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ehind the scenes of the latest 007 adventure
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C
asino Royale is based on Ian Fleming’s
novel fi rst published in 1953. It was the
fi rst book in his James Bond series that
the movies we all know and love are based on.
Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara
Broccoli (his step-sister) who together also
produced GoldenEye, Casino Royale introduces
Daniel Craig as legendary secret agent, 007 James
Bond, before he holds his license to kill. Bond
is however elevated to “00” status after two
assassinations in quick succession. The movie’s
makers have stuck pretty close to the original
storyline but they have re-set the fi lm in
modern times.
“We have an opening sequence that is fi lmed
in black and white, which is not to say this is
old. It is just to say, ‘go with us on this one.
This is from the beginning,’” Craig said. On his
fi rst mission for Her Majesty’s Secret Service,
Bond must stop a Frenchman, Le Chiffre (Mads
Mikkelsen), from funding the world’s terrorists
(interestingly it is worth noting that in the novel,
Le Chiffre is a Soviet agent).
Bond’s fi rst 007 mission takes him to
Madagascar where he is to spy on a terrorist,
Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan). Not everything
goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate,
independently of MI6, in order to track down
the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to
the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios (Simon
Abkarian) and his girlfriend, Solange (Caterina
Murino). He learns that Dimitrios is involved
with Le Chiffre, banker to the world’s terrorist
organisations.
Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le
Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-
stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino
Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him,
knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy
his organisation. M (Judi Dench) places Bond
under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper
Lund (Eva Green). At fi rst skeptical of what value
Vesper can provide, Bond’s interest in her deepens
as they brave danger and even torture together at
the hands of Le Chiffre.
In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with
Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) MI6’s local fi eld
agent, and Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) who
is representing the interests of the CIA. The
marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and
violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money
and reaching a terrifying climax
“As we wrap production on Casino Royale
we couldn’t be more excited about the direction
the franchise is heading with Daniel Craig. Daniel
has taken the origins of Ian Fleming’s James Bond
portraying, with emotional complexity, a darker
and edgier 007,” said Wilson and Broccoli. In
cinemas December 7, 2006.
Come behind the scenes of the 21st James Bond adventure.
DO THE NUMBERS
DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002), was the
highest grossing fi
lm in
the franchise bringing in
almost $430 million in worldwide
box offi ce receipts.
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999) grossed $353 million.
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997), grossed more than $340
million around the world.
GOLDENEYE (1995) took in $345 million.
WHO IS 007?
T
he endurin
g
fi
lm
f
ranchise created b
y
the
l
ate producer, Albert R.
(C
ubb
y)
Broccoli,
was
l
au
n
c
h
ed
in 1
96
2 wi
t
h
D
r.
No
starr
i
ng
Sean Connery, who went on to play James
Bo
n
d
i
n
F
r
o
m
Russia
w
ith
Lo
v
e
,
Goldfi nge
r
,
Th
un
d
er
b
a
ll
,
You Onl
y
Live Twic
e
an
d
D
iamonds are Foreve
r
.
G
eor
g
e Lazenb
y
had one outin
g
as
00
7, in
O
n
H
er Majesty’s
S
ecret
S
ervice
,
be
f
ore Roger
Moo
r
e
took
o
v
e
r
the
r
ole
i
n
Li
v
e
a
n
d
Let
Die
,
Th
e
M
a
n wi
t
h
t
h
e
Go
l
de
n
Gun
, The Spy who
Lo
v
ed
Me
,
Moo
nr
ake
r
,
For Your E
y
es Onl
y
,
O
ctopuss
y
a
nd A View to a Kill
.
T
imoth
y
Dalton later inherited the role and
p
layed the
f
amed spy in The Living Daylight
s
a
n
d
Li
ce
n
ce
to
Kil
l
.
The
m
ost
r
ece
n
t
Ja
m
es
Bo
n
d
w
as
Pie
r
ce
B
rosnan, w
h
o starre
d
i
n t
h
e
gl
o
b
a
l
bl
oc
kb
usters GoldenE
y
e
,
T
omorrow
N
eve
r
D
ies
,
The World is Not Enou
g
h and Die
Another Da
y
.
F
or more info check out www.sonypictures.co
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www.sony.com.au
2 INSIDER
Clockwise from left: Daniel Craig is rough and ready as 007; Gangster’s moll
Caterina Murino cuddles up; Craig in the line of fi re; Dame Judy Dench as ‘M’;
Mads Mikkelson plays a high stakes game
Look out for the
up and coming
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full throttle
high defi nition
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6 CUTTING EDGE
TVs
a
n
d
i
ts
3
L
C
D E
Se
ri
es
a
ll h
ave
n
at
i
ve
r
eso
l
ut
i
o
n
s
that are e
q
ual to or exceed 720 lines while its X Series
and R Series have native resolutions of 1080 lines, which
Sony ca
ll
s Fu
ll
-On Fu
ll
HD so t
h
at consumers can easi
l
y
id
enti
f
y t
h
ese TVs. A
l
so, one
f
urt
h
er note. TV’s
l
a
b
e
ll
e
d
as ‘HD Rea
dy
’ s
h
ou
ld
a
l
wa
y
s
h
ave a minimum reso
l
ution
of 720 lines with HDMI and/or HD Com
p
onent in
p
uts.
It is alwa
y
s worth checkin
g
if a TV labelled ‘HD Read
y
’
actually does meet these requirements as many fl at panel
d
isp
l
ays
d
on’t
.
T
h
e ot
h
er important t
h
ing you s
h
ou
ld
k
now is t
h
at
H
DTV
h
as
b
ecome more a
ff
or
d
a
bl
e, wit
h
prices
f
or a
42" BRAVIA TV startin
g
as low as
$
1999. So all this talk
about hi
g
h defi nition isn’t necessaril
y
for consumers with
dee
p
p
ockets. The new ran
g
e of BRAVIA TVs ran
g
e from
t
h
e 26" Bravia S Series t
h
roug
h
to t
h
e 70" Fu
ll
HD SXRD
(
pictured above) for $7999
.
The full picture on HDTV
The television, however, is onl
y
the startin
g
p
oint of the
H
D world. The other side of the HD ex
p
erience is hi
g
h
defi nition content. You can only appreciate the spellbinding
qua
l
ity o
f
HD i
f
w
h
at you’re watc
h
ing is in an HD
f
ormat
to
b
egin wit
h
.
WHAT’S HD-READY?
A TV identi
fi
ed as ‘HD Read
y
’ should meet the
f
olowin
g
minimum
r
equirements
:
– A resolution o
f
7
20
lines or mor
e
– HDMI and/or HD Com
p
onent in
p
ut
s
I
t is always worth checking if a TV labelled ‘HD Ready’ actually meets these
r
equirements as man
y
fl at panel TV’s don’t
.
