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24.01.2022 A great evening event last week with Ashley Barron ACS talking about her work on ‘The Tailings’ shoot, her journey into cinematography, career pathway and approach to connecting with directors with similar values and approaches to storytelling. Preceding the talk, Tassie President Peter Curtis ACS presented Josh Lamont ACS with his ACS accreditation certificate and pin Special thanks to Ashley Barron ACS for her time and insight ... and Abi Binning Wide Angle Tasmania Inc. for supporting with venue hire See more

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22.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/austcine/posts/3850399381655958

20.01.2022 Life is full of diversity. This should always be reflected in our choice of camera teams. As Heads of Department it’s part of our responsibility. Kathy Chambers... ACS @kathmchambers Kitty May Allwood @kittymayallwood Stills photography: Ben King @benkingphotographer #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

20.01.2022 Congratulations to ACS Tasmania members Andrew Quaile, Joshua Lamont ACS, Gerard Wood and Nick Hayward who picked up Awards at tonight’s Vic/Tas Awards for Cinematography. Andrew won Silver in the highly competitive Corporate Branding and Advertising category for his cinematography on Josef Chromy Chef. Andrew has won a number of Awards in recent years and continues to produce great work from his Launceston base at Ideas Banq. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUDaxxdlBIA&fe...ature=youtu.be In the same category Josh Lamont won Gold for his work on Defiance. Rewarded. This campaign, promoting the Tasmanian wine industry, was shot just prior to Covid. What a great month it’s been for Josh gaining ACS Accreditation and now receiving yet another Gold Award. https://vimeo.com/410019307 In the Corporate Branded Content, Educational and Events category Gerard Wood won Silver for Keystone for RED KOMODO. Many of us met Gerard at our AGM when he demonstrated the Laowa Macro Probe lens. Gerard used that lens to help achieve some amazing shots in this award winning work, promoting Ignite Digi’s new rig for the 6K RED KOMODO camera. https://youtu.be/LobV-Ufx-no Finally, Nick Hayward picked up his Award in the Nature and Wildlife Category. Along with Simon Plowright Nick has been forging a wonderful career in this genre. This Silver Award was for a film he shot called Cute Little Killers. A Numbat called Lena is the star of this film! Nick and Simon have a wildlife documentary screening on ABC TV soon. From what we hear Quolls will be another fabulous film. Can’t wait to see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybiC7uQCNu8 The Vic/Tas Awards for Cinematography were held virtually, and streamed online tonight. A list of winners in all categories can be seen here, along with links to our Tassie winners work. With a record number of entries (233) across 23 Categories it made judging (also done via streaming) a very challenging process and to win any award in these circumstances is a mighty achievement.

18.01.2022 How the landscape of who’s in the crew has changed from last century! It’s been a long time coming keep going! The more inclusive and diverse your team, the s...tronger you become because everyone is invested, heart and soul. And that matters. The way we frame the story makes a difference for the audience, and part of our story is who we choose to have on the ground with us. I always tell my students this quote: Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does William James, American 19th century philosopher Erika Addis @erika_addis Martha Ansara #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

16.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/austcine/posts/3850395551656341

14.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/austcine/posts/3850414414987788

14.01.2022 Join ACS NSW for our AGM followed directly by Carolyn Constantine ACS in conversation with cinematographers Murray Lui, Lucas Tomoana, Bonnie Elliott ACS, and camera operator Jules Wurm. They will be talking all things cine as they share experiences of their varied careers and their personal reflections on how we can foster diversity in our camera department On today at 6:30pm AEST... https://www.facebook.com/events/1139649373100957/

