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| In This Issue- From the President From the President
Greetings ACS friends and colleagues, The month of September featured two very important events in the ACS calendar. Firstly there was the Annual General Meeting of the Society, where the Branch delegates assembled at the National Headquarters and the following were elected as National Office Bearers for 2012-2013. National President: Ron Johanson ACS (QLD) Below is part of my Presidents Report to the AGM:
ACCREDITATION was the other very important event held during September at the National Headquarters. Accreditation is the highest honour presented to a member, and the Accredited cinematographer shall have the right to use the letters ACS after his or her name. Im pleased to confirm the names of the 7 cinematographers representing a wide range of genres, who were Accredited after screenings held on 7 & 8 September 2012. Until next time, enjoy the read. VALE - Ron Taylor AM ACS
The ACS, along with the International film community are all saddened by the recent passing of one of our true greats. I refer of course to Ron Taylor AM ACS, legendary underwater cinematographer and conservationist who passed away on Sunday, September 9, at a private hospital in Sydney. For over 50 years Ron ventured underwater, and along with wife Valerie were still active up to the time of his illness, spending many months each year on expeditions to remote corners of the earth to continue filming the wonders of the underwater world. Ron Taylor AM ACS This newly named Award will be presented for the first time at the 2013 National Awards for Cinematography in Canberra. KODAK OFFER EXTENDED
By popular demand, Kodak Australia has extended their 40% Film Special. Click on the link to find out how you can benefit from the offer:
A Postcard from Mark Wareham ACS
Hi guys,
2012 State and Territory Awards
All of the 2012 State and Territory Branch Awards entries are now closed. Sadly youve missed out on having your work included in the judging for the 2012 State and Territory Awards and therefore the chance to go through to the National Awards in Canberra in 2013.
Sponsor Spotlight: Panasonic - New AG-HPX600 P2HD camcorder.
The Panasonic new AG-HPX600 P2HD camcorder. Shadowcatchers Book Event
There will be a special ACS Shadowcatchers Book Event on Wednesday, October 10 commencing 7.00pm at the HAYDEN ORPHEUM PICTURE PALACE, 380 Military Rd Cremorne. A fantastic panel moderated by David Stratton and including; Martha Ansara, Jack Thompson, Russell Boyd ACS ASC, Don McAlpine ACS ASC, Andrew Lesnie ACS ASC, Geoff Burton ACS, and Pieter De Vries ACS will discuss many aspects of this truly historic book. This will be a very special evening and is one not to miss, so plan ahead to ensure you get a good seat. ACS members, on presentation of their ACS membership card will have free entry. Check out the link and book your seats.
SHADOWCATCHERS LIMITED EDITION COPIES AVAILABLEDont get too excited but we do have some Limited Edition copies of the book that have become available for sale. 3 x Limited Edition, unnumbered with unsigned Signature page. 1 x Limited Edition with Signature page unsigned. 1 x Limited Edition with Signature page unsigned. 1 x Limited Edition with Signature page unsigned. Contact me direct to secure one or more of these copies. Prices include GST. Postage is additional.
A POSTCARD FROM HENRY PIERCE ACS
Hi, how are you going! Yes, still shooting in Germany on a children's TV series for Southern star Australia and NDR Germany. Its been 5 month shoot and almost over. We have been shooting in a castle most of the time and are now on location. The castle had a lot of challenges with high windows and at the pace we are shooting no time for cherry pickers. I chose the Alexa for its great range of latitude, and had some big ND frames made up. All has turned out well so far and working and living in Europe for 5 months is fantastic. All those countries so close you can visit on weekends. But, there's no place like home, and looking forward to being back in Aus soon. Don't Miss Seeing SIDE BY SIDE - The Documentary
Thanks to the generosity of the Producers, Justin Szlasa & Keanu Reeves, the ACS have been able to secure this groundbreaking documentary to screen to our members. We will be able to send Blu Ray copies, on a rotational basis to ALL branches to enable you to screen the film free to members, guests and sponsors only. If you see one film this year, see this!! If you havent already booked your screening, simply contact me for more details. COMING TO A CINEMA NEAR YOU SHOW ME THE MAGIC
Sponsor Spotlight: Miller Camera Support
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Could this be Michael Caton? With a squarkingly good line-up, the Cockatoo Island Film Festival kicks off 9:30am Wednesday 24 October and will present feature film premieres, spectacular 3D sessions, master-classes, workshops, parties, live music and much, much more. The festival opening night is a red carpet gala, that features the Australian Premiere of Paul Thomas Andersons exquisite new film The Master. This critically acclaimed film stars the ultimate Hollywood trio of Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour-Hoffman and Amy Adams. Be part of cinema history and join us for an extraordinary film experience in The Turbine Hall, a historic location built in 1946, which will be transformed into a state of the art cinema. Buy your opening Night Gala tickets, which include the screening and a fully catered after party at our pop up nightclub, The Precinct here: http://tix.cockatooislandfilmfestival.com/session2.asp?s=1 And thats just the beginning the next five days will see films and filmmakers flying in from all corners of the globe, joining local industry heavy weights such as Jane Campion, Don McAlpine ACS ASC and Gillian Armstrong to delight and inspire Australian audiences.
