Miranda Tapsell was born in Darwin and grew up in Kakadu National Park. She began performing at the age of seven when she joined a tap dance group. Having started with summer acting courses at NIDA and a local youth theatre company, Miranda has recently appeared in the acclaimed telemovie Mabo and the Cannes hit The Sapphires (opening nationally on 9 August).
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Martha Ansara has been recording oral histories with cinematographers for over 35 years. This project has now come to fruition in the form of a coffee-table book, The Shadowcatchers.
Throughout his 28 years in the industry, John Platt’s passion for stills photography has remained strong and seen him amass a collection of over 20,000 images — predominantly of crews he has worked with. His images in the book are second in number only to The National Film and Sound Archive.
John Hresc began his audio career as a recording engineer in 1984, working with various bands and independent record labels such as Shock, Phantom, and Waterfront Records.
John will discuss tips for saving money when dealing with sound in film.
John will discuss tips for saving money when dealing with sound in film.
Alice Bell, writer on ‘Suburban Mayhem’, “The Slap”, and the upcoming “Puberty Blues” talks about movies, music videos and makin’ babies.
Filmmaker Marcus Gillezeau is the principal partner in Firelight Productions, specialising in all-media drama and documentary production. He has delivered primetime television to all the major networks including ABC, SBS, Channel 9, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic. In 2009 he won the International Digital Emmy Award for the all-media drama “Scorched”.
David Steinhoff is the CEO and Head of Development at Presence Films, a privately funded concept development group with shareholders based around the world.