13.01.2022 Ari Wegner ACS - Zoom Q&A - Tuesday 8th Sept 7:30pm AEST The Victorian ACS is proud to present this online Q&A event with esteemed cinematography Ari Wegner ACS, who has recently returned to our shores after shooting Jane Campion's latest feature film The Power of The Dog. Hosted by Victorian Vice president Cara Hurley, you're invited to join us while we chat with Ari about her career, her diverse body of work and anything else you're interested in hearing about!... If you'd like to do a little viewing homework before the event, you can catch some of Ari's captivating work on Stan, including The True History of The Kelly Gang (2019), Stray (2018), The Girlfriend Experience (8 eps in Season 2)(2017), and Lady Macbeth (2016). More of Ari's recent work includes The Kettering Incident (2016), In Fabric (2018) and the yet to be released Sundance Film Festival favourite, Zola (2020). We'll be answering questions on the night, but would also love to receive your questions before the event, so please email them in to [email protected] https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_JL2JRyCKQ_y_iYdbmXG47A

12.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/austcine/posts/3850390818323481

12.01.2022 Thanks to Zoe White ACS, Mark Wareham ACS, Sissy Reyes, Toby Petch, Ben Allan ACS, Arri Australia, Taste Creative & Bus Stop Films and all others who posted to ...#whoisinyourcrew this week. Some very thoughtful words accompanied these images, so sharing those too. The last week of the campaign is coming up so please share more images with us, so we can repost them next Sunday! We are honoured that our friends at Imago featured the campaign on their website, hopefully we might see some posts from other parts of the globe soon! Pic 1: Zoe White ACS @zoewhite @lara.aqel Pic 2:@thanalee_@paulinegefin @rachelbatashvili @devon_catucci @meredithbugden Pic 3: Mark Wareham ACS @markbwareham @bekhawkey @johnplattphotos Pic 4: Mystery Road Series 1 Camera crew: @twalshcamera @muzzaj Pic 5 & 6: Sissy Reyes @sissy_reyes @velindawardell @bobby_lieeee Diversity now and always. If storytelling is the way in which we represent ourselves and our world, well it goes without say that we need diverse storytellers to be complete as people. We are all part of the picture. And how much richer will that picture become when we can all share in the making of it, together. Pic 7: Toby Petch @tobypetch @emmaelias__ As department heads we need to influence change in the people we are working with, encouraging the training required to input diversity through the full range of the crew. Training new people is a commitment, it requires time, patience and understanding. The choices made as to who is trained, when and why are in our hands. These are decisions that need to be made carefully if we want change, as change will never come without our conscious devotion towards it. Pic 8: Ben Allan ACS @benallanacs @velindawardell @nicdaleydp Supporting diversity in our industry is more than just hiring diversely. It’s also about giving people opportunities to progress their careers and supporting them as they forge their own path. These are two photos of Velinda Wardell ACS in my crew, 20 years apart. The first is in 1998 testing the new @kodak_shootfilm 800T neg stock and the other is camera operating for me on a job in 2018. In between she earned a Masters degree in #cinematography from @aftrs became National Secretary of @austcine and the 6th woman ever to receive her ACS letters. She is also a friend, mentor and inspiration to countless young female cinematographers around the world. Today you can see her work camera operating in the crew of Academy Award Winner @ddbeebe on @iamwomanmovie shot on the @arri_rental #Alexa65 Nicola Daley @nicdaleydp stood out to me as soon as I met her when she was a rental prep technician at @lemac_australia The first of these photos was taken when a newly freelance Nicola was camera operating for me on the short film la Palabra in 2002. Her sense of composition was then and still is exceptional. The second photo was taken 12 years later, the day after she became the 8th woman in history to ever receive the ACS letters. If people ever question the value of the push for gender equality I would point to Nicola, who in recent years has started to get work more in line with her talent and professionalism. This has included the TV series Harlots The Letdown Paradise Lost and Domina, the feature film Pin Cushion and documentary biopic of Manolo Blahnik The Boy Who Made Shoes For Lizards. She has been admitted to the illustrious ranks of @bafta and @theacademy - none of which has surprised me but I know that if she had been a man with the same talent, the opportunities would not have taken so long to come around. Very proud to know her and to have occasionally helped her along the way. Pic 9: Arri Australia Service Dept, Mel, Rey & Pat @arriaustralia Pic 10: Fabulous on set pics from Taste Creative & Bus Stop Films @tastecreative @busstopfilms #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #acs #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

