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Gillard and Moran/Vieth: a comparison


A comparison of the contents of

Gillard, Ten Types of Australian Film, Murdoch University, 2007—proposal submitted to CUP September 2004, rejected June 2005, with this comment:

"In this instance we found that your book would not be appropriate for our current publishing list."

Moran/Vieth, Film in Australia: An Introduction, CUP, 2006


Gillard contents

1. Introduction
2. The Western
3. Crime
4. The Social Problem Film
5. Melodrama
6. The Woman's Film
7. The Musical
8. Comedy
9. Gothic
10. The Teenpic
11. The Art Film
12. conclusion

Moran/Vieth contents

1. Genre and Australian Film
2. The Adventure Film
3. Art Film
4. The Biopic
5. Comedy
6. Crime
7. The Detective Film
8. Horror
9. The Musical
10. Science Fiction
11. The Social Realist Film
12. Suspense Thriller
13. The Teenpic
14. Woman's Film


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