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TV executive Julie Eckersley and media and finance scholar Dr. Austin Hayden have called on the TV production industry to embrace indie filmmaking techniques and prioritise development and audience engagement to stay competitive.
Their suggestions are contained in a new Freestyle Television Manifesto, which unveils a radical approach to shooting quality television for under $1.4 million per hour – nearly half the current industry standard.
“Australian television is at a critical point,” says Julie Eckersle...