Bruce Redman
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Bruce Redman is an award winning Australia
n film director
, film critic
and radio personality. He currently appears on ABC Local Radio
612 in Brisbane as resident film reviewer and fill-in presenter.
Redman was born in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
on 25 April 1960 and lived his early life in Bulleen and Templestowe before moving to sunny Brisbane
Queensland
in 1972.
His early interest in Film and Television was inspired by his appearance on a gameshow with his Grandmother called "It could be You" with Tommy Hanlon Junior and his stumbling across a film crew shooting "Homicide
" at his local TAB.
After his schooling at Everton Park State High School (the same school as Geoffrey Rush
and Glen Wheatley) he studied as a Teacher at QUT majoring in Music and Photography. After teaching for just over two years he began work at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
as a Trainee where he learnt film, television and radio technical and operational skills over three years.
After working as an editor and sound recordist on ABC Current Affairs such as Nationwide and the 7.30 Report and ABC documentaries, Redman worked for Education Queensland as a producer/director/writer of video material for teachers and students.
The opening of the Warner Brother's Movieworld Studios saw Redman working on the International TV series Mission Impossible as a Production Manager and First Assistant Director of 2nd Unit before he started a career as First assistant on several Feature Films and TV series.
He spent five years shooting commercials all over Australia and also in the USA and parts of Asia. He produced the feature film "city loop" in 1999 which screened at Toronto International Film Festival in 2000 as well as NHK Sundance, Mumbai and Sydney Film Festivals.
Redman wrote, produced and directed the short film "Seed" in 2000 and is has been awarded numerous Australian and International awards. In 2005 he made the highly acclaimed observational documentary "Family First
- A Federal Crusade" for ABC-TV. It has been hailed as the most important political documentary of 2005 as it followed the formation of a new Christian values based political party.
Redman has taught at Bond University
and Griffith University
and had a recent stint as a project manager for the Pacific Film and Television Commission (Queensland Government Film Office).
Redman currently teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland
. He has a PhD from UQ in Documentary.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, film critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
and radio personality. He currently appears on ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
612 in Brisbane as resident film reviewer and fill-in presenter.
Redman was born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 25 April 1960 and lived his early life in Bulleen and Templestowe before moving to sunny Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
in 1972.
His early interest in Film and Television was inspired by his appearance on a gameshow with his Grandmother called "It could be You" with Tommy Hanlon Junior and his stumbling across a film crew shooting "Homicide
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
" at his local TAB.
After his schooling at Everton Park State High School (the same school as Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Roy Rush is an Australian actor and film producer. He is one of the few people who has won the "Triple Crown of Acting": an Academy Award, a Tony Award and an Emmy Award. He has won one Academy Award for acting , three British Academy Film Awards , two Golden Globe Awards and four Screen...
and Glen Wheatley) he studied as a Teacher at QUT majoring in Music and Photography. After teaching for just over two years he began work at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
as a Trainee where he learnt film, television and radio technical and operational skills over three years.
After working as an editor and sound recordist on ABC Current Affairs such as Nationwide and the 7.30 Report and ABC documentaries, Redman worked for Education Queensland as a producer/director/writer of video material for teachers and students.
The opening of the Warner Brother's Movieworld Studios saw Redman working on the International TV series Mission Impossible as a Production Manager and First Assistant Director of 2nd Unit before he started a career as First assistant on several Feature Films and TV series.
He spent five years shooting commercials all over Australia and also in the USA and parts of Asia. He produced the feature film "city loop" in 1999 which screened at Toronto International Film Festival in 2000 as well as NHK Sundance, Mumbai and Sydney Film Festivals.
Redman wrote, produced and directed the short film "Seed" in 2000 and is has been awarded numerous Australian and International awards. In 2005 he made the highly acclaimed observational documentary "Family First
Family First Party
The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council...
- A Federal Crusade" for ABC-TV. It has been hailed as the most important political documentary of 2005 as it followed the formation of a new Christian values based political party.
Redman has taught at Bond University
Bond University
Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...
and Griffith University
Griffith University
Griffith University is a public, coeducational, research university located in the southeastern region of the Australian state of Queensland. The university has five satellite campuses located in the Gold Coast, Logan City and in the Brisbane suburbs of Mount Gravatt, Nathan and South Bank. Current...
and had a recent stint as a project manager for the Pacific Film and Television Commission (Queensland Government Film Office).
Redman currently teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
. He has a PhD from UQ in Documentary.
Filmography
- Family First - A Federal Crusade (2005), producer / director / writer / DOP - ABC Documentary
- Horem Padem (Up & Down) )2004), line producer (Australia) International Feature Film Dir: Jan HřebejkJan HrebejkJan Hřebejk is a Czech film director.-Early life and education:Born in Prague, Hřebejk studied together with his classmate Petr Jarchovský at high school. Now Jarchovsky is a frequent collaborator as a screenwriter...
- Big Brother (2001-02), producer / director / writer - Reality TV Series
- Seed (2000), producer / director / writer - Short Film
- City Loop (1999), producer - Feature Film
- Black Man Down (Sand to Celluloid) (1995), producer
- Something Wicked (1992), producer / director
- Broken Highway (1992), first assistant director
- Animal Park (1991), first assistant director
- Dead Sleep (1990), first assistant director
- Bloodmoon (1989), first assistant director