by Alison Myers | Jan 13, 2022 | Interviews Articles
The following interview with the Editor of 'Strong Female Lead', Rachel Grierson-Johns, was published by The Curb and is reproduced with permission. It has been edited slightly for length. Thank you to Andrew Peirce who is an ardent supporter of the film industry and...
by Alison Myers | Nov 13, 2021 | Interviews Articles
by Peter Galvin Dear Members About a month ago Alison at the ASE wrote and asked whether I could share some of the things I’ve discovered while researching my forthcoming book 'A Long Way from Anywhere, The Story of 'Wake in Fright' and the Australian Feature Film...
by Alison Myers | Nov 13, 2021 | Interviews Articles
By Tony Buckley AM I have been a subscriber to 'The New Yorker' magazine for over 45 years and have become addicted to its film reviews, particularly those of critic and author Anthony Lane. Always pithy, witty and sometimes sarcastic when making comparisons and...
by Alison Myers | Nov 13, 2021 | Interviews Articles
by Scott Walmsley This October I was fortunate to be invited to undergo training in Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) as part of an initiative organised by actor and filmmaker Ben Steel. MHFA is the help provided to a person who is; developing a mental health problem,...
by Alison Myers | Sep 24, 2021 | Interviews Articles
By Ken Sallows ASE Sandringham, Victoria. Monday 16 August 2021Crawford Productions, my first employer in 1973, at the age of 17, produced many television shows. There was a formula to learn as an Assistant Editor on the 16mm. footage - "Start each scene with a wide...
by Alison Myers | Sep 24, 2021 | Interviews Articles
Working on Frans Vandenburg and Claude Gonzalez’s documentary 'John Farrow: Hollywood’s Man in the Shadows' reminded me how dedicated filmmakers need to be to capture the essence of their subject in their films. Over the past decade when Frans and Claude have been...
