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81st Academy Awards
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RMIT University has experts available for interview on various aspects of the
Oscars and the four-hour television broadcast of the award ceremony this Monday.
Film
Associate Professor Deb Verhoeven, (03) 9925 2908 or 0412 484 321
Associate Professor of Screen Studies, School of Applied Communication
Topics: Predictions for winners and losers, surprises before and after the big event,
what do the Oscars say about current trends in the world of cinema
Fashion
Sue Thomas, (03) 9925 2748
Lecturer, School of Architecture and Design
Topics: Oscar fashion past and present, the influence of film on fashion, the revival
of glamour in Academy Award fashion, the relationships between stars and fashion
designers
TV
Dr Vincent O’Donnell, (03) 9925 3028 or 0400 009 243
Lecturer, School of Applied Communication
Topics: The Oscars as an annual television spectacular, the power of the host in
making or breaking the ceremony, the broadcast as a showcase of cutting-edge
production technology, the reasons why ratings keep falling, the factors behind
Channel Nine’s decision to televise the Oscars live for the first time in 2009
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Media and Communications,
Gosia Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.
20 February, 2009
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