ASSG 2012 Award Winners

Greg Bell Student Encouragement Award

Sponsored by Amber Technology

Beth Bezzina & Jean-Marc Serret

Best Sound for a Television Commercial or Promo

Sponsored by Sound Devices

Nominations:

Quilton – ‘Switch to Another’ – John O’Connell

Comedy Central Animated Idents – Thom Kellar, Andrew Simmons, Tara Webb

Intel – ‘Batik Fractal’ – Richard Boxhill, Rosie Chase

AstraZeneca – ‘Underwater’ – Mark Cornish, Raphael May

CommBank – ‘Flexible Bank Loans’ – Mark Cornish, Mark Van Kool, Nigel Crowley

Winner:

AstraZeneca – ‘Underwater’

Mark Cornish, Raphael May

Best Sound for an Animated Short Film or Program

Sponsored by Edicue from Sounds in Sync

Nominations:

‘The Maker’ – Brendan O’Brien

‘A Cautionary Tale’ – Luke Mynott, Wes Chew

‘The Last Photo’ – Jennifer Sochackyj, Phil Judd

‘The Adventures of Figaro Pho’ – Michael Darren, Tom Heuzenroeder, Adrian Medhurst, Sam Rogers, Russell Alexander, Luke Jurevicius

‘The Tortoise’ – John Kassab, Dane Cody, Gerry Long, Andrew McGrath, Scott Hemming

Winner:

‘The Adventures of Figaro Pho’

Michael Darren, Tom Heuzenroeder, Adrian Medhurst, Sam Rogers, Russell Alexander, Luke Jurevicius

Best Sound for a Short Fiction Film

Sponsored by AFTRS

Nominations:

‘Cryo’ – William Ward, Jenny Ward, Jared Dwyer, Peter Climpson, Sam Hayward, John O’Connell, Eren Sener, John Simpson

‘Inferno’ – Peter Mulheron, Mick Boraso, Rob Parish, Rocky Amaranto, Eren Sener, Belinda Galpin

‘Spine’ – Andrew Plain, Tara Webb, Peter Purcell, John Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Jules Ambroisine

‘The Road Home’ – David White, Blair Slater

‘The Wilding’ – Emma Bortignon, Sam Hayward, Joel Valerie

Winner:

‘Cryo’

William Ward, Jenny Ward, Jared Dwyer, Peter Climpson, Sam Hayward, John O’Connell, Eren Sener, John Simpson

Best Sound for Lifestyle, Reality or Live Television Audio Program

Sponsored by Sumsound and CX

Nominations:

‘The Block 2012 (Series 5)’ – Simon “Slash” Hicks, Glenn Humphries, Mick Papworth, Saul Gillingham, Eren Sener, John Simpson

‘The Renovators (Series 1, Ep.1)’ – Cate Cahill

Winner:

‘The Renovators (Series 1, Ep.1)’

Cate Cahill

Best Film Sound Recording

Sponsored by Rycote for Syntec International, celebrating their 40th Year in the Industry

Nominations:

‘Wish You Were Here’ – John O’Connell, Jake Brown, Rafal Dabrowski, Phalla Ea, Chris Keros

‘Burning Man’ – David Lee, Gerry Nucifora, Paradox Delilah

‘Swerve’ – Des Kenneally, Marco Arlotta, Will Sheridan, Anthony Healy

‘Lore’ – Michael Busch, Michael Janssen

‘Killer Elite’ – Gary Wilkins, Gretchen Thornburn, Chris O’Shea, Bryn Duffy, Cam Eason, Nigel Albermaniche, Andrew Quinney

Winner:

‘Burning Man’

David Lee, Gerry Nucifora, Paradox Delilah

Best Film Sound Design

Sponsored by Fairlight and the new Fairlight I XSTREAM

Nominations:

‘Wish You Were Here’ – Brooke Trezise, Sam Petty, Paul Graham Huntingford, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Rosie Chase, Tom Heuzenroeder

‘Burning Man’ – Andrew Plain, Bronwyn Murphy, Justine Angus, William Ward, Megan Wedge, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Peter Gleaves, Liesl Pieterse, Andy Stallabrass

‘Lore’ – Sam Petty, Brooke Trezise, Yulia Akerholt, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Steve Burgess, Antony Gray, Jasmine Guffond

‘Killer Elite‘ – Andrew Plain, Paul Pirola, Hayden Collow, Carlo Cosentino, Leah Katz, Yulia Akerholt, Lucas Bone, Craig Carter, Brendan Croxon, Les Fiddess, Blair Slater, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro,

Nicolas Gilou, Chris Goodes, Cameron Grant, James Harvey, Nick Kray, Frank Lipson, Glenn Newnham, Martin Oswin, Brooke Trezise, Frederic Ullmann

‘Happy Feet Two’ – Wayne Pashley, Jenny T. Ward, Derryn Pasquill, Mark Franken, James Martell, David White, Annie Breslin, Danielle Wiessner, Sonal Joshi, Justine Angus, Tony Murtagh, Fabian Sanjurjo,

Rick Lisle, Damian Candusso, Damon Mouris, Andrew Miller, Nigel Christensen, William Ward, John Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Jason Hancock, Libby Villa, Lewis Malia, Emma Mitchell, Belinda Trimboli, Ben Beverley,

