David Tiley
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Crowdfunding Success: the trick is deep in your brain
The science of human motivation is being applied to deliver artists and filmmakers crowdfunding success.

Box Office: That Sugar Film is tiny but perfectly formed
Sugars and Citizens exercise the passions of the faithful, while the Marigold franchise hypnotises the roaming sentimentalists.

AIDC/NET-WORK-PLAY: Vimeo plays hero in fairytale rescue
Vimeo is an internet treasure, a favourite of film tragics. How does it do business? What makes it unique? Does…

Ratings 1- 5 March 2015: Nine creeps upwards with the smell of liniment
Thursday - as the seasons change, Nine brings the first winter footy show. Surely that is too early?

Screen Australia: into the unknown with a truck full of writers
Screen Australia outflanks broadcasters again - this time in drama.

The art of perseverance
What happens when a determined actor and entrepeneur conducts a rigorous, disciplined study of perseverance?

Box Office: Paper Planes, and a Sugar Man on the road
In a desert for Australian production, one lonely film continues to deliver.

Netflix: streaming spaceship announces touch down
Deals, metering, piracy, long-awaited streaming giant Netflix joins some dots for anxious producer and consumers.

Rating Summary: week of 22-25 Feb 2015
Diverted by serious matters, we offer a chirpy summary for this week. Normal service for the statistically starved on Monday.

Oscars: Australia won. Yes. Definitely.
In our own little national battle to prefigure the Oscar results, our mighty land was surprisingly successful.