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The Federal Executive may grant Accreditation, on the recommendation of the Accreditation Committee, to a member whose overall standard of cinematography is consistently high, or is outstanding in a specialised field and has been a Full Member of the Society for a minimum of three years. Equal consideration will be given to all submissions, irrespective of the acquisition formaton film or video tape.

The Accreditation Committee consists of at least five accredited members (all from various states) and consideration is given to the standard of lighting, both interior and exterior, composition, operating and camera movement. Consideration will also be given to the cinematic approach in relation to content. The work submitted must demonstrate more than just professional competence. Creativity and aesthetic innovation will be qualities sought by the adjudicators.

Accreditation by the Society is deemed an honour and the Accredited Cinematographer shall have the right to use the letters ACS after his or her name.

Society Accredited Members will be presented with a certificate bearing their name and accreditation number. The certificate shall always remain the property of the Society. Should the member become unfinancial and membership cease, the certificate must be returned on demand to the Federal Executive, and the member may no longer use the initials ACS after his or her name.

• 2009 Accreditation Applications - Closed
• 2010 Accreditations
• Accreditation Submission Guidelines
• FEATURE: Happenings in Darkened Rooms...

2009 Accreditation Applications - Closed

Sorry but applications for 2009 Accreditations have closed. Applications for 2010 will open in June next year.

Details of this years successful applicants will be available from our website at the end of September.

2010 Accreditations

Applications for 2010 ACS Accreditation will open in July, with accreditation assessments taking place in Sydney in September.

Accreditation Submission Guidelines

• You must have been a Full member for three consecutive years.
• You can submit on pretty much anything, but DVD’s must be properly authored, formatted, chaptered & finalised. Mini DV’s don't show your work to advantage on the large monitors we view on. If you have dubs rather than film prints, that will make it much easier for the committee. However film prints are accepted.
• Showreel montages are not accepted.
• The Accreditation committee looks for a cross section of your range of work. For example
  

• If you shoot Features, one or two examples, followed by your other work, say, a documentary, a few music clips and commercials.
• If your background is Documentaries, then a few examples.
• If you shoot commercials only, then you would need to present at least 15 to 20 finished commercials, or if you shoot primarily music clips & commercials then 3 or 4 clips & 10 commercials.
• If your background is factual television acquisition - News, news magazine, current affairs etc, the committee look for your ability to tell the story, your creative use of light, whether it be artificial or the light available to you in the situation. Successful applicants in this area are Andrew Taylor ACS & Louis Eroglu ACS - both having an uncanny ability to use the surroundings available to them, both in light & composition for a creative result.

• The overall recommendation is: "less is more". Don't put in everything you have ever shot. Put in what you have been happiest with.

 

David Wakeley ACS
Federal Vice President
July 2009

FEATURE: Happenings in Darkened Rooms...

Two of the most subjective issues that confront us on a regular basis are Accreditation and Awards judging.  Accreditation is the highest honour that can be bestowed on an ACS member and Awards judging is close to all our hearts as it reflects directly on our abilities as Cinematographers.

Federal President Ron Johanson ACS writes about the Accreditation process and what happens behind the closed judging doors

Accreditation & Awards Judging... Happenings in darkened rooms

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