ABC TV reported in 2008, that they had their most successful ratings year ever. A long list of ABC TV’s home-made favourite programs achieved their highest audience ever that year, including Media Watch, Gardening Australia, Collectors, Can We Help and At The Movies. Kim Dalton, the ABC’s Director of Television said in 2008 that, “…our [...]

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Evolution of TV Cameras The ABC’s Can We Help? Episode 5: Then and Now segment deals with the history of TV cameras and how they have evolved over the last 50 years. There’s also an insiders look at one of the ABC’s news studios. As AMMPT had some input to the production, it should be [...]

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Dear AMMPT Members and supporters, It is with a great deal of personal sadness that I must report on the sudden death of a long time personal cinematographer colleague and a foundation interstate AMMPT member John Bowring A.C.S. John established the respected industry equipment supplier, Melbourne based LEMAC and subsequently opening a branch office in [...]

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Diana Warnock and Damien Spiccia – Winner of the Bill Warnock Award See the glamour of the red carpet, the drama of the awards ceremony, the joy of the winners and the buzz of the party! WTV has put together a half-hour special capturing the highlights of the 2011 WASA’s. It was great night for [...]

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As part of Museum Week, the Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television (AMMPT) will conduct a public presentation with demonstrations of very early equipment. Featured will be a shadow puppet theatre, Magic Lantern show and a range of early carnival and sideshow moving image attractions, which captivated young children and parents during the mid [...]

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Invitation to attend meeting A meeting of AMMPT Eastern Region (Inc.) will be held on Friday March 4th at the new ACS Clubrooms, Level 2, 26 Ridge St. North Sydney, between 1 pm and 3 pm. An invitation is extended to all persons working in or retired from the Australian film production, cinema and television [...]

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May 18th Bridging the Generation and technology gap ( 5pm to 8 pm) Members’ younger generation are invited along to see working demonstrations of Mutoscopes, a replica Kinetoscope, a Praxinoscope, some Zootropes and Phenakistoscopes which were used at the very birth of the moving image era. Some films of the early history of the industry and [...]

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ABC TV Veterans Public Gathering What: Members of the public are invited to attend a nostalgic trip down TV memory lane when veteran ABC television presenters meet their viewers and reminisce about the early days at Aunty. Where: The gathering will be held in the State Library Theatre in the Perth Cultural Centre. When: Begins [...]

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