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Release    : Australia.2008.EXTRAS.1080p.BluRay.H264-RMXTRAS
Source     : BluRay
Size       : 7.07GB
Reldate    : 28.07.2024
Video      : various
Audio      : AC3 224kbps
Resolution : 1920x1080
Playtime   : various
Language   : English
Imdb       : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/

Subtitles: Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Polish, Greek, Portuguese

Featurette: "Australia: The People, the History, the Location" (HD, 7
minutes)   The worst extra in the bunch, this drab bit of promotional
drivel features catatonic narration and provides the barest overview of
the production. Some archival footage links scenes from the film to actual
locations, and there's a brief nod to the plight of indigenous, mixed-race
children, but most of this draggy piece features sweeping shots of the
Australian landscape, glimpses of jovial actors gallivanting on horseback,
and Kidman talking about giving back to her native country. Yuck.
Featurette: "Photography" (HD, 5 minutes)   The film's official still
photographer, James Fisher, displays some of his striking on-set images,
while guest photographers Douglas Kirkland and Annie Leibovitz talk about
their experiences on location and in the studio.
Featurette: "Production Design" (HD, 5 minutes)   Sketches, models,
computer images, and blueprints help us get a grasp on set design,
courtesy of production designer Catherine Martin, who is also Luhrmann's
wife.
Featurette: "Costume Design" (HD, 7 minutes)   Martin (busy lady) is also
the film's costume designer, and she discusses creating and culling more
than 1,800 costumes for principals and extras, as well as the body
decorations used on indigenous cast members.
Featurette: "Locations" (HD, 6 minutes)   A look at how the location team
discovered the film's "epic expanses" in the wild Australian outback, and
made the areas suitable for shooting.
Featurette: "Cinematography" (HD, 7 minutes)   Mandy Walker, director of
photography, talks about her extensive prep process and close
collaboration with Luhrmann. We also learn about the difficulties of
seamlessly matching location shots with blue-screen studio work.
Featurette: "Sound" (HD, 11 minutes)   The five elements of movie audio
dialogue, music, sound effects, foley, and atmospherics   are examined in
this interesting featurette that also provides an inside look at looping.
Featurette: "Editing" (HD, 11 minutes)   A "birthing process" is how
Luhrmann defines editing, and his dedicated team addresses the challenge
of sorting through a whopping two-and-a-half million feet of film and
piecing it into a flowing, visually pleasing finished product. Luhrmann
also discusses editing's progression from a tactile, film-based process
through its electronic stage to its present digital status. A brief look
at editing visual effects is also included in this fascinating piece.
Featurette: "Music" (HD, 10 minutes)   This featurette examines the
transformative power of music, and how it shapes our emotions and enhances
our cinematic journey. Composer David Hirschfelder calls film music "quite
devious" in that regard, and we're shown how 'Australia' is a melting pot
of various forms, from bush music and Filipino influences to Big Band
standards and the pop stylings of Elton John.
Featurette: "Visual Effects" (HD, 9 minutes)   Technical personnel explain
how safety, cost, and feasibility determine whether visual effects will be
used for a certain scene, and discuss the complex process of merging
studio and location work in a single shot. According to the staff,
Luhrmann employed the "Lean and Lucas approach" on 'Australia,' combining
the beauty of actual locations   la David Lean with the control of
soundstage settings that George Lucas favored, and before-and-after clips
show the striking enhancements the visual effects team was able to
produce.
Deleted Scenes (HD, 3 minutes)   Just two scenes are included, and only
one contains any substance. Neither adds much to the film, but they're
certainly worth a peek.

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