T
he
g
ood news is that all Son
y
BRAVIA TV’s meet or exceed these
r
equirements so high de
fi
nition will always look
j
ust as it was intended on
a BRAVIA.
T
here will come a time
,
in the not-too-distant
f
uture, w
h
en we’
ll
a
ll
b
e scratc
h
ing our
h
ea
d
s an
d
w
on
d
ering
h
ow we ever stoo
d
watc
h
ing Ho
ll
ywoo
d
bl
oc
kb
usters, te
l
evision an
d
h
ome movies in an
y
t
h
in
g
ot
h
er
than hi
g
h defi nition.
But toda
y
, we are onl
y
j
ust wakin
g
u
p
to the
g
lorious
w
orld of high defi nition entertainment. In fact, ask the
average shopper what they know about high defi nition and,
if
you’re
l
uc
k
y, you mig
h
t get
h
a
lf
an answer a
b
out
b
etter
te
l
evision pictures. You’re just as
l
i
k
e
l
y, t
h
oug
h
, to get a
bla
n
k
sta
r
e.
The bi
g
-screen television is front and centre of the hi
g
h
defi nition universe. It is the centre
p
iece of the di
g
ital livin
g
room. But high defi nition isn’t just about the picture quality
o
f
your te
l
evision. Hig
h
d
e
fi
nition
d
e
fi
nes a revo
l
ution
i
n entertainment. It is a concept t
h
at is sprea
d
ing across
S
on
y
’s
l
atest
g
eneration o
f
consumer
p
ro
d
ucts:
f
rom its
w
ide ran
g
e of BRAVIA TVs, Hand
y
cam video cameras and
VAIO notebook com
p
uters to its Blu-ra
y
burners/
p
la
y
ers
and the Blu-ray equipped PLAYSTATION
®
3
. “Your entire
h
ome entertainment experience – w
h
et
h
er you’re watc
h
ing
T
V, a Ho
ll
ywoo
d
movie, a
h
ome vi
d
eo you’ve s
h
ot an
d
ed
ite
d
y
ourse
lf
or
pl
a
y
in
g
a vi
d
eo
g
ame – wi
ll
b
e
l
i
k
e
n
othin
g
y
ou’ve seen before,” ex
p
lains Son
y
’s Technolo
gy
Communications Mana
g
er, Paul Colle
y
.
Getting started
Th
e p
l
ace to start is t
h
e te
l
evision. T
h
e
fi
rst t
h
ing you
s
h
ou
ld
k
now is a
ll
o
f
Sony’s BRAVIA range o
f
TVs are
h
i
gh
d
e
fi
nition. So
y
ou can’t
g
o wron
g
. Your te
l
evision
w
ill dis
p
la
y
p
ictures that are shar
p
er, clearer and far more
vibrant. The naked e
y
e will tell
y
ou that much. The
q
ualit
y
of the picture will knock your socks off. Pictures on your
o
ld
TV set wi
ll
fl
ic
k
er
f
rom some
k
in
d
o
f
TV Dar
k
Ages,
“
w
h
ere
f
aces o
f
peop
l
e in t
h
e
b
ac
k
groun
d
were once
bl
urry,
t
h
e
y
’re now more s
h
ar
ply
d
e
fi
ne
d
an
d
reco
g
nisa
bl
e,” sa
y
s
Colle
y
. “If
y
ou’re watchin
g
fast motion,
y
ou’ll make out
p
eo
p
le’s features more easil
y
. It’ll also be easier to follow
small ob
j
ects, like a ball. It all comes down to more detail in
t
h
e picture.
”
A
h
ig
h
d
e
fi
nition te
l
evision (HDTV) can o
ff
er up to
fi
ve times t
h
e
p
icture reso
l
ution com
p
are
d
to DVD or t
h
e
s
tandard defi nition TV we are used to watchin
g
. But – and
it’s an im
p
ortant “but” – not all HDTVs are the same. And
it’s something worth being mindful of when buying one
.
T
here are two basic kinds of HDTV picture. There’s the
HDTV picture wit
h
720
l
ines running across t
h
e screen
k
nown as HD, an
d
anot
h
er
k
nown as Fu
ll
HD t
h
at
h
as
1080
l
ines. Wit
h
out
g
ettin
g
b
o
gg
e
d
d
own
by
tec
h
nica
l
e
x
p
lanation, the HDTV
p
icture with 1080 lines obviousl
y
o e s best qua ty. So y s V at pa e S a d V se es
o
ff
e
r
s
best
qua
li
ty.
So
n
y
’
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at
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7CUTTING EDGE
I
t is commonly recognised that all the major
TV networ
k
s must
b
roa
d
cast in
d
igita
l
– w
h
at is
c
ommon
l
y ca
ll
e
d
d
igita
l
te
l
evision (DTV). But w
h
at
is o
f
ten not
k
nown is t
h
at eac
h
ma
j
or TV networ
k
is obli
g
ed to broadcast at least 20 hours of HDTV
c
ontent a week (althou
g
h most broadcast more).
I
f you want to know what shows are broadcast
in HD they are listed on Digital Broadcasting
Austra
l
ia’s we
b
site (www.
db
a.org.au)
.
“I
f
you want to watc
h
a program,
b
e it
sp
ort, current a
ff
airs or
d
rama, in HD,” ex
pl
ains
Colle
y
, “the TV broadcast has to be in hi
g
h
d
efi nition, the set-to
p
box or built-in tuner
m
ust be high defi nition and the TV must have a
r
eso
l
ution t
h
at can
d
isp
l
ay
h
ig
h
d
e
fi
nition (720
l
ines minimum). Many
fl
at pane
l
TV’s simp
l
y
do
n’
t
have
a
su
i
table
r
esolut
i
o
n
sc
r
ee
n
to
see
the
b
enefi t of HD
p
ictures.”
While all Son
y
BRAVIA TVs have a resolution
s
uitable for HD (720 lines minimum), the new
X Series an
d
SXRD mo
d
e
l
s can
b
oast Fu
ll
HD
r
eso
l
utions o
f
1080
l
ines. As we
ll
, t
h
e new BRAVIA
V an
d
X Series
h
ave HD
d
igita
l
tuners
b
ui
l
t in so
there’s no need for a se
p
arate set to
p
box
.
I
t is also now
p
ossible to record
p
ro
g
rams in
HD. Earlier this
y
ear, Son
y
released a cou
p
le o
f
d
igita
l
vi
d
eo recor
d
ers (DVRs) t
h
at can recor
d
,
i
n HD, programs t
h
at are
b
roa
d
cast in HD.
