Notable credits include:

“Separation City “ (Comedy Drama),

“Disgrace” (Drama which won the Toronto Film Festival 2008 ),

“Highlander V” (Fantasy Sci Fi),

“The Natural history of the chicken” (Dramatised Doco comedy),

“The Day of the Roses” (TVMiniSeries )

”Malpractice”(Mockumentary),

“Not 14 Again” (Documentary).,

“La Spagnola” (Comedy) ,

“Dating the Enemy” (Romantic comedy)

“Manthing” (Marvel comic horror),

Among recent collaborators are Paul Middleditch, Bruce Hurwit and Brendan Fletcher on films “Separation City” and “Mad Bastards” and commercials for Plaza, The Feds and various others

Arnold is comfortable on all formats from anamorphic 35mm to the Alexa and the Canon 5D.

A native of Sydney, he originally studied Cinematography and Editing at the Australian Film ,Television and Radio school.

After a time of working in Television first as camera assistant, then shooting magazine TV, Steve freelanced , shooting Music Video and Documentary projects. Concurrently camera assisting on TV commercials and Feature Films.

Steve’s job offers became 2nd Unit then Main Unit on Feature Film and TV Mini Series as Director of Photography.
 

Since then he has shot all over the world compiling credits in all genres on over 30 feature length films for Cinema and TV, hundreds of TVC’s and Music Videos, many award winning short films and over 50 hours of Episodic Film TV Drama .

Steve has won numerous Photographic awards and ACS awards for his art and been nominated for both AFI and Emmy Awards.

He holds both Australian and British passports.

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The inaugural APDG Awards for Excellence in Stage and Screen Design will be held on Wednesday Sept 21st at the NIDA Playhouse Theatre, Kensington.

The event will bring together some of the best, most innovative and exciting designers in the country to celebrate the art of visually captivating audiences worldwide. Owen Patterson - The Matrix series, Roger Ford - The Chronicles of Narnia, Michael Scott-Mitchell - Asian Games in Doha, Simon Wood - L.A. Noire.

Many of the nation’s public do not realise that it is often Australians designing the international productions that they see.

The Australian Production Design Guild, APDG, was established in 2009 to represent design professionals across the nation’s film, television, theatre and interactive media industries.

The aims of the guild include; raising the profile of design for the screen and stage, highlighting the creative contribution made by the mise en scene, drawing attention to professional standards & encouraging young designers and associated professionals in the industry.

The awards provide recognition for outstanding achievement in design across fifteen categories including feature film, television drama, theatre, costume, make-up and games.

A winner of each category will be announced on the night.

The event will commence with the awards nominations and presentations, followed by drinks and canapés.

Margaret Pomeranz will host the evening with various industry sponsors assisting in the presentation of awards.

For further information:

Peter Sheehan - peter.sheehan@apdg.org.au - ph: 0439995531

 Winning entries will be available for vewing on Showreelfinder.com following the event.

We're proud to be a Donate Life partner to Transplant Australia.

This important organisation has a mission is to educate Australians about this critiically important issue of life saving organ donations.

Their key message is to

- Discover the facts about organ and tissue donation

- Decide about organ and tissue donation

- Discuss your decision with your family and friends

From the Transplant Australia website:

About donation

This wish to help others becomes a reality if Australians learn about organ and tissue donation and make the decision to become a donor. Families also need to know the wishes of the potential donor. This means discussing, understanding and accepting each family member's decision. If families are unaware of their deceased loved one's decision about organ and tissue donation, they are less likely to give consent for donation. Families also need to know individuals' wishes about tissue donation.

Even if you are registered as an organ donor, your family will still be asked to confirm your wishes and give their consent. It's important that they know your wishes.

The chance to save lives

Around 1700 Australians are waiting for a life-saving or life-improving transplant. Sadly, people die waiting for the gift of a heart, liver, kidney, lung or pancreas transplant.

For many others, the wait means long weeks or months in hospital or several trips to hospital every week for treatment such as dialysis. For some, it means being attached to an oxygen tank 24 hours a day. One donor can save the lives of up to 10 people & improve the lives of dozens more.

Australia's record of successful transplants is among the best in the world. Yet, in 2009, only 799 Australians received transplants last year from 247 donors. Our challenge is to greatly increase that number - and help those on the waiting list.

Strong safety laws and effective health services have reduced the number of people suffering fatal brain injuries. This in part has contributed to Australia having one of the lowest organ and tissue donation rates in the developed world; few Australians will die in such a way that they can be considered for organ donation.

