Bob Miller ACS Technical & Innovation Acheivment Award 2017NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR The Bob Miller Award, named after the inventor of the worlds first fluid action tripod head, Bob Miller. The award is presented at the ACS Annual National Awards for Cinematography and comprises $1,000 in cash and a $2,000 Miller voucher enabling the recipient to purchase any Miller Camera Support product at 40% discount off list price directly from Miller, with a valued list price of $3,333 In addition, Miller has donated an LP54 in a wooden case and a special Bob Miller Award plaque, which will reside in the ACS headquarters in North Sydney. The name of the award recipient will be engraved on the LP 54 Classic plaque, every year, in perpetuity. The recipient will also receive a framed, signed plaque to commemorate their win. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN AND WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF MARCH 2017. Send your nomination by no later than April 14, with a detailed description of their technical or innovative achievement to ACS National President; Ron Johanson ACS for consideration. president@austcine.org.au. Previous recipients: After AllCongrats go to SA Silver Sponsor Anifex as their latest stop motion animation short film After All has been selected into the International Competition at the Annecy International Festival of Animated Film in France. Annecy is the largest and most prestigious animation film festival in the world and it is a real coup for Director (and Honorary ACS member) Michael Cusack and Producer / Cinematographer Richard Chataway ACS. From a field of around 3,000 animation films, only around 280 were selected for competition. There is a saying in animation circles. "If you get into the Academy Awards, you ring and tell your Mum, if you get into Annecy, you ring and tell all the other animators!" That is not too far from the truth. This intensely personal film won a Bronze Award for Richard at the SA & WA ACS Awards for Cinematography in 2016. After All has been accepted into several other major Film Festivals around the world in the United States and Europe, and as this is just the start of its festivals run, Michael and Richard have high hopes for its continued success. Andrei Gostin ProfileAndrei, whats your favourite film? Always a tough question, but Ive got a leaning towards the obscure and psychological. So up the top would be Clockwork Orange, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus (and anything else by Terry Gilliam), Donnie Darko, Memento, Being John Malkovich, What Dreams May Come, Black Swan, films in that vein. Then again, I love classics, everything from Once Upon a Time in America to Aliens and Terminator 2, because although they follow film conventions rigorously, they are also just bloody good films. I also refuse to watch a film without popcorn! Favourite TV show? Breaking Bad was my first binge watch. More recently, Blood and Bone (did I say I love dance?) and Black Mirror. Favourite on set snack? Tess OFlahertys famous brownies! Undisputed in Adelaide circles I believe
I started out as a fairly average but passionate actor. I remember during work as an extra overhearing a conversation between a director and the DP. They were discussing camera angles and what the different meaning was behind them. It became evident to me there were many, many ways to shoot a scene, something I hadnt really considered before. So that grabbed my attention and I started thinking from behind the lens, so to speak. But story and performance remains the most important thing in a scene, I try never to forget that. My first venture was doing corporates promos and training videos delivered on VHS or later on DVD, with sleeves printed on my home colour printer. Those were the days!!! At a certain point I got offered tutoring work at uni, and then realised how much easier it was to earn a crust getting paid a wage to set things up and make them work. It also gave me access to equipment I couldnt otherwise hope to afford. So I never looked back. Now I run, produce and train in a TV studio at UniSAs Magill Campus equipped with green screen, VR and MoCap, we have 24/7 internet radio and sound studios as well as multiple edit suites, so theres always plenty of production going on. I only ever moonlight in cinematography, so although I dont work full time as a DP, I can guarantee that every time I pick up a camera its because its something I am really passionate about. Thats the upside of being an amateur!!! What has been your most interesting project so far? Ive tried to approach every project with a different outlook on the cinematography. Whats the story? Whats the feel? Parting Shot was a short filmed in one day on a hilltop overlooking the Barossa Valley. We kept the camera moving continuously and ignored crossing the line issues. That was really interesting.
Where do you think your future lies? Working in education, I have the privilege of working with young creative minds, so we are constantly adapting to new technologies and practices. Id like to incorporate more and more of those technical skills in my own work. So for me its a question of identifying the pet projects Id like to invest time in; the future is very exciting for that reason. Most productions Ive worked on I have also produced and gaffed; but I hope someday to work with an established DP on a bigger project. Theres always plenty new to learn about myself, the craft, and other creatives through the film process, so Im really enjoying the journey. Andrei please tell us something about yourself that not many people know. For a number of years I was one of the lead male flamenco dancers in Adelaide! Dancing is a big part of my life; I have performed both flamenco and Latin dance either solo or in productions both in Adelaide and interstate. Dance is a big part of my personal life; and cinematography for me is really a dance with the characters in a film; sympathetic to their internal character struggles. I love the fluidity of camerawork and enjoy finding the sweet spot in every shot of every scene. Thats a really fulfilling thing to achieve creatively and to be able to share with an audience. Ole! thanks Andrei, great to hear of a different avenue into shooting. Cheers, Ed. Upcoming datesApril 3 Committee Meeting April 19 Screening & Q&A of Emo the Musical with Ellery Ryan ACS & Sky Davies May 1 Committee Meeting Reminder to get your Accreditation submission together. May 6 National ACS Awards for Cinematography - Strangers Dining Room NSW Parliament House May 7 National AGM @ ACS HQ May 30 Send out membership renewals June 5 Committee Meeting June 30 membership renewals due July 1 Accreditation Applications window opens July 3 Committee Meeting July 30 Accreditation Applications window closes August 7 Awards Entry Open August 14 SA AGM September 4 Committee Meeting September 8 Award Entry Closes & Sponsor Assets Deadline September 15, 16 & 17 SA & WA Awards Judging in SA October 2 Committee Meeting October 28th 37th Annual SA & WA Awards for Cinematography @ Adelaide Oval November 6 Committee Meeting December 4 Committee Meeting
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