S
VRHD
900
(SVRHD900, pictured below left, with a 250GB
hard drive for $1499 and SVRHD700 with
1
60GB for $1299). The recorders also feature twin
t
uners. T
h
is means
y
ou can recor
d
two se
p
arate
HD
p
ro
g
rams at the same time or watch one HD
p
ro
g
ram while recordin
g
another. Of course the
y
can also record programs that were broadcast in
standard defi nition as well
.
The Full-On HD experience
Di
g
ita
l
Te
l
evision is not t
h
e on
ly
source o
f
HD
content. There are others, which Son
y
is
p
erfectl
y
p
laced to take advanta
g
e of.
T
he movie studios will be releasing HD versions
o
f
its
bl
oc
kb
uster tit
l
es. Sony,
f
or instance, p
l
ans
t
o put out an HD version o
f
The
D
a
Vi
n
ci
Code
.
F
rom t
h
ere, it won’t
b
e
l
on
g
b
e
f
ore t
h
ere’s a stea
dy
st
r
ea
m
o
f
t
i
t
l
es
ava
il
ab
l
e
in HD
.
F
ilms such as these will rel
y
on a new video
disc format called Blu-ray, which supports high
d
e
fi
nition. B
l
u-ray
d
iscs can
h
o
ld
up to
fi
ve times
(50GB) w
h
at a tra
d
itiona
l
DVD can. It is t
h
is
e
xtra capacity t
h
at a
ll
ows movie stu
d
ios to
fi
t an
e
ntire HD movie onto a sin
g
le disc.
“However, we must not for
g
et that the screen
i
s not where the HD ex
p
erience ends. Sure the
h
ig
h
d
e
fi
nition pictures wi
ll
bl
ow you away,”
says Co
ll
ey, “
b
ut soun
d
is 50 percent o
f
t
movie experience an
d
t
h
ere’s no p
l
ace w
h
i
s more im
p
ortant t
h
an w
h
en
y
ou’re
l
ist
e
a blockbuster with thum
p
in
g
, earth-shat
t
sound effects. HD is not
j
ust the screen,
i
whole package. Sony offers numerous h
o
WHAT IS BLU-RAY?
With an appearance similar to that of a DVD
or
C
D, Blu-ra
y
is the next-
g
eneration video
disc
f
ormat, developed jointly by
S
ony
a
nd other leading consumer electronic,
com
p
uter and content
p
roviders
.
Bl
u-ray was create
d
to recor
d
, p
l
ay
b
ac
k
an
d
burn-to-disc hi
g
h defi nition (HD) video. One
Blu-ra
y
disc can hold up to
fi
ve times that o
f
a
traditional red-laser DVD, or up to 5
0G
B
o
n a dual-la
y
er disc, because the
g
reater
p
recision of the blue-violet laser allows
m
ore
d
ata to
b
e store
d
i
n
l
ess s
p
ace.
Thi
s
all
ows an ent
i
re
HD
mov
i
e, suc
h
as
The Da
Vinci Code
, to fi t on a single disc.
S
on
y
is releasin
g
a ran
g
e o
f
Blu-ra
y
pla
y
ers
a
nd burners, and will also equip its new
P
LAY
S
TATI
O
N
®
3
console with Blu-ray. The
f
ormat has the su
pp
ort of more than 170
alli
e
d
compan
i
es wor
ld
w
id
e,
i
nc
l
u
di
ng t
h
e
w
orld’s bi
gg
est computer manu
f
acturers
a
nd electronics makers plus the ma
j
or
H
oll
y
wood movie studios. It will equip us
f
or
t
he next generation o
f
home entertainment
.
VGNAR18GP
8 CUTTING EDGE
theatre
p
acka
g
es ideall
y
suited to the HD ex
p
erience. These
trans
f
orm your BRAVIA TV into a BRAVIA T
h
eatre.”
H
D isn’t somet
h
ing pure
l
y t
h
e
d
omain o
f
pro
f
essiona
l
s
eit
h
er. It’s a
l
so now possi
bl
e to pro
d
uce your own HD
c
ontent. Son
y
now has fi ve hi
g
h defi nition Hand
y
cam models
a
vailable – such as the new HDRSR1 (
p
ictured ri
g
ht) – that
let you shoot your own movies in high defi nition onto hard
d
isk using a new format (AVCHD) for capturing HD video,
up to 1080
l
ines,
b
y more e
ffi
cient
l
y compressing images.
“T
h
e
d
etai
l
is just
b
ri
ll
iant, t
h
e picture is so c
l
ear, it’s
l
i
k
e
l
oo
k
in
g
at
y
our memories t
h
rou
gh
a win
d
ow,” sa
y
s Co
ll
e
y
.
Man
y
of Son
y
’s ran
g
e of VAIO notebooks also have
t e capab ty to ed t ootage t a s e ed o t e
t
h
e
capab
ili
ty
to
ed
i
t
HD f
ootage
t
r
a
n
s
f
e
rr
ed
fr
o
m
t
h
e
Go to the movies – at home
D
AVDZ
8
2
0
K
W
c
amcorders. The fi nished movie can then be watched on
t
h
e computer or t
h
roug
h
a BRAVIA HD screen. Sony
a
l
so
h
as a VAIO note
b
oo
k
equippe
d
wit
h
B
l
u-ray. T
h
e
VGNAR18GP,
$
5499 (pictured left). With this VAIO,
y
ou can burn
y
our home movie onto a Blu-ra
y
disc,
w
hich can be
p
la
y
ed back on the VAIO, a Blu-ra
y
p
la
y
er
or the soon to be released PLAYSTATIO
N
®
3. Memories
shared with family and friends will come alive like never
b
e
f
ore. In HD, it’s t
h
e c
l
osest you’
ll
come to re
l
iving t
h
e
m
o
m
e
n
t.
“T
he
wo
r
ld
of
e
n
te
r
ta
inm
e
n
t
n
eve
r
looked
so
f
u
ll
on wit
h
co
l
our, so
f
u
ll
on wit
h
p
ossi
b
i
l
it
y
, so
f
u
ll
on
w
ith detail,” sa
y
s Colle
y
.
HDR
S
R
1
S
on
y
Pulse 1
7
9CUTTING EDGE
shot
Getting
a great
10 SNAPSHOT
W
hether you’re using a ‘point and
s
h
oot’ camera,
l
i
k
e a
f
a
b
u
l
ous
l
y
compact Sony Cy
b
er-s
h
ot, or a
l
ar
g
er camera
l
i
k
e Son
y
’s new
d
i
g
ita
l
SLR,
there are some sim
p
le thin
g
s
y
ou can do to
dramaticall
y
im
p
rove
y
our shots. Brent Williams,
a professional photographer, shares his top tips.
