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November 1st, 2007
Fusing the Medium and the Message
Welcome to the writing of Drew Turney, showcasing recent work I've done for publications and institutions throughout Australia and the world. Select a link from the random sample below that interests you or suits your publication, or use the menu to browse by category or sub-category. If the short excerpt sounds good, click the title to read on.How can this site help you? By showing you my abilities in researching and writing stories that are engaging and easy to understand, skills over a dozen publications call on regularly.
My parallel career in design and computers is the basis for my technology writing. I'm putting my love of movies and books to practical use in film and book reviews and am talking to the personalities in publishing and filmmaking as well as reporting on the art and business of both crafts. I'm also writing general features on everything from celebrities and business to ideas and culture.
I've written over 15 novels,
dozens of short stories, poetry, a journal now in its 22nd year and countless
other pieces of random creative thought. If you're curious about any of my
imaginative, creative or fiction writing, contact me.
Tivo HD
May 6th, 2009
May 6th, 2009
It works by recording TV content to an onboard hard drive, but at only 160GB, it’ll fill up fast if you don’t get through your saved collection quickly (an hour-long TV show is about 300Mb). With a Pay TV-style program guide, selecting the shows you want to record is a world away from the old VCR days of programming a lock and hoping for the best.
Happy Feet
May 4th, 2007
May 4th, 2007
Roadshow have aimed the release squarely at the under 15s, but if they ever decide on another release, one for the fans of filmmaking craft wouldn’t go astray. It’d be great to see the technical details behind an incredible project that marshalled several hundred computer technicians alone.
Veritoken
December 2nd, 2009
December 2nd, 2009
Because the software stays on the key you can use it in any Internet-connected computer and you’ll stay connected until you close the software, even if you unplug the key. A bundled VPN client to get you the rest of the way (the Veritoken just provides the connection) would be an improvement, but the Veritoken is a good start when even logging on remotely is so convoluted.
Kevin Macdonald
December 15th, 2013
December 15th, 2013
He came from the world of documentaries, bringing us the searing human drama of Touching the Void in 2003 before shepherding Forest Whitaker’s finest role to the screen as the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Oxygen for Sale
December 1st, 2006
December 1st, 2006
They’ve been arguing about it for 20 years. Didn’t we fix all that when we took CFCs out of aerosol cans?
Zoë Bell
January 5th, 2014
January 5th, 2014
After an audition to be the stunt coordinator for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, she’s now the cult auteur’s go-to stunt girl. In fact he liked her so much he not only had her do the stunts of his next film (Death Proof), he gave her a major role.
More samples…
Huey Monitor Colour Correction
The Huey is a combination of software and an emission colorimeter that ...
Catch Me if You Can
The Film
After spending the 70s, 80s and 90s changing the way movies ...
September 1st, 2003
The Roundup
Helping you make the best decision about the software to suit you, ...
November 1st, 2004
10,000 BC
It's strange that it took a director from Germany to revitalise everything ...
April 6th, 2008
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
You might have heard of this film as the latest by legendary ...
September 4th, 2008