Central Australia is set to start production of the adrenaline-fuelled ABC TV series MaveriX this month and 400 Territorians are needed to fill crew jobs including extras, construction workers and even set nurses.
The Territory Government has invested $1.5 million into MaveriX, a 10 part ABC TV series that follows six junior motocross riders selected for the first intake of the MaveriX Academy in Alice Springs, the home of dirt bike racing in Australia.
The heart pumping children's drama series is produced by Alice Springs based production company Brindle Films and will be broadcast in Australia exclusively on ABC ME across iview, the linear channel and social media.
The Australian Children's Television Foundation, a major partner of the series, has also sold the global rights to Netflix outside of Australia, with the Red Centre to be showcased to up to 204 million subscribers in 190 countries across the globe.
The series is being produced with the support of the ABC Children's, Screen Australia, the Northern Territory Government, South Australia Film Corporation, and the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
MaveriX is looking for crew members and support services and there are opportunities in:
- On screen: acting extras
- Electrical: electricians for opportunities in the lighting department
- Hospitality: catering supplies, accommodation providers
- Creative: art department, graphic designers, sculptors, crafts, interior decorators
- Medical: set nurses
- Construction: builders, carpenters and trades people for set construction
- Costumes: seamstress, tailors
- Health and safety: traffic management and work health and safety specialists
- Education: teachers/tutors
- Automotive: mechanics, action vehicles
