The 48th Annual ACS Victoria and Tasmania Awards for Cinematography, Saturday November 15th 2014
ACS Victoria & Tasmania is very pleased to announce that tickets for the awards are available online and selling well. Our most prestigious night of nights for the year is being held this year at the RACV Club Pavilion Melbourne. The venue is incredibly beautiful and stylish, set up high in the CBD on Bourke St overlooking the city lights. We will be joined by the wonderfully talented Jane Clifton this year as our MC for the night!
If you entered into the Awards this is the perfect opportunity for you to come along and enjoy all the festivity and excitement as the winners in each category are announced. Entrants can be awarded either Gold, Silver or Bronze for their work. You can bring along guests to share in the evening by booking tickets for them online as well. Be sure to book your tickets early as we will sell out this year due to a limitation of 120 guests in the pavilion. SPONSORS - please be sure to secure your complimentary allocated seats as well using the online booking Please use the link below to secure your tickets online. Use the option for the 2014 ACS Vic & Tas Awards for Cinematography. And while you're in Melbourne for the Awards, be sure to visit our very special presentation expo "I Like To Move It" on Saturday and Sunday Nov 15 & 16 at Docklands Studios, 10am - 4pm. See the article further down this eNews. ACS Vic/Tas wishes to send a huge thanks to its sponsors and supporters for making these awards possible through their kind generosity and continuing support. We ask members to please support these businesses in return. So go on and get your tickets and see you there on November 15th!! DATE: Sat November 15, 2014 at 7pm
VENUE: RACV CLUB, Level 2 Club Pavilion, 501 Bourke St, Melbourne (not Collins St)
DRESS: FORMAL
COST: $125 inc. Welcome Drinks and canapés, 3 Course Dinner with Wine, Beer and Soft drinks
Guest of Honour John Seale AM ACS ASC
ACS Victoria has very exciting news. We are extremely pleased to have one of Australia's most notable and awarded DP's join us at the Awards this year. John Seale AM ACS ASC. This commentary from The Image Makers by Ron Windon ACS: John started work in 1963 at ABC TV , Gore Hill, Sydney in the stationary department, dispensing biros and pestering Chief Cameraman Bert Nicholas for a driver assistant position. Nicholas got John off his back by giving him the job, and by good fortune Bill Grimmond took him under his wing. Bill had started at Cinesound during World War II, was camera assistant on Chauvels Sons of Matthew (1949), and then an accomplished drama camera operator. In the early 60s the ABC produced some of Australias first drama series with Grimmond and Bob Feeney as DoPs and John assisting.
From the start John loved drama, with the actors doing their stuff, knowing that this is where he wanted to go. In 65 Grimmond persuaded the reluctant ABC heavies to give John a chance as camera operator. John and Grimmond then worked on the childrens series Wandjina! (1965) and they continued working together on drama productions - mostly in 35mm, Delta, Contrabandits, Pastures of the Blue Crane - until Bill left the ABC to work as 2nd Unit Director/DoP on the Fauna Productions TV series, Skippy. In 1970 John also moved to Fauna as operator on the Barrier Reef series and Nickel Queen in 1971 John operated on his first feature with DoP John Williams. From there on he was working regularly as camera operator with Australias leading cinematographers. At first he hadnt paid a great deal of attention to lighting and after his first attempt in the role of DoP on Deathcheaters (1976), was happy to return to operating. Fortunately, he was lured by director Maurice Murphy into being DoP on the low budget feature Fatty Finn (1980) and John gained confidence. He then operated on Gallipoli (1981) with DoP Russell Boyd. After Gallipoli he established himself as a DoP and in 1983 was awarded the ACS Milli Award as Cinematographer of the year for Goodbye Paradise and the AFI award for Careful He Might Hear You.
In 1984 Peter Weir invited him to go to the US to shoot the film Witness. This was the beginning of Johns international career, with the films Mosquito Coast (86), Gorillas in the Mist (87), Rain Man (88), Dead Poets Society (89), Lorenzos Oil (92), The Firm (93), The English Patient (96) The Talented Mr Ripley (98), Perfect Storm (99), Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone (2001), Cold Mountain (03) Prince of Persia (10) and the Johnny Depp/Angelina Jolie vehicle The Tourist (10) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2013). As at 2014 John has shot 42 feature films, and has won 18 major Awards for Best Cinematography, and nominated on a further 21 occasions including three OSCAR nominations. In 1997, John won the Academy Award for The English Patient and granted Doctor of the University by Griffith University. On Jan 26, 2002 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to the Arts. In Feb 2011 the American Society of Cinematographers honoured John as International Cinematographer of the Year.
"I Like To Move It" Nov 15 & 16
This year in conjunction with our prestigious 48th Annual ACS Vic/Tas Awards for Cinematography to be held on Saturday November 15th 2014, the ACS is staging a special event which will take place over the weekend of Nov 15 & 16 at Docklands Studios. I LIKE TO MOVE IT is an expo designed to showcase the many ways we move, support and place motion picture cameras during the course of a production. As professional film makers, we are inundated with myriad options to achieve the shots we couldnt in the past - from a Hi-Hat to a Helicopter and everything in between. The list is seemingly endless and the Australian Film and TV Industry is rich with excellent professional resources of equipment, providers and crew to make it all happen. Its the perfect opportunity for grip services, specialised camera operators, aerial services, underwater services, tripod and head suppliers, tracking vehicles of all sorts, riggers, cable rigs etc to demonstrate their gear and specialities. Our ACS Awards bring to Melbourne many eminent DPs and film practitioners including Directors and Producers. The expo is being put on by the ACS and will allow free entry to any interested parties from the greater film and TV sector, not only those attending the ACS Awards.
