APDG Emerging Designer Screen Representative, Courtney Westbrook interviewed 10th Anniversary APDG Award Emerging Design for a Live Performance winner Morgan Moroney about his work Ghosts. How did you begin the process of designing ‘Ghosts’? Productions of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts can easily become museum pieces, and it is no secret that the plot’s melodramatics can seem archaic and distanced […]
In what feels like the dawn of a new era, filmmakers around the world are fast embracing virtual production technology to create spectacular visuals and get bang for their buck. Pioneered in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, the technology consists of a giant LED wall also known as a volume screen or LED volume […]
George Liddle APDG has held the position of President of the Australian Production Design Guild since its inception 13 years ago. He has masterfully steered the guild through its infancy, ensuring that its foundations have been built on solid ground. Compassion, respect and support of one’s peers forming the bedrock. These qualities have been enshrined […]
Production designer Penelope Southgate and costume designer Tim Chappel share their experiences working on the film Seriously Red screening at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Seriously Red is a rowdy and rambunctious musical comedy. Red (Krew Boylan) is at a crossroads in her life. A vivacious and hilarious redhaired woman grappling with high expectations and low self-esteem, she pours […]
The Government is seeking views on its proposed Streaming Services Reporting and Investment Scheme which it released in February .The release of its discussion paper followed ‘extensive consultation’ with industry stakeholders through its Media Reform Green Paper. The APDG along with 13 other preeminent screen industry guilds and associations, representing the interests of thousands of Australian screen industry […]
Congratulations to Paula Levis from Victoria and Isabel Hudson from NSW. The 2022 scholarship recipients both are very successful mid-career designers. Paula graduated from The Victorian College of the Arts, and Isabel from NIDA. For the first time this year the scholarship committee has decided to award two scholarships. The standard of the applicants […]
In the lead up to Screen Forever, Ausfilm, Fox Studios Australia, Netflix, and Industrial Light & Magic, and have partnered to work with a new wellbeing enterprise led by Ben Steel, that will up-skill 60 production and post-production leaders in mental health first aid training. “Mental health first aid teaches you how to notice the early signs of mental […]
Docklands Studios Melbourne have always been wonderful supporters of the APDG and we would like to welcome Antony Tulloch and farewell Rod Allan. The Board of Docklands Studios Melbourne (DSM) is delighted to announce the appointment of experienced film industry executive Antony Tulloch as its new CEO. Antony Tulloch replaces Rod Allan who retires at […]
Fiona Donovan APDG represented the women of the APDG at the WIFT International’s Women’s Day Panel in Parramatta, on March 12, 2022. Moderated by Genevieve Craig and organised WIFT, the panel featured a powerhouse of women from the Australian screen industry: Ana Tiwary from the Australian Directors Guild, Caitlin Yeo from the Australian Guild of Screen Composers, […]
This is my last newsletter as president of the Australian Production Design Guild. It is a sad but supremely satisfying occasion for me, having shared in the growth of our guild from humble beginnings 13 years ago to an exciting, inclusive, vibrant design community that it is now. It has been a wonderful journey, from […]