l- (o Australian Screen Editors If you wish to canvass an opinion or o) seek feedback from other members you PO Box 6, St Leonards, o) can do rt vta a letter to the editor. o NSNtr, 2065, Australia Ph:950 3753 -c Filling these pages with enough +, O Fax:950 3798 up *, o interesting information to make a newsletter each month be (Newsletter: Fax: 413 8603 useful will hard work - and thats where you come o em ail : m atth ewt@mpx. c om. au) in! If you have anything to contribute, o be it an article you have written, a J Committee - a Presidmt Henry Dangar newsclipping we might have missed, an o a VPraidentJohn Pleffer editing-room hint or amusing anecdote (I'm sure there are hundreds out there), Treasurer Barbar a Bedf ord please hesitate share us. Secretary Fiona Strain don't to it with o Steven Barbour E Any inpwt is most appreciated! o= f Benita Carey Emma Hay F b Michael Honey - Helen Martin Matthew Tucker Marc Van Buuren Contributions should be typed or Frans Vandenburg \Ward preferably on floppy disk or sent via Jenny email. If you are sending contributions electronically please save and send them Committee meets on the first as ASCII text only. Monday of every month. The deadline for contributions to this Newsletter will be the Friday prior to that meeting. ASE General Meeting and Election. This Newsletter is published by Australian Screen Editors Inc. in NSN(. The meeting that was held on opinions expressed in this \flednesday Zth Feb, was attended by a newsletter are not necessarily those large number of members. It $/as A.S.E. Copyright of all articles remai addressed by Kim Villiams, head of with the author. Fox Studios Australia. He spoke at some length about the proposed s issue edited bv Matthew Tucker development at the showground, and answered questions from the floor. \We were left with a clearer idea of what Fox is hoping to achieve, however I am Editiott? sure that as the development proceeds a Collectof's lot of questions will arise regarding post-production, As this is our first edition, it is not \7e now have a fully elected board. I only a potential collectors item worth would like to thank all the people who roubles, also a a millions of but bit of volunteered and helped on the interim Ve'11 be looking at the testing ground. committee. An enormous amount was format, the layout, number of pages, achieved in the first six months and it newsletter is style of articles etc. This could not have happened without the what for you the members, so tell us continual enthusiasm and hard work of you you think, what you want, what these dedicated people. love and what you detest about it. - In the coming year, the new Subject to final confirmation the board will work towards establishing conference will be on June 1st at the the ASE as a strong voice within the AFTRS. Further details will be industry. The board will uphold the published in the upcoming post objectives of the ASE which are:- production issue of Encore. Details of the format and guest speakers at the (1) the pursuit and recognition of conference will be circulated to all excelience in the arts, sciences and members in April. technology of production, specifically Rushes Wanted: with an emphasis on post-production, - Marc Van Buuren for motion picture film, television, A.S.E is trying to put together an SP multi-media and other forms of new Betacam library of scenes to be used by technology. members as editing exercises. So you can have something REAL to edit vzhen (2) To promote, improve and protect NElt'$ DE$[ you're learning a new system! the role and rights of editor as an If you're working on a scene that is essential and significant contributor to EIIITORS IOVE''HATREI}'' particularly challenging or interesting all such productions. \0e want to hear to edit, please consider asking your from you. Any ideas or suggestions on ASE recently hosted screening of producer permission to copy the rushes how the ASE can best work for you a "Hatred" directed by Mitzi Goldman for that scene, either sync or mute SP + will be very welcome. This is your and edited by Denise Haslem. The film DAT audio, plus a copy of script pages, association. was screened at Film Australia and was sound, camera, and continuity sheets very well received. ASE Members were for our library. A.S.E can provide some Best wishes for the coming year in the able to ask questions of both Mitzi and tape stock if required. cutting room. Denise, and the session was followed by All contributions will be most drinks in the foyer. welcome. Thanks to Henry Dangar - Henry Dangar. Also screened was the short film for starting the collection, and to Mike "The Beat Manifesto" directed by Honey and Steve Ktapman for Daniel Nettheim and