Event Registration

Event Details:
Date: Saturday, 11 December
Time: 10.30am – 5.30pm
Where: NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art), Randwick, Sydney
Cost: FREE

Confirmation of Attendance:
Please note that Roughcut is a limited capacity event and that participants will be chosen randomly from those who apply to attend. You will be notified by email by 30th November as to whether your application has been successful. (For those of you who aren't able to attend, Sony will be putting the event content online afterwards at www.sony.com.au)

For more information on the event please email: roughcut.au@ap.sony.com

REGISTRATIONS HAVE NOW CLOSED.

Roughcut Information

Sony presents Roughcut in association with Sony Tropfest

As a valued member of Tropclub, Sony - naming rights partner for Tropfest 2005 - is offering you the chance to hone your filmmaking skills in time for the world's largest short film festival, Sony Tropfest.

On Saturday December 11, Sony will host Roughcut, a FREE event to aid budding filmmakers planning on entering Sony Tropfest 2005.

Who should attend?

Roughcut is an event for filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers looking for a better grasp on some of the technical aspects of filmmaking such as cinematography, camera operation, editing and sound. You should consider attending if you are:

  •   A first time Tropfest entrant or film director
  •   A previous entrant looking to hone some of your technical filmmaking skills
  •   Aspiring Director of Photography or Cinematographer

What will I learn?

Roughcut will include invaluable sessions on a range of filmmaking topics set to arm you for the toughest film competition in Australia.

Special guest and renowned Australian Director Of Photography Pieter de Vries ACS will provide key insights and tips including how to use focus, depth of field and lighting for maximum dramatic impact.

Attendees will also be able to pick the brains of Sony's digital video gurus, who will be on hand to cover issues such as equipment selection and use and digital formats, including the mind blowing new HDV.

Sony Tropfest Project Director, Serena Paull will highlight some of the major pitfalls, tricks and common mistakes for entrants and take you through the judging process. Finally, three- time finalist and past winner, Tim Bullock will discuss his filmmaking experiences, culminating in winning Sony Tropfest in 2003.

If you're planning on entering Sony Tropfest 2005, you'd be mad to miss Roughcut!

 

Special Offers!

Sony has arranged discounts on equipment hire and other special offers exclusively for Sony Tropfest 2005 entrants:

LEMAC offers all Sony Tropfest 2005 entrants a 20% discount off their standard rental rate for the Sony HDW-F900 HDCAM camcorder kit and accessories from any LEMAC rental outlet. For location details, go to www.lemac.com.au.

To redeem this offer, please print this page and present it at the time of booking. Offer is subject to availability & valid until the 20th January 2005.


Videocraft Australia offers all Sony Tropfest 2005 entrants 20% off their "book" rates for the rental of Sony equipment in the following formats: DV, DVCAM from their Sydney and Melbourne offices. For location details, go to www.videocraft.com.au

To redeem this offer, please print this page and present it at the time of booking. Offer is subject to availability & valid until the 20th January 2005.