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Facing the Music

Professor Anne Boyd is fighting to save her university music department and it's going to take more than a miracle.
Year : 2001 | Total Duration : 85 Minutes | Producer : Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson
Director : Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson |
Music graduates wearing caps and gowns gathered for photograph in front of building. Intertitle. Photographer taking photo of female graduate. Intertitle. Students throw caps in air. MS young woman playing violin. Young Asian woman sitting on black chair in waiting room. Young woman playing violin. Young man in waiting room cleaning violin bow. Young woman standing outside red doors holding flute. Black door opened ajar to reveal woman inside playing violin.
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Access No. 131024 | 1 min 16 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Rear view young woman playing violin in front of Professor Anne Boyd and Winsome Evans. MCU Anne Boyd. Back of girl playing violin. Titles. Panel of three sitting at table talking. Young Asian girl playing piano, panel in background. Young man playing violin, pianist in background. Cut to Anne and Winsome. Panel deliberating. Administrators in office calling names and noting down. Red-haired girl takes note from sign on wall. MS sign about strike.
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Access No. 131025 | 1 min 44 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
MS Professor Anne Boyd talking about strike on phone, looking annoyed. Young male academic talks at lectern in union meeting. Cut to academic students and staff seated in lecture theatre for union meeting. Anne seated in meeting audience. Pan from man at lectern to Anne in audience making comments. Paul Whiting addressing meeting. Anne listening. Strike leaflets on desk. WS meeting members in lecture hall. Various shots meeting in progress. Voting on strike / show of hands. Anne talking to Chris Miles, department administrator.
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Access No. 131026 | 3 mins 2 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS Professor Anne Boyd playing piano in sitting / living room. MS Anne singing and playing piano, then adjusting notes on music sheet / score. CU writing music notes. WS Anne walking across street in rain, holding umbrella and carrying plastic bag. Walks along footpath. Various shots picketers demonstrating outside university entrance. Students crossing picket line.
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Access No. 131027 | 1 min 16 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS Professor Anne Boyd with umbrella entering university gates. Anne walks out of lift and through office. Back view of red-headed woman (Lecturer, Winsome Evans) playing harp in music room. Cut to secretary in small office typing at computer keyboard. MS Winsome playing harp. Quick shot of picket line outside. Anne Boyd in office adjusting stereo equipment. Chris Miles, department administrator, kneeling on floor collating papers. Anne at desk listening to music. MS Anne following score. MS scoresheet.
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Access No. 131028 | 1 min 17 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Large white courier van driven by woman pulls up at picket line. Van turned away by strikers and reverses back down road. View over Professor Anne Boyd's shoulder to music sheet. Interview Anne commenting with enthusiasm on music. Picketers outside. LS Anne opening red curtains in large music tutorial room. Anne, wheels out whiteboard, hidden by board. Anne cleaning whiteboard.
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Access No. 131029 | 1 min 8 secs | 2000s | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Crowd of students walking towards camera. Various closer shots of students walking in university campus, showing architecture. Students in corridor looking at noticeboard. Female student playing oboe, accompanied by pianist, in music room. Tutor walks over to look at music sheet on music stand. Students filing into room and taking sheets of paper. Professor Anne Boyd addressing students in tutorial room. WS seated students listening, some taking notes. MCU female student wearing glasses. Anne talking, cutting to some shots of students.
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Access No. 131030 | 1 min 46 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
University Lecturer, Winsome Evans, playing piano in front of students. MS students watching. Row of students. Winsome giving lesson using music written on whiteboard. Supers. MS Asian female music student in class. Exterior WS university campus / grounds with students walking along path. MCU ornate windows of sandstone university building. MCU blonde female student playing violin.
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Access No. 131031 | 1 min 10 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
University Lecturer, Winsome Evans sitting in lecture theatre taking notes. CU notes being written. Blonde female student playing violin. Cut to various students watching. Professor Anne Boyd playing piano scale in tutorial and talking to students. Tilt up clockface between two turrets.
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Access No. 131032 | 1 min 9 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS faculty of arts staff meeting in lecture hall. MS faculty staff. Super. Professor Kevin Lee addressing meeting. MS heads of departments. Super. Various shots of meeting. MS Professor Anne Boyd sitting in meeting. Various staff members listening intently. MS male professor making comments. Female professor making comments. MS Anne. Lee talking. Anne listening.
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Access No. 131033 | 2 mins | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
View through doorway of room 412 to staff meeting at Sydney University. Professor Anne Boyd addressing meeting. Various staff member listening. Anne and Chris Miles, department administrator, sitting in office armchairs making calculations. MCU female Asian student's profiled face as she plays piano. MS Chris Miles, department administrator. Super. Chris talking to Anne. Pan from Asian girl's face to her hands playing at piano keyboard. University Lecturer, Winsome Evans and other students sitting in seats listening to pianist. MS hands playing keyboard.
