Media Archives Project

    
Content Summary
            
-- Publications: 
-- "Australian Cinematographer" magazine since it started, 1998-present (last few editions also online) 
-- "Focus", initially national newsletter, later NSW branch newsletter, 1981-c2008 
-- "American Cinematographer", complete bound volumes from 1955, and many issues from before that, 1938-present 
-- Variety of other Australian and international magazines (e.g. "Australian Camera", 1990s, "Australian Photography directory", 1979-1990), and manuals 

-- Photographs: albums or collections compiled and donated by members covering their work 
-- DVDs: oral history interviews of members; awards compilations 
-- Equipment: representative cross-section of historic film (16 mm and 35 mm) and some video cameras, along with manuals and accessories (cases, lenses, lights, tripods, etc), 1907-early 1980s 
    

    
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The Australian Cinematographers Society was founded in 1958 as the representative body for cinematographers working in television and cinema, providing a forum for cinematographers to exchange information and further develop their skills through mutual co-operation.

There are branches of the ACS in all the states and territories. They publish their own newsletters - latest editions of these can be found online via links to branch web pages or in the News section of the national website; for information on older editions, branches must be contacted directly.