VCE Media: Australian Stories

A uniquely Australian invention. Characters who are often represented as a maverick who challenges authority figures.

• Yobbo

• Boomer

• Larrikin

• Protagonist

This actor played Crocodile Dundee, an iconic Australian larrikin

• Newt Gingrich

• Newt Berton

• Bert Newton

• Paul Hogan

Regulation

• doesn't apply to government funded media

• is only applied to commercial businesses

• is decided by the people who work in catering on film sets

• the process of applying rules and codes to the classification and self-regulation of media content

ACMA stands for

• All Crabs Make Acid

• Australian Commission of Media Agony

• Australian Communications and Media Authority

• American Crime and Menace Alliance

Television stations have to broadcast _____ of Australian content to protect the media industry and promote Australian stories

• 25%

• 51%

• 58%

• 43%

Describe what is meant by "cultural cringe" in relation to Australian stories in film and television (3 minute timer).

Explain how high-budget blockbuster movies made in Hollywood impact on the success of Australian film industry (5 minute timer).

Explain how people's media viewing habbits have impacted the success of Australian media industry. For example the rise of free online content on YouTube and on-demand streaming services like Netflix, Binge and Disney+ (10 minute timer).