12.01.2022 As cinematographers we have the power to employ our crews. I believe that we have to be proactive and include at least 50% women in the camera department. On my... last production there were 4 women in a crew of 7, and one of the men was indigenous. It makes for a better and more balanced working environment and also a far better representation of the world we live in. The challenge now is to enable these women to move through the camera department and to be given the same opportunities as the men. Anna Howard ACS @annahowarddop Juliet Young Stills photographer: John Platt @johnplattphotos #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

10.01.2022 The Camera Workforce Census 2021 is a world first research in the history of cinematography that will allow us to get a greater snapshot of the career pathways ...and overall working experiences of all camera crew professionals, so we can better inform policy and practice for the ACS and provide urgent insights into the important roles camera professionals play in the Australian screen sector. The census is led by an outstanding team of academics and researchers at Deakins University in partnership with the ACS and your participation is completely voluntary, anonymous, and confidential. The ACS will not have access to any of the individual responses or raw data. This is research with real impact and it only counts if all of our voices and input are taken into account. We invite you to have your say and let’s frame the future of cinematography together. https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au///SV_88iESSzxCmLGAex

09.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/austcine/posts/3850405074988722

09.01.2022 Authentic Representation DPs featured: Kathy Chambers ACS @ kathmchambers John Brawley @johnbrawley... Tony Luu ACS @tonyluudop Dylan River @riverdylans Erika Addis @erika_addis Anna Howard ACS @annahowarddop Andrew Commis ACS @andrewcommis Stills photography: John Platt @johnplattphotos Ben King @benkingphotographer Mark Rogers @markrogers_photo Music: Caitlin Yeo @caitlinyeo2000 Edit: Sissy Reyes @sissy_reyes Other camera crew featured: John Stokes ACS @johndstokes Rebecca Crowe @rebeeez Rebekah Hawkey @bekhawkey Gerard Maher @gerardamaher Riki Byrne @riki_byrne Sandy McLennan @sandy.mclennan Warwick Thornton Miriana Marusic Bonnie Paku @bonniepaku Claire Bishop @thevideoclaire Kitty May Allwood @kittymayallwood Juliet Young Irene Seeto #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

09.01.2022 If you are working (or have worked) as a Camera Operator in Australia for film, tv, corporate, TVC, Documentary, Television or other, or are an Australian worki...ng as a Camera Operator overseas, you are an important part of the Camera Workforce Census 2021 and we need your voice to to get a greater snapshot of our workforce to best define the future of our industry. Go to the census link below and help us frame our future. https://researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au///SV_88iESSzxCmLGAex

08.01.2022 I always sit in the cinema at the end of a film to watch the credits, to see how many women were part of the camera team. Most times it is not as many as it sho...uld be. I want us to all think about how we can change this, and not just for women, but also for people of colour, for those who identify as LGBTQ+, for people working with a disability, to make our camera departments more inclusive, and more like the world we live in. I believe that part of my role as cinematographer is creating a place on set for open-hearted collaboration. Consciously choosing a diverse and balanced crew helps build a creative space that can listen to many perspectives. We can all do something concrete towards making change in our industry. Bonnie Elliott ACS @bonnieelliottdp Nillis Finne @nillis.finne Carolina Izquierdo Duarte @caro_left Juntra Donovan-Santitharangkun @mad_dreamer_juntra Danielle Payne @dpaynefilms Claudia Butters @claudiabutters Tom Rolfe @tommyrolfe Kitty May Allwood @kittymayallwood Claire Bishop @thevideoclaire Murray Johnson @muzzaj Christine Anderson @hello_christine_anderson Maxx Corkindale @schmaxximus Chris Daniels @chrisdanielscam Stills photography: Lisa Tomasetti @lisatomasetti Gunter Hang #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

07.01.2022 A reminder of the event this Thursday evening at Wide Angle Tasmania Inc. with cinematographer Ashley Barron ACS! Please remember to RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/129125571059

