of Good Weekend Talksa podcast featuring talks between the best journalists from across our newsrooms and the people who are captivating Australia right now, as he likens filmmaking to professional sport.
The Neighbors team gathers for a farewell shot. The show was best known for giving on-screen talent an early break, but it’s also been an important training ground for people taking on off-screen roles.attributed to him:Sam Tabon/Getty Images
“The skill set we use requires practice, it actually requires you to do the work and put in hours learning and improving,” Ayres says. “It’s like elite athletes or any kind of highly skilled area of expertise. So unless you give people these opportunities, I don’t know how to grow and develop.”
Ayres suggests that one solution is children’s television, an area that commercial streaming networks have desperately tried to weed out for years (no longer required by legislation to produce) and in which few streamers other than Netflix have ventured so far. ABC is by far the largest commissioner of children’s and youth content in Australia.
Originally published at Melbourne News Vine
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