Mark J Shea
Mark Shea is an Australian documentary filmmaker who specialises in travel content. His youtube channel is Australia’s Biggest Travel Channel with 20 million+ views and 35,000+ subscribers.
His projects include:
1997 - The Overlanders - Australian Travel Series 7 x 30 mins Two brothers explore their own country.
2000 - Organic Farming, Australia - Learn how to farm organically 60 mins Learn the secrets of Australia's Top Organic Farmers.
2001 - Meet a Local Around Australia Series 4 x 30 minutes Explore Australia’s top tourist destinations by meeting the locals
2004 - The Way (2004 film), Camino de Santiago, Spain 75 mins The Camino de Santiago in Northern Spain is one of the world’s most popular Pilgrimages. Filmmaker Mark Shea wished to explore the spiritual affect the Camino (Way of St. James) has on pilgrims, by walking the French Way alone and documenting his own personal experiences. The resulting film is an honest and joyous portrayal of the transformative nature of this ancient practice. A must see for anyone who has walked the Camino, or anyone who has plans of partaking in this life changing experience in the future.
2004 - Returning Home - A story of Ararat, ABC 4 part online series (16 mins) Follows the fortunes of a small Australian country town, Ararat
2006 - Last Outback Boxing Troupe, ABC 4 part series (21 mins) Fred Brophy’s Boxing Troupe is the last tent operating in the world. Before the early 1970’s, Traveling Boxing Tents were part of the regular landscape at most country shows. The tents have such a long tradition in Australia, that in some towns, a young man will fight in the tent, watched proudly by their grandfather and father, both of whom also fought in a tents as young men. When Fred Brophy retires, is it the end of the road for the Tent Boxing tradition.
2006 - Meet a Local - Vietnam, Spain, Ireland Vietnam - 33 mins Spain - 37 mins Ireland - 50 mins Explore Vietnam, Spain and Ireland's top tourist destinations by meeting the locals
2006 Meet the Locals - Tasmania 38 mins Explore Tasmania’s top tourist destinations by meeting the locals
2008 - African Refugees ABC 26 minutes Mark Shea examines the African refugee experience in Tasmania. The African community started arriving in Tasmania in 1994 and since then 1,700 people have arrived, with 60%-70% settling in greater Hobart, and the remainder settling in and around Launceston. Sudan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Ethiopia are some of the communities now represented in Tasmania
2010 - Meet the Locals - New Zealand 46 mins Explore New Zealand’s top tourist destinations by meeting the locals
2011 - 2012 - The Original Travel Vlogger Asia - 8 x 30 mins Youtube’s original travel vlogger explores the culture, food and people of Asia, visiting Bali, Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines, Japan, South Korea, China, Laos, Cambodia and the hermit kingdom North Korea. Central America - 6 x 30 mins Youtube’s original travel vlogger explores the culture, food and people of Central America, including a sailing trip to Cuba.
2014 - American Roadtrip 6 x 30 Mark Shea spent four months traveling the length and breadth of America, from Hollywood to the Wild West, from the Deep South to the Latin American vibes of Miami, from moonshine stills in the Tennessee Hills, to the frenetic pace of downtown New York, and finally visiting the post apocalyptic urban decay of Detroit and the rebirth of cool in the Rust Belt City of Cleveland. Australian Filmmaker Mark Shea’s personable style features first person stories with locals at each destination he visited. It gives each story a candid insight into where America stands in what many call the Asian Century.
2015 - Italy 'In search of La Dolce Vita 42 mins Two strangers travel through italy searching for la dolce vita, asking local people about love, life and happiness, and finding answers themselves along the way. Scott is an Australian wineblogger who had minor success with his first novel. He has lost interest in writing and is undergoing a midlife crisis. Charlotte is a Luxembourg fan of Scott who befriended him online and invited him to join her on a trip through Italy. She has been a librarian for 15 years and feels ready for a change, but is unsure what. On a roadtrip taking in some of the most scenic parts of Italy – Aosta, Lake Como, Venice, Cinque Terre, Tuscany, Umbria and the Amalfi Coast, Scott and Charlotte meet the locals and learn the secrets of what make a good life!
2016 - Journey to the West - Motorcycle camping series around Australia 8 x 30 mins “A world traveler returns to his own country to explore it’s West Coast on a motorcycle. An exercise in simplicity, camping out and getting off the beaten track. A chance to reassess life choices. The freedom to explore alternatives. What is it we need to be happy and is Australia still the lucky country”
Interview with Mark Shea about backpack filmmaking [1] ABC video story on Mark Shea's travel passion [2] youtube channel [3] Interview with traveling videographer [4]
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