06.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/austcine/posts/3850410521654844

05.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4758188600861704

05.01.2022 When I was an assistant I often worked with female focus pullers and DPs. Now that I am a cinematographer it seems natural my own teams be diverse and inclusive.... Putting together a great team means finding the people who are the best at their job and have a good working dynamic, which always seems to be well represented by a diverse crew. This is the way it always comes out for me. Katie Milwright ACS @katie_milwright_acs Roger Lanser ACS @roger_lanser Trish Keating Emma Moroney Cara Hurley @carahurls #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

05.01.2022 The issue of diversity has always been in the back of all our minds. We can decide to make it front of mind. Tony Luu ACS @tonyluudop Riki Byrne @riki_byrne ... Sandy McLennan @sandy.mclennan Stills photography: Matt Floyd @mattfloyd #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

05.01.2022 "I cast a crew like a director might cast an actor, I want the best person for the job. What I’m looking for is a combination of skill, determination, attitude ...and personality. There are a multitude of richly diverse stories being told and that should be reflected in the people making them. As a head of department but also key storyteller, I have a responsibility to help make those choices." Andrew Commis ACS @andrewcommis Nillis Finne @nillis.finne Stills photography: Lisa Tomasetti @lisatomasetti Matt Nettheim Directors featured: Rachel Ward @rachelwardofficial Shannon Murphy @shannnnnny #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