01
>
People
I
f
you’re s
h
ooting peop
l
e,
f
ocus on t
h
e eyes, it
does
n’
t
m
atte
r
so
m
uch
i
f
the
othe
r
ele
m
e
n
ts
a
r
e
s
l
i
gh
t
ly
out o
f
f
ocus. W
h
et
h
er
y
ou’re s
h
ootin
g
a
p
erson or
g
rou
p
, make sure li
g
htin
g
is even
across the face
.
02
>
Rules
A
pp
l
y t
h
e ru
l
e o
f
t
h
ir
d
s. T
h
is is t
h
e
compositiona
l
ru
l
e t
h
at t
h
e main su
b
ject o
f
t
h
e
ph
oto s
h
ou
ld
not
b
e
p
er
f
ect
ly
centre
d
,
b
ut
should be offset b
y
rou
g
hl
y
a third. The main
sub
j
ect should ali
g
n to an ed
g
e or corner of the
centre square. This creates a visually appealing
p
h
oto t
h
at
h
as
b
a
l
ance an
d
energy.
03
>
Angles
T
r
y
turnin
g
t
h
e camera on its si
d
e
f
or a
p
ortrait
shot – var
y
in
g
the orientation of a shot can
dramaticall
y
im
p
rove the
p
hoto’s im
p
act.
04
>
Settings
Genera
ll
y spea
k
ing,
k
eep t
h
e ISO sensitivity
d
own as
l
ow as possi
bl
e to maximise image
qua
l
ity, a
l
t
h
oug
h
w
h
en using t
h
e te
l
e en
d
o
f
t
h
e zoom ran
g
e, a
h
i
gh
er ISO settin
g
ma
y
b
e
u
seful in combination with Su
p
er Stead
y
Shot in
avoidin
g
blurr
y
ima
g
es.
05
>
Horizons
U
se ‘
h
orizons’ to prevent camera ti
l
t. T
h
at can
b
e t
h
e actua
l
h
orizon or a cei
l
ing
l
ine, t
h
ey
ca
n in
d
i
cate
u
n
des
ir
able
ca
m
e
r
a
t
i
lt.
T
h
i
s
ca
n
sometimes be trickier than it sounds. If
y
ou’re
takin
g
a
p
icture at an an
g
le to
y
our horizon,
the camera’s
p
ers
p
ective will make the horizon
appear to s
l
ope. It’s a
l
so a goo
d
i
d
ea to c
h
ec
k
vertica
l
l
ines, suc
h
as
d
oor
f
rames, to avoi
d
ti
l
t
.
06
>
Lighting
A
t
p
arties or in dark rooms, do some
p
ractice
shootin
g
to
g
et li
g
htin
g
levels ri
g
ht. It’s common
f
or people to get overexposed because of the
fl ash – a problem that’s very diffi cult to correct
l
ater wit
h
so
f
tware. I
f
your su
b
jects are getting
overexpose
d
,
l
ower t
h
e
fl
as
h
l
eve
l
t
h
roug
h
t
h
e camera’s menu or
p
ut a
l
itt
l
e
b
it o
f
tissue
p
a
p
er over the fl ash to tone it down. As a rule,
ts bette to u de e pose t a ove e pose.
it
’
s
bette
r
to
u
n
de
r
e
x
pose
t
h
a
n
ove
r
e
x
pose.
U
nderexposure can often be corrected by
so
f
tware. Outsi
d
e, it’s o
f
ten
b
etter to s
h
oot in t
he
s
h
a
d
e t
h
an in
d
irect sun
l
ig
h
t.
07
>
Composition
While the LCD is a
g
ood tool for
g
eneral
com
p
osition, use the o
p
tical viewfi nder (if
y
our
camera has one) to engage the subject more
e
asily. With the optical viewfi nder you see the
su
b
ject wit
h
no
d
e
l
ay an
d
in
h
ig
h
er reso
l
ution,
so t
h
e camera
b
ecomes an extension o
f
yourse
lf
an
d
y
ou’re a
bl
e to en
g
a
g
e wit
h
t
h
e su
bj
ect
more easil
y
. Even with the latest LCD screen
t
echnolo
gy
, the resolution on the LCD never
matches the clarity of seeing something through
th
e optica
l
view
fi
n
d
er wit
h
your own eye
.
08
>
Memory
Get a
b
i
g
memor
y
car
d
an
d
g
o
b
erser
k
wit
h
t
h
e
number of shots that
y
ou take, don’t
j
ust take
one shot. Shoot off three or four ver
y
q
uick
shots, which gives you the chance to skip any
p
ictures wit
h
c
l
ose
d
eyes, wac
k
y
h
a
lf
-smi
l
es an
d
othe
r
co
mm
o
n
fl
aws.
09
>
Position
Don’t feel intimidated about askin
g
p
eo
p
le
t
o chan
g
e
p
osition. Be a director! A fun
p
art
o
f the
p
rocess is
g
ettin
g
p
eo
p
le to do thin
g
s
f
or t
h
e p
h
oto. Move peop
l
e aroun
d
to get ri
d
of
d
istracting
b
ac
k
groun
d
e
l
ements. You can
al
so
d
o a
l
itt
l
e post-pro
d
uction cropping wit
h
s
o
f
tware too, i
f
somet
h
in
g
d
oesn’t a
dd
to t
h
e
p
hoto, take it out! Make sure when cro
pp
in
g
t
hat
y
ou kee
p
the
p
hoto’s ori
g
inal as
p
ect ratio
(
approximately), so that the photo doesn’t
b
ecome too wi
d
e or too t
h
in
.
10
>
Balance
I
f
t
h
ere’s one accessor
y
t
h
at wi
ll
im
p
rove
y
our
p
hoto
g
ra
p
h
y
, it’s a tri
p
od. It eliminates blurr
y
p
hotos com
p
letel
y
and allows
y
ou to use lon
g
er
e
x
p
osure times. Even if a tri
p
od is not available,
t
ry an
d
stea
d
y your
h
an
d
s
b
y resting your e
lb
ows
on your
k
nees or any avai
l
a
bl
e sur
f
ace.
Check out exam
p
les of Brett’s work at
w
ww.creative
p
ix.net
Digital SLRs
With the launch of its brand, Sony has a new
range of digital SLR cameras. The advantages
of digital SLRs are much the same as fi lm SLRs
– you get through-the-lens viewfi nding. Sony’s
DSLR cameras use a mount system based on
the Konica Minolta (KM) lens mount system for
attaching compatible KM and new Sony lenses.
Single-lens refl ex (SLR) cameras have been
popular in the fi lm world for decades. An SLR
gives the photographer the capacity to see
exactly what the photo will look like before taking
the shot. SLR cameras are also more likely to
have switchable lenses, making them the perfect
choice for professional photographers and
serious amateurs alike.
