Michael Nicholson (filmmaker)

Michael Nicholson (filmmaker)
Born	(1954-03-27) March 27, 1954 Melbourne
Nationality	Australian
Citizenship	Australia
Alma mater	Scotch College, Melbourne. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University - Art.
Occupation	Film-maker Writer Artist Sport
Organization	The Greens Melbourne University Boat Club.
Known for	Michael Nicholson has produced an interesting body of work over the years in film, art, writing and sport.
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Website	mikenicholson.com greeningyarrabridges.com

Michael Nicholson (born 27 March 1954) is an Australian independent filmmaker, writer, artist, author, and sports enthusiast. He is best known for his works ‘Rubbery Figures’, a political puppets show he created with his brother and shown on ABC TV and then HSV 7, ‘Fast Forward’ in the 1980’s. Nicholson in his diversified career has also authored multiple books like A Tunnel into Uluru and Frend and Flier, to name a few, and had a few art exhibitions

Nicholson has received critical acclaim for his writing/direction work which includes short comedy and political films incorporating various angles like real-time, time-lapse, and animation. Apart from that, he has also been documenting rowing competitions from around the world, following his passion for both rowing and filmmaking, just like his father. Many of his short films and videos revolve around this sport, along with several other themes and unique concepts.

Additionally, Nicholson has worked in numerous television shows and entertainment projects as a filmmaker and writer.

Early life and education

Nicholson was born on 27 March 1974 to Harvey Nicholson, a Solicitor, and Joyce Nicholson, a renowned publisher, author, and feminist. He grew up with three siblings named Peter cartoonist and sculptor, Hilary economist, and Wendy Nicholson police woman. While growing up, Nicholson was heavily inspired by his father who himself was a filmmaker in World War 2, History, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. Michael learned the art of filmmaking from his father and brother.

In 1961 Nicholson enrolled in Scotch College where he pursued his school education. During his time there, Nicholson was the editor of the school magazine titled Satura, and set up the school film society.

Career

Nicholson began his career when he was still in high school, after gaining recognition as the editor of Satura, the school magazine. One of his renowned accomplishments includes his 30 minutes, one on one interview with Rt. Hon Prime Minister of Australia, William McMahon. Satura, “A Day in the Life of Scotch”.

In 1969 Nicholson was selected as Coxswain of the Melbourne University Boat Club men's 8 and pair that competed in the All Japan Rowing Championships in August. MUBC Tokyo Trip by Mike Nicholson - issuu Since then, he began documenting rowing competitions, all of which are available on his website.

From 1976 to 1985, he worked as an independent filmmaker, specializing in short comedy and animation films, for national TV shows such as This Day Tonight, Willesee, The Don Lane Show, and various other different current affairs programs, and live shows. His 1985 Political Puppets Series titled Rubbery Figures which he created with his brother, became highly acclaimed and gained mass recognition. It premiered on ABC TV and then on HSV 7, Fast Forward.

Throughout his diversified career, Nicholson has created numerous films assuming the roles of a writer, director, cinematographer and editor. Twelve of his films were screened in the Melbourne International Film Festival. Nicholson worked alongside several prolific actors such as Steve Vizard, Tim Robertson, John Jacobs, Barbara Ciszewska, Ernie Gray, and Ian Scott.

He has also covered an article about "Rowing Towards Brissy ’32” see Mikenicholson.com click ROWING, click on 2021 to read it to increase awareness about the 2032 Summer Olympics. The article aims to build a larger base and the best possible team to compete at Brisbane 2032.

Filmography

S.No.	Title	Year	Running time
1	Cricket Superfast	1976	3 Minutes
2	Yellowcake	1976	3 Minutes
3	The Budget Film	1977	3 Minutes
4	The Girls in the Boat	1978-84	10 Minutes
5	The Amazing Dream They Had About Mining	1980	12 Minutes
6	The Smash vs. The Lob	1981	3 Minutes
7	The Wild Doctor	1982	10 Minutes
8	150 Goals	1985	7 Minutes
9	Rubbery Figures	1985 – 1991	8 Minutes Weekly Series
10	A Game of Golf	1988	10 Minutes
11	A Day in the Life of Scotch	1990	10 Minutes
12	The Edge of Forever	1999	20 Minutes
13	Olympiad Abstracto	2000	16 Minutes
14	Hullo Mister; Independence in Timour	2000	20 Minutes
15	8+ Documentary on the Rowing 8	2008	80 Minutes
16	Troy Story	2011	8 Minutes
17	School for Sculling	2012	80 Minutes
18	The German Holiday	2020	12 Minutes
19	Tasmania; Australian Rowing Championships.	2021	15 Minutes

Books

• Melbourne University Boat Club Tokyo Crew 1969. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
• Nicholson, Michael (2012). A Memoir. Stephen Digby. ISBN 978-0-9803893-8-8. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
• Nicholson, Michael (2012). [hhttps://mikenicholson.com/book/A%20Tunnel%20into%20Uluru A Tunnel into Uluru]. digbys. ISBN 978-0-9803893-6-4. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
• Nicholson, Michael (1998). Frend and Flier. Fledgling Press. ISBN 978-0-646-35392-0. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
• The New Idea. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

Personal Life

Nicholson married Fatma Beyen in 2002. She is an Architect with a degree from the Istanbul Technical University. They had one daughter, Melissa on March 17, 2003.

        

External links

• Michael Nicholson Melbourne