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Access No. 131034 | 2 mins 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Professor Anne Boyd and department administrator, Chris Miles at desk. WS meeting. MS University Lecturer, Winsome Evans. Pan to Nicholas Routley, associate professor, talking. Super. Winsome making comments. Various discussions. Winsome expressing disappointment and frustration. MCU profile face of Asian girl as she plays piano. Anne speaking on telephone at desk in office. Cut to MCU hands playing piano keyboard. Anne talking on phone. Working at computer. Reading draft proposal letter at desk.
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Access No. 131035 | 3 mins 36 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Meeting in lecture theatre. Man in red shirt addressing meeting. Staff getting up and leaving lecture theatre as meeting is adjourned. WS Professor Anne Boyd and woman having heated discussion as they walk through carpark. Rear view of the two women walking amidst students. Anne and Karen Terpstra, honours composition student, having discussion. WS of Anne in chair with Karen crouched at her side, talking about musical composition. MCU Karen. Anne enthusing with Karen. High shot of Anne in chair with Karen sitting on floor.
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Access No. 131036 | 2 mins 54 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS music room with rows of chairs. LS Professor Anne Boyd moving whiteboard. MCU Anne writing on whiteboard. Students filing into room and picking up sheets of paper as they enter. MS students. VS students entering room. MS Anne giving tutorial / class on Bach. CU male student with bushy hair. CU students. Anne showing appreciation of music. WS Anne operating stereo equipment in office. Anne checking time on watch as she stands by photocopier, then walks away past camera.
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Access No. 131037 | 1 min 17 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
VS close-ups of students as they enter music room. MS Professor Anne Boyd throwing arm up in air in enthusiastic greeting. Anne and department administrator, Chris Miles at desk discussing work of tutors. Exterior sandstone university building with green lawn and tree in F/G. Interior music class in tutorial room, viewed from behind, with LS Anne at front of class. CU profile of male student's face looking pensive. MS Anne talking about music piece.
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Access No. 131038 | 1 min 13 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Rear view tracking Professor Anne Boyd walking through doorway and along corridors, then into rehearsal room. Music students rehearsing, playing two violins and French horn as female student conducts. Anne talking to students. MCU female student. VS Anne talking to students. MS Anne sitting comfortably in office, talking to honours composition student, Karen Terpstra. MS Anne watching over Karen's shoulder as she plays piano. CU pencil pointing to music. VS Anne and Karen at piano.
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Access No. 131039 | 3 mins 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS Professor Anne Boyd playing notes at piano in music tutorial. Anne talking to class. Students getting up and leaving tutorial room. LS Anne at front of empty tutorial room. Anne walking down aisle between chairs. Super. MS Anne unfolding document at desk in office. Super. Opening letter from bank and reading aloud. MS Anne on talking on phone. Cut to pianist sitting at piano with page turner in recital hall. Anne on phone. MS female student playing piano in recital hall. Spectators seated in B/G.
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Access No. 131040 | 4 mins 3 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
MS Professor Anne Boyd sitting by piano talking to male student who has back to camera. WS department administrator, Chris Miles talking to Anne at desk in office. WS Anne and young woman seated in chairs in office, Anne talking. University Lecturer, Winsome Evans standing in office doorway holding document. Anne reprimanding Winsome. Winsome exiting room and walking down hallway. Anne gets up from desk and opens filing cabinet. Cut to female student playing piano in recital hall. MCU Anne's profile, then turning to read, then angrily getting up and leaving office.
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Access No. 131041 | 1 min 30 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Professor Anne Boyd talking to department administrator, Chris Miles in office about diary entries. Anne showing frustration. LS from behind Anne walking along corridor. Anne seated at meeting table alongside Winsome Evans. MS Anne. VS meeting attendees taking part in discussion. Anne standing by lectern talking to students. VS students intercut with MS Anne talking passionately. MCU Anne talking on phone. Female student playing piano in recital hall. Pull back as she finishes piece.
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Access No. 131042 | 3 mins 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS university staff seated for meeting in lecture hall. Professor Anne Boyd in meeting. Man at front addressing meeting. Woman giving comments and receiving applause. Anne talking passionately. Pull back to audience applauding / clapping. Tracking Anne walking with megaphone on campus grounds. Hands megaphone to staffer when she realises it's not working. University staff protesters walking across pedestrian crossing. VS protest march through university campus grounds. Rear view staff walking, including Anne.
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Access No. 131043 | 2 mins 41 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Security guard leaning on wall. Rear view man addressing rally. Staff gathered around management representative. VS protesters clapping and bystanders / onlookers. Professor Anne Boyd outside commenting Òthe university is now deadÓ. Walking off. LS Anne walking along pathway towards arch.
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Access No. 131044 | 1 min 30 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
MCU young dark-haired woman playing cello. Group of students listening. Pan up from MCU notes being written to Lecturer, Winsome Evans. Cellist. External tracking shot Professor Anne Boyd walking through campus grounds. Interior Anne in office talking with department administrator, Chris Miles. Anne standing in doorway talking. Exterior Anne walking up to driver in green truck and explaining that university is on a half day strike. VS picketers at university entrance. Anne talking to man.
