The methods used to collect information for this research and the online presence of Amy:
The initial research was obtained through viewing and analysing the rented film 'Amy', including its video case cover and its credits. The supplementary data needed for this research was collected predominantly via the internet using the World Wide Web which proved to be a valuable and efficient source of data. Links from the Australian Cinema website, particularly 'The Internet Movie Database' and search engines 'Anzwers' and 'Yahoo' were the starting points for finding information on 'Amy'. These sites led to links enabling broader navigation of various film related sites that were useful or interesting. Additionally, printed publications such as Australian National Cinema by Tom O'Regan, the H231 Australian Cinema Unit Reader, resources from the Murdoch University Library and from the unit co-ordinator /lecturer/tutor Garry Gillard, whom contributed in providing support in locating supplementary reference material.
As the film was a more recent production and, promoted during a decade characterised by a preoccupation with computer technology, 'Amy' enjoys quite a substantial online presence in the web literature. 'Amy' has two official sites, and a third existed at some stage but the link is now broken. Its production companies are both online and numerous reviews and several articles and interviews exist including mentions of the awards the film has received. Most of its online presence originates in Australia yet surprisingly the Ausfilm site has no Amy review archived at present. The majority of overseas sites contain some Amy material including numerous non-English speaking sites featuring 'Amy' There is a reduced coverage in the USA as there is less interest in foreign and arthouse work especially due to the overshadowing by publicity for mainstream Hollywood movies. However, the majority of websites do not archive more than a month back and so sites that would have contained 'Amy' with a review, a mention or a screening listing are now lost. Sites such as 'Entertainment Tonight' and 'Entertainment Weekly' normally feature Australian films to some extent.
Bibliography of interviews with filmmakers:
King, G (1998.) 'Interview with Nadia Tass, director of Amy' Greg King's Film Reviews. URL: http://www.netau.com.au/gregking/a029amy.htm Malone, Peter ed. 2001, Myth and Meaning: Australian Film Directors in Their Own Words, Currency Press, Sydney.
Shaw, Meaghan (1999.) 'Cannes accolades for Amy brighten dark days of studio', The Age, Tuesday 25 May edition. URL: http://theage.com.au/daily/990525/news/news5.html Urban, Andrew L. (1998.) 'Amy - On Location' UrbanCinephile, URL: http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/scripts/cinefile/Features.idc?Article_ID=1460 World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation ( 2000.) 'About The Film', Amy - She taught the world to sing (Official Web Site.) http://www.amythemovie.com/synopsis.htm Bibliography of reviews in newspapers, critical essays in journals, discussions in books Author Unknown (2001.)'Amy', E!online URL: http://www.eonline.com/Facts/Movies/Reviews/0,1052,78613,00.html Baker, S (1998.) 'Amy,' Steve Baker's Film Reviews, URL: http://www.iig.com.au/film/amy.html Forbes, Paviour, Schembri etal, (1999.) 'Reviews' Amy (Cascade Film's Official Amy Website). URL: http://www.cascadefilms.com.au/amy/reviews.htm Johanson, MaryAnn (2001.) 'Amy' Flick Filosopher Website, URL: http://www.flickfilosopher.com/flickfilos/shortcuts/shortcuts4.html#amy Keller, L, Urban, A & Fischer, P (1998.) 'Amy' UrbanCinefile, URL: http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/scripts/cinefile/Reviews.idc?Article_ID=1454 King, Greg (1998.) 'Amy', Greg King's Film Reviews, URL: http://www.netau.com.au/gregking/f635amy.htm Maynard, Kevin (2001.) 'Amy' Mr Showbiz, URL:http://mrshowbiz.go.com/movies/reviews/Amy_2001/review.html "Mongoose" (2001.) 'Amy' Haro Online URL: http://www.haro-online.com/movies/amy.html Parker, Fiona (1999.) "Amy", Arts Alive Website, URL: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~artsalive/film_review/amy.htm Reardon, Jimmie (1998.) 'Amy', eFilmCritic Australia URL: Reardon, Jimmie (1998.) 'Amy', eFilmCritic Australia URL: http://efilmcritic.com/hbs.cgi?movie=1097 Rooney, David (1998.) 