04.01.2022 Thanks to Dan Maxwell, Justine Kerrigan (Chair of the ACS Diversity, Inclusion & Reconciliation Panel), Damian Wyvill ACS, Susan Stitt ACS, John Platt & Garry P...hillips ACS, Joel Froome ACS, Michael Filocamo, Ben Cotgrove, Nicole Delprado & General Strike Studio for posting to #whoisinyourcrew It has been wonderful to see these images of diverse camera teams over the last six weeks. The campaign has come to a close now, but for change to happen we must all keep working towards diversity and inclusion in our own teams and within our industry. Pic 1: Dan Maxwell @doghouse Diversity on set is important now to drive the future. Showing young aspiring talents, trying to reach their goals, that they do belong regardless of gender, race or beliefs. Thank you to @bonnieelliottdp and @austcine for motivating us all to talk about how we can make change. @kittymayallwood @allybarker12 @yangshanglien @camcmorley @jasemorling @sassblanch @muzzaj Pic 2 Justine Kerrigan @justine_kerrigan We all see the world through a different lens based on our life experiences and often strongly influenced by the stories we grow up watching. When we have diversity behind the lens our world is expanded. We learn from each other and help create a better world for it. I am truly grateful for the many directors and DP’s who gave me a break and to the maverick woman I looked up to when starting out in the camera department - @erika_addis ,Martha Ansara, Jane Castle, Jacquie Wolf, Katherine Milliss plus many more. @simonhigginscinematography @mayetaclark @megsriakos @carinaburke @vedranamusic Pic 3: Damian Wyvill ACS @damianwyvill Camera team of Flying Doctors in Broken Hill: @claudiabutters @sian_rowena_bates @the_other_meg_white @kurt.grimes @insta_b1nsta @brendanshawacs @dermotmc Pic 4: Susan Stitt ACS @susan_stitt I have always felt deeply privileged to be in the Camera Department. I’ve grown up with so many incredible artists who have covered all walks of life. It’s ingrained in us to give all people a chance and nurture their creativity. It’s a family. An international one. A fair one. Pic 5: Cinematographer Garry Phillips ACS @gazbob1 and the BUMP Camera Crew by John Platt @johnplattphotos L-R Brett Mathews A cam 1st AC, Nicola Kirby B cam 2nd AC, Anne Sophie Mario. B cam 1st AC, Carolyn Constantine ACS B cam Operator, Danielle Payne A cam 2nd AC, and Top Phillips Video Split Operator @gazbob1 @annesosharpy @carolynconstantineacs @dpaynefilms @nicolakirkby @bampics @shittypicsbytom Pic 6: Joel Froome ACS @jfroome As cinematographers, we have the unique opportunity to have a say in the hiring for the 3 departments that we lead to make sure that they better resemble society and continually improve to make sure everyone gets a shot. Bringing diversity to set is instrumental in creating the best shoot possible and supporting new generations of filmmakers from all backgrounds. AC’s in BTS: Sarah Macdonald @springonionnoodle Karla Marie Wilson @karlamwilson Madelaine Shera-Jones Erin Gaddi @laddin_ Sanjay B Magar Gaffer , Courtney Denk @courtnicorn Our diverse Cast and crew of the feature film Daisy @daisyandsmilingjack Pic 7: Michael Filocamo @michael_filocamo Some of the most influential people in my career have been women. My teachers, mentors and collaborators. They taught me to shoot, and they took a chance on me when I was just starting out. Diversity is about including people who feel there’s no place for them in camera. Everyone should have the right to create culture regardless of sex, gender, sexuality, race, religion, neurodiversity or class. More diversity means more perspectives. As DPs we have the power to make it happen. BTS Photos @alfie_samba @evance_breteuil Pic 8: Nicole Del Prado @nicole_delprado_film Camera is close to my heart- it’s where I got my start. Here’s to celebrating some of the amazing women who have helped bring projects to life over the last few years! @diamond_tat @carmenlsmith Pic 9: Ben Cotgrove @bencotgrove Thank you @bonnieelliottdp @austcine for the incredible #whoisinyourcrew campaign. It’s been so great seeing the incredibly diverse crews working all over Aus. I’ve always thrived on the perspective brought to set by a diverse crew and I’m excited to see representation and diversity continue to grow in the camera department. Pic 10: General Strike Studio The story of FREEMAN was always a celebration of black + girl power. So it felt important to me to crew this film with as many women and indigenous creatives as possible. Was it hard you ask? Not really. It just required the will and desire to make it happen. @general_strike @matchbox_pictures @bonnieelliottdp @bangarradancetheatre @jakenash82 @lillianbanks_ @danielwieckmann @byronscullin #freemanthefilm Still by @daniel.boud #whoisinyourcrew #australiancinematographer #austcine #acs #australiancinematographerssociety #cinematography #cinematographers #cine #australianfilmmaker #indigenousfilmmaker #indigenouscinematographer #femalecinematographer #camerawomen #femalefilmmaker #diversecrew #cameracrew #cameraassistant #focuspuller #cameradepartment #diversity #diversityandinclusion #diversitymatters #inclusionmatters #wecanallmakeadifference

03.01.2022 NAIDOC Week film pick #5: Dark Place What better way to celebrate Friday 13th than with a good fright! Mystery, terror and fantasy. Celebrating an up and-coming... generation of Indigenous Australian Filmmakers. This collection of five gripping indigenous horror tales will take you on a journey through horror, black comedy and Australiana gothic. Indigenous viewers are advised that the following films may have images of deceased persons https://iview.abc.net.au/show/dark-place

02.01.2022 1 hour to go before our awards kick off. Register now if you want to tune in! https://us02web.zoom.us//regist/WN_PZLnbW3uQ5qm6gTfmp7qgg

02.01.2022 The 54th Annual Victorian & Tasmanian ACS Awards for Cinematography 2020 will be coming to you live tomorrow, Saturday the 14th of November. With the always hilarious and engaging Celia Pacquola as our master of ceremonies and the exceptionally talented Daina Reid as our Guest of Honour you certainly won’t want to miss this online event! So pop a bottle of bubbly on ice, support local by ordering in your favourite cuisine and celebrate the wonderful cinematography from Victor...ia and Tasmania’s best cinematographers. We’ll be announcing all the winners on the night so be sure to tune in from 7pm AEST. Register at the link below to secure your spot and enjoy our night of nights, it might be different, it might be unusual, but it will certainly be noice. https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_PZLnbW3uQ5qm6gTfmp7qgg