INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE 2018 ASE AWARDS
By Karen Pearlman - eNews 90, February 2019 13 categories 63 total nominations 44 nominations of men 19 nominations of women 6 categories won by men 6 categories won by women 1 category won by both (a team) 2 categories had only men nominated (one was Advertising) 6...
PASSION PROJECTS
By Pip Hart - eNews 90, February 2019 I’ve been working in film and television professionally for about nine years. For the first few years I did a lot of jobs for free or cheap to gain experience. I then worked my way up from Assistant Editor on features and...
CO-EDITING “DARK PLACE”
By Adrian Powers and Lawrie Silvestrin ASE "Dark Place" - "Scout", "Foe", "Vale Light", "Killer Native” by Adrian Powers. "Dark Place" is an Indigenous Horror Anthology commissioned by the ABC and Screen Australia (in collaboration with AFTRS) as part of the ‘Shock...
ASSISTING ON FEATURE FILMS
By Fiona Macintosh (an Assistant Editor.) (Written for the ASE & TAFE Assistant Editors Course, 17th November 2018.) How I Came Into my Assistant Role! I started out with a degree in film & screen media production from Griffith Uni in Queensland. The degree...
EDITING “GURRUMUL”
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this article contains the image and name of someone who has passed away. With documentary biopics, there's a temptation, even a sense of duty, to cover every event in a person's life. While...
INTERVIEW WITH PETER CROMBIE
PETER CROMBIE DISCUSSES EDITING FACTUAL TV (At the 2018 Ellies, Peter is nominated in Factual Content for "Body Hack 2.0", and in Open Content for "Gun Ringer".) What is the process of editing factual entertainment tv like "Body Hack" and "Gun Ringer"? The...
VALE SURESH AYYAR ASE
Over two years ago in 2016 a dear friend and a wonderful screen editor Suresh Ayyar passed away. Unfairly and way too early aged 59. This tribute reel of clips from some of the many documentaries and feature films he worked on are only some indication of the breadth...
EDITING “PETER RABBIT”
By Christian Gazal. Christian Gazal's editing credits include both "Happy Feet" movies, the live action comedy "The Little Death", the documentaries "Sherpa" and "Mountain" and, most recently, the live action animation hybrid "Peter Rabbit". What was the process for...
ASE FEATURED IN ‘CINEMAEDITOR’ MAGAZINE
A CONVERSATION WITH THE MEAA
A conversation with the MEAA about our Australian Screen Industry Union and its efforts to gain better wages and conditions for all crew.Background: Guilds are groups of crafts-persons who come together to advocate for their craft, develop skills, set standards and...
EDITING OFF-GRID
OUT TAKES - ANDREA LANG ASE Editing off-grid – Get out of the room. It was about the time I pulled up in the ute, sweltering and swearing under the Scenic Hill repeaters that I started to reconsider the sanity of editing off the grid. An hour before I drove 3km down...
THE HIDDEN CRAFT OF ASSISTING EDITING
In all productions whether drama, documentary or reality television, the Assistant Editor is a key and crucial role in keeping the post-production workflow flowing. Assistants are the manager of rushes, the technical support team and are there to do whatever is...