Docklands Studios will be the venue for the event which will comprise a sound stage as well as outside areas to cater for larger and more energetic displays and demos. We expect good attendance and intend to have food trucks and coffee vans come along to make the day feel festive as well as educational and informative. It should make for a helluva crew shot. ACS will only allow exhibitors who are industry professionals and abide by the safe practices and legal codes of the Film and TV Industry and carry insurance. WHAT: I LIKE TO MOVE IT expo WHEN: SATURDAY NOV 15th AND SUNDAY NOV 16th 2014, 10:00 - 16:00 WHERE: DOCKLANDS STUDIOS AND SURROUNDS , MELBOURNE VICTORIA VISITOR ENTRY FEE: FREE
(Due to health and safety we may be required to limit access for children) CONTACT: Use the email link below for the Victorian President, Warwick Field or email any Victorian Committee Member via the page link below if you want to exhibit. Please remember, we will have limited space for exhibitors and we can not accept everyone so let us know soon if youre wanting to exhibit to avoid disappointment.
Heres the disclaimer: ACS Vic reserves the right to refuse attendance or entry to any exhibitor or guest at its discretion.
2nd AC Course conducted by ACS Victoria
We offer a unique opportunity to learn from the industrys best camera department professionals.
Presented by the Victorian Branch of the Australian Cinematographers Society.
The ACS is the foremost authority and organisation for professional cinematography in Australia. 2nd AC Course: An intensive 9 Day practical and theoretical course designed for intermediate or beginner skill sets. Held in Melbournes leading rental houses, using all the equipment you will find on set today. The course covers industry standard best practice techniques and the latest workflow practices. All course lecturers are leading, active industry professionals including DPs, 1st ACs, 2nd AC/Clapper Loaders, Data Wranglers and Camera Technicians. Some of the lecturers may even be your future employers!! Date: 27th- 30th January, 2nd 6th February (9 Days)
Cost: $1500 plus GST The Modules this course will cover include: Introduction to and practical experience with, a variety of popular film and digital cameras including ARRI, Panavision, Aaton, Alexa, RED, Sony F5/F55/F3, Silicon Imaging, Canon C series and Panavision digital systems. An examination of 16mm/35mm film cameras (Aaton and Arriflex) is also provided. Full examination of up to date and popular camera gear commonly found on set from geared heads to remote focus systems to data wrangling systems, encompassing correct handling and maintenance of this equipment. Workshops with experienced camera assistants investigating the full breadth of a 2nd AC's role from pre-production to the post pathway. Practical exercises include correct actor marking techniques, lens handling, data wrangling, slating, focus pulling and trouble shooting common issues. Working with Film. An introduction to the intricacies of loading film from reading the label correctly to loading the magazine. Practical experience lacing cameras, checking gates and handling film stock. Post-production. Session with an editor illustrating how far reaching the 2nd ACs role can be. Time inside a colourists suite grading images shot throughout the course. An explanation of the pivotal roles within a crew in relation to a camera assistant. With presentations by 1st AC's, 2nd AC's and Data Wranglers, Prep Techs and Camera Techs, Cinematographers, Producers, 1st AD and Production Managers, Safety Officer, Sound Recordists, Editors, Colourists, Grips and Gaffers.
**Participants will be awarded an ACS Certificate upon successful completion of the course. Skill appraisal and examination will be conducted throughout the duration of the course to ensure the participant has achieved the highest level of training. It is this excellent skill set that will set you apart from others.
Places in this course are very limited and will be offered after Application. Please contact the Events team at ACS Victoria using the email link below and put "2nd AC Course" and "your name" in the Subject Line.
Muriel's Wedding 20th Anniversary Screening and Panel
ACS Victoria and ASE are proud to present this Special Event The ACS (Vic) and ASE together with the NFSA and Cinema Nova have organised a Screening and Q and A of "Muriel's Wedding" for Sunday November 23 at 6 pm at Cinema Nova. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Paul Harris (Film Buff's Forecast) with the original film makers including, P J Hogan (Writer and Director), Martin McGrath ACS (DOP), Jill Bilcock (Editor), Paddy Reardon (Production Designer), Glenn Newnham (Sound Editor) and Lynda House (Producer). ACS Members are eligible for concession price tickets. Tickets are NOW ON SALE through Cinema Nova and will also be available for the General Public so get in before they sell out. Members are also invited to be part of the ABBA themed after party immediately following the event in the Cinema Nova bar. Just bring your ACS membership card for concession prices and entry to the after party. Tickets can be booked through Cinema Nova. ACS members just select concession prices when booking and REMEMBER you must bring your current ACS Member card along. This 70% sold so be quick.
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