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24 November 20195 March 2020

December 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Call Sheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for December 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

AT Astronomic Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 18° below the horizon. Light pollution prevents astronomy.
NT Nautical Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 12° below the horizon. Horizon can normally be distinguished.
CT Civil Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 6° below the horizon. Normally enough light to see without artificial light.
Transit Time when Sun is highest in the sky.

	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set

2019-12-01	0356	0434	0509	0537	1244	1951	2019	2054	2132
2019-12-02	0356	0434	0509	0537	1244	1951	2020	2055	2133
2019-12-03	0356	0434	0509	0537	1245	1952	2021	2056	2134
2019-12-04	0355	0433	0508	0537	1245	1953	2022	2057	2135
2019-12-05	0355	0433	0508	0537	1246	1954	2023	2058	2136
2019-12-06	0355	0433	0508	0537	1246	1955	2024	2059	2137
2019-12-07	0354	0433	0508	0537	1246	1956	2025	2100	2138
2019-12-08	0354	0433	0508	0537	1247	1956	2025	2101	2139
2019-12-09	0354	0433	0508	0537	1247	1957	2026	2102	2140
2019-12-10	0354	0433	0508	0537	1248	1958	2027	2103	2141
2019-12-11	0354	0433	0509	0538	1248	1959	2028	2103	2142
2019-12-12	0354	0433	0509	0538	1249	2000	2029	2104	2143
2019-12-13	0354	0433	0509	0538	1249	2000	2029	2105	2144
2019-12-14	0354	0433	0509	0538	1250	2001	2030	2106	2145
2019-12-15	0354	0434	0509	0538	1250	2002	2031	2106	2146
2019-12-16	0355	0434	0510	0539	1251	2002	2031	2107	2146
2019-12-17	0355	0434	0510	0539	1251	2003	2032	2108	2147
2019-12-18	0355	0434	0510	0539	1251	2004	2033	2108	2148
2019-12-19	0356	0435	0511	0540	1252	2004	2033	2109	2148
2019-12-20	0356	0435	0511	0540	1252	2005	2034	2110	2149
2019-12-21	0356	0436	0512	0541	1253	2005	2034	2110	2150
2019-12-22	0357	0436	0512	0541	1253	2006	2035	2111	2150
2019-12-23	0357	0437	0513	0542	1254	2006	2035	2111	2151
2019-12-24	0358	0437	0513	0542	1254	2007	2036	2112	2151
2019-12-25	0359	0438	0514	0543	1255	2007	2036	2112	2151
2019-12-26	0359	0438	0514	0543	1255	2007	2037	2112	2152
2019-12-27	0400	0439	0515	0544	1256	2008	2037	2113	2152
2019-12-28	0401	0440	0516	0545	1256	2008	2037	2113	2152
2019-12-29	0401	0440	0516	0545	1257	2009	2038	2113	2153
2019-12-30	0402	0441	0517	0546	1257	2009	2038	2114	2153
2019-12-31	0403	0442	0518	0547	1258	2009	2038	2114	2153

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

Here is 2019:

Update: While I work out how to make this easily available, here’s a CSV file of Sydney Dawn, Sunrise, Transit, Sunset & Dusk time data for 2019. That’s all of 2019 and a bonus for January 2020.

4 November 20199 February 2020

Melbourne Cup in not a National Holiday

Just a reminder that the Melbourne Cup is not a National Holiday in Australia. It is a Holiday for Melbourne (and some parts of Victoria I believe). Other Victorian regions get their own “cup day” holiday.

However much of Australia has a long lunch, or even a party to watch the race. So there goes an afternoon of work in most places.

NSW-based filming is normally not affected by the Melbourne Cup.

Personally I’m Nup to the Cup guy. I don’t attend counter-programming as I think a boycott needs to not recognise the actual bloody event. I also don’t begrudge someone else’s decision to enjoy the event.