The cameras complement the compact Sony
Cyber-shot range. The Cyber-shot models take
great photos, with resolutions of up to 10 mega
pixels, and they’re the kind of camera you can
carry with you everywhere you go. The DSLR,
however, gives you the capacity to engage the
subject in ways that only an SLR can.
Sony has designed the to make it easy for
point and shooters to make the move to a
digital SLR. A host of automatic settings makes
those fi rst few shots with the new style of
camera easy. These automatic functions can be
progressively turned off as the user becomes
more comfortable with the camera settings. It
also has advanced features like Sony’s sensor-
based Super SteadyShot, which builds anti-shake
technology into the camera’s body: and a special
anti-dust vibration technology that reduces the
risk of dust attaching to the image sensor and
ruining a good photo. There’s also the Eye-Start
Autofocus system, which starts the autofocus as
soon as you bring your eye to the viewfi nder.
Photo: Getty Ima
g
e
s
S
on
y
Pulse 1
7
11SNAPSHOT
T
h
e
h
i
ghly
antici
p
ate
d
next-
g
eneration
PLAY
S
TATI
O
N
®
3 from Son
y
takes its
p
o
p
ular
g
amin
g
console to a whole new
l
evel – new superior levels of graphics, colour,
d
etai
l
an
d
gamep
l
ay. A
ll
t
h
an
k
s to an on
b
oar
d
a
d
vance
d
computer system,
f
eaturing t
h
e power
f
u
l
CELL
p
rocessor,
h
i
gh
d
e
fi
nition (HD) ca
p
a
b
i
l
it
y
and the ado
p
tion of the next-
g
eneration stora
g
e
and movie
p
la
y
back format, Blu-ra
y
disc.
“
With PLAYSTATION
®
3
, you get a full on
e
xperience,
f
u
ll
h
ig
h
d
e
fi
nition,
f
u
ll
surroun
d
soun
d
an
d
tru
l
y immersive gamep
l
ay,” says
S
on
y
Com
p
uter Entertainment Austra
l
ia’s (SCE
A
ust.) Hardware Product Mana
g
er, Scott Saxton.
“Ex
p
ect shar
p
er, more brilliant
p
ictures than
e
ver before within a slicker, more res
p
onsive
an
d
rea
l
istic gaming environment.” But vita
ll
y,
PL
A
YS
TAT
IO
N
®
3
b
ui
ld
s on t
h
e ric
h
, interactive
3
D gaming environment a
l
rea
d
y esta
bl
is
h
e
d
b
y its
h
u
g
e
ly
p
o
p
u
l
ar
p
re
d
ecessor, P
l
a
y
Statio
n
®
2
(
P
S
2
)
.
It
p
ushes the notion of interactive
p
la
y
further
.
Where PS2 started out as a more traditional
games console, PLAYSTATIO
N
®
3 has evolved
into somet
h
ing t
h
at’s very muc
h
an entertainment
h
u
b
. It’s a next-generation vi
d
eo p
l
ayer,
incor
p
oratin
g
t
h
e new B
l
u-ra
y
vi
d
eo
f
ormat,
w
hich lets
y
ou
p
la
y
HD movies in all the
g
lor
y
o
f Full-On HD (1080
p
resolution), as well as
t
raditional DVDs. It’s both a di
g
ital
j
ukebox and
C
D player for your music collection. It’s a digital
ph
oto a
lb
um. As we
ll
, wit
h
its internet
b
rowser
capa
b
i
l
ity, it’s a win
d
ow onto on
l
ine communities
o
f
g
amers and friends
.
“
With
g
ames such as Buzz, E
y
eTo
y
and
S
ingStar, we began to see people embrace the
true meaning of interactive entertainment,”
says Saxton. “A P
l
ayStation experience was
e
merging as more t
h
an a gaming experience. It
w
as a
b
out
b
ein
g
entertaine
d
. An
d
it s
h
i
f
te
d
t
h
e
PS2 from the bedroom to the famil
y
livin
g
room.
SON
PLAY
S
TATI
ON
®
3bu dso t at.
3
bu
il
ds
o
n
t
h
at.”
Gamin
g
, t
h
ou
gh
, remains t
h
e cornerstone o
f
t
h
e
PLAY
S
TATI
O
N
®
3
.
S
on
y
C
om
p
uter Entertainment
has, to date, announced a list of launch
p
eriod
t
itles. These include: Eye of Judgement, Formula
O
ne
™
C
h
ampions
h
ip E
d
ition, Heaven
l
y Swor
d
,
M
otorStorm, Resistance: Fa
ll
o
f
Man, SingStar
an
d
War
h
aw
k
. A ver
y
stron
g
mix o
f
s
p
ort, s
l
as
h
and social
g
ame titles.
T
o control the PLAYSTATION
®
3
the iconic
PlayStation controller is back in the same form,
b
ut t
h
is time
b
oasting revo
l
utionary tec
h
no
l
ogy.
Bl
uetoot
h
a
ll
ows up to seven contro
ll
ers to
connect to t
h
e s
y
stem wire
l
ess
ly
,
f
reein
g
t
h
e
controller from the s
y
stem.
Saxton ex
p
lains what’s most different about the
w
ireless controller
,
“The added freedom is useful
b
ecause t
h
e contro
ll
er is a
l
so motion-sensitive,
d
etecting movement t
h
roug
h
six axes. For examp
l
e,
y
ou’
ll
b
e a
bl
e to steer an aerop
l
ane
b
y simp
l
y ti
l
ting
y
our
h
an
d
s to t
h
e
l
e
f
t or ri
gh
t. We o
f
ten use t
h
e
w
ord ‘intuitive’ to describe features of technolo
gy
;
in this case
,
the word could not be more relevant.
”
C
entral to PLAYSTATIO
N
®
3
is the
revo
l
utionary new c
h
ip t
h
at powers t
h
e system
–
CELL. Co-
d
eve
l
ope
d
wit
h
IBM an
d
Tos
h
i
b
a, CELL
i
s incre
d
i
bly
p
ower
f
u
l
,
b
rin
g
in
g
su
p
ercom
p
uter-
l
i
k
e
p
rocessin
g
p
ower to the home for the fi rst time.
S
axton sa
y
s. “It’s incredible to think that one of the
most
p
owerful
p
rocessors ever develo
p
ed, a chi
p
t
he size of a fi ngernail, will be key to driving such a
massive s
h
i
f
t in our entertainment experiences.
”
T
h
e ot
h
er great
f
eature o
f
t
h
e PLAYSTATION
®
3
c
onsole is its backward com
p
atibilit
y
. You won’t
h
ave to toss
y
our PS2 or PSOne
®
g
ames out.
