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 Logo of the Australian Screen Sound Guild | |
| Abbreviation | ASSG |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1988 |
| Type | Guild |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
President | Nigel Christensen |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]Description
[edit]The organisation represents people working in audio engineering and post-production in film, television, multimedia, and other related audio industries.[1] It includes those involved with location sound, sound editing, audio engineers, sound mixers and engineers, television audio production, and multimedia.[3]
The guild is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales,[4] and is directed by a committee which includes representatives from each Australian state, except New South Wales.[5]
Governance
[edit]The ASSG is governed by an elected committee. As of August 2024[update] the president of ASSG is Nigel Christensen.[6]
Awards
[edit]The guild recognises people working in the Australian screen sound industry by the Australian Screen Sound Awards.[2] Members of the guild nominate work they completed in the previous year, the nominations are judged by the members en masse.[7]
The guild offers awards for best sound, best sound design, best sound mixing and a members' choice award.[8]
The 28th edition of the awards were held in Adelaide in November 2024, and included a Student Encouragement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Screen Australia. "Filmmakers — guilds and associations". Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- 1 2 "About Us". ASSG. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ Australian Screen Sound Guild. "ASSG Crafts". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Edmondson, Ray (May 2002). "A Case of Mistaken Identity: Governance, Guardianship and the ScreenSound Saga" (PDF). Journal of the Australian Society of Archivists. 30 (1): 30–46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Australian Screen Sound Guild. "ASSG Committee and State Representatives". Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "Our Committee". ASSG. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ↑ Australian Screen Sound Guild. "Awards". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ Blatchford, Emily (26 November 2012). "Australian Screen Sound Guild awards announced". IF Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "2024 ASSG Awards". ASSG. Retrieved 6 July 2026.