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australian cinematographer ISSUE #56 December 2012 RRP $10.00 Quarterly Journal of the Australian Cinematographers Society www.cinematographer.org.au Lights, Camera, Action. Our New Cabrio PL Mount with Integrated Removable Servo. Introducing the FUJINON PL Mount 19-90 Cabrio Zoom Lens U Longest focal range (19-90mm) of any lightweight zoom U Quick convertible-removable servo zoom handgrip U Built-in lens motors for focus, iris and zoom U Self-aligning system for easy and accurate calibration U Luminous barrel markings for shooting in dark situations U Only 2.7kg including servo motors For more information contact FUJIFILM (02) 9466 2600 or email [email protected] www.fujifilm.com.au DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY AT ITS F’ING F65 BEST PMWF55 Whether you Rent or Buy, the Sony range of F-series cameras brings you a choice of digital cinematography tools to suit your budget. 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PMWF5 PMWF3 ,I\RXZDQWIDVWÀH[LEOHDQGIDXOWOHVV±JHWWKH)¶,1*EHVWGHDODW9LGHRFUDIW CONTENTS BY DEFINITION of the Australian Cinematographers Society’s Articles of Association “a cinematographer is a person with technical expertise who manipulates light to transfer visual 10 information by the use of a camera into aesthetic moving images on motion picture film or electronic recording systems” Quarterly Journal of the 2011/2012 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE Australian Cinematographers Society PRESIDENT Ron Johanson ACS (Qld) VICE-PRESIDENTS Ernie Clark ACS (SA), Alan Cole ACS (Vic) SECRETARY David Wakeley ACS (NSW) ASSISTANT SECRETARY features David Burr ACS (NSW) TREASURER Mylene Ludgate (SA) ASSISTANT TREASURER Ernie Clark ACS (SA) HISTORIAN Ron Windon ACS NSW PRESIDENT David Lewis The Morals of Shooting ACS VICTORIA PRESIDENT Alan Cole ACS QUEENSLAND 10 Wars, Famines & Disasters PRESIDENT Simon Russell SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRESIDENT David Brill Ernie Clark ACS WESTERN AUSTRALIA PRESIDENT 22 Jason Thomas TASMANIA PRESIDENT Peter Curtis ACS AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY PRESIDENT Robb Shaw- Velzen NORTHERN TERRITORY PRESIDENT Andrew Hyde Ender’s Game WEBSITE Simon Russell 22 Don McAlpine ACS ASC [email protected] Australian Cinematographer is published quarterly for members and associates of the Australian Cinematographers Society I Am A Girl 30 BY Nicola Daley EDITOR Dick Marks OAM CHAIRMAN Ted Rayment ACS ASSOCIATE EDITORS Heidi Tobin, Nicola Daley ART DEPARTMENT Brad Sampson CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Nicola Daley, Jonathan Dawson, 30 The Class of 2012 Manny Aston BA, Philip M. Cross, Pieter de Vries, Tom Gleeson, 7 Aussie DOP’s Get Their Letters Ranald Duhig, Dick Marks OAM 38 PROOFREADER Patricia Bromley-Marks TRANSCRIPTION Margaret Kudelka PRINTING Heroprint PUBLISHERS AustCine Publishing - Level 2, 26 Ridge Street , North Sydney NSW 2060 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA The Windon Boys - Part II ISSN 1440-978X PRINT POST APPROVED PP255003/03506 52 Postcard from “The Hood” 61 FROM Philip M. Cross 52 Cover: Breanie, one of the BRANCH ADDRESSES subjects in I Am A Girl, photographed in NY NATIONAL & NEW SOUTH WALES ACS Headquarters, Level 2, by Nicola Daley. 26 Ridge Street, North Sydney NSW 2060 VICTORIA PO Box 2023, Sth Melbourne, VIC 3205 QUEENSLAND 11 Balaclava Street, Woolloongabba QLD 4006 SOUTH AUSTRALIA PO Box 705, North Adelaide, SA 5006 WESTERN AUSTRALIA PO Box 476, Leederville, WA 6903 TASMANIA 48 Diamond Drive, Blackmans Bay, TAS 7052 AUST CAPITAL TERRITORY PO Box 1558, Woden, ACT 2602 NORTHERN TERRITORY PO Box 2111, Parap, NT 0820 04 / BY DEFINITION ISSUE #56 DECEMBER 2012 departments 06 From the Editor 08 From the President The Big Picture 21 BY Manny Aston BA Short Films 46 - State Roundup BY Nicola Daley Film Review 51 BY Jonathan Dawson Film Facts 64 BY Ranald Duhig 38 New Gear 66 BY Pieter de Vries & Tom Gleeson 61 Copyright AustCine Publishing and The Australian Cinematographers Society (2012) All expressions of opinion are published on the basis that they are not representing the offi cial opinion of the Australian Cinematographers Society, unless expressly stated. Australian Cinematographers Society accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of any opinions, advice, representations or information contained in this publication. Australian Cinematographer is copyright, no part of it can be reproduced without prior written permission from the Society. All reproductions in this magazine have been done so with permission and credited accordingly. CONTENTS / 05 FUNNY STORIES DM Ed. I cast the 4 year old son of a good mate of mine in a 100% role in a TVC. He was exceptional, and I told him so. So, as one does, I cast him again, but this time in a mute role. Again he was very good, but… When he went home his dad asked him how it went and he was upset and not overly willing to discuss it. When pressed, he said “I don’t think I did too well dad. The fi rst commercial Mr. Marks said that I was 100%, but this time he didn’t even give me a score!”