What is it about?
This article discusses how the web series provides a viable proof of concept for diverse Australian creators, potentially leading to web or television series commissioning by using case studies including multicultural series, Superwog, along with popular female series’, The Katering Show, Skitbox, Starting From Now and Homecoming Queens as examples,
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Why is it important?
The web has democratized the Australian screen and made it possible for diverse writers and performers to independently develop and screen material and build creative skills and audiences without requiring gatekeeper approval.
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It has been a pleasure to discover how the web has enabled diverse Australian creators to develop and screen unique material and also enable audiences to enjoy diverse Australian screen content. It is also heartening that the web has led to Australian screen funding bodies and traditional broadcasters to support more diverse screen content.
Marilyn Leder
Swinburne University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: The web series: empowering diversity on the Australian screen, Continuum, May 2021, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2021.1933384.
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