Haven't we all at some point in time fantasized about stepping through a cinema/TV screen and into the world of our favourite movies and television shows? I certainly have!

With its modern, urban setting and stunning harbour, it is easy to see why Sydney leads the way as an ideal and versatile shooting destination. Movies shot here have been set in New York (Godzilla: Final Wars, Kangaroo Jack), Chicago (The Matrix and sequels), London (Birthday Girl), Seville (Mission Impossible 2), Bombay (Holy Smoke), Darwin (Australia), Myanmar (Stealth), Mars (Red Planet) and the fictitious city of Metropolis (Superman Returns, Babe: Pig in the City).

Whether popular landmarks or off the beaten track locations that are often hard to find, you can now explore Sydney in a fun and unique way with the SYDNEY ON SCREEN walking guides. Catering to Sydneysiders as much as visitors, the guides have something to offer everyone, from history, architecture and movie buffs to nature lovers.

See where productions such as Superman Returns, The Matrix and sequels, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Candy, Mission Impossible 2, Mao's Last Dancer, Babe: Pig in the City, Kangaroo Jack, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Muriel's Wedding, The Bold and the Beautiful, Oprah's Ultimate Australian Adventure and many more were filmed.

Maps and up-to-date information on Sydney's attractions are provided to help you plan your walk. Pick and choose from the suggested itinerary to see as little or as much of the city as you like.

So, come and discover the landscapes and locations that draw filmmakers to magical Sydney, and walk in the footsteps of the stars!

A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO EXPENSIVE TOURS, YOU CAN NOW ENJOY EXPLORING SYDNEY FOR UNDER $10 WITH THE SYDNEY ON SCREEN WALKING GUIDES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT US AT SYDNEYONSCREEN@HOTMAIL.COM

Subscribe to the blog and keep up with all the latest Aussie film and entertainment news. Read about what the stars are up to, who's in town, what movies are currently filming or being promoted. Locate us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sydneyonscreen and "like" our page!

Sydney on Screen walking guides now on sale!

Click on the picture above to see a preview of all four walking guides and on the picture below to see larger stills of Sydney movie and television locations featured in the slideshow!

Copyright © 2011 by Luke Brighty / Unless otherwise specified, all photographs on this blog copyright © 2011 by Luke Brighty


Sydney on Screen guides are now available for purchase at the following outlets:

Travel Concierge, Sydney International Airport, Terminal 1 Arrivals Hall (between gates A/B and C/D), Mascot - Ph: 1300 40 20 60

The Museum of Sydney shop, corner of Bridge & Phillip Streets, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9251 4678

The Justice & Police Museum shop, corner of Albert & Phillip Streets, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9252 1144

The Mint shop, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8239 2416

Hyde Park Barracks shop, Queen Square, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8239 2311

Travel Up! (travel counter) c/o Wake Up Sydney Central, 509 Pitt Street, Sydney - Ph (02) 9288 7888

The Shangri-La Hotel (concierge desk), 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9250 6018

The Sebel Pier One (concierge desk), 11 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8298 9901

The Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney (concierge desk), 27 O'Connell Street, Sydney - Ph: (02) 8214 0000

The Sydney Marriott Circular Quay (concierge desk), 30 Pitt Street, Sydney - Ph: (02) 9259 7000

Boobook on Owen, 1/68 Owen Street, Huskisson - Ph: (02) 4441 8585


NSW, interstate and international customers can order copies of Sydney on Screen using PayPal. Contact us at sydneyonscreen@hotmail.com to inquire about cost and shipping fees.


All four volumes of Sydney on Screen are available to download onto your PC or Kindle at:
Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, Amazon.de, Amazon.es and Amazon.it


Through thick and thin

Tiffiny Hall from The Biggest Loser.
Tiffiny Hall is in charge of the white team in The Biggest Loser.



Frances Atkinson, The Sydney Morning Herald, reports

Even Tiffiny Hall has her bad days…

Just as overweight people might fear being judged on their appearance alone, Tiffiny Hall might find herself reduced to a cliche as the blonde, bubbly, reality TV fitness instructor. Assumptions on both counts would be wrong.

Sitting in one of Channel Ten's boardrooms, Hall has spent the day talking to media about her second season on The Biggest Loser. Last October, 16 single, obese contestants entered the TBL camp to begin their transformation as the dwindling contestants (men over 30, men under 30, women over 30, women under 30) will keep working, with the help of their team trainer, until April.

Hall is in charge of the White team, which is made up of four young women deeply unhappy about their weight and the negative impact it's had on their lives. Aside from the obvious, they all share a fear of never finding a significant other.

Some have been single for years, others have never been kissed - they are raw and vulnerable, especially 21-year-old Selena Brown from Darwin, who has battled with her weight since she was a child.

For Hall, who grew up with a dad who was an Olympic trainer in taekwondo, exercise was always part of the family routine. ''I have memories of waking up early and going for a run with dad,'' Hall says.

''We'd get home and the juicer was always buzzing. It was built into our lives, so it was odd to join The Biggest Loser and meet people who thought that wasn't normal.''

Hall says the key to working with her emotionally fragile group - knowing when to push them and how hard - comes down to asking questions. ''My training sessions are like interviews: 'Why are you here, what do you want to achieve, what are you feeling now?' They need to be honest. They need to admit that when they look in the mirror, they don't like what they see.''

It's difficult to imagine Hall could empathise with a situation so removed from her reality. ''I don't care what weight you are, I have days where I feel fat. I work on camera in white Lycra. I know I eat healthy but sometimes it's just irrational.

''I'm not a model. I don't look like a TV presenter - I've got muscles and a different sort of body type. We've all had the voice in your head that says, 'You're no good. You're going to fail.' Every woman knows what that feels like.''

The message she tells herself is the same one she shares with her team: they have to work on the voice in their head and make it constructive, nurturing and positive.

As seen in an early episode, training sessions can be physically and emotionally taxing and when a member of the White team (Rebekah) threw a steel rod over Hall's head, the exchange became heated.

''She was frustrated and that manifested in a outburst. It's very common. But it was dangerous and that's why I sent her out of the room.

''I work with people who don't know what an elevated heart rate feels like. They don't like feeling the discomfort that comes with training, like getting sore muscles.''

What Hall wants most is for her team to feel a sense of achievement; it's something the 28-year-old has found herself but not in the fitness business.

Last year, she wrote her first young-adult novel, an action-adventure story titled White Ninja, and she's recently signed a five-book deal with HarperCollins. ''If I could write fiction full time,'' she says, ''I'd happily hang up my Lycra.''

Excuses, excuses ...


1. I'm too busy/tired

It's tough but make an appointment with yourself to train. Ten minutes is better than nothing. Train every second day. Start with three one-hour sessions over seven days.

2. It's too late. I have too much weight to lose

Get a trainer and, if you can't afford it, get one trainer and split it among a few people. Up your water intake and eat three balanced meals and three healthy snacks a day.

3. I have injuries

Be sensible. Work in the boundaries of your injuries.

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