The film industry of Australia and New Zealand can be called some branches of the "factory of dreams." Many actors, directors and cameramen began climbing to the top of the movie olimp in their own country, and having declared themselves, they moved to America. The collaboration of Australian filmmakers and filmmakers in the USA is very fruitful, the result of such a partnership is the best Australian series of co-production: Singing in Blackthorn (1983), Terra Nova (2011), Return to Eden (1983). ), Flipper (1995) and others. The professional level of production of Australian cinema is quite high. Despite the fact that the number of serials produced is small, most of them are awarded the most prestigious awards.
In the genre of detective
Australian detective series deserve to present two projects that have gained worldwide fame: “Lady Detective Miss Fraini Fisher” and “Secrets and Falsehood”.
The action of the series "Lady Detective Miss Freiny Fisher" takes place in Australia in the interval between the two world wars. The country resembles Victorian Britain with some provincial touch. All characters are quite colorful and, together, represent a complete set of heroes of the classic detective story. The main character of Miss Fraini Fisher is a real woman - a vamp with a rich past, wealthy, kind, energetic, independent of the prejudices of the past and secular conventions. Investigating the crimes, she fights, famously circling on an airplane, storming Kilimanjaro.
“Secrets and lies” (2014), in the domestic box office “Secrets and lies”, is a more modern product in which there are few dialogs, but the whole world is visual. Some Australian TV shows are made for domestic consumption, a project directed by Kate Dennis and Peter Salmon is just that. The plot narrative is not eventful, but this does not prevent the authors from creating in each next episode a viscous, enveloping paranoid atmosphere.
In the genre of drama
Australian drama series are top-quality projects with a fast-paced storyline, without sagging, keeping the viewer in constant tension. Their stories are traditionally built according to the classical scheme, told in the usual cinematic language, but narrated emotionally and qualitatively. One of the most significant is the Australian TV series Odds (1991). Three directors worked on the creation of the project: Tony Osika, Kendal Flanegan, Helen Gaynor. As a result, the story turned out to be intriguing due to the abundance of spicy details and love scenes.
One of the prominent representatives of this category is Ken Cameron's mini-series Bangkok Hilton. The famously twisted narrative of the project will tell about the misfortunes of the heroine of the young Nicole Kidman, who got into trouble because of her excessive credulity and kindness. The heroine will be forced to know all the hardships of a prison stay, where she is waiting for harassment, murder and a lot of injustice.
Nostalgia
The most famous in the vast expanses of the former USSR is the purely Australian product “All rivers flow” (1983). In addition to a colorful pair of protagonists, the series has a lot of charismatic supporting characters, their stories are no less interesting. Several parallel storylines create the mood of the series, provoking transitions from dramatic to comic situations, from everyday routine to exciting romance.
Original Australian TV shows may not be full of special drama, but they will certainly give viewing pleasure, especially to ladies with their fine mental organization, although representatives of the strong half of humanity will not be sick. Among the most famous: “Big Wave”, “Vietnam”, “Kelly”, “Love as I want”, “Desperate Householders”, “Lost” and “Ellie and Jules”.
Comedy television series and soap operas
Among the Australian comedy series, two stand out: “Girl from Tomorrow” and “Skippy”. The first, if exaggerated, looks like a more expanded, expensive and multi-part version of the domestic "Alice Selezneva", with more complex plot twists and turns and the shooting process. Skippy is an exclusively family product. The main character ranger Matt Hammond with his sons Sunny and Mark defend the Australian reserve. And helps them handmade kangaroo Skippy.
The real "soap opera" is the series "Home and On the Road", representing a chronicle of the lives of all the inhabitants of one of the provincial coastal towns of Australia. A similar project, Neighbors, is also dedicated to the problems of residents of the fictional suburb of Erinsboro.
Adventure and fantasy
In this subgenre, the undisputed leader is the post-apocalyptic series Storm Stones. Throughout 52 episodes (3 seasons), the young hero Noah Daniels experiences various adventures on the devastated comet Earth.
An unexpected gulp of clean air in the suffocating and dirty atmosphere of modern cinema is considered the series "Girl from the Ocean." This is an amazingly good and beautiful story about the beautiful Neri and her friends - Jason and Brett, the inhabitants of the research submarine station "ORKA".
The series “H O: Just Add Water” is similar in its plot narration to “Charmed”, but, unlike witches, the heroines of the Australian project - the mermaids - are fighting tirelessly with everyday problems and the ever-present threat of being exposed. The work of the H₂O directors did not go unnoticed. In 2013, the series "The Secret of Mako Island" was released - a bad spin-off of a good original.
Most Australian TV shows are very beautiful and kind. Their musical accompaniment emphasizes the plot twists and turns and the general atmosphere of the narration.