AUSTRALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS SOCIETY! SA BRANCH" MAY 2011

Transcription

1 FROM THE PRESIDENT On all accounts the 40th Annual National Awards for Cinematography on April 30 were very successful. 178 cinematographers, partners, sponsors and friends attended to see 15 Golden Tripods and 10 Awards of Distinctions handed out at our old stomping ground, the Hotel Grand Chancellor. These awards were dedicated to the memory of John Bowring ACS, who passed away at the early age of 55 as he was heading home from NAB. Included later in this newsletter is a eulogy from Victorian President, Alan Cole ACS. I was great to have the internationally recognised Australian cinematographer John Seale AM ACS ASC as our Guest of Honour at the awards and MC Jane Doyle was gracious and sharp as ever. The awards were dedicated to the memory of John Bowring ACS and various people used the occasion to talk about what a great cinematographer, father and partner to Sue Greenshields and wonderful supporter of the ACS JB was. Upcoming Events May 23 Canon DSLR Video Workshop in Adelaide with Pieter de Vries ACS and Nick Rains. See page 6 of this newsletter for details. Awards Entries Don t forget to collect your Awards entries from Anifex: 65 King William St., Kent Town New ACS Website The new ACS website is now live. Check it out at: MAJOR NATIONAL SPONSOR SA PLATINUM SPONSOR The ACS SA branch acknowledges the financial assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation Photo: Ron Johanson ACS, with VIC President Alan Cole ACS, collecting Greig Fraser's Milli from John Seale AM ACS ASC & Ernie Clark ACS at the National ACS Awards " PAGE 1

2 Congratulations to all the South Australian winners: Golden Tripod - Cat 3 to JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick for her stop motion TVC for Pascal Pineapple Lumps GOLD SPONSORS Golden Tripod - Cat 6 to Mathew Bonser for Cooper Creek in News Local/Regional National News Directors Award to Mathew Bonser and Network 10 for Police Chase Award of Distinction - Cat 12 Wildlife/Nature Malcolm Ludgate ACS for Ocean s Supermum Golden Tripod - Cat 16 to Nima Nabili Rad for the Fictional Drama Shorts A Moment of Grace There are many people and sponsors who make our awards work and thank you to all the sponsors, suppliers, ACS members & friends who made the night a success. For our presentation tape, I thank Oasis Post especially Sam Matthews, Pete Best from Best FX and for the VO Aaron Cartwright. Thanks to Picture Hire for shooting the event, John Francis for switching it, Craig Williams and his team from Mosaic AV, and Les Ludgate for taking pictures on the night. Check out the photos on the ACS website here: Thanks to our hard working committee. In particular special thanks to Mark Evans for supervising the edit of the awards tape and to JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick for her superb contributions. Richard Back for helping hand out the tickets and Mylene Ludgate, who continually paid the bills and kept things on track. Others include Tess O Flaherty aka Marilyn Monroe and Mandahla Rose aka Charlie Chaplin. Cool music was provided by Cal Williams Junior and his double bass player Kory. We received lots of great feedback about how good the live music was. Someone else to thank is National President Ron Johanson ACS. He makes a large effort to be involved in our branch, Ron flew in from France two days before the awards and flew out to the World Cinematography Conference in LA the Monday morning after. He must be buggered! I must say it was great to see so many glam up for this black tie event. If you wish to pass on your constructive thoughts about the awards, please send an to me - Ernie Clark ACS presidentsa@austcine.org.au " PAGE 2

3 AUSTRALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS SOCIETY! SA BRANCH" Later in this newsletter you will see some feedback we have received so far regarding the awards. SILVER SPONSOR The Kodak sponsored Q&A sessions were very well attended with over 70 going to hear John Seale AM ACS ASC talk about his approach and the difficulties he suffered on the film The Tourist. Over 50 attended the Saturday morning session presented by David Eggby ACS on the Aussie classic, the original, Mad Max. Thanks to both of them for giving us their time and sharing their knowledge and expertise with us. The new ACS website is up and running so please check it out. Remember to renew your bookmark, update your details if necessary and if anyone has retired, please let the ACS know: MAY 2011! BRONZE SPONSORS The 2011 Award categories are on the website, including Multi Camera News, which has been reintroduced this year. Don t forget if you wish to retrieve your entries to the awards go to Anifex ASAP and collect them. We need articles for AC mag, so if you are shooting anything interesting or different, put pen to paper and don t forget to take some stills and send them to the editor: editor@acmag.com.au Also let me know what sort of events you want from your branch of the ACS: presidentsa@austcine.org.au Happy shooting, Ernie Clark ACS National Vice & SA State President Ernie Clark ACS & Mylene Ludgate! Ron & Valerie Taylor & Ron Windon ACS " PAGE 3

