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Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an award-winning Australian feature film and documentary director, who specializes in period-drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. == Early life == Armstrong was born in Australia, Melbourne, Victoria on 18 December 1950.〔"Gillian Armstrong: Women Filmmakers & Their Filmes." ( ''Gale Biography in Context'' ). Gale Cengage Learning. Web.〕 She went to a local high school, Vermont High School (now Vermont Secondary College), and was the middle child of a local real estate agent father and a primary school teacher mother who gave up work to have a family.〔Higson, Rosalie."Gillian Armstrong: The Real Thing"( ''The Australian: Arts'' ) The Australian. Web〕 Armstrong stated in ''The Australian'' that her parents were always very supportive of their hopes and dreams, which was not always the way it was for women in the 1960s and 70s.〔 Her father was a frustrated photographer who wasn't allowed to follow his dreams professionally, yet always practised as an amateur. Armstrong reminiscences of how she grew up in a dark room, learning all about photography. When she first decided to go to the art school, Armstrong didn't have a very firm grasp on what she wanted to do.〔 Armstrong grew up in the eastern suburb of Mitcham. Armstrong was a technical theatre student at Swinburne College while paying her tuition by working as a waitress.〔Erickson, Hal. "Gillian Armstrong-Biography – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com."( ''Gillian Armstrong – Biography – Movies & TV – NYTimes.com''. )The New York Times Web.〕 Originally, she attended school to become a theatrical set designer but the school that she attended also offered a film course. After she took it she was enamored by the great names of cinema and decided to enter the film industry. Then she won a scholarship to join the first 12 students at the country's first and only film school, the Australian Film and Television School.〔 While she was in school, The Australian film industry was nonexistent, she recalls how weird the accent sounded in new films, because it wasn't American, it was Australian.〔Brunette, Peter. "Gillian Armstrong's a Director. Period. So Don't Pigeonhole Her as a Feminist, Please."(Research. ) The Washington Post. Web.〕 She attended Swinburne Technical College with the intention of becoming a theatre costume designer, but it was here she became increasingly interested in film. During this time, she was exposed to a range of artistic films that differentiated from the commercial cinema and television she was used to.〔Bear, Liza. "Liza Bear and Gillian Armstrong Reviewed work(s)", "BOMB", New Art Publications: Spring 1993, No. 43, pp. 50–53〕 After graduating from art school in 1968, Armstrong was set on pursuing a career in film. She began making short films of 2–10 minutes, and started work as an assistant editor in a commercial film house, which lasted a year. In 1972 she entered, and later graduated from, the Australian Film Television and Radio School. She paid her tuition during this time through waitressing〔Erickson, Hal. ("Gillian Armstrong" ), "The New York Times", New York, 2010. Retrieved on 5 May 2012〕〔Scott Murray, "Gillian Armstrong", ''Cinema Papers'', January 1974 p45-46〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gillian Armstrong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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