Awards Terms & Conditions
2012 sees changes in entry formats, please read the Terms & Conditions carefully. Note that only commercially produced DVD's will be accepted in 2012.
ENTRY FEES INCLUDE GST.
CAT 1: Student Cinematography
Productions filmed by student members of the Society who were cinematography students at time of filming the entry. Gold Student winners from each State awards will be automatically entered into the National Awards to compete for the "Best National Student Cinematographer" Gold Plaque, but will not be eligible for a Golden Tripod or the Milli Award. A maximum of 2 entries per student are permitted in this category. Entrants must state which cinematography/film course they were attending at the time of production of the entry.
Entry Fee: $25.00
CAT 2: Experimental & Specialised
Entries must be experimental cinematography as distinct from experimental films. Specialised cinematography can include stop motion, micro/macro, medical, engineering, etc. Specialised portions of productions may be entered. New Media, Art Installations, Wedding Videos, etc., fit into this category. Entrants must state time codes relevant to their work.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 3: John Bowring ACS TV Station Breaks / Promos
Includes promos, openers, closers, teasers and TV station ID's for 'free to air' and 'subscription' TV networks.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 4: Music Clips
Musical items shot for the purpose of entertainment or promotion. Entrants must state whether they were totally responsible for all lighting.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 5: Single Camera News - Local / Regional
News segments or stories broadcast on any daily news service, filmed within Australia, by only one cinematographer.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 6: Multi Camera News - Local / Regional
News stories as per category 6 but filmed and entered by two or more cameramen. All entrants must be ACS members and each pay a $44 entry fee for each to be eligible to receive an award. List cameramen responsible for the entry and state their involvement.
Entry Fee: $44.00 each cameraman
CAT 7: Neil Davis International News
News segments or stories broadcast on any daily news service, filmed internationally. Stories filmed by more than one cinematographer must clearly state the time codes for the entrants work. Other cinematographers involved in the same story may enter the same item as a separate entry, again indicating their work by stating relevant time codes.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 8: Current Affairs
Segments or stories broadcast on daily or weekly television current affairs programs (E.G. '7.30 Report', 'A Current Affair', 'Today Tonight', 'Sunday Night', 'Four Corners', 'Australian Story' & 'Foreign Correspondent'). Stories filmed by more than one cinematographer must state time codes for the entrant's work. Other cinematographers involved in the same story may enter the same item as a separate entry, again indicating their work by stating relevant time codes. NB: Entries which are more documentary in nature and which run for the entire duration of the program have the option of choosing one of either Cat. 8 Current Affairs or Cat.11 Documentaries, Cinema & TV.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 9: TV Magazine, Lifestyle & Reality
Programs or segments which are 'human interest' covering; travel, leisure, gardening, property, cooking, entertainment, science, sports and the arts. Entries must be of a light nature & not hard news or current affairs.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 10: Corporate & Educational
Productions for a corporate or educational market designed to teach or inform. Corporate videos, real estate sales videos, OHS, training or how to operate films, etc, would be included in this category.
Entry Fee: $44.00
CAT 11: Documentaries, Cinema & TV
Traditional documentary productions, normally dealing with any aspect of man in relation to his environment. Includes any full-length television documentary and those current affairs subjects that constitute the entire program. (E.G. 'Australian Story' and 'Four Corners')
Entry Fee: $55.00
CAT 12: Wildlife / Nature
A production primarily about animals, plants or the natural environment.
Entry Fee: $55.00
CAT 13: Virtual Cinematography
Computer generated imagery (CGI) for productions created or enhanced with the use of a virtual cine camera with virtual lighting, completed by ACS Full or Associate members. Entrant(s) must clearly state their involvement.
Entry Fee: $77.00
CAT 14: Commercials - Local / Regional
Low budget advertising productions aimed primarily at local, regional TV or Web Markets and not shown nationally. eg: Brisbane = Local, Townsville = Regional.
Entry Fee: $55.00
CAT 15: Commercials - National / International
Commercials for national or international television/cinema release. (National = release in 2 or more States.) State any CGI or computer manipulation.
Entry Fee: $55.00
CAT 16: Dramatised Documentaries
Documentaries based on real life situations or re-enactments of actual events that involve professional actors who are controlled by a Director.
Entry Fee: $55.00
CAT 17: Fictional Drama Shorts
Short dramatised productions intended for film festivals, cinema, television or DVD release, which do not qualify as Features - Cinema, Telefeatures, TV Drama & Mini Series.
Entry Fee: $55.00
CAT 18: Telefeatures, TV Drama & Mini Series
Productions intended solely for television release. Only one episode of a series may be entered per entrant.
Entry Fee: $77.00
CAT 19: Features - Cinema
Feature productions intended for national or international cinema release.
Entry Fee: $99.00
News Directors Award
All State entries into Category 6 & 7 are automatically entered, at no extra fee, into their State News Directors Award (NDA) for the Best News Story in their own State or Territory. The winner from each State & Territory will automatically go into the National Awards for the National News Directors Award to be judged by a panel of News Directors or their representatives in the host state. A plaque will be awarded to both the winning Cinematographer(s) and their Network.
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