Y
ou
w
ill still be able to play them, as well as CDs, DVDs
a
nd super audio CDs (SACDs).
C
onnectivity is a
k
ey strengt
h
o
f
t
h
e
PL
A
Y
STAT
I
O
N
®
3.
T
he
60G
B m
odel
featu
r
es
a
ll
sorts o
f
common ‘connection’ o
p
tions
i
ncludin
g
: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/
g
), USB, a Gi
g
abit
t e et o t, M , as Me o y eade s
Et
h
e
rn
et
P
o
r
t,
HD
M
I
,
Fl
as
h
Me
m
o
r
y
r
eade
r
s
loading...
maximum entertainment
Th
e
l
au
n
c
h
o
f PLAY
S
TATI
ON
®
3
marks the beginning of a new era in interactive entertainment.
WHAT DOES BLU-RAY
MEAN FOR PLAYSTATION
®
3?
Blu-ra
y
is the next-
g
eneration stora
g
e
and video
f
ormat developed b
y
S
on
y
in partnership with a ran
g
e o
f
other
el
ectron
i
c, com
p
uter an
d
me
di
a
ma
n
u
f
actu
r
e
r
s.
Where PS2 games were produced on
traditional red-laser DVDs, PLAYSTATION
®
3
titles will be authored on Blu-ra
y
discs
.
C
urrentl
y
, a Blu-ra
y
disc holds up to
fi
ve
times what a traditional DVD can – or
about 10 PlayStatio
n
®
2
games. What this
simply means is more can be fi tted onto
eac
h PLAY
S
TATI
O
N
®
3
g
ame disc: more
g
ame content, more
g
raphic detail, more
sound… more o
f
an
y
thin
g
and ever
y
thin
g
.
T
he result
?
A richer
,
more interactive
playing environment
.
B
lu-ray also supports high defi nition content,
w
h
et
h
er
i
t
’
s a
H
o
lly
woo
d
bl
oc
kb
uster
lik
e
The Da Vinci Code
or something you’ve shot
e
y
oursel
f
on a HD Hand
y
cam.
w
ww.
sony
.
com
.
a
u
12 HOT RIGHT NOW
a
n
d
B
l
uetoot
h
. One o
f
t
h
e more
exciting connections is t
h
e a
b
i
l
ity
f
or
the
P
SP
®
(P
l
ayStatio
n
®
P
orta
bl
e) an
d
P
LAY
S
TATI
O
N
®
3 to intero
p
erate. A
g
reat exam
p
le of this feature has been
d
emonstrated with the Formula One
game. Using wireless (IEEE 802.11b/g)
t
h
e PLAYSTATION
®
3 can stream vi
d
eo
co
n
te
n
t
to
the
P
S
P
a
n
d
the
use
r
ca
n
use
the
ir P
S
P
as
a
m
ob
i
le
r
ea
r
v
i
s
i
o
n mirr
o
r
w
hile the
y
steer the PLAYSTATION
®
3
version of the
g
ame around the track
.
Two models will be available: a
6
0GB console, which will sell for $999,
a
nd a 20GB one, for $829
.
WHICH ONE?
B
ot
h
60G
B
a
n
d
2
0G
B PLAY
S
TATI
ON
®
3
m
ode
l
s
u
se a graphic user interface modelled on the
P
S
P
®
(
Pla
yS
tatio
n
®
P
ortable
)
known as XMB,
c
an have their hard drives
(
because the
y
are
n
ot proprietar
y)
up
g
raded to a maximum
storage capacity o
f
5
00G
B and have a High
Defi nition Multimedia Interface
(
HDMI
)
to link
the
co
n
sole
to
a
HDTV.
T
he
60G
B model, thou
g
h, has memor
y
card
slots
(
Memor
yS
tick,
S
D,
C
ompactFlash
)
and
wireless internet connectivit
y.
LAUN
C
HIN
G
IN AU
S
TRALIA MAR
C
H
2007
Sony Pulse 17
1313HOT RIGHT NOW
memories
Capture your
S
ony now
h
as a Han
d
ycam
f
or everyone,
f
rom pro
f
essiona
l
fi
l
m ma
k
ers to
h
ome
movie enthusiasts. If
y
ou’re
p
lannin
g
to bu
y
a Hand
y
cam
y
ou need to work out what media
t
yp
e suits
y
ou best.
Making the move to High Defi nition
One o
f
t
h
e
fi
rst
d
ecisions you’
ll
h
ave to
ma
k
e is w
h
et
h
er
y
ou want a
h
i
gh
d
e
fi
nition
(HD) Hand
y
cam. Son
y
now has a ran
g
e of HD
camcorders that record to either DVD
,
Hard
D
isk Drive or Tape.
H
ig
h
d
e
fi
nition is a
ll
a
b
out image qua
l
ity. An
HD Han
d
ycam recor
d
s images in muc
h
h
ig
h
er
reso
l
ution ca
p
turin
g
fi
ne
d
etai
l
s t
h
at a stan
d
ar
d
camcorder will sim
p
l
y
miss. HD foota
g
e can have
m
ore t
h
an
f
our times t
h
e
d
etai
l
o
f
regu
l
ar vi
d
eo,
in
f
act, t
h
e picture is so c
l
ear it’s a
l
most
l
i
k
e it’s
h
a
pp
enin
g
outside
y
our window.
The new Son
y
HD Hand
y
cam HDRSR1
a
llows
y
ou to record
y
our memories to a 30GB
b
ui
l
t in
h
ar
d
d
rive (
f
or
l
ong recor
d
ing) an
d
h
as easy connectivity to a PC
f
or e
d
iting. T
h
e
H
DR
U
X1 r
eco
r
ds
to
a
sta
n
da
r
d
8c
m D
V
D
d
isc
f
or sim
pl
e
pl
a
yb
ac
k
in new B
l
u-ra
y
d
rives
o
r PLAY
S
TATI
ON
®
3.
Thi
s
m
ea
n
s
t
h
e
r
e
i
s
n
o
n
eed for com
p
uter editin
g
. It also means
y
our
m
emories will be in the best possible format for
t
h
e
h
ig
h
d
e
fi
nition
f
uture. You
d
o sti
ll
,
h
owever,
h
ave t
h
e c
h
oice to e
d
it your HDRUX1 recor
d
ings
o
n a com
p
uter
.
Th
ese
n
ew
HD
ca
m
co
r
de
r
s
use
a
v
i
deo
r
ecordin
g
format called AVCHD (advanced video
c
odec hi
g
h defi nition) to store the HD video on
n
on-linear media such as DVD disc or hard drive.
