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2022 APDG Awards Wrap
The Australian Production Design Guild celebrated the long-awaited, in-person 2022 APDG Awards on Sunday, August 14, with host Bjorn Stewart in Sydney. The 2022 APDG Awards marked the beginning of an era, where new President Michael Scott-Mitchell APDG paid homage to previous president George Liddle APDG and emphasised how important the APDG Awards are to Australian […]
APDGreen Conversations around the globe
Being ‘ecological’ means integrating an awareness that no decision stands on its own: every design choice is intertwined with social, environmental, economic and political consequences that are far reaching and capable of having long-term effects, and, ultimately, benefits. Tanja Beer – Ecoscenography APDGreen Conversations is catching up on the many exciting environmental sustainability developments both in Australia […]
It’s All Story Telling
My recollection of designing for events in Sydney over three decades. By Ross Wallace The black stretch limo pulled into the curb and as the door opened, I was swept into the mobile office of the theatrical impresario Cameron Macintosh on his way to select a location for the opening night party of his Sydney […]
The Master Craftsman
Production Designer Bernard Hides and “The Lighthorsemen” movie (South Australia, 1987) The Apprentice: Future Production Designer Bernard Hides was born in Chatswood, Sydney in 1935. A year later the family relocated to New Guinea where his father worked for the trading company Burns Philp, but were evacuated back to Australia in December just prior to […]
President’s Letter – Spring 2022
Firstly I’d like to congratulate all those that participated in the APDG Awards Ceremony. The body of work that was submitted was exceptional – imaginative, original and detailed design thinking was in abundance. A hearty congratulations to all of our winners, your success was richly deserved. Across the board, the quality of submissions by all […]
Vivid Sydney, Naturally
Calling all light artists, musical geniuses, deep thinkers and the culinary obsessed. Let nature be your muse. Vivid Sydney 2023 will take place from Friday 26 May to Saturday 17 June, celebrating beauty, brilliance and wonder, and we want you to be part of it. We are inviting artists, innovators, musicians, speakers, chefs, producers and creatives to be […]
2022 APDG AWARDS ACCOMMODATION PARTNER
The APDG are pleased to announce the 2022 APDG Awards Accommodation partner is Veriu Hotels and Suites. Coming to the 2022 APDG Awards? Please login to your member account to access the 10% off discount code. Code is valid for the Green Square, Broadway and Central locations. This content is only available to current members […]
From Daleks to outer space and killer bees…
The continuing adventures of Australian Designer William Constable in the world of UK horror films. Bob Hill – May 2022 In an earlier article I wrote (Dec 2018) for the APDG on legendary artist, illustrator, theatre, ballet, Opera, TV and film designer William “Bill” Constable (1906 – 1987), I left him heading off to Great […]
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA – THE MASK
Leanne Rolton from WYSIWYG 3D wrote a fascinating case study on the mask from the recently performed The Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. First performed in 1986, it has become the longest-running show in musical history and played at the […]