. I was shooting a doco on the Krait, the famous Malay fi shing boat that the Z Force used during WW2 to sail to Japanese occupied Singapore harbour and blow up 5 enemy ships. Sir James Killen was the Defence Minister at the time and we had him on board to shoot an interview in Sydney Harbour. As we rolled, I could see a small navy boat with about a dozen sailors on board approaching and informed the minister. He glanced over his shoulder to look at the approaching boat, and saw the whole crew forming a line down the side of the boat Photo: Aron Leong ACS facing us. He went straight into Defence Minister mode, turned on his heel, went rigid and got ready to take the FROM THE EDITOR salute. As the boat came alongside us, all the sailors turned their backs on the minister, dropped their pants How can you if you haven’t got the balls? and mooned him. And a full moon it was too, I can Help change the world that is . Some of you may recall a plea assure you. The naval brass who were accompanying Mr. from me in this magazine at the beginning of the year for Killen on board our boat went into spasms of apologies, Aussie cinematographers to help enrich the lives of foam fl ecking at the corners of their mouths. Pity the thousands, maybe millions of poverty stricken children moon boys later. around the world, simply by taking one of these balls when In the mid 90’s I was represented out of New York by a next you’re working in a 3rd world country and shooting NY production company and was directing and shooting some footage of poor children kicking it around. I’m trying a TVC for them in Sydney. The female producer, a very to help a friend of mine who invented the One World Futbol, spunky young New Yorker, came out to run the shoot, the ball that never defl ates. Stab it, pepper it with lead from assisted by a local Sydney guy. After the shoot, both he an AK47, run over it… it will just pop right back up and be and she jetted to Mirage Port Douglas for a well earned ready for a kid to kick and get joy from immediately. For every rest. As they lolled by the pool, she (spunky NY producer) ball purchased my friend gives one away to poor children. recognised a famous rock band propped up around the Google One World Futbol for more info. in-pool bar and decided to wade over and join them. This The last time I asked for Aussie cinematographers to come left the Sydney producer a bit miffed, so he decided to forward, I had one person contact me, and sadly that shoot play a joke on her. He rolled away from them and started fell through. Thank you that one, kind person. Maybe you to stuff fi st fulls of tissues down his budgie smugglers. missed the story, were too busy, broke both legs ski-ing As he was doing so he glanced up and notched that a down a mountain with a Go Pro strapped to you head… young woman on a nearby deck chair was watching him. I don’t know, but I just refuse to believe that we are a cold Too late now, better to just get on with it. So he stood hearted bunch of selfi sh bastards who don’t give a shit. Now up, crotch bulging hideously and slid into the pool. He I know that most of you don’t go near 3rd world countries waded across to the bar and sidled up to join the hip on a regular basis, but some do. Just one ball, a few feet of group. As she introduced him to the band, they started great footage of kids playing with it and you’ve raised your to laugh uncontrollably and couldn’t look at him. She karma signifi cantly. Love to hear from you. glanced down and noticed that his crotch was jettisoning small pieces of white tissue, creating a swarm of ‘fl akes’ DM Ed. swirling around his pneumatic bulge. Done like a dinner! Kill me now!!! 06 / FROM THE EDITOR We have had discussions with the MEAA and provided a letter in support of their view, stating that the ACS cannot condone the importation of International DoP’s on these fi lms, when our own members are equally qualifi ed, available, and eager to undertake the work. We do believe there should always be open and honest discussion as to the real reasons Photo: Dick Marks behind the need before decisions are made, particularly when it involves the Camera Department.