Business
Ay ay, ee’s ‘armless …
Regular readers of Australian Videocamera will notice that over the last week or so I’ve not been as voluble as normal. There is good reason for this. Two of them in fact. The first is […]
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News
ASC President sees Big future for ARRI Large Format cameras in Australia and New Zealand
Recently Kees van Oostrum ASC, acclaimed DoP and President of the ASC, came to Australia and New Zealand to share his experience of using the latest large format camera systems in a series of masterclasses. He […]
Boris and Red Giant
News of the Day … June 12th 2019
BluffTitler: We’re going to the MOON! The moon pack offers 30 (+10 bonus!) Moon templates. Fly in low Moon orbit over the Aristarchus crater, experience Earthrise and visit the Apollo landing sites. Play around with […]
News
New SONY microsite just for VLOGGERS
Sony Australia has announced the launch of their latest initiative, Vlog With Sony, a one-stop destination to support and inspire emerging and established vloggers. The Vlog With Sony microsite hosts a wealth of tips, tricks and gear […]
360 Degree
Interview: Grant Petty, CEO Blackmagic Design
Here at Australian Videocamera, we recently had the opportunity to interview Grant Petty, the CEO of Aussie company Blackmagic Design about his thoughts on the industry in Australia and abroad. We covered ground from […]
Accessories
Lexar Claims World’s Fastest 1TB Portable SSD
The Lexar Professional SL100 Pro Portable SSD features a brushed aluminum finish and comes in a small, slim size that makes it easy to slip in your pocket and go. Lexar says it is the […]
Industry
All Hail The Chief! The God of all things Music and Video and Film.
If you have EVER been involved in the music, video or movie industry, turn around three times, face towards Hollywood and bow. And then raise a toast. The man who invented Gaffer tape, Ross Lowell […]
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EXCLUSIVE! “Legends 1980” – an Aussie TV series by Stan Harrington. Here’s the trailer…
Long time readers of FV^VR and Australian Videocamera before that, will remember we interviewed Stan Harrington back in April 2010. Stan is an ex-pat Aussie made good in Los Angeles. Back then he was promoting […]
Broadcast
Art of the Cut: Top Gear / The Grand Tour
Most regular readers will know I am an unashamed fan of Top Gear / The Grand Tour; the show(s) as well as the techniques used in filming and putting them together. Well, in a recent […]
Industry
Appointment: Corsair Solutions
Melbourne (VIC) based Corsair Solutions has announced that Wade Osborne has been appointed to the position of Business Development Manager. “We are really excited to welcome Wade to the Corsair Solutions team” says Mark Lampard, […]
Business
The Perils of Location Filming. Or… People! Bah!
I swore blind that as the years passed, I would not morph into a grumpy old man. And I haven’t. I’m not old. But right now, I am bloody grumpy! And I am grumpy because […]
Broadcast
Sony VENICE presses the flesh with Bad Mothers
Bad Mothers is the new eight-part drama series for Channel 9 from Jungle Productions and Filthy Productions. Starring Tess Haubrich, Mandy McElhinney, Jessica Tovey, Shalom-Brune Franklin, Daniel MacPherson and Don Hany. It explores the underbelly […]
Accessories
My RØDE REEL ‘Master Your Craft’ Winners Announced
Not 1, But 3 Winners To Come To Sydney To Work With The RØDE Creative Team! Australian pro audio giant, The Freedman Group – home to the world’s number one audio capture brand, RØDE Microphones, […]
Broadcast
VALE: Douglas Rain. THE Voice in the best movie EVER made …
Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL, the computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey and the lesser known 2010:Odyssey 2 has passed away aged 90 from natural causes. More details are at the ABC News website. […]
Broadcast
Interview: Tony Jordan. Think Life on Mars, Hustle, Minder, Eastenders …
Tony Jordan is the mind and the pen behind many of our most popular TV shows.. In this exclusive interview, he passes on some wisdom to,aspiring writers. And he should know! Who remembers the actor […]
Broadcast
Closed Captioning? Is it a necessity these days? What do YOU think? (And win!)
Back in the “old days” of web development when I first started (in 1997 using a brilliant product at the time called NetObjects Fusion of which I also wrote the IDG “Bible” – a 700 […]
3D
Interview: ABC Insider’s Huw Parkinson a.k.a. @rabbitandcoffee
Every Sunday morning, a fair percentage of people click on the TV set at 9am to watch the ABC current affairs show “Insiders” with Barrie Cassidy. And Chez Hague is no different. What with the […]
3D
Meet Huw Parkinson (@rabbitandcoffee)
So how does he do it? What tools are used? How long does it take? How many people on the research and creation team? If the name Huw Parkinson means nothing to you, and nor […]
Business
Actors and Crew All for Free – And They WANT To Do It!
It seems every second post in any of the Facebook groups for filmmaking is a request, nay a plea, for actors or crew to assist in making the latest and greatest (usually it seems so […]
Broadcast
Tony Clark this year’s SA Pearcey Entrepreneur Award winner.
The Pearcey Foundation today announced Tony Clark as this year’s SA Pearcey Entrepreneur Award winner. The award was presented by Professor Mike Miller (2017 Pearcey Medallist) who said, “This award celebrates and honours a South Australian entrepreneur who has […]