Ines Richter, Jared Dwyer, Rosie Chase, Mario Gabrielli, Rich Macar, Nick Kray, Andy Stallabrass, Peter Gleaves, Sal Ojeda, Thomas A. Carlson, Tim Ryan, Jason Fernandez, Craig Beckett

Winner:

‘Wish You Were Here’

Brooke Trezise, Sam Petty, Paul Graham Huntingford, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Rosie Chase, Tom Heuzenroeder

Syd Butterworth Lifetime Achievement Award

Roger Savage

ASSG Members’ Choice Award

Sponsored by Trackdown

‘The Sapphires’

Best Film Sound Mixing

Sponsored by StageOne Sound

Nominations:

‘Wish You Were Here’ – Andy Wright, Brooke Trezise, Sam Petty

‘Burning Man’ – Gethin Creagh, Andy Wright, Peter Climpson

‘Swerve’ – Peter Smith, Martyn Zub, Adrian Medhurst

‘Lore’ – Robert Mackenzie, Sam Petty

‘Killer Elite’ – Peter Smith, Chris Goodes, Andrew Neil, Paul Pirola, Andy Wright

‘Happy Feet Two’ – Wayne Pashley, Phil Heywood, Peter Smith, Paul Massey, Peter Purcell, Greg Fitzgerald

Winner:

‘Killer Elite’

Peter Smith, Chris Goodes, Andrew Neil, Paul Pirola, Andy Wright

Best Sound for a Tele-Feature or Short Run Series

Sponsored by CDA ProAudio suppliers of Cedar Audio

Nominations:

‘The Mystery Of A Hansom Cab’ – Chris Goodes, Glenn Newnham, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Marco Arlotta, John McKerrow, Nicky Robinson

‘The Great Mint Swindle’ – Stephen R. Smith, Dean Ryan, Dan Giles, Tom Lowndes, Liam Price, James Bagley, Neil McIntosh, Danielle Wiessner, Helen Brown

‘Dripping in Chocolate’ – Wes Chew, Luke Mynott, Sam Gain Emery, Tom Herdman, Chris Alderton, Sue Kerr, Blair Slater, Andrew Simmons, Dan Johnston

‘Sick’ – Richard Teague, Charlie Swales, Alex Mills, Myles Lowe, Abigail Sie, Carissa Coup

‘The Straits’ – Rodney Condor, Gary Hamden, Arron Price, Greg Burgman, Stephen King, Peter Hall, Trevor Harrison, Leon Horrocks, Olivia Monteith, Ian Donato, Natalie Choo, Michol Marsh

Winner:

‘The Mystery Of A Hansom Cab’

Chris Goodes, Glenn Newnham, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Marco Arlotta, John McKerrow, Nicky Robinson

Best Sound for a Television Drama Series

Sponsored by Lemac

Nominations:

‘Lightning Point- Ep.1′ – Ralph Ortner, Simon Rosenberg, Adam Connelly, Mario Vaccaro, Nicky Robinson

‘Packed To The Rafters – Ep.92 The Things We Do For Love’ – Dino Giacomin, Joel McLean, James Andrews, Alicia Slusarski, Nigel Croydon, Stefan Kluka, John O’Connell, Nicole Lazaroff, Shanti Burn

‘Puberty Blues – Ep.4′ – Ian Neilson, Robert Sullivan, Alicia Slusarski, Justin Lloyd, James Andrews, Nigel Croydon, Stefan Kluka, Guntis Sics, Mark Van Kool, Aron Dyer, Justin Hughes

‘Underbelly: Badness – Ep.7 Bang Bang, Kill Kill’ – Stephen R Smith, Joel Mclean, Liam Price, Mia Stewart, James Bagley, Danielle Wiessner, Helen Brown, Stuart Waller, Cathy Gross, Francis Byrne

‘Redfern Now – Pretty Boy Blue’ – Wes Chew, Sam Gain Emery, Mick Boraso, Luke Mynott, Blair Slater, Andrew Simmons, Duncan McAllister, Dan Johnston, Robert Mackenzie, Paul “Salty” Brincat, Shanti Burn, Ruth Vance

Winner:

‘Redfern Now – Pretty Boy Blue’

Wes Chew, Sam Gain Emery, Mick Boraso, Luke Mynott, Blair Slater, Andrew Simmons, Duncan McAllister, Dan Johnston, Robert Mackenzie, Paul “Salty” Brincat, Shanti Burn, Ruth Vance

Best Sound for a Documentary

Sponsored by the D900 Digital Wireless System from Sennheiser and Rastorder Production Carts

Nominations:

‘Dr. Sarmast’s Music School’ – Livia Ruzic, Keith Thomas, Dale Cornelius, Mark Ingram

‘Coniston’ – Livia Ruzic, Keith Thomas, Ben Banks, Michael Den Elzen

‘Storm Surfers 3D’ – Glenn Finnan, Liam Egan, Sam Hayward, Tom Heuzenroeder, Martin Oswin, Daniel Brown, Nick Emond

‘Immortal’ – Tristan Meredith, Gerry Long, Fabio Pertile, Robin Gist, Martin Keir

‘Sporting Nation Ep.1′ – Keith Thomas, Patrick Slater, Chris West, Graham Wise, Julian Langdon

‘Make Hummus Not War’ – Erin McKimm, Andrew McGrath, Frank Lipson, Peter Walker

Winner:

‘Dr. Sarmast’s Music School’

Livia Ruzic, Keith Thomas, Dale Cornelius, Mark Ingram