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"What are Talks?"

"Talks" is the growing resource area of DocExchange. Here you will find information and live recordings from AIDC sessions, OzDox Forums, and other industry events. This resource is open to everyone - listen and watch the recordings. Premium members can sign-in to DocExchange on the top right hand side of the screen to participate in discussions about the recordings, and contact the speakers involved.

Conference Year: 2011

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3net - In Conversation with Tim Pastore

This is Tim’s only public appearance in Australia and is exclusive to AIDC 2011. 3net is a joint venture between Sony, Discovery Communications & Imax, and Tim is responsible for the commissioning and development of original content for the network. 3net channel only debuted in the US on February 13 and its lineup features content in genres that are most appealing in 3D, including natural history, adventure, theatrical releases and IMAX movies. 3Net is the second 3D channel to launch after ESPN's 3D. This is a special session during which Tim will talk about the channel and the opportunities for producers of 3D content.

Conference Year: 2011

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5 Years Bondi Rescue: A Look Behind the Scenes of Australia's Highest Rating Documentary Series

"Bondi Rescue" has been one of the most successful 'ob doc' series on Australian television with its winning formula of drama, character-based stories and humour. The series has been awarded two Logies and is now in its fifth season, cementing itself as one of Network Ten’s most important 'brands'. With healthy international sales, the series shows no sign of slowing down. What makes a successful factual series and what are the constraints and liberations of working with a commercial network? Is Bondi Rescue 'ob doc', 'popular factual', 'reality' – or does it really matter? What is abundantly apparent is that the series is grounded in the fundamentals of observational filmmaking and its reputation for feeling ‘real’ has been part of ...

Conference Year: 2010

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A Fresh Pair of Eyes? Working with Executive Producers

How does an executive producer work with a director in the cutting room? Using award winning feature documentary "The English Surgeon" as a case study, director Geoffrey Smith and BBC Storyville exec Greg Sanderson discuss how to get the best out of the material…and each other.

Conference Year: 2010

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A Network Insider’s Guide to Greenlighting a Factual Program (double session)

Improve your chances of success as you learn what’s inside the minds of network executives as they take pitches, buy in to them, promote the strongest concepts to their colleagues, budget productions, and fight for the final sign off. Moderator: Peter Hamilton Hamilton Associates Speakers: Stephen Harris Director of Non Fiction & Alternative Programming AETN

Conference Year: 2011

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ABC Open - What's your story?

Launched in 2010, ABC Open is a new and exciting digital media initiative. ABC Open has been specifically funded by the Federal Government to enable regional Australians to interact with and contribute content to the ABC. Our projects have a strong focus on digital media capacity building. ABC Open producers work with communities to support them to frame and tell their own stories. In this session, ABC Open producers and award winning documentary makers in their own right, Catherine Marciniak and Benj Binks, will share highlights from the thousands of community contributions already published on abc.net.au/open.

Conference Year: 2011

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ABC TV Arts In Conversation: Amanda Duthie

Amanda Duthie invites you to join the conversation about commissioning priorities for 2010 for Arts and jtv docs programming for TV and online.  The discussion will interrogate recent successes, what’s coming up and, most importantly, what’s missing from the slate.

Conference Year: 2010

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ABC TV Documentary In Conversation: Alan Erson and Stuart Menzies

ABC TV Documentary In Conversation: Alan Erson and Stuart Menzies Alan Erson and Stuart Menzies invite you to join the conversation about commissioning priorities for 2010 for History, Science and Natural History programming.  During the discussion they’ll interrogate recent successes, what’s coming up and, most importantly, what’s missing from the slate.

Conference Year: 2010

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ABC TV Documentary In Conversation: Dasha Ross and Stuart Menzies

Dasha Ross and Stuart Menzies invite you to join the conversation about commissioning priorities for 2010 for Contemporary, Indigenous and Religion and Ethics programming.  During the discussion they’ll interrogate recent successes, what’s coming up and, most importantly, what’s missing from the slate.

Conference Year: 2010

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ABC TV: Commissioning in the Age of Controllers

So just who is calling the shots now the Controllers of ABC1 and ABC2 have settled in? Find out from Jennifer Collins, Alan Erson and their commissioning teams how the new controller model works in practice. Most importantly they’ll talk about commissioning opportunities for Documentary and Factual on ABC1, ABC2 and Online for 2011.

Conference Year: 2011

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