I
t’s a
h
ig
hl
y e
ffi
cient compression tec
h
no
l
ogy, so
you can save on memory, e
ff
ective
l
y getting more
b
an
g
for
y
our buck.
Blu-ra
y
p
la
y
ers, like Son
y
’s u
p
comin
g
P
LAYSTATIO
N
®
3
will
p
rovide an instant
playback mechanism for AVCHD discs. The
s
oon to
b
e re
l
ease
d
Sony B
l
u-ray p
l
ayers wi
ll
ena
bl
e
d
irect p
l
ay
b
ac
k
o
f
your HD movie or
al
ternative
ly
, t
h
ese sma
ll
com
p
act HD mo
d
e
l
s
w
ill also allow direct connection to
y
our TV with
M o co po e t cab es.
H
D
M
I
o
r
co
m
po
n
e
n
t
cab
l
es.
w
ww.
sony
.
com
.
a
u
14 SOLUTIONS
Choosing the right media for you
Th
e type o
f
recor
d
ing me
d
ium you want wi
ll
d
epen
d
on
h
ow you p
l
an to use t
h
e materia
l
.
I
f
y
ou
d
on’t
h
ave time to e
d
it
y
our movies into
a master
p
iece and want to sim
p
l
y
record,
p
la
y
b
ack and share
y
our memories with famil
y
and
f
riends – then DVD is the way to go.
D
o you need long recording time for the
e
vents t
h
at go
f
or
h
ours an
d
h
ours? T
h
en t
h
e
Har
d
Dis
k
Drive Han
d
ycam is a goo
d
option.
Or
d
o
y
ou
j
ust want to ca
p
ture
y
our
p
recious
memories in the fi nest detail? Hi
g
h defi nition on
an
y
format is available too.
To help you fi nd the perfect model, jump
on
l
ine an
d
c
h
ec
k
out Sony’s Han
d
ycams at
sony.com.au. Here’s t
h
e
l
ow
d
own on t
h
e two
ma
j
or
f
ormats:
DVD
What’s it got to offer?
Th
e DVD Han
dy
cam ran
g
e stores vi
d
eo on
8
cm DVD discs
,
which can store between 20
minutes and 120 minutes of video, de
p
endin
g
o
n the recording quality selected and if double
s
i
d
e
d
d
iscs are use
d
. You can
b
uy eit
h
er write
o
nce (DVD-R) or rewrita
bl
e
(
DVD+RW
/
-RW
)
d
i
scs.
R
ew
ri
table
d
i
scs
ca
n
be
w
ri
tte
n
o
n
rou
g
hl
y
1000 times
.
Who does it suit?
T
he beaut
y
of DVD is that
y
ou can take
y
our
recorded video straight out of your Handycam
an
d
p
l
ay
b
ac
k
on any DVD p
l
ayer, even your
P
l
ayStatio
n
®
2 conso
l
e – no PC-
b
ase
d
e
d
iting is
re
q
uired. This makes it a
g
reat choice for
p
eo
p
le
w
ho sim
p
l
y
don’t have the time to transfer the
video to a PC and edit it. If you just want to
record and share the footage with friends and
f
ami
l
y t
h
is is t
h
e optimum c
h
oice. S
h
oot, eject,
p
l
ay – simp
l
e! DVD a
l
so gives you t
h
e c
h
oice to
d
o a sim
pl
e e
d
it in camera wit
h
-RW
d
iscs. Most
p
eo
p
le have a DVD
p
la
y
er, makin
g
it the ideal
ed u o s a g you v deo e o es.
m
ed
i
u
m f
o
r
s
h
a
rin
g
you
r
v
i
deo
m
e
m
o
ri
es.
H
ard disk drive
(
HDD
)
What’s it got to offer?
This recordin
g
method will store
y
our foota
g
e
o
n a fi xed hard disk drive inside the Handycam.
This provides the camera with an extraordinary
r
ecor
d
ing time. For examp
l
e, t
h
e DCRSR80
H
an
d
ycam (picture
d
a
b
ove),
h
as a 60GB
h
ar
d
d
is
k
w
h
ic
h
can recor
d
u
p
to a massive 40
h
ours
o
f record time before
y
ou have to co
py
the
video from the hard disk to a PC.
Who does it suit?
I
f
you want to go out an
d
fi
l
m a
ll
d
ay
l
ong, t
h
is
is t
h
e way to go.
Th
e HDD Han
dy
cam a
l
so
h
as a
g
reat
ca
p
acit
y
for fast transfers to PCs for editin
g
and
backu
p
and it
g
ives
y
ou fi ne control over
q
ualit
y
a
nd capacity balance too. Practically, it means
y
ou
d
on’t
h
ave to cart aroun
d
spare me
d
ia wit
h
y
ou w
h
en you are out an
d
a
b
out or trave
ll
ing.
You’
ll
nee
d
a com
p
uter
f
or e
d
itin
g
an
d
t
ransferrin
g
video to a fi nal media such as DV
D
Unlike DVD Hand
y
cam,
y
ou can’t
j
ust take th
e
hard disk out and
p
ut in another. On the fl i
p
s
i
d
e, you wi
ll
get
h
our a
f
ter
h
our o
f
recor
d
ing
t
ime
f
or events t
h
at require recor
d
ing stamina.
EASY BUY GUIDE
DVD
Pros
:
Portable, ver
y
a
ff
ordable, readil
y
available,
can be easil
y
shared with
f
riends and
f
amil
y
. Flexible
r
ecording option
s
Great for: Peo
p
le who don’t have the time or desire
to edit on a PC. You can use recorded video as is,
takin
g
the DVD out of the Hand
y
cam and pla
y
in
g
it
on a re
g
ular DVD pla
y
er
HDD
Pros
:
Hour a
f
ter hour o
f
recordin
g
time, no need to
carry media around
G
r
eat
f
o
r: PC-savvy people, recording events which
r
equ
i
re
l
ong recor
di
ng t
i
me suc
h
as sports matc
h
es
or
l
on
g
vacat
i
on
s
High Defi nition
Pros:
C
aptures ever
y
detail with stunnin
g
picture
clarity comparable to real li
f
e images. Ensures your
m
emories will be ready for the HD future (which is
where technology is headed
)
G
r
eat
f
o
r:
P
eop
l
e w
h
o want t
h
e ver
y
b
est qua
li
t
y
video ima
g
es, amateur
fi
lm makers and enthusiast
s
D
80
5
Sony Pulse 17
15SOLUTIONS
Chill out
Pink – I’m Not Dead Yet
W
orld,
y
ou’ve been warned: the in
f
amous Alecia Moore is
back again and this time she’s better than ever.
Evanescence – The Open Door
T
he inherent drama in Evanescence’s music has resonated
w
ith listeners everywhere
.