edited by Roland selected scenes from "The Leaving of Gallois. Liverpool". Despite some murmerings that Contact any committee member for Post Production Lindfield was too close to the North Pole, at the last General Meeting it was further details. agreed that we would continue to hold Conference d screenings at the Roxy at Film Australia! Thank you to Don Tanner for donating his time in the proiection A meeting of the conference steering box. tosT! committee was held on the 20th One Acmade 16mm Edgenumbering February at the AFI in Paddington. C(lNGRATUTATI(lNS! The conference will be staged jointly by Machine in excellent nick, belonging the ASE, ASDA, the Australian Guild to Mighty Movies. ASE congratulate Marcus D'Arcy and of Screen Composers, ASSG, and Friedkin for their Oscar SPAA. The FFC have agreed to support Iay Stuart lent it to somebody a while ago - Nomination for "Babe"! us and Sandra Alexander who is their now Caroline has a buyer and would budget assessor will be on the like it returned. Can you help? organising committee. Also on the committee are Matt Carroll (SPAA); If you know athere it is please phone Robin de Crepigney, Steve \Tallace and Caroline Armstrong on 9960 5240 Lois Randall (ASDA); Martin Armiger (AGSC); Rose Dority, Nick Beauman (What's that sun got to do with things? Fills a and Marc Van Buuren. Fiona Verge is gap, that's what!) co-ordinating the Conference. - for SCORSESE ) and local heroes such (attn: Mike Honey) or if you're really asJILL BILLCOCK who have made it not in a hurry write to ASE, PO Box 6, big overseas. The idea is to see how St Leonards, to put your name on the they cut "over there "and to look a bit waiting list and receive a more detailed beyond the editing process to see how course outline with dates and times. the systems are set up in different But its first in, first served, so be AFTRS EDITING STUFF countries to deal with not only new quick! technology, but also the Apprenticeship and training of assistants and new -tohnPlffir Courses Available Soon: Editors . Non Linear Editing fot Assistants on AVID: 2 x 2 - Day courses stafiing Also planned are more Seminars 20th & 27th March New Technology - aiming to make LIGHTW0RKS: 2x2-DayCoursesstatting information available to more people 9th & 23rd March for less money. #r'+lu Linear for Editors - Fiona Strain Non Editing COMBINED COURSES AVID: 2x4-Daycoulses JANUAR,Y JUNE 1996 starting lst & 9th April -Day LIGHTWORKS: 2 x2 Courses starting Non Linea,r Editing 2nd & 16th March STOP PR,ESS! Avid Editing Systems present a course Non Linear Protocol for Directors for women in television and film and Producers ( Send your director, producer, production- FREE Creative Training Course Limit: 8 persons nanager along to learn how to treat you as a Workshops Course Duration: 3 full days hunan being! ) 2 x 2 - Day courses stailing on 18th & 25th Cost: $700 ASE is delighted to announce an March Date: 27,28,29 March upcoming series of FREE week- end Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm creative editing workshops to be held at Tutors include: Mike Honey, Stephen the ABC on AVID non-linear Media Enquiries: \ruFT p2) 332 2408 Smith, Jason Ballantyne, Martin Composers. Connor and Julian Russell - All experts in the nonlinear field. Designed for editors and assistants who &&& already have a basic knowledge of editing, these workshops will provide a ALL COURSES OFFER chance to focus on creative techniques A DISCOUNT TO under the guidance of more experienced ASE MEMBERS! *** editors. Non Linear Editing courses are A selection of rushes vzill be available, NOT the bat uay to get gmeral Courses You Missed: Just including drama, documentary and computer knowledge! And though commercial and whilst the workshops compttter savr:y is not a prerequisite \7e have just held our first course on not intended as an AVID training for such cou,rses, you will get a lot Shotlister Non-Linear system ^re the course, basic tuition will be available. more for your money out of the 'dAVE. which was well received. You course if you are not grappling uith will be notified of the next series! rVe anticipate that these workshops computer basics at the same time. will be very popular, and numbers will There are excellent night coursa in Other stuff coming up: be limited. The workshops are available gmeral computer skilk at TAFE and, to ASE members ONLY. VTEA. You don't have to pdy An internatonal 'FRAME BY $250/day to learn hou to use a FRAME'in May or Juiy to look at the To apply, ASE members should ring mouse! works of famous editors such as Mike Honey on 472 a055 ftu$ or 868 THELMA SCHOENMAKER (Editor 1370 (AH), or send a fax to 419 8807 Some programs save your work medium and procedure.