Comments on: Wrap up of David Marr’s Brisbane talk http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/wrap-up-of-david-marrs-brisbane-talk/ Australian Censorship Discussion Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/wrap-up-of-david-marrs-brisbane-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Mike Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:15:28 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/?p=889#comment-1474 Just to clarify folks, Kevin Rennie was not the the audience member I mentioned in the post who spoke in Brisbane. Just to clarify folks, Kevin Rennie was not the the audience member I mentioned in the post who spoke in Brisbane.

]]> By: Kevin Rennie http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/wrap-up-of-david-marrs-brisbane-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Kevin Rennie Thu, 09 Oct 2008 09:54:50 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/?p=889#comment-1473 I didn't claim that the child actors in 'Australia' were scouted at a school. I don't know any of the child actors or how they were approached. I intended no criticism of anyone associated with Baz Luhrmann's film. I was trying to put the Henson controversy in its wider context. Thanks to Bob Bain for posting my remarks. I didn’t claim that the child actors in ‘Australia’ were scouted at a school. I don’t know any of the child actors or how they were approached. I intended no criticism of anyone associated with Baz Luhrmann’s film. I was trying to put the Henson controversy in its wider context.

Thanks to Bob Bain for posting my remarks.

]]> By: Bob Bain http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/wrap-up-of-david-marrs-brisbane-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Bob Bain Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:02:58 +0000 http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/?p=889#comment-1472 "Also of note: A member of the audience said a child used in the Australian Government’s new tourism advertising campaign was scouted at a school." Check out some of the blogs. I found this one interesting. http://laborview.blogspot.com/2008/10/reflections-on-bill-henson-witch-hunt.html "In 2006 part of my teaching job at Maningrida Community Education Centre was as Careers teacher. During the year a poster was circulated by a casting agency for the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film, Australia. They were looking for indigenous children and were hoping for assistance from schools in identifying prospective "child" actors, both Primary school age and adolescents. As part of this process, I helped one of our Year 12 students to make an audition tape which was unsuccessful. I have no criticism of anyone involved in this search for talent. All the protocols about gaining permission from parents were followed as far as I know. No one came into our school, possibly because of its remoteness. The photo above is from the film's official website. This story reminded me of another Arnhem youth who went to school in Maningrida, David Gulpulil. He first appeared in the 1971 film Walkabout. The film was controversial partly because of the nudity of both 15 year old Gulpilil and 16 year old co-star Jenny Agutter. It is doubtful whether Walkabout would have screened uncut if it was released in today's current child-protection climate. Apparently the film was only available in a censored version for many years." “Also of note: A member of the audience said a child used in the Australian Government’s new tourism advertising campaign was scouted at a school.”

Check out some of the blogs. I found this one interesting.

http://laborview.blogspot.com/2008/10/reflections-on-bill-henson-witch-hunt.html

“In 2006 part of my teaching job at Maningrida Community Education Centre was as Careers teacher. During the year a poster was circulated by a casting agency for the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film, Australia. They were looking for indigenous children and were hoping for assistance from schools in identifying prospective “child” actors, both Primary school age and adolescents. As part of this process, I helped one of our Year 12 students to make an audition tape which was unsuccessful.

I have no criticism of anyone involved in this search for talent. All the protocols about gaining permission from parents were followed as far as I know. No one came into our school, possibly because of its remoteness.

The photo above is from the film’s official website. This story reminded me of another Arnhem youth who went to school in Maningrida, David Gulpulil. He first appeared in the 1971 film Walkabout. The film was controversial partly because of the nudity of both 15 year old Gulpilil and 16 year old co-star Jenny Agutter.

It is doubtful whether Walkabout would have screened uncut if it was released in today’s current child-protection climate. Apparently the film was only available in a censored version for many years.”

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