New series to employ 330 people
March 16th 2009 04:23
A new drama series is set to begin filming early next month in and around Sydney creating jobs for over 300 industry professionals over the next 6 months. Based on the themes that have performed well on commercial television over the years, the series is set to concentrate on two brothers who are members of the Special Operations Rescue Unit. Of course the two are extremely competitive which will obviously lead to narrowly averted disaster scenarios and confusing love triangles as the boys try to get the better of each other each week, but surely after two decades of similar shows the likes of POLICE RESCUE, FIREFLIES etc, it might be time to try and look at this from a different perspective. With filming still in the pre-production stage, lets hope the writers and producers take a few risks and try something new.
Have a read below of the press released by the NSW Government last month. They sure like to take the credit when something looks good. And if the show doesn’t rate well, will they step up and take some of the responsibility. At least they are giving some much needed financial support. Now all they need to do is get those local government thieves to stop charging so much for the right to film in certain areas. Surely the fact that your area is being showcased on National Television and in some cases Globally would be enough. Will they return a percentage of revenue if the show helps increase tourist revenue for them. Maybe the industry should start looking at putting that into their contracts.
Anyway, enough of the ranting, and lets hope we get an enjoyable and entertaining series when it’s released next year. series to employ 330 people
Sydney Opera House
Mr Macdonald said the NSW Film and Television Industry Attraction Fund (FIAF) will be used to provide a payroll tax rebate to Southern Star Entertainment to produce the new series; Rescue.
The series is being financed by the Federal Government’s Screen Australia. “The pre-production of the Rescue series will take place this month,” Minister Macdonald said.
“We will have filming from April to August followed by a post production phase from August to November 2009,” Mr Macdonald said. “The series will employ 329 people including 136 actors, 20 stunt performers, 61 crew and 100 extras.
“It will also provide entry level training opportunities through trainee attachments in the areas of directing, art, editing, camera work, make-up and scriptwriting.”
Mr Macdonald said the storyline for Rescue centres on two competitive brothers who are members of the Special Operations Rescue Unit.
“This high energy television series is expected to see a range of rescue scenarios filmed in and around Sydney including city suburbs, Bondi, Sydney Harbour, beachside locations, Luna Park and Kings Cross, as well as on the city's rural fringes and in the Hunter Valley,” Mr Macdonald said.
Minister Assisting the Premier on the Arts, Virginia Judge, welcomed the local production.
“This is a great opportunity to provide jobs to the many talented people who work in front of the cameras and behind the scenes,” Ms Judge said.
“The13 one-hour episodes will be filmed in and around Sydney.
“It will screen on a commercial channel in 2010.”
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