Justin Timberlake – FutureSexy/LoveSounds
Future Sex/ Love Sounds
is the follow up album to Justin’s
s
debut
solo
albu
m
Justifi ed
which has sold in excess of
d
200
,
000
copies in Australia alone
.
Tony Bennett – ‘Duets’ An American Classic
To mark his 80th Birthda
y
this
y
ear, Ton
y
Bennett will release
a new recordin
g
,
Tony Bennett: ‘Duets’ An American Classic.
Dixie Chicks – Taking The Long Way
With
Taking the Long Way
, one of the most anticipated
y
a
lbums in recent
y
ears, the Dixie Chicks are puttin
g
themselves out there like never be
f
ore.
C
li
c
k
Big laughs are just a click away in this smash-hit comedy
s
tarring Adam
S
andler that asks the question, “What i
f
you
h
a
d
a remote contro
l
t
h
at not on
l
y gave you power over
m
achines, but
y
our li
f
e and career as well
?
”
The Da Vinci Code – Double Disc
Now you can experience
The Da Vinci Code
movie like
e
never before, with this all-new extended edition available
onl
y
on DVD. For the serious Dan Brown
f
an
.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
T
he hilarious Mont
y
P
y
thon
g
an
g
take on the le
g
end o
f
Kin
g
Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in this hysterical,
h
i
sto
ri
ca
l
tou
r-
de
-f
a
r
ce
.
Runaway Vacat
i
Robin Williams takes comedy into high gear in this hilarious
hit
f
rom the director o
f
Get Shorty
and
y
Men In Black
. Buckle
k
up for a ride that promises all the big fun you’re
f
amil
y
is lookin
g
for.
Seinfeld: The Complete Seventh Season
An Emm
y
®
and
G
olden
G
lobe
®
award-winner
f
or Best
C
omedy
Series,
Seinfeld
is one of the most popular and longest-
d
r
unnin
g
comed
y
series o
f
all time. A classic DVD.
16 MUSIC & MOVIES
T
h
e
fi
rst C
h
i
ld
ren’s Ho
l
i
d
ay Camp was
h
e
ld
at St
Ignatius’ Co
ll
ege, Riverview NSW in 1998. Since
i
ts success, t
h
e Cam
p
s
h
ave
b
een a
d
o
p
te
d
by
other hi
g
h schools around the countr
y
willin
g
to hel
p
the
disadvanta
g
ed members of the communit
y
and broaden
their social responsibility.
H
ost sc
h
oo
l
s now inc
l
u
d
e St. Josep
h
’s Co
ll
ege an
d
Tamwort
h
Ang
l
ican Co
ll
ege in NSW; Marist Co
ll
ege
As
hg
rove an
d
An
gl
ican C
h
urc
h
Grammar Sc
h
oo
l
in
Q
LD; Hale School and Christ Church Grammar School
in WA; Kormilda Colle
g
e in NT and Launceston Church
G
rammar School in TAS. While these schools
p
la
y
host
to eac
h
Camp, t
h
ey a
l
so encourage invo
l
vement
f
rom
s
tu
d
ents at neig
hb
ouring sc
h
oo
l
s,
h
e
l
ping to ma
k
e t
h
e event
a
community a
ff
air. In 2005, t
h
e Camps expan
d
e
d
across
A
ust
r
a
li
a
to
in
c
l
ude
sc
h
oo
l
s
in D
a
r
w
in
a
n
d
P
e
r
t
h
w
i
t
h m
o
r
e
s
chools across Australia
p
lannin
g
to
j
oin next
y
ear.
The Sony Foundation Australia Children’s Holiday
Camps give high school students the opportunity to
ta
k
e time out
f
rom t
h
eir sc
h
oo
l
h
o
l
i
d
ays to care
f
or a
d
eve
l
opmenta
ll
y
d
e
l
aye
d
c
h
i
ld
over a wee
k
en
d
. T
h
is
p
rovi
d
es muc
h
-nee
d
e
d
res
p
ite
f
or
p
arents an
d
d
ai
ly
care-
g
ivers as well as an educational and ins
p
irin
g
ex
p
erience for
t e c d e a d stude ts. g sc oo stude ts e pe e ce
t
h
e
c
hil
d
r
e
n
a
n
d
stude
n
ts.
Hi
g
h
sc
h
oo
l
stude
n
ts
e
x
pe
ri
e
n
ce
t
h
e every
d
ay c
h
a
ll
enges an
d
d
eman
d
s invo
l
ve
d
in caring
f
or a
d
eve
l
opmenta
ll
y
d
e
l
aye
d
c
h
i
ld
w
h
i
l
st a
ll
t
h
e c
h
i
ld
ren
p
arta
k
e in a
f
un-
fi
ll
e
d
wee
k
en
d
.
C
am
p
activities include theme
p
ark excursions, horse
ridin
g
, swimmin
g
, arts and craft, talent shows, ma
g
ic
shows and picnics. These activities give both the children
an
d
t
h
eir teenage carers a unique experience
b
eyon
d
t
h
eir
n
o
rm
al
r
out
in
e.
Ear
ly
in t
h
e
y
ear, Son
y
Pictures Re
l
easin
g
p
artnere
d
w
ith the Son
y
Foundation Australia to raise funds for the
Children’s Holida
y
Cam
p
s Pro
g
ram across the countr
y
.
Movie
g
oers were
g
iven the o
pp
ortunit
y
to see, at over 100
c
inemas nationwi
d
e, specia
l
a
d
vance screenings o
f
Z
at
h
ura:
A Space A
d
venture for the reduced price of $7 per ticket.
S
ony Pictures Re
l
easing Managing Director, Ross Entwist
l
e
ex
p
ressed his a
pp
reciation to the
p
ublic for embracin
g
the
movie and in turn raisin
g
vital funds for such a worth
y
i
nitiative, “It’s our pleasure at Sony Pictures to support
these magnifi cent Camps, and an even greater pleasure
to witness t
h
e
d
e
d
ication an
d
compassion t
h
at t
h
e young
c
arers
d
isp
l
ay
f
or
k
i
d
s w
h
o are
l
ess
f
ortunate.”
T
h
e
f
un
d
s raise
d
f
rom t
h
e movie screenin
g
wi
ll
f
urt
h
er
assist the national ex
p
ansion of the Son
y
Foundation
C d e s o day Ca ps og a .
C
hil
d
r
e
n’
s
H
o
li
day
Ca
m
ps
Pr
og
r
a
m
.
Camp Holiday
S
on
y
Foundation Australia has set up
C
hildren’s
Holida
y
C
amps to
g
ive parents o
f
developmentall
y
d
elayed children some respite.
S
on
y
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