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ACS NSW
12th November 2022
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A Message from the NSW President
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Image courtesy of Daniel Christie
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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
What a wonderful night at the AGNSW celebrating the work of our NSW members last weekend as we all gathered face to face for our ACS NSW Branch Awards for 2022.
There was a strong feeling of community throughout the night, with some members attending the awards for the first time sitting along side academy award winning legends Russell Boyd AO ACS ASC and his wife Sandy Boyd and John Seale AM ACS ASC with his wife Louise Seale. We were delighted to have them all in attendance.
Ray Martin AM, our Master of Ceremonies for the evening, did a stellar job guiding us through 22 categories of amazing work. We are always so grateful to Ray for his total professionalism and passion for what we do. As a thank you gift this year, he was presented with a wonderful framed photo by our very own Piet De Vries ACS who was able to present it to Ray in person.
We were honoured to have international journalist, Chris Reason as our Guest of Honour this year. His address to the room was both inspiring and sobering and I thank all our colleagues who put their lives at risk to bring the world the stories and images from the front line.
Equally inspiring was our Welcome to Country by Uncle Micheal West whose story telling and humour helped set the tone for the rest of the evening.
Congratulations to all our winners, the standard and variety of work showcased was truly inspiring. All our gold winners will go onto the National Awards to be held here in Sydney on May 6th next year.
A big congratulations to our 3 newly accredited NSW members, Casimir Dickson ACS, Vance Burberry ACS and John Varga ACS. Receiving your letters is truly a career highlight and it was fantastic to hear about the varied careers of our 3 recipients.
We had a number of special awards this year and I was truly honoured to present Andrew Collier with the ACS Award of Appreciation for a lifetime of service to camera departments and the screen industry. Thank you Andrew for attending and for your very moving words. We wish you a long and happy retirement.
Our National President, Erika Addis presented John Lanser the Ron Windon ACS Outstanding Contribution Award for his ongoing legal counsel over the decades. Congratulations and thank you John for all your guidance.
We were also excited to see Liam Brennan winning the Drew Llewelyn ACS Camerimage Scholarship this year. Liam would already be winging his way to Poland as we speak.
A big thank you to Geoff Anderson and Tim Stackpool from Sonic Sight who ran all our AV and live-stream on the night. I can’t tell you how amazing it was to watch everyone's work on the big screen. The level of talent in the room was phenomenal. Many thanks to all our judges and NSW committee who worked very hard in pulling our awards night together.
Our biggest winner of the night was Jono Le Grice who received the Ross Wood Snr ACS Judges Awards for Best Entry for his entry in the Student Cinematography Category titled “Echoes of Darkness”. This was no mean feat considering the field of talent on the night. Congratulations Jono!
Our next Drop In next Thursday Nov 17th from 6pm is a fantastic double bill where Jono Le Grice will screen his winning short film and speak about his work before our friends from Panavision present a really informative optics night with an emphasis on modification and customizing lenses. We will also have all the winning awards plaques available for collection to those unable to attend on the night.
As part of NSW Small Business Month, ACS NSW has organized 2 workshops in association with Creative Business Plus. The first, titled “What’s It Worth” is on Monday Nov 21st to be held both at HQ and online. It will address the challenges of charging for creative products and services. The second is on Friday Nov 25thand is an online only titled “Time management for Creatives”. Please register through the Eventbrite links in this newsletter to attend either session.
Don’t forget our next Cinekids Workshop is on Saturday 10thDec and that we are looking for a new cohort of budding filmmakers so please spread the word.
Stay safe everyone.
All the best,
Carolyn
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Carolyn Constantine ACS
NSW ACS Branch President
National ACS Vice President
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ACS NSW Double Bill Drop-in
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ACS HQ: Level 2, 26 Ridge Street, North Sydney
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Panavision Australia proudly presents a special optics night introducing members to their current range of Anamorphic, Spherical, Large Format and S35 lenses with emphasis on modification and customization.
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Presented by National TVC Marketing Manager Nic Godoy and Optics Service Manager and tuning wizard Grant Hansford.
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The student film that took everyone by surprise...
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Watch the 2022 Ross Wood Snr. ACS Judges Award for Best Entry
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Presented by cinematographer Johnathon Le Grice just days before he heads off
to enroll in a Masters in Cinematography at the NFTS in London.
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Join us and be part of the conversation.
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ACS NSW Branch Awards 2022
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With thanks to our Major Sponsors
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Ray Martin AM, Peter James ACS ASC, Russell Boyd AO ACS ASC and John Seale AM ACS ASC
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Elena de Bruijne, Jean-Marc Girard & Sissy Reyes
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Erika Addis and John Lanser
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Dillon Mak, Simeon Bryan & Jonathon Le Grice
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Tyson Perkins, Kevin Hudson ACS & Drew English
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Most images courtesy of Daniel Christie
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For members who wish to display their ACS Awards with Laurels, please get in touch with Lizz Vernon using the button below. Please don't make them up yourself. Lizz is happy to make Laurels for any member of any branch, including past wins.
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Information Required:
Award received
Member's Name
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State or Territory of Award (or National)
Award Category
Name of Entry
Year in which the Award was received
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Upcoming ACS NSW
Professional Development Sessions
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Session 1: What's it Worth?
