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NATIONAL E-NEWS - NOVEMBER 2021

From the President.

Greetings ACS members, sponsors and colleagues,

November is upon us, and with it comes the State and Territory Awards season, with NSW - ACT first cab off the rank.

Congratulations to all the winners at the NSW - ACT Awards for Cinematography and to all those who stepped up and put their work forward for judging. To the NSW Committee led by Carolyn Constantine ACS, you guys nailed it and of course with Ray Martin AM and the Geoff Anderson crew you have started the Awards season with a bang.

The recognition given to Valerie Taylor AM was so deserving, and to be able to see this wonderful lady on screen from Los Angeles as Guest of Honour was truly memorable, and to the “other” Taylor; Andy Taylor ACS congratulations on your Ross Wood ACS Award for a truly amazing story about the tragic Luna Park Fire.

To all our amazing sponsors thank you all so very much for your overwhelming and generous support.

Being the first Awards of the season, the event also enabled recognition of those granted Accreditation.

Accreditation was established in 1963 and is the highest honour bestowed on a member of the Society and enables the Accredited Cinematographer the right to use the letters ACS after his or her name. Accreditation can be a lengthy process, as there are many elements the Accreditation Panel takes into consideration. The standard of lighting both interior and exterior, the use of available light, composition, operating and camera movement. Consideration is also be given to the overall cinematic approach in relation to content and its relevance to the text. The work submitted must demonstrate more than just professional competence. Creativity and aesthetic innovation are among the other qualities looked for by the Accreditation panel.

This year there were 21 applications for Accreditation and from these applicants, there were 10 remarkable cinematographers across a number of genres granted Accreditation in 2021:

Aaron	Smith	VIC	428
Chris	Bland	NSW	429
Craig	Hansen	NSW	430
Dom	West	NSW	431
Florian	Emmercih	NSW	432
Justine	Kerrigan	NSW	433
Mark	Broadbent	QLD	434
Shelley	Farthing-Dawe	VIC	435
Simon	Smith	NSW	436
Toby	Phillips	VIC	437

Finally we sadly announce that we lose the talents of the amazing Heidi Tobin, after almost 17 years, as not only our AC Magazine Associate Editor and current ACS E news editor, but in many ways the glue that binds the ACS together. Thank you Heidi you will be missed and on behalf of everyone we wish you well in the next phase of your business life. You have served the Society diligently and with great purpose and dedication and we will all miss that big smile of yours and the way you said with much joy “G’day mate”.

This is a bumper issue of the National e news, so I trust you enjoy the read.

Until next time

Ron Johanson OAM ACS
National President

Vale Halyna Hutchins

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CREW POSTCARDS

And that wraps up TROPPO, Season 1.
With over 2800 setups on main unit, multiple splinter, action and 2nd units, through storms, mud, ticks, snakes, heat, hail, water, wind and endless step counts for no other reason than getting better shots for the drama…..it’s been a wonderful journey bringing some great scripts from @yolandaramke to fruition. Such a committed cast and crew, and a demanding gig brings some top notch work to be very proud of - when everyone leaves nothing left in the tank. Kudos to the amazing camera, LX and grips departments, where everyone brought something else to improve the canvas that much more, bunch of brilliant people. To the directors, and of course the setup DP Mr Marty McGrath ACS @martymeme, Thank you for the guidance and open collaboration as every day brought collaborative new creative solutions, so such a privilege to be part of a great team.

Season 1 TROPPO, coming in Feb 2022.
TONY O'LOUGHLAN ACS SOC

Joel Froome ACS and Darius Khondji AFC ASC

CINEMATOGRAPHY LINKS

DEADLINE: Cinematography Is The Deadliest Job In Hollywood

VARIETY: ‘Dune’ Cinematographer Greig Fraser on Making the Expansive Film ‘Feel Intimate to the Characters’

ROSCO: Filmmakers On The Colony Reap The Benefits Of Practical Background Visuals

YM CINEMA: DJI Ronin 4D: A Brave Move to Disrupt Filmmaking

YAHOO: The Power of the Dog cinematographer Ari Wegner on capturing the film's grand spaces and intimate moments

SCREEN DAILY: Camerimage 2021 competition line-up includes ‘Dune’, ‘Belfast’ and ‘The French Dispatch’

That’s a wrap for me shooting 2nd Unit on the BBC/HBO/STAN show “The Tourist”, with literal guru director Kimble Rendell. Thanks to all the camera team who helped out over all the spaced out weeks we had @jameswire @bonniepaku @picswithella @bec.blt @sian_rowena_bates and Russ. Thanks to block 1 and 2 DP’s @bweela and Geoff Hall ACS for having me on.

MAXX CORKINDALE

Andrew Conder ACS SOC - Fashionista!!

CAMERA CREW - "THE PORTABLE DOOR” Director Jeffrey Walker
L-R; John Stokes ACS 2nd unit DP, Jake Malpass 2nd AC 2nd Unit, Scott Mulready Sound Recordist, Warren Lazarides 1st AC A Camera, Riki Byrne 1st AC B Camera, Don McAlpine ACS ASC DoP, Miranda Porter B camera Operator, Will Edmunds 1st AC 2nd unit, Anysha Rankin 2nd AC A camera, Claudia Butters 2nd AC B camera.

INDUSTRY LINKS

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SPA: New Premium Pitch Initiative

IF: House of Reps committee recommends 20 per cent spend from streamers

VARIETY: IATSE and AMPTP Have Reached a Deal to Avert a Strike

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POSITION VACANT: ACS NATIONAL E-NEWS EDITOR

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Please send an email to president@austcine.org.au for more details

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