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Access No. 131045 | 4 mins 4 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS picketers outside administration building. Professor Anne Boyd watching on. WS protesters. Anne on steps. Student protesters, one wearing mask of Prime Minister John Howard's face. VS protesters and Anne addressing rally. High shot rally. Protesters marching. Anne at front of classroom demonstrating appreciation of music. MCU female student. WS Anne at piano, talking to class. Whiteboard in B/G. VS Anne giving lecture / lesson intercut with VS students.
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Access No. 131046 | 4 mins 7 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Academics entering convocation ceremony. Academics walking past audience, all wearing caps and gowns. Rear view academics being seated in hall. WS students seated in caps and gowns. Dame Leonie Kramer, The Chancellor, talking at lectern. Super. CU fingers typing at computer keyboard. MS Dame Leonie. Male student receiving degree. Female student receiving degree. CU Professor Anne Boyd in profile. WS female student receiving degree. Professor Bettina Cass, The Dean of Arts, announcing degrees, and tipping cap.
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Access No. 131047 | 1 min 28 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS convocation ceremony. MS Chancellor, Dame Leonie Kramer . WS Professor Bettina Cass announcing degrees at lectern, and tipping cap. Female student receives degree. CU Professor Anne Boyd in profile reading aloud intercut with shots of convocation ceremony. MS Anne at computer. Academics walk down aisle leaving hall. Super. Exterior university building. Super.
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Access No. 131048 | 1 min 14 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
WS Professor Anne Boyd standing at desk shuffling papers, speaking in upset manner. Anne sits at desk. Interview. Anne takes paper from tray. Takes papers from briefcase. MS Anne talking about leaving and describing meeting. Anne and University Lecturer, Winsome Evans entering room and sit down for meeting, followed by young woman in black. Anne angrily storms out of room.
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Access No. 131049 | 3 mins 9 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Professor Anne Boyd, sitting at desk with head in hand. Anne sniffs and puts head up. Interview, as she rifles through papers. MS interview. MS honours composition student, Karen Terpstra sitting in chair. MS Anne Boyd looking at paper. Anne gets up and walks to piano followed by Karen. Anne experiments with music at piano. Anne stands by as Karen plays piece at piano. Anne speaking very animatedly to Karen. Slow zoom in to Karen crying. MS Anne. MS Karen crying. Anne leaves room as Karen takes tissue.
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Access No. 131050 | 5 mins 13 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Honours composition student, Karen Terpstra sitting at piano looking upset. Zoom in to show her taking music sheets and ripping them up. CU fingers playing piano keyboard. High shot Professor Anne Boyd sitting at piano at end of sitting / living room. Super. Dissolve to MCU musical notes on score sheet. Pencil writing additional notes. Anne at piano with pencil in mouth.
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Access No. 131051 | 2 mins 20 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
High WS singers practising at end of church hall. MCU Professor Anne Boyd. Anne sitting in circle with The Song Company in rehearsal. Super. MCU Anne. MCU conductor. WS rehearsal of Anne Boyd's ÒJesus Reassures His MotherÓ. Super. CU female singer. Anne responding and giving comments. MCU pencil on music notes. VS Anne observing group rehearsing. CU musical notes being written in pencil. Anne at desk writing music. Sheet music.
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Access No. 131052 | 2 mins 19 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
VS university students on campus. University Lecturer, Winsome Evans in discussion with Professor Anne Boyd about taking over as acting department head. VS Anne and Winsome in discussion. MS Anne in audience listening to singing choir / recital in church. WS three girls in maroon dresses singing. MCU Anne. VS singers and audience in church. Audience applauding / clapping . Anne receiving roses and kissing choir members.
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Access No. 131053 | 3 mins 50 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Exterior sandstone university building. Interior female student practising cello. Professor Anne Boyd sitting in chair in meeting talking about being head of department. VS Lecturer, Winsome Evans and other attendees. Allan Marett making comments. Anne standing over honours composition student, Karen Terpstra at piano. Anne at piano in front of music class. Super. Winsome and students playing music. VS musicians and singers.
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Access No. 131054 | 3 mins 41 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
Professor Anne Boyd and department administrator, Chris Miles in office discussing department budget for following year. Super. Women at desk discussing curriculum. VS staff meeting with Anne discussing syllabus. WS students walking through campus archway. Students in examination room. Teacher giving instructions to students. WS students sitting examination. VS students.
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Access No. 131055 | 5 mins 59 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
MS female student sitting at piano in hall. Professor Anne Boyd and Lecturer, Winsome Evans sitting at table in B/G. Student plays piano piece. Anne and Winsome watching. Male student playing violin. MCU Winsome. CU female student playing cello. Winsome and Anne. Various supers. Cellist. CU Anne. Cellist finishing piece.
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Access No. 131056 | 2 mins 56 secs | 2000s | Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia | © NFSA Restricted | Colour |
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