Digital Video Recording - 'Rosewood: Before and After the Fire', Black Saturday Bushfires, Bill Putt, Strathewen, 2009

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Summary:: Bill Putt lives in Strathewen and is best known as one of the founding members of Australian progressive rock band Spectrum. In 2007 he composed a piece of music as a birthday gift for his partner, Rosemary McKimmie Young. After the Black Saturday bushfires of February 2009, during which Bill successfully defended their home 'Rosewood', he put together a montage of photos showing the house and its surrounds before and after Black Saturday. The birthday music was re-interpreted to become a love song for Rosewood, and a lament for all that was lost.
Description:: DVD in plastic case with clear cover and purple back.
Statement Of Significance:: This video is more than a before-and-after record of the effect of the Black Saturday bushfires on one property. It is also a creative effort to record, through images and music, the emotional impact of the bushfires on those who lived through them.
Description Of Content:: Stills of the creator's home in Strathewen taken before and after the bushfires of February 2009, accompanied by original soundtrack recording with two guitars.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Rosemary McKimmie Young, 2010

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Tagged with:	music, bushfires, black saturday bushfires 2009
Themes this item is part of:	Sustainable Futures Collection, Victorian Bushfires Collection
Primary Classification:	SUSTAINABILITY
Secondary Classification:	Natural Disasters
Tertiary Classification:	bushfires
Original Caption:	Rosewood: Before and after the Fire
Inscriptions:	In texta on disc: Rosewood / Strathewen / D.V.D. D.V.D. / Before and after / the fire / Bill Putt 2009.
Format:	Digital Video Disc: Colour; DVD
Creator:	Mr Bill Putt, Strathewen, Victoria, Australia, 07 Feb 2009
Composer:	Mr Bill Putt