... the 70`s, the subsequent smattering of self-concious art house films, the wholesome period films of the AFC genre' and the glossy, "tourist trap- films of the 80`s supported by the IOBA tax shelter scheme for film makers. Yet the most recent offerings from Australian film makers Strictly Ballroom' (1992), Muriel`s Wedding' (1994) and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' (1994 ... and landscapes, these characters developed sensitively within their rather limited, gender-cliched boundaries. Australian films of this period (or AFC genre films, named after the funding agency-Au...

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... storytelling by undertaking the following questions: Does the use of VFX undermine the storytelling structure? Are VFX used as a substitution for good story? Should VFX be limited to specific genre? Does VFX always shine by itself without a beautiful storyline? The first part of this study will explore the development history of Computer-generated imagery as well as the Hollywood ... product profits. The increasing tension between art and commerce in cinema discourse make post-classical movies less appreciated than the predecessor. According to Schatz (cited in Bordwell 2006), post-clas...

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