CSB has been working for weeks on an exciting project with film journalist Andrew Urban of Urbancinefile. We’re interviewing film and television practitioners about their business experiences.
Our aim is to develop a deeper understanding about the history of business decision-making in film and television and to share with our audience the wisdom from the accumulated mistakes, experiments and achievements of the contributors.
Our first interview subject is Bruce Beresford.
Bruce Beresford - biography
Bruce graduated from Sydney University in 1962, then spent time working in England before returning to Sydney. Breaker Morant brought acclaim and led to work in Hollywood, including directing the best picture Oscar winning film Driving Miss Daisy. Bruce has been twice nominated for an Oscar and has 4 AFI awards.
View Bruce’s complete filmography at IMDB.
Chapter 1 - 10 minutes
- What is the business of being a film director?
- Worst experience / payment terms
- Reading the contract
- On-set relationships
- Working with studio executives
- Selecting projects – money or moving
- Working with good people
- Luck
- Investing in own films
Chapter 2 - 5 minutes
- Running the Bruce Beresford business
- Perseverance and resilience
- Keep up to date with technical and technological developments
- Setting work targets
- Objectives of making films
- Avoiding bad working partners
Audio download
Video downloads
- Chapter 1, 10 minutes, 61mb MP4
- Chapter 2, 5 minutes, 35mb MP4
- Chapter 1, 10 minutes, 37mb WMV
- Chapter 2, 5 minutes, 21mb MP4
