Step onto the Australia film set at ACMI
A major exhibition opening at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in December will give audiences an exclusive opportunity to step onto the set of Baz Luhrmann’s Australia.
To be presented in the ACMI Screen Gallery, Setting The Scene: Film Design From Metropolis to Australia showcases the remarkable production design that featured in some of cinema history’s most famous (and notorious) movies, including Metropolis, Mon Oncle, A Clockwork Orange, Cabaret, Alien and The Matrix.
Among the 300 works featured in the exhibition are original sketches, storyboards, models as well as CGI (computer generated imagery) and iconic set pieces.
A major highlight is a curated ‘exhibition within an exhibition’ showcasing the work of Academy Award-winning Australian production designer, Catherine Martin, for the exhibition. It will feature design concepts, sketches, models and research material as well as the living room set of the Faraway Downs homestead featured in the film.
Setting The Scene: Film Design From Metropolis To Australia is being presented exclusively in Australia at ACMI from 4 December 2008 –19 April 2009.
For further information: go to www.acmi.net.au or www.australiamovie.com
Media contact: Claire Butler, ACMI on (03) 8663 2415 or email Claire.Butler@acmi.net.au