Vet School
Unleashed onto the busy wards of the vet school’s hospital it’s make or break for the students.
Prospero Productions
Synopsis
This compelling new series follows the lives of eight young hopefuls who share the lifelong dream of becoming a vet. For the 5th year students coming to the end of a gruelling course, the time has come for them to be unleashed onto the busy wards of Murdoch University’s state-of-the-art teaching hospital. Over the next few weeks, the students face an intense crash course in every medical and emotional hurdle a vet may face in a whole career. For the 4th years it’s the “Year from Hell” with over 70 hours of intense lectures, practicals and coursework every week. From major surgery on a dog to the proverbial hand up a cow’s back side, this unflinching series captures all the triumph and tragedy these young vets experience in the run up to their final year.

Filmed and Post Produced in Western Australia
on the Traditional Country of the Noongar Whadjuk peoples
Production Information
Series Director
Adam Barry
Producers
Ed Punchard
Julia Redwood
Assistant Producer
Poppy Chandler
Shooting Directors
Chester Dent
Nick Fletcher
Editor
Jonathan Rowdon
Roland Smith
Distributor
DCD Rights
Key Locations
Murdoch University Specialist Vet Clinic, Perth
Narrator
Glenn Hall
Production Manager
Jules Fortune
Production Coordinator
Freya Brueschke
Sound Recordists
Jason North
Ash Charlton
Carsten Frederikson
Kim Lord
Gary Carr
Music
Tim Count
Keith Van Geyzel
Sound Post Production
Kim Lord
The Art of the Ob-Doc
“Being the top end vet clinic Murdoch often sees the sickest and most traumatic cases.”
“It became evident very quickly that for many pet owners there is little or no distinction between animal and their children. The last thing these already stressed and upset people wanted was a camera thrust in their face. So it was important to come up with a working methodology that would allow us to maximize the potential of a story whilst remaining unobtrusive.”
– Adam Barry, Director


About the Producer
Julia Redwood established Prospero Productions with Ed Punchard in Perth in 1991
“Prospero has now become one of the leading independent documentary production companies in Australia. In addition to being joint managing director, Julia is a multi award winning producer, director and writer. In 1998 her directorial debut “Paying for the Piper” was nominated for two AFI awards and won the Golden Spire Award at the 2000 San Francisco Film Festival
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