Moving On....

This blog has been moved and renamed along with a bit of a re-focus...  please go to http://redrooftops.wordpress.com/
to check out my new blog 'Red Rooftops'.
Cheers!

Underground adventures....

Shooting the rescue drama 'Beaconsfield' 600m underground in a goldmine - on the Arri Alexa.

Vale John Bowring ACS

John Bowring - He was so generous with his assistance and knowledge over the many years i have known him. It was John who gave me (and many others) a start in this business. it's a sad day, i will miss him greatly.


John passed away about a week ago on his way back from NAB. His is a great loss to the industry. Tributes to John can be found on the Lemac website. www.lemac.com.au

'Miracles' wins AFI Award for Cinematography

Miracle In The Storm won the AFI Award for 'Best Cinematography in a Documentary' on Friday 10th December in Melbourne. It is my first AFI Award after four nominations. Beneath Hill 60 won the 'Best Young Actor' Award for 16 year old Harrison Gilbertson for his acclaimed performance as Tiffen.

GOLD AWARDS received at the NSW ACS Awards

I was happy to pick up two GOLD AWARDS at the NSW ACS Awards evening held last Saturday. Beneath Hill 60 picked up Gold in the Features Cinema category, and Miracle in the Storm also received Gold in the Dramatised Documentary category. As Gold winners, both these entries will go forward to the ACS National Awards held in May.

AFI Nominations for Beneath Hill 60 & Miracles

The Australian Film Institute Awards for 2010 will be held in Melbourne on 10-11th December. Beneath Hill 60 has been nominated for 12 AFI Awards, including 'Best Film', 'Best Director' for Jeremy Hartley Sims, and 'Best Cinematography' for Toby Oliver ACS.

I also received an additional AFI Nomination for 'Best Cinematography in a Documentary' for Miracle in the Storm (shoot pictured right).

'Mei Mei' in post production

The China - Australia co-production feature Mei Mei, directed by Pauline Chan (Traps) is currently in post in Sydney after wrapping the 5 week shoot in Sydney and China recently. The movie was shot by me on the upgraded RED One MX camera which proved to have quite significant and very welcome improvements in image quality over the original M chip RED One that I had used shooting 'The Combination' in 2008. The colour science has been overhauled and basically produces a more faithful rendition of colours, especially the all important skintones. The new MX chip is also cleaner with much less noise at higher ISO's, effectively increasing the usable sensitivity in the real world, and the camera can be comfortably rated at a standard 800 ISO. This was particularly helpful shooting the climatic night scenes at some Parramatta Road car yards where I was able to utilise existing practical floodlighting on background yards and the street to give effective depth. I rated the camera at 320, 500 or 800 ISO depending on the lighting conditions and I am looking to be at the DI grade at Frame Set and Match by December. Some shots including a interior car traveling sequence and some timelapse were shot on the Canon 7D.

'Miracles' on ABC TV...

I was the DOP on the first episode, 'Miracle in the Storm'

Beneath Hill 60 - successful Premiere Night and reviews

The film premiered last night at Sydney's Event Cinemas in George St to a huge and enthusiastic crowd, along with many of the films cast and crew putting an appearance on the red carpet. Also out is the 4 star review from the Sydney Morning Herald's Paul Byrnes, and the Urban Cinefile review.

Beneath Hill 60 opens in cinemas across Australia on April 15.

'Quantum' film potential to replace CMOS image sensors

Click here for article: http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224000253
Very interesting.
The original link was on the CML forum.

Beneath Hill 60 In Cinemas from April 15

Beneath Hill 60 will be released in multiplexes all around the country the week before Anzac Day. Tune into Channel Nine's 60 Minutes program on Sunday night  28th March for a story with Ray Martin on the making of the film.

Next month's issue of iF Magazine (April) will feature an article about the movie.

Where Do We Go Now? Avatar and Beyond...

Good article by John Bailey, ASC on the AC site

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