'Amy', Variety.com posted May 19th, 1998. URL: http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117477537 Stratton, David (1998.) 'Amy', The Movie Show, URL: http://www.sbs.com.au/movieshow/reviews.php3?id=32 Thomas, Kevin 'In 'Amy,' Music Helps a Girl Emerge From World of Silence', LATimes.com, Friday, February 2, 2001 ed. URL: http://calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Movies-X!ArticleDetail-19773,00.html Weinkauf, Gregory and Thompson, Luke Y. (2001.) 'Other Films' New Times Los Angeles Online, Week of February 8th, URL: http://www.newtimesla.com/issues/2001-02-08/film5.html Further References and Interesting Links AFTRS Productions (1999.) 'Little Echo Lost', Australian Film Television and Radio School Website, URL: http://www.aftrs.edu.au/STUDWORK/Grad99/little_echo.html Ausfilms, (1997.) 'AusFilms DataSheet Amy (1997)' AusFilms Website, URL: http://209.236.202.28/cf_tag_verity_detail.cfm?ID=Amy%20%281997%29 Australian Film Commission, (2000.) 'Top Australian films' in Get The Picture Online, Australian Film Commission Website. URL: http://www.afc.gov.au/resources/online/gtp_online/Top_films/Top_Aust_films_alltime.htm Cascade Films (1999.) Amy Website, URL: http://www.cascadefilms.com.au/amy/ Cinema des Antipodes, (1999.) 'Rencontres Internationales du Cinema des Antipodes' Cinema des Antipodes URL: http://perso.club-internet.fr/claire55/Movie_Listing.htm Film Victoria (2001.)'About Us' Film Victoria URL: http://www.cinemedia.net/FILMVIC/about.html Gonski, D (1997.) Review of Commonwealth Assistance to the Film Industry, Canberra: Department of Communications and the Arts, January.pp.1-23. Heartland Film Festival (2000.)'Amy' Heartland Film Festival Website, URL: http://www.heartlandfilmfest.org/films_amy.htm Jacka, E (1997.)' Media Institutions: Organisation, Culture And Production: Film.' In S. Cunningham & G Turner, 2nd Ed, Media in Australia, Allen & Unwin: Sydney, pp.227-45. Internet Movie Database Limited, (1998.) 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Moran & T.O'Regan eds., Australian Screen, Ringwood: Penguin, pp. 118-145. Roadie (2001.) 'The Little Mermaid' Bscene Bzine Website URL: http://bzine.bscene.com.au/entertainment/roadie/littlemermaid.html Sum Mary (1998.)'Bums On Seats' Urban Cinefile URL: http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/News_Bums_on_Seats.asp Village Ten On- line(1999.)'Amy' Imovie - Australia's best source of movie information. URL: http://www.imovie.com.au/include/movie.cfm?FindID=324&page=7941221&dsys=20010509&tsys=101152&IMovieSessionID= World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation ( 2000.) Amy - She taught the world to sing (Official Web Site.) URL: http://www.amythemovie.com/ Filmography
Amy dir. Nadia Tass, 1998.
Babe dir. Chris Noonan, 1995.
Big Steal, The dir. Nadia Tass, 1990.
Blow dir. Ted Demme, 2001.
Burke and Wills dir. Graeme Clifford, 1985
Castle, The dir. Rob Sitch, 1995.
Children of the Revolution dir. Peter Duncan, 1996.
Cosi dir. Mark Joffe, 1996.
Craic, The dir. Ted Emery, 1999.
Crocodile Dundee dir. Peter Faiman, 1986.
Dish, The dir. Rob Sitch, 2000.
Divorcing Jack dir. David Caffrey, 1998.
Fatty Finn dir. Maurice Murphy, 1980.
Getting of Wisdom, The dir. Bruce Beresford, 1977.
Hilary and Jackie dir. Anand Tucker, 1998.
Jude dir. Micheal Winterbottom, 1996.
Last Days of Chez Nous, The dir. Gillian Armstrong,1992.
Life Is Beautiful dir. Roberto Benigni, 1997.
Little Echo Lost dir. Armagon Ballantine, 1999.
Looking For Alibrandi dir. Kate Woods, 2000.
Malcolm dir. Nadia Tass, 1986.
Man From Snowy River, The dir. George Miller, 1982.
Me, Myself I dir. Pip Karmel, 1999.
Metal Skin dir. Geoffrey Wright 1994.
Mr Reliable dir. Nadia Tass, 1996.
Mullet dir. David Caesar, 2001.
Muriel's Wedding dir. P.J. Hogan, 1994.
My Best Friend's Wedding dir. P.J. Hogan, 1997.
Phar Lap dir. Simon Wincer, 1983.
Picnic at Hanging Rock dir. Peter Weir, 1975.
Pure Luck dir. Nadia Tass, 1991.
Rikky and Pete dir. Nadia Tass, 1988.
Sample People dir. Clinton Smith, 2000.
Sirens dir. John Duigan, 1994.
Spotswood dir. Mark Joffe, 1991.
To Have and to Hold dir. John Hillcoat, 1997.
Town like Alice, A dir. David Stevens, 1981.
Vertical Limit dir. Martin Campbell, 2000.
Welcome to Woop Woop dir. Stephan Elliott, 1997.
Wog Boy, The dir. Aleksi Vellis, 2000.
Year My Voice Broke, The dir. John Duigan, 1987.
Young Einstein dir. Yahoo Serious, 1988.
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