Tourism Australia today launched “Transformation”, a new advertising campaign being rolled out in 22 countries around the world. Baz Luhrmann, known for his movies Moulin Rouge and William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, was responsible for the television and cinema commercials set in New York, Shanghai and Western Australia.
Original music for the New York commercial, Billabong, was composed by Sydney composer and song writer Elliott Wheeler, from sound and music boutique Nylon Studios.
The music for the New York spot was composed and recorded within a 48 hour timeframe in early September. Film directors Baz Luhrmann and Bruce Hunt called Nylon Studios on a Friday night a month before the launch, asking for a demo to be completed by the following Monday. Elliott composed two pieces on the Saturday before recording them with a string ensemble from Sydney Symphony Orchestra on the Sunday morning.
Once the creative team had chosen one of the tracks further work included the addition of multiple layers of piano tracks to create a a signature sound for the main piano melody, and careful sound engineering and mix by Wayne Connolly. Encouraged by warm response to the soundtrack, Wheeler has written an extended version with lyrics recorded by Abby Dobson from Sydney band Leonardo’s Bride.
“We wanted to use strings, but not on such a scale that we’d be dictating to the audience what they were meant to feel, so in the end we went with a much smaller chamber ensemble. We put a lot of energy into finding a balance between the intimacy expressed in the dialogue, and the grandness seen in the cinematography.”
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What I don't understand is that the biggest problem that actors face is created by the actors themselves: too many actors. The fact that there are too many actors on this planet is no one's fault but the fault of the actors themselves. We, non-actors, didn't ask them to be actors. They decided to be actors even though they knew damn-well that there are too many actors. So, why are they complaining? I'd like to say to them, Please give up your acting and find a real job. If even half of the actors quit, it would make actors' life so much easier, and then they would not need to strike to get more money. For the amount of labor,, they get more money than most people who are involved in the commercial production. The fact that they can't get as many opportunities as most people in the business, isn't our problem. So, please quit now. You''ll be doing us all a favor.
It's in the best interest of casting and advertisers that there are so many actors!
Too many actors?!
Then why is the most common complaint by casting and advertisers, Where are new faces! I'm sick of seeing the same faces! We need new faces!
And I know this from working both in casting (in a MAJOR market) and production.
Well, who cares what the advertisers say. The bottom-line is that if there were a lot less actors, those who remain actors will have plenty of jobs and income; there will be nothing to complain about. Advertisers will live with it. Actors will have more power. It would be so much better for actors. It''s clear and simple.