A Wider Lens: Australian Camera Workforce Development and Diversity
In 2020, the Australian Cinematographers Society commissioned a team of researchers led by Deakin University to conduct a comprehensive study on workforce development and diversity for camera professionals working in the Australian film and television industry. A Wider Lens is an analysis of the major factors which enable and/or constrain career pathways into cinematography, and the labour market and occupational experiences of camera professionals working in the Australian film and television production sector.
A Wider Lens is the first comprehensive examination of the workforce, the work model, and the work culture, that constitute Australian film and television camera departments. The study pays particular attention to how social characteristics, such as gender, age, class, ethno-cultural identity, sexuality, disability, and caring responsibilities overlap and interact to shape career paths and work experiences in the film and television camera profession. In adopting an intersectional approach to understanding inequality as a defining feature of work in camera departments, the report seeks to add to the evidentiary knowledge base that informs both policy and practice in advancing a world-class, globally competitive, equitable, diverse, and inclusive screen industry in Australia.