NFSA blog entries for February 2011

The King's (lack of) Speech

Australia’s earliest surviving sound-on-film films is of the Duke of York, soon to be King George VI, not speaking…

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Radio Maubere

Visitors to the NFSA’s headquarters in Canberra will confront an intriguing element of recent Australian broadcasting history.

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Make your own Sound of Summer

Make your own summer sound by mashing up the audiovisual collection and make your own 10-30 second sample. All you have to do is download the tracks provided and incorporate one or more into an original composition.

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Bernie's sweet songs from Boonah

Bernie Carson is a 19 year old performer from Harrisville in regional Queensland with a magical voice and an infectious enthusiasm for life. She will be singing at the Cooee Cabaret when it rides into Boonah on March 1st.

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Seeing what you've got

The switchover to digital technology in sound recording and television has been relatively smooth with, and certainly has avoided much of the angst that has surrounded the introduction of digital technology in filmmaking.

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