25 October 20195 March 2020

November 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Call Sheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for November 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set

2019-11-01	0424	0457	0529	0555	1239	1922	1949	2021	2054
2019-11-02	0423	0456	0528	0554	1239	1923	1950	2022	2055
2019-11-03	0421	0455	0527	0553	1239	1924	1951	2023	2056
2019-11-04	0420	0454	0526	0552	1239	1925	1952	2024	2057
2019-11-05	0419	0453	0525	0552	1239	1926	1953	2025	2059
2019-11-06	0418	0452	0524	0551	1239	1927	1954	2026	2100
2019-11-07	0417	0451	0523	0550	1239	1928	1955	2027	2101
2019-11-08	0415	0450	0522	0549	1239	1929	1956	2028	2103
2019-11-09	0414	0449	0521	0548	1239	1930	1957	2029	2104
2019-11-10	0413	0448	0520	0547	1239	1931	1958	2031	2105
2019-11-11	0412	0447	0520	0547	1239	1932	1959	2032	2106
2019-11-12	0411	0446	0519	0546	1239	1933	2000	2033	2108
2019-11-13	0410	0445	0518	0545	1239	1934	2001	2034	2109
2019-11-14	0409	0444	0517	0545	1240	1935	2002	2035	2110
2019-11-15	0408	0443	0516	0544	1240	1936	2003	2036	2112
2019-11-16	0407	0442	0516	0543	1240	1937	2004	2037	2113
2019-11-17	0406	0442	0515	0543	1240	1938	2005	2039	2114
2019-11-18	0405	0441	0514	0542	1240	1938	2006	2040	2115
2019-11-19	0404	0440	0514	0542	1241	1939	2007	2041	2117
2019-11-20	0403	0440	0513	0541	1241	1940	2008	2042	2118
2019-11-21	0403	0439	0513	0541	1241	1941	2009	2043	2119
2019-11-22	0402	0438	0512	0540	1241	1942	2010	2044	2121
2019-11-23	0401	0438	0512	0540	1241	1943	2011	2045	2122
2019-11-24	0400	0437	0511	0539	1242	1944	2012	2046	2123
2019-11-25	0400	0437	0511	0539	1242	1945	2013	2048	2124
2019-11-26	0359	0436	0510	0539	1242	1946	2014	2049	2126
2019-11-27	0358	0436	0510	0538	1243	1947	2015	2050	2127
2019-11-28	0358	0435	0510	0538	1243	1948	2016	2051	2128
2019-11-29	0357	0435	0509	0538	1243	1949	2017	2052	2129
2019-11-30	0357	0434	0509	0538	1244	1950	2018	2053	2131

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

Planning ahead? Here is 2019:

Update: While I work out how to make this easily available, here’s a CSV file of Sydney Dawn, Sunrise, Transit, Sunset & Dusk time data for 2019. That’s all of 2019 and a bonus for January 2020.

24 September 20195 March 2020

October 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Call Sheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for October 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

AT = Astronomic Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 18° below the horizon. Light pollution prevents astronomy.
NT= Nautical Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 12° below the horizon. Horizon can normally be distinguished.
CT= Civil Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 6° below the horizon. Normally enough light to see without artificial light.
Transit = Time when Sun is highest in the sky.

