Film Making Sydney

AI Filmmakers - Fortnightly meetup

Informal chat over a drink or a soft drink, feel free to bring the laptop, look for the guy wearing the fedora.

Meet Film Stars of the Future at World's Best Film Festival.Become STAR Yourself

**ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST HIGH CULTURE EVENTS !!!** **1000 ambitious creatives** from **54 countries submitted** their films, and 10 were honoured to be selected for your pleasure, and for your cultural education, and this year for first time ever they were all from different countries... **EXPLORE YOUR WORLD FROM A COMFORTABLE SEAT** **Australia !!!** **Cuba** **Georgia** **Ireland** **Mexico** **Moldova** **South Africa** **Russia** **United Kingdom** **USA** Get tickets QUICK... They will sell out https://www.glenstreet.com.au/whats-on/manhattan-short-film-festival-2026 Any problems, **RING US 0419500023** ... i may be able to help Afterwards, some of us may go for a NICE BUT CHEAP DINNER... RING us **NOW** to book a spot

Playtime (1967)

Playtime a 1967 satirical comedy film directed and co-written by Jacques Tati. One of the greatest examples of architecture and cinema colliding, the work is notable for its enormous set, which Tati had built specially for the film, as well as Tati's trademark use of subtle yet complex visual comedy supported by creative sound effects. Come see this rare and interesting French New Wave film with us, with drinks and discussion about it afterwards!

SSP WED - Northside Photography Chat; Getting to a Monochromatic Film Look

Meet for chat over a drink and snack or dinner. Tonight, we will discuss getting a film look to your street photography images whilst still using a digital camera. If you wish to discuss any aspects of your camera or photography technique, please bring the manual and your camera. Bring your laptop with your editing software installed & I will bring a laptop with Lightroom Classic installed. We can discuss any aspect of editing your images. Most image editors are similar, so even if using a different editor, the techniques are similar, mainly due to the menu system. Feel free to bring image(s) on a usb stick, SD, microSD memory card or an iPhone that supports Airdrop. Using Lightroom we can work on extracting the story of the image. If you want photo critique, pls bring print, or full size images, preferably not resized, on a usb stick, SD, microSD memory card or an iPhone that supports Airdrop. Please do not ask for a critique on images displayed on a mobile phone, too small a display to be critical. More info on the venue here chatswoodrsl.com.au Plenty of free parking available nearby as well as the bus stop at the door or metro & rail just 50m away.

Sydney HUG Meetup @ Netflix Animation

Our October 2026 SydHUG is brought to you via a collaboration between the Sydney Houdini User Group, Netflix Animation Studios & the ACM SIGGRAPH Sydney Chapter. We look forward to welcoming attendees from across our communities! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **PRESENTATIONS** More details coming soon. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **SCHEDULE** 6.30pm: Doors open, networking 7.00 to 8:30pm: Presentations **1.** **Presenters:** Anna Molamphy and James Hardy **Title:** Making a Point - Procedural Modelling Workflows **Description:** Discover how NAS leverages instancing in Houdini to streamline asset and environment creation. We’ll showcase our procedural modelling tools and the backend pipeline that empowers artists to craft and assemble complex worlds efficiently **2\. Presenters:** Eric Chan and Julian Davidson **Title:** What’s the Point in Point Instancing? **Description:** A closer look at point instancers - what they are, why we use them, and the challenges they create for downstream departments. We'll walk through the Houdini workflow we designed for FX to make them less painful to work with. 8:30 to 10:00pm: Networking and refreshments \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **ACCESS & ENTRY** \- We have a maximum capacity limit for this SydHUG\, so please register early to avoid disappointment\! \- Attendees will receive a NDA\, sent to your email via Envoy before arrival\. Please complete this **before** arrival on the day, and allow 10 minutes to sign in and collect your name tag at Reception upon arrival. \- Attendees will also receive an email in the leadup to the event with specific access details \(entry gate etc\.\.\)\, to ensure smooth entry to the event\. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS** SideFX has Houdini Indie licences up for grabs. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-

IFF 26 - Armani & the birth of Italian Fashion + Dinner/drink 🍸

SSP ..FRI.. .. SCULPTURES BY THE SEA..OpenDay

Lets see the Sculptures on opening day after a coffee on the beach.

Online Photography - The letter C

October syd<video> - #80th episode

Join us for Season 11, Episode 5 as we celebrate 80 meetups of community, code, and video tech this October with another great night of video tech talks returning to the slick **Canva** office for an evening of deep-dives, good friends networking, food and drinks. Tonights speakers will be **[David Rodd (US) - Software Engineering Manager Paramount+](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lightning-rodd/)** **KITT: Could AI Have Saved Our Event Platform? How solving lost jobs evolved into building distributed state** **[Colin Hendry - Media Technical Specialist @ SBS](https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinhendry/ )** **Streaming both of the worlds largest sporting events (at the same time)** **[Janaka Beragama Kuruppuge - Director Cloud and AI Engineering @ Oracle](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdishantha/)** **[Jeremy Brown - Video and Ads @ Kick](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremybrownau/)** **How much can change in a year at Kick the worlds fourth largest live streaming platform** **Sponsors** Our thanks to **Canva** for hosting and sponsoring pizza + drinks at the venue. Sydney Video Technology is a volunteer group, as part of many groups independently run around the world. Tonight’s hosts will be: Jeremy Brown, Adrian Britton, Grégoire Duché and Amy Prosser

SSP..WED...CITY Fashion Faux Pas

This will be a small group Shoot from one location without chasing the subjects.First Wed of the month. Let them come to us. CHALLENGE: Fashion faux pas

SSP.TUE...OPERA HOUSE TO BOTANICAL GARDENS

Lets get some culture and nature Challenge:People acting up

SSP THURSDAY ...THAITOWN NITE LIGHTS.

This series of night events will be a monthly meetup at various locations around Sydney. Nominally the second Thursday of the month but occasionally on a Friday night. The event will be held regardless of the weather. Location: Tonight we will walk along Pitt Street, a narrow one way street that is mainly retail, some offices but also food and pubs, particularly in the area below Park Street where the area is known as Thai town. Schedule: 1800 attendance checkin 1805 depart food hall, walk down Pitt Street to Campbell Street. If early, walk down & around Hay Street. 1950 Meet at Hay & George Street intersection 2000 Optional dinner &/or drink, at the Sussex Food Hall