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Monday 21st November from 6.30pm
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CREATIVE COSTING, PRICING AND SHARING YOUR WORTH
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Working out what to charge for creative products and services can be a colossal challenge. Where to even start?
What’s It Worth is a practical workshop that covers the basics of figuring out the price point for creative work, including calculating costs and understanding what the market can bear.
What’s It Worth is vital for anyone struggling to understand the value of their own work, and how to share that value with others.
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Date:
21st November 2022
Time: 6.30 - 8.30pm
Cost: FREE
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Location: In person at ACS HQ : Level 2,
26 Ridge St. North Sydney 2060
and Streaming Online
(link provided upon registration)
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Session 2: Time management for Creatives
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Friday 25th November from 5.30pm
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HOW TO MAKE THE TIME FOR EVERYTHING?
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This short, sharp and straight-to-the-point workshop answers the age-old question – how are we supposed to find the time to run a creative career, pursue our practice, and have a life as well?
In a fun and relaxed setting your facilitator will discuss practical strategies specifically pondered for creatives. We’ll help keep all the juggling balls in the air, and find better ways of monitoring and managing capacity.
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Date:
25th November 2022
Time: 5.30 - 7.30pm
Cost: FREE
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Location: Streaming Online
(link provided upon registration)
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This event is proudly funded by the NSW Government Small Business Month program.
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Due to Kim Batterham ACS retiring and the ending of other contracts..
TWO KEY TEACHING POSITIONS AT AFTRS IN CINEMATOGRAPHY
ARE CURRENTLY BEING ADVERTISED.
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Discipline Lead Cinematography – Fixed Term (3 years), Full Time
Closing 17 November 2022 11:59pm
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We are looking for a highly skilled industry practitioner with strong experience in teaching and mentoring to join our team in developing and delivering the Master's Program as Discipline Lead Cinematography. Under the direction of the Program Convenor, the Discipline Lead works collaboratively to co-determine, develop, and deliver the Master of Arts Screen program.
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If you wish to apply please complete an application on our Jobs Portal https://jobs.aftrs.edu.au/recruitment/selecting the Discipline Lead: Cinematography to read the Position Description and commence your application.
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Lecturer, Cinematography – 1 Year Fixed Term (Part Time)
Closing 17 November 2022 11:59pm
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We are looking for an engaged and collaborative Lecturer to join the team in delivering AFTRS' Master of Arts Screen: Cinematography. This is a hands-on, dynamic program producing the next generation of creative Cinematography professionals.
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If you wish to apply please complete an application on our Jobs Portal https://jobs.aftrs.edu.au/recruitment/selecting the Lecturer, Cinematography to read the Position Description and commence your application.
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Professional Photography Lab
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..would like to offer ACS members
a 10% discount on all work.
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They printed this beautiful image created by Piet De Vries ACS which was presented as a thankyou gift to Ray Martin AM at the recent ACS NSW Branch Awards.
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Address: 90 Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, NSW 2008
Phone (02) 93190455
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CONGRATULATIONS TO LIAM BRENNAN (QLD.)
CURRENTLY IN POLAND AS RECIPIENT OF THE 2022 DREW LLEWELLYN ACS CAMERAIMAGE SCHOLARSHIP!
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... and ACS National President Erika Addis will also be in Poland
to present A Wider Lens.
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Tuesday November 15th at 15.00 if you are there.
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Next CineKids Workshop
Saturday 10th December 2022
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Interested in film? Want to know more about cinematography, editing, sound and more? Are you under 15? Then the Australian Cinematographers Society's CineKids is for you and we are looking for new members to join us!
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The ACS created CineKids to encourage and foster kids interested in filmmaking to participate and take an active hands on approach to Cinematography
Here you'll find inspiration to create your own films, with video tutorials from expert cinematographers and tips and tricks to get you started. If you are interested in joining...
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Date: Sat. 10 December 2022
Time: 9:30 till 12:00 AM
Mentor: Elena de Bruijne
Fee: $25 Annual Membership ACS Cinekids
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Location: ACS Headquarters
Level 2, 26 Ridge Street,
North Sydney NSW 2060
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Submit your film to Sydney Film Festival 2023
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Calling all filmmakers! Submit your narrative feature, documentary or short film and be part of the 70th Sydney Film Festival, 7-18 June 2023.
Next year Sydney Film Festival is offering the largest prize pool for filmmakers and their films in the festival’s history – including doubling the prize of Best Australian Documentary from $10,000 to $20,000, thanks to Documentary Australia. Join the biggest celebration of audacious, cutting-edge and courageous filmmaking in Australia
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For the ACS NSW Christmas Party
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Thursday 15th December 2022
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FREE for Members. More details to come soon...
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As you think about all the people on your projects...
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we ask you to be mindful
& think about who is in your crew...
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To check out the
ACS National & NSW INSTAGRAM accounts click the respective icons below:
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New South Wales Major Sponsor
New South Wales Diamond Sponsor
New South Wales Gold Sponsors
New South Wales Silver Sponsors
National Major Sponsor
National Diamond Sponsor
National Platinum Sponsors
National Gold Sponsors
National ACS CineKids Sponsor
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