Australian Screen Sound Guild
{{short description|Audio production and post-production industry association formed in 1988}}
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The Australian Screen Sound Guild is a professional association for people working in audio engineering and post-production in film, television, multimedia, and related industries across Australia. It recognises excellence in the industries by a set of annual awards known as the Australian Screen Sound Awards.
History
The Australian Screen Sound Guild was formed in 1988.{{cite web | title=About Us | website=ASSG | url=https://assg.org.au/about-us/ | access-date=16 August 2024}}
Description
The organisation represents people working in audio engineering and post-production in film, television, multimedia, and other related audio industries.{{cite web|url=http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/filmmaking/Guilds.aspx |title=Filmmakers — guilds and associations |last1=Screen Australia |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |access-date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101014836/http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/filmmaking/Guilds.aspx |archive-date=1 November 2013 |df=dmy |author1-link=Screen Australia }} It includes those involved with location sound, sound editing, audio engineers, sound mixers and engineers, television audio production, and multimedia.{{cite web |url=http://www.assg.org.au/about/crafts |title=ASSG Crafts |last1=Australian Screen Sound Guild |access-date=30 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031200957/http://www.assg.org.au/about/crafts |archive-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}
The guild is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales,
{{cite journal |last=Edmondson |first=Ray |date=May 2002 |title=A Case of Mistaken Identity: Governance, Guardianship and the ScreenSound Saga |url=http://www.incitrio.com/docs/Mistaken_Identity.pdf |journal=Journal of the Australian Society of Archivists |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=30–46 |access-date=30 October 2013}} and is directed by a committee which includes representatives from each Australian state, except New South Wales.{{cite web |url=http://www.assg.org.au/about/committee |title=ASSG Committee and State Representatives |last1=Australian Screen Sound Guild |access-date=30 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031201312/http://www.assg.org.au/about/committee |archive-date=31 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}
Governance
The ASSG is governed by an elected committee. {{as of |August 2024}} the president of ASSG is Nigel Christensen.{{cite web | title=Our Committee | website=ASSG | date=20 October 2023 | url=https://assg.org.au/committee/ | access-date=16 August 2024}}
Awards
The guild recognises people working in the Australian screen sound industry by the Australian Screen Sound Awards. Members of the guild nominate work they completed in the previous year, the nominations are judged by the members en masse.{{cite web |url=http://www.assg.org.au/awards |title=Awards |last1= Australian Screen Sound Guild |access-date=30 October 2013}}
The guild offers awards for best sound, best sound design, best sound mixing and a members' choice award.{{cite web |url=http://if.com.au/2012/11/26/article/Australian-Screen-Sound-Guild-awards-announced/FABDURVPAZ.html |title=Australian Screen Sound Guild awards announced |last1=Blatchford |first1=Emily |date=26 November 2012 |publisher=IF Magazine |access-date=30 October 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234158/http://if.com.au/2012/11/26/article/Australian-Screen-Sound-Guild-awards-announced/FABDURVPAZ.html| archive-date= 3 March 2016}}
The 28th edition of the awards are scheduled to be held in Adelaide in November 2024, and include a Student Encouragement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.{{cite web | title=ASSG Awards summary | website=ASSG | date=20 April 2024 | url=https://assg.org.au/awards/ | access-date=16 August 2024 }}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://assg.org.au/}}
Category:1988 establishments in Australia
Category:Australian film awards
Category:Awards established in 1988
Category:Film organisations in Australia
Category:Organisations based in Sydney
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