INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
Preparing Media for Captioning and Audio Description
By Alison Myers This is a quick guide to the media needed by captioning and audio description companies. There seems to be increasing confusion around this, which is causing all kinds of avoidable mistakes. These days, productions often have different versions for...
The 24th Edimotion Film Festival in Cologne
Fiona Strain ASE Simon Njoo ASE, Scott Walmsley and myself have just returned from a wonderfully inspiring trip to Cologne, Germany where we participated in the Edimotion Festival, which focuses entirely on Editors! Every film screened is followed by a discussion with...
THE ELLIE AWARD ORIGIN STORY
Danielle Boesenberg ASE President Earlier this year, we sent a survey to members about the awards, and it occurred to us that many of you may not know the history of the trophy, and how the Ellies came to be. The Ellie was a solid cast bronze elephant, weighing over a...
Die Bully Die Q&A with Editor Nathan Lacey
Die Bully Die Q&A with Editor Nathan Lacey Editor Nathan Lacey talks with Assistant Editor Annie Zhang. Q. What is Die Bully Die about? Die Bully Die is about the lasting effects bullying can have on you as an adult. The film revolves around the character Max, who...
New Technical Excellence Award
Enter here This year the ASE are introducing a new Technical Excellence Award for people working in technical roles within the editorial department. Andy Finn from the national Committee explains the thinking behind the new Tech Award. Why has the Guild introduced a...
A win or nomination launches careers – enter now!
Winning the inaugural ASE Student Editor Award a game-changer When Alan Chambers thinks about being named the 2023 Most Outstanding Student Editor for his short doco ‘Dare to Dream’, he pauses and says “I felt humbled … it was pretty humbling and overwhelming. I was...
‘Before Dawn’ Q&A with Saxon Wright
Can you give us a brief overview of your background in editing? I’ve been editing professionally since 2016, pretty much straight after Uni. I really fell in love with editing as an intern for the production company MadKids. They were making some really funny web...
‘Hunt for Truth: Tasmanian Tiger’ Q&A with Editor Nic Venettacci
Can you give us a brief overview of your background in editing? I began my career 15 years ago in Hobart cutting local commercials, then later moved to Sydney working full time at a production company where I really sunk my teeth into learning the craft. Since then, I...
‘Greystanes’ Q&A with Editor Ryan Cauchi
Editor Ryan Cauchi talks with Assistant Editor Annie Zhang about 'Greystanes'. 'Greystanes' was funded by Screen Australia and TikTok Australia via the Every Voice initiative with additional support from Screen NSW, Mario’s Pastizzi and the Maltese Cultural...
Girl Crush Q&A with Editor Nicole Thorn
Editor Nicole Thorn talks with Assistant Editor Annie Zhang. Q. What is Girl Crush about? NT: Girl Crush is a musical romantic comedy that follows the humorous journey of self-discovery of Jessie, an aspiring songwriter who hasn’t been able to write any music after a...
Interview with Daniel Stonehouse of Crayon
Meet colourist Daniel Stonehouse, co-founder and owner of Crayon, the Melbourne colour focused collective with a growing roster of colourists across Australia and New Zealand. In this issue, Daniel talks to Petria Wallace about Crayon’s growth into editorial...
HOW TO BE A MENTOR IN THE REAL WORLD – A CASE STUDY ON MUSTER DOGS SERIES 3
Orly Danon ASE ASE Mentorship Programme Mentorship can take place in various ways. Casual conversations at Sundowner events, asking a more experienced mate to watch your work and comment, are just some ways to help your fellow Editors. Here at the ASE we run a...