Want to be a Filmmaker?AFTRS Applications for 2013 close November 1 AFTRS - recently voted one of the top 20 film school's in the world by The Hollywood Reporter (August 3, 2012) - is Australia's leading screen arts and broadcast school and is seeking experienced & passionate people for its post graduate courses on offer for 2013. A fantastic variety of courses at postgraduate and masters levels are open to applicants spanning all of the specialist areas of the screen arts and broadcast industry including: 3D animation, cinematography, costume design, directing, documentary, editing, producing,production design, screen business, screen culture, screen music, screenwriting, screen sound, radio and visual effects. ACS HQ ReportThe Directors of Photography Personal Works exhibition was the highlight of this month at the Headquarters. Open for three weeks and displaying the talents of these well known cinematographers, it has attracted a lot of interest from members September also is Accreditation time and seven successful applicants now have the letters ACS after their name. The HQ theatre provided the perfect atmosphere for the Accreditation panel to view all the submissions. The National ACS Annual General Meeting was also held the same weekend and again all the delegates enjoyed the relaxing surrounds and hospitality of the headquarters. Ian Nicholson a NSW member continued to hold his training classes on Wednesday nights and looks forward to more in the future.
Anna Howard ACS ACS National Archive Report
The ACS Archive at the National Headquarters is slowly getting catalogued and sorted. The books in the Bruce Hillyard ACS room have now been listed (there are nearly 600 of them) and thanks to Ernie Clarke ACS, this list is now on the ACS website. The collection of American Cinematographer Magazines kindly donated by Daryl Binning ACS, and supplemented with our own collection is probably one of the most comprehensive anywhere in the world. Our camera memorabilia continues to grow and we currently have an assortment of over 30 cameras on display. This includes a 1907 Debrie Parvo hand cranked camera, and the worlds only 35mm Harmer and Heath - hand made in Sydney especially for George Heath in the late 1930s, A Fastax 16mm 5700fps high speed camera that was used to record the British atomic bomb explosions at Maralinga, a 16mm Auricon Pro 600 kit originally imported for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and donated by the ABC, a World War 2 Spitfire gun camera, an R35 Mitchell and a 16mm Mitchell, ACS Founding President Syd Woods Movietone Wall camera, a 16mm Photosonics Actionmaster 500 and 35mm BL4 donated by Panavision and a GII Panaflex kindly on long term loan from Panavision. We also have Ross Woods three wheel Elemack dolly and have on loan a Worrell Head, from NSW member Damien Smith, so that we can mount the R35 on it. In November we will be taking delivery of Ross Woods 35mm BNC Mitchell that is being loaned to us by the Powerhouse Museum for the next two years. Our collection also includes many other generous donations of memorabilia and documents of historic value. Ted Rayment ACS - HQ Archivist.
ACS MENTOR-ATTACHMENT SCHEMEThe ACS Mentor Scheme was promoted again this year with much success. Thus far we have had 13 enquiries with 6 placements; Andrew Bogan (Qld) with Ridley Williams, Ben Jaensch (Qld) with Mark Wareham ACS, Michael Dearnley (Vic) with Andrew Commis ACS, Margie McClymont with Peter James ACS ASC, Sarah MacDonald (SA) with Dion Beebe ACS ASC. This particular one involves working with Dion in the UK on his new film, All You Need is Kill, Bayley Broome Peake (SA) with Mandy Walker ACS ASC on Tracks, shooting in the Flinders Ranges and the Territory and Naithan Wiles (NSW) with Danny Ruhlmann ACS. Many thanks to you all for your support and your commitment to this ACS initiative. ACS MERCHANDISE: NEW STOCK HAS ARRIVED!Available from David Lewis ACS dlewis@cinematographer.net.au ACS HOODIE $35.00 A Message from the Editor of AC MagazineThere's a lot happening in our industry that I don't know about. And if I don't know about it, I can't run a story on it, and please don't think that I'm only interested in big movies
on the contrary
if you shoot for any of the following genres - docos, current affairs, magazine, news (dramatic or interesting), music videos, science, experimental, short films, big budget movies, low budget movies, no budget movies, TV commercials, TV drama, TV soaps, sport, art installations, industrial, health etc., I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO. So send me something! Directors of Photography: Personal WorksThis Photographic Exhibition was held first in Queensland and is now showing at the ACS HQ. There are plans to change and to add to the Exhibition, so who knows where it will pop up next? Thanks to Panavision, Kodak, RGB Digital and Gallery on The Lane for their support and generosity
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