WA eNews ~ October 2016

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What's in this Issue:

• Presidents message.
• WA/SA Awards night.
• Postcards from home and away.
• Rosco event.
• Meet our new state sponsors.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Beloved ACS WA members, It is with pleasure to launch our second edition of our Email News Letter keeping you all up to date on the latest happenings. We are looking for a member of the month, which we can highlight in our newsletter; so don't be surprised if someone calls you with a stack of questions. This will be a regular monthly event showcasing a different members career goals and achievements each time. Whether you shoot commercials, corporate documentaries or music videos, we want to put you up there. Associate ACS members such as directors, gaffers and focus pullers are also target, so look out. We would also like to request any members on a shoot to send us a pic or two and a short note as to what you where doing for our Postcard section.

Simon Akkerman ACS
President
ACS WA Branch

**WA/SA AWARDS BOOKINGS NOW OPEN**

The 36th Annual WA / SA ACS Awards will be held in Perth for the second time, on the 29th of October at Fraser’s Restaurant in Kings Park.
The ceremony will also be broadcast live to the South Australian branch awards dinner in Adelaide.

The ceremony will be hosted by West Australian Indigenous Yamatji Actor and Writer Ernie Dingo, who appeared in many movies including Crocodile Dundee II, Bran Nue Dae and Fast Forward.
This awards ceremony will be a celebration of excellence and achievements in Australian cinematography with 21 Awards Categories, including Feature films, Documentaries, Television, Advertising, Student Categories and more. Entries for nominations are now closed.

Gold Winners will automatically be nominated for the The 46th ACS National Awards for Cinematography (2017) held in Sydney at the NSW Parliament House.

Awards bookings are now open for the WA/SA Awards for Cinematography, so please go online to secure your tickets to the 36th SA & WA Awards for Cinematography.

Frasers
Kings Park, Perth
6:00pm Saturday, 29 October.

Dress is 'Cocktail', please note tickets to be collected at the door. Below is the all important booking link.

BOOK HERE »

POSTCARDS FROM HOME AND AWAY

From WA committee member RUSTY GELLER

Cinegear was held on the Paramount backlot, There were about a hundred exhibitors, but the highlight was Panavision’s new Millenium DXL camera featuring an 8K sensor sourced from RED with Light Iron processing and 15 stops of latitude, tuned for Panavision lenses.

Arri’s Trinity Steadicam premiered with a forward-rotating head so you can from hi to lo in one shot and reach out quite far, with tilt control in the handle. Most of the Steadicam makes had horizontal levelling heads which to me seems redundant, since a good operator is expected to keep the shot level, and if you’re off you can correct and stabilize in post.

There were lots of Ronin/Movi exo-skeleton setups and scads of LED lighting systems. The remote heads came in all shapes and sizes mounted on go-carts, Porsches and anything in between. I ran into Denson Baker, we had a good time exploring the show and he shot a video clip of me flying the Arri Trinity rig. And after the Expo on Saturday I attended the annual unofficial Steadicam ops party at Ron Baldwin’s house: 40 drunken Steadicammers all waving their arms and re-enacting shots. Partied until 3 am. Gotta love Hollywood

**ROSCO EVENT**

Rosco Silk 210 LED Fixture

To make our Awards weekend even more amazing we have the pleasure to announce a Friday evening event showcasing great products and techniques from our gold national sponsor ROSCO.

Rosco is no longer just filters and Gobo's! Join Tom Swartz (Director of Business Development Rosco Australia), who will be demonstrating some of the new tools made available to cinematographers, to include: The LitePad Vector LED kits, Silk 210 LED soft light, Rosco LED White and coloured Tape, Cube 4C series LED plus the stunning SoftDrop you can see pictured below, seen recently at the National ACS awards in Sydney.

Rosco SoftDrop

**More details to follow shortly** but come join us have a hands on with the products, Tom will doing a presentation and we conclude with snacks and maybe a wine or beer or two!

305A Railway Parade, Maylands WA 6051

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MEET OUR NEW STATE SPONSORS

If you have a look at the right hand side of this newsletter you will notice for the first time our LOCAL SPONSORS! We would like to extend our grateful thanks for these companies and organisations coming onboard as our State sponsors.
Please have a look and if you need equipment and/or services locally please do bear these very generous companies in mind!

As a not for profit Organization we rely on the kind assistance of companies and organizations to arrange events both locally and nationally!

Thanks Guys!!

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AFTRS AWARD COURSES – APPLICATIONS OPEN!

Applications are now open for AFTRS new 2017 Undergraduate and Postgraduate Cinematography courses.

MA SCREEN: CINEMATOGRAPHY
In this 2-year intensive course, Australia’s only full time Masters in Cinematography, you will substantially advance your skills. AFTRS MA Screen has a maximum of 6 places per discipline (11 disciplines total) so you can have one-to-one industry mentorship!
MA Screen: Cinematography
Applications close 18 November 2017

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE SCREEN: CINEMATOGRAPHY
Sharpen your eye as a cinematic storyteller and strengthen your professional knowledge, skills and practices in cinematography. (part time, 32 weeks)
Graduate Certificate Screen: Cinematography
Applications close 18 November 2017

DIPLOMA IN CAMERA
Learn the craft of cinematography. Develop your ability to confidently capture quality picture and sound across a range of shooting requirements. (16 weeks)
Diploma in Camera
Applications close 15 January 2017

BA SCREEN: PRODUCTION
AFTRS 3-year, Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production is designed for people with a passion for storytelling and a commitment to a career in the screen industries.
BA Screen:Production
Applications close 30 November 2017

LIGHTING FUNDAMENTALS
Learn basic lighting skills in cinematography and how they apply to the visualization of a story or concept over 5 days with cinematographer Anna Howard.
Lighting Fundamentals
7- 11 Nov

THE MOVING CAMERA
In this practical, hands-­-on workshop with Richard Wilmot will give you skills and knowledge about the different techniques and equipment used to achieve camera movement in current screen production processes.
The Moving Camera
19 - 21 Nov

To view all Cinematography Short courses visit the AFTRS Open website AFTRS Open

study@aftrs.edu.au »

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