Who We Are

Our Mission

We want to climb mountains! Etainment is committed to creating, producing and delivering epic, provocative & inspirational entertainment and business practices across all media platforms internationally whilst mentoring and encouraging the young, the talented, the bold, the visionary and the forward-thinking.

We will achieve this through mentoring, consultation, partnering and co-operative collaboration in a safe, fun, creative and inspiring environment.

Extraordinary Experiences

We are dreamers, sharing extraordinary experiences in life and turning them into reality for all concerned.

No mountain is high enough or wall strong enough to become a barrier. We are inspired by creativity and imagination to bring all ideas to fruition.

Our Core Values

Provide a happy, safe and healthy environment for all clients, visitors and personnel.

the principals

Creative to the Core

Tim Barnett

Tim is a veteran of the entertainment industry with deep roots in production and business domains. With over 35 years production and management experience in the industry, his entrepreneurial skills have seen the creation of successful businesses influencing many aspects of entertainment including film, television, new media, technology, advertising and marketing.

Tim is a pioneer with a diverse ability for getting things done as the company’s visionary, chief executive, senior creative, marketing strategist, storyteller, director, producer, technology and business consultant, often simultaneously.

Being a hands on personality, Tim has always maintained a big picture overview for his businesses based on well placed long term strategies. He was founder and chief executive for two of the industries major production and facility companies, the Comcopy Group and Central City Studios(now Docklands Studios Melbourne) servicing the Australian and international entertainment markets.

Simon Barnett

Simon has worked in the film and television industry for more than 30 years commencing his career in television working on television programs, news, current affairs and World Of Sport.

Since then, he has produced/written/directed; TVC’s, television series/specials, documentaries, drama, corporate video’s, network promotions, training and promotional projects.

Simon is an accomplished writer for media with writing credits in television/radio, print, internet, news articles and speeches.

He has also developed and managed several production and event companies in Melbourne including a subsidiary of Isis Communications Ltd, a public company developing curriculum and programs online.

As a producer, director and scriptwriter, he has received recognition in Australia and overseas with a number of awards including the Mobius Award in New York.

Client reviews

I have worked with Etainment for many years. They are honest, reliable, creative and professional. They are a lot of fun too - often under intense pressure with deadlines!

Alan Tobin

Turbo Marketing

The entertainment industry is built on the imagination of a few, and then others have followed in their footsteps. The team behind Etainment have been forging the trails that have become the highways used every day within the Film and Broadcast industry. As Etainment moves into new frontiers we should all take notice and get ready to move.

Allan Rendell

Vass Theatre Group

Etainment under the direction of Simon and Tim Barnett, provide business across all industry sectors, with unique and cost effective creative production solutions. Having been a client for many years, I highly recommend Etainment, a creative and professional production enterprise, with cutting edge technology. I look forward to working on our future productions with the E-Team.

Ray Evans

Australian Business Forum

CONSULTING

We have many years’ worth of experience in the new media business incorporating Strategic Planning, Marketing, Web Development, Television/Film/Sound Production including Television Programs (Documentaries, TV Specials & Series), Television Commercials, Corporate/Training and promotional Films.

Not only are we involved with conceptual and development of most projects, we also can plan and organise all methods of distribution from conventional methods such as television media to new and developing Global Website techniques.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Strategic planning is the process of documenting and establishing a direction of your business—by assessing both where you are and where you’re going. … Strategic planning consists of analyzing the business and setting realistic goals and objectives.

Management

Management consulting is the practice of helping organizations to improve their performance. Organizations may draw upon the services of management consultants for a number of reasons, including gaining external (and presumably objective) advice and access to the consultants’ specialized expertise.

business development

Business Development works to improve an organization’s market position and achieve financial growth. … it is to work with the internal team, marketing staff, and managers to increase sales opportunities and thereby maximize revenue for their organization.

TECHNOLOGY

Technology analysis is the process of researching technology solutions, problems and risks. It is a component of business analysis that is used to develop requirements, specifications and validate technical designs.

DIGITAL marketing

Digital marketing is the promotion of products or brands using electronic devices or the internet. Digital marketing uses multiple channels and technologies that allow an organization to analyse campaigns, content and strategy to understand what’s working and what isn’t – typically in real time.

CONTENT creation

Content creation is the most important element to any traditional or social media campaign. Because of this, we aim to create original content that is representative of your brand. We design micro-content to be distributed on your social media channels. It is used for the sole purpose of engaging your social media fans and followers.