We want Australians to discover the facts about organ and tissue donation, to make an informed decision about their choice to become a donor and to encourage their family members to know each others' wishes. The family's consent will always be requested.
Who can donate?

* Almost everyone can help others through organ and tissue donation.
* The governing factors are where and how a donor dies and the condition of their organs and tissue.
* All major religions support organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
* The aged and people with chronic health conditions can be donors. Only a few medical conditions preclude donation of organs.
* People can also donate a kidney or part of their liver while they are still alive, though this is usually restricted to those wanting to save the life of someone they know.
* A donor's gift and a patient's hopes are in good hands. Australia has a world class reputation for successful transplant outcomes.

A question of timing

Timing is critical. Tissues can be donated up to 24 hours after death, irrespective of where or how the donor died. The tissues are stored and called on when needed.

Organ donors must have died while in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital and on a ventilator that keeps their organs functioning artificially for a limited time. Most organ donors suffer a stroke or bleeding in the brain or have an accident or head trauma that causes brain death.

The very nature of these circumstances means there is usually no chance to discuss donation with the person, leaving the decision to the family. It is much easier for the family to make the decision if they know the wishes of their loved one.
Family support

Families faced with giving consent to organ and tissue donation are dealing with loss and grief. Under such circumstances they can be helped by knowing that their family member wished to benefit others.

Families are given appropriate time and organ donation information. They are given support by trained DonateLife™ organ donor coordinators and receive, at no cost, bereavement support by professional counsellors.

Find more information

Donate Life on Facebook

Australian Organ Donor Registry
 

Pieter de Vries ACS is one of Australia’s most well known cinematographers and has photographed many important and acclaimed television series over his career.

His work schedule ranges across a variety of areas relating to the film and television industry – foremost as a working cinematographer, but also as a writer contributing to various professional and enthusiasts magazines. Pieter has a long association as manufacturer's a industry representative and cinematography consultant.

He has received international recognition for cinematography and received high praise and numerous awards.

He worked with US director James Cameron as topside DP on the 3D Imax film, “Ghosts of the Abyss”, revisiting the wreck of the Titanic, using the Sony/Panavision High Definition 3D format.

“RAT” and “Animalicious” are both co-productions with National Geographic and Beyond Productions. “RAT” earned him the Australian Cinematographer of the Year Award at the 1998 Australian Cinematographers Society Awards. His work on this film additionally received an Emmy nomination.

Pieter strongly believe in sharing knowledge and when he’s not working as a cinematographer, he’s showing others his craft. The role of educator takes a considerable slab of time as the search for knowledge grows in step with the development of new technology.
 

Over the past few years there has been a revolution in video making - DSLR's like the Canon 5D Mark II and even a consumer level model from Sony, the NEX-VG10 have opened up the possibility of making full HD movies with an almost cinematic quality.
 

Stills photographers have been fascinated with the potential of the new features but have often floundered when they realise that making good short movies is nowhere as easy as it looks.
He has teamed up with one of Australia's finest photographers, Nick Rains to offer a series of DSLR workshops and seminars aimed at anyone who has recognised the need to incorporate video into their businesses.
 

Pieter brings decades of experience as a cinematographer working with high end video and film cameras, and Nick offers the perspective of 28 years as a stills photographer who has recognised and developed the potential of HD video for his business.
Pieter: “it is certain that understanding and delivering mixed media content will be an incredibly useful tool as the publishing industry transitions to delivery on tablet computers, phones and iPads etc. Print clients are beginning to request video clips from their stills photographers so an understanding of how to produce decent footage will be essential in the future”.
 

Pieter de Vries has a comprehensive website, www.pieterdevries.com.au that encompasses video and pdf tutorials plus answers to many common video and lighting questions. He conducts weekend workshops, one-on-one sessions and targeted corporate training in video and lighting techniques.
 

In a recent article for Better Digital Camera magazine Pieter, talking about the use of available light in video production writes:
“Photographers and cinematographers alike observe light and the way it influences things. It could be harsh summer sunlight that casts strong unappealing overhead shadows, or a ray of warm afternoon light as it rakes across the landscape after a rain shower. Light, and the way it falls, sets a mood.
 

"The challenge for the cinematographer is to be able to take advantage of these naturally occurring lighting conditions.”
 

Piet contributes to magazines including Mac World, Better Digital Camera, Content and Technology and Miller Sharp Shooters.

We will be introducing a number of segments from Pieter on showreelfinder.com next year.