4 VALE JOHN BOWRING ACS I first met John in the 70 s when I went to his family home in East Malvern to hire a camera, one of two he had tucked under the bed in the spare bedroom. Sue was in the kitchen if I recall correctly. Little did I know then that these two would later on become such a formidable combination, not only as life partners, but business partners too, they were the driving force behind Lemac camera rentals. John is a legend in our industry and was one of our most highly respected cinematographers. He was a true visionary who unreservedly embraced new technologies. In spite of always proclaiming to be a!"film" person, I can t think of anyone that knew as much about video and digital technology as JB. His involvement with the ACS is longstanding, as a National sponsor, as a committee member, and as a provider of technical advice and facilities for ACS. John won over 30 ACS awards for his cinematography and in later years would not enter the awards because he was embarrassed he had too many already. In 1990 John received ACS accreditation, in 1998 Life Membership, and in 2005 he was inducted into the ACS Hall of Fame. His generosity was well known. He encouraged everybody with his vast knowledge and irrepressible sense of humour. The John Bowring ACS memorial fund has been established to continue John s passion for preserving the rich heritage of Australia's moving image industries for future generations. If you wish to make a contribution, I would invite you to visit the ACS website for details. On behalf of the ACS National Executive and all our members I would like to express our condolences and deepest sympathies to Sue, Jack and Kate. We all have our own special memories of John as a colleague, as a mentor and as a friend. He was such a terrific bloke. he is simply irreplaceable. Alan Cole ACS ACS Victoria President " PAGE 4

5 I concur with what Al said. As our National President was overseas, I attended JB s Memorial Service at Docklands Studios, Melbourne. It was huge! Somewhere between 1200 to 1500 people attended, there were video tributes from around the world, and many tributes presented by John s friends and family. John strongly supported our branch and helped many in the industry. Lemac have been a proud National Gold Sponsor of the ACS for many years. Note: Sue Greenshields, John Bowring's wife & lifetime partner requested prior to the Victorian Memorial Event, that instead of flowers, donations may be made to: The John Bowring ACS Memorial Fund. c/- Australian Cinematographers Society, PO Box 207 Cammeray NSW 2062 The fund is being set up in memory of John to be used to further the history of film in Australia. Ernie Clark ACS COMMENTS RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL AWARDS Ernie, Thanks again for a great and successful weekend.it was most enjoyable to be able catch up with so many friends. Congratulations on a warm and wonderfully run awards night...it was a great time. - John!Seale AM ACS ASC Hi Ernie, Congratulations to you and your Awards committee for such a fantastic Awards night on Saturday. Really great! - Alan Cole ACS (VIC President) A fine show, thank you. - Simon (Simon told the awards: The SA branch are the most efficient to deal with! ) Brilliant night! Bloody well done. - Erika We had a fantastic 2011 National Awards event this past weekend. Congratulations to all winners, with thanks to Ernie Clark ACS and his SA team for running an outstanding event. - David Willams (TAS committee member) Thanks to Ernie Clark & the SA branch for the fabulous National Awards Presentation. - Michael Sampey (TAS Vice President) " PAGE 5

6 Can I please say a big thank you to Ernie, JoAnne, Mylene, Mark, David and Dai for all your help and support with this TV Broadcast. It was great to see all of you. Well done Adelaide, you showed em again. Top Shelf! - Robb Shaw-Velzen (ACT President & director of Movie Network show) Great job last night! :-) - Ingrid Goodyear Hello Ernie, Congratulations to you and your team for the incredible job you did in organising a superb Awards evening.! It was!fantastic. You deserve a standing ovation.! With cheers and applause, - Ron Windon ACS Hi Ernie, It was a really great ACS Awards night Well planned and executed. Enough of the compliments, its way too early... Ta. L. Congratulations to the SA Branch on the fantastic National Awards presentation on 30 th April. - Ron Johanson ACS & the National Executive committee. CANON DSLR VIDEO WORKSHOP IN ADELAIDE! MAY 23 SA ACS members may be interested in this one day seminar to be held in Adelaide on the 23rd of May - there is a 25% discount for ACS members, making the cost $ There is an exciting opportunity coming up Monday May 23rd, to attend a one day Canon Seminar in Adelaide conducted by veteran cinematographer Pieter de Vries ACS and professional photographer/writer Nick Rains. This is a 'must see' if you own a DSLR that can shoot video and want to make the most of camera's abilities. Piet and Nick will show you exactly how the camera works and how to think video'. Use this voucher code to obtain your 25% discount when booking: CANON_25 Limited spaces left, so be quick. Bookings can be made here: slr-video-seminars&catid=17:workshops&itemid=26 Or you can contact Pieter to find out more: Pieter de Vries ACS Cinematographer Certified Trainer in Video & Lighting Sydney Australia For training courses info:! Training enquiries:!training@pieterdevries.com.au!or call " PAGE 6

7 Snapshots Photos on this page are from the 2011 National Awards and Kodak Q&A Screenings of Mad Max & The Tourist. To view more photos, visit the ACS website: Kodak Q&A Screening - The Tourist John Seale AM ACS ASC with Kodak staff Renee Brack & David Eggby ACS Charlie, Ron & Valerie Taylor, Marilyn Graeme Shelton & Rita Zanchetta Malcolm Ludgate ACS & John Seale AM ACS!ASC Nime Nabili Rad & Joanna Bouzianis-Sellick CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME If you have photographs from your recent shoots, news about SA members, or want to share information about your experiences on set, we d love to feature you in Kinemagraphe. Please send all contributions to kirsty@kirstystark.com or presidentsa@austcine.org.au