	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set

2019-10-01	0409	0439	0508	0533	1145	1757	1822	1852	1921
2019-10-02	0407	0437	0507	0532	1145	1758	1823	1852	1922
2019-10-03	0406	0436	0505	0530	1145	1759	1824	1853	1923
2019-10-04	0404	0434	0504	0529	1144	1759	1825	1854	1924
2019-10-05	0403	0433	0502	0528	1144	1800	1825	1855	1925
2019-10-06	0501	0531	0601	0626	1244	1901	1926	1956	2026
2019-10-07	0500	0530	0600	0625	1243	1902	1927	1957	2027
2019-10-08	0458	0529	0558	0624	1243	1902	1928	1957	2028
2019-10-09	0457	0527	0557	0622	1243	1903	1928	1958	2029
2019-10-10	0455	0526	0556	0621	1242	1904	1929	1959	2030
2019-10-11	0454	0524	0554	0620	1242	1905	1930	2000	2031
2019-10-12	0452	0523	0553	0618	1242	1906	1931	2001	2032
2019-10-13	0451	0522	0552	0617	1242	1906	1932	2002	2033
2019-10-14	0449	0520	0550	0616	1241	1907	1933	2003	2034
2019-10-15	0448	0519	0549	0614	1241	1908	1933	2004	2035
2019-10-16	0446	0517	0548	0613	1241	1909	1934	2004	2036
2019-10-17	0445	0516	0546	0612	1241	1910	1935	2005	2037
2019-10-18	0443	0515	0545	0611	1241	1910	1936	2006	2038
2019-10-19	0442	0513	0544	0610	1240	1911	1937	2007	2039
2019-10-20	0441	0512	0543	0608	1240	1912	1938	2008	2040
2019-10-21	0439	0511	0541	0607	1240	1913	1939	2009	2041
2019-10-22	0438	0509	0540	0606	1240	1914	1940	2010	2042
2019-10-23	0436	0508	0539	0605	1240	1915	1940	2011	2043
2019-10-24	0435	0507	0538	0604	1240	1915	1941	2012	2044
2019-10-25	0433	0506	0537	0603	1239	1916	1942	2013	2045
2019-10-26	0432	0504	0535	0602	1239	1917	1943	2014	2047
2019-10-27	0431	0503	0534	0600	1239	1918	1944	2015	2048
2019-10-28	0429	0502	0533	0559	1239	1919	1945	2016	2049
2019-10-29	0428	0501	0532	0558	1239	1920	1946	2017	2050
2019-10-30	0427	0500	0531	0557	1239	1921	1947	2018	2051
2019-10-31	0425	0458	0530	0556	1239	1922	1948	2020	2053

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

25 August 201921 September 2019

September 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Call Sheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for September 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

AT = Astronomic Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 18° below the horizon. Light pollution prevents astronomy.
NT= Nautical Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 12° below the horizon. Horizon can normally be distinguished.
CT= Civil Twilight = Centre mass of Sun is 6° below the horizon. Normally enough light to see without artificial light.
Transit = Time when Sun is highest in the sky.

Date	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set
2019-09-01	04:51	05:20	05:49	06:14	11:55	17:37	18:02	18:31	19:00
2019-09-02	04:50	05:19	05:48	06:13	11:55	17:37	18:02	18:31	19:00
2019-09-03	04:49	05:18	05:47	06:12	11:55	17:38	18:03	18:32	19:01
2019-09-04	04:47	05:16	05:45	06:10	11:54	17:39	18:04	18:33	19:02
2019-09-05	04:46	05:15	05:44	06:09	11:54	17:39	18:04	18:33	19:02
2019-09-06	04:45	05:14	05:43	06:08	11:54	17:40	18:05	18:34	19:03
2019-09-07	04:43	05:12	05:41	06:06	11:53	17:41	18:06	18:35	19:04
2019-09-08	04:42	05:11	05:40	06:05	11:53	17:41	18:06	18:35	19:04
2019-09-09	04:41	05:10	05:39	06:04	11:53	17:42	18:07	18:36	19:05
2019-09-10	04:39	05:08	05:37	06:02	11:52	17:43	18:08	18:37	19:06
2019-09-11	04:38	05:07	05:36	06:01	11:52	17:43	18:08	18:37	19:06
2019-09-12	04:37	05:06	05:34	05:59	11:52	17:44	18:09	18:38	19:07
2019-09-13	04:35	05:04	05:33	05:58	11:51	17:45	18:10	18:39	19:08
2019-09-14	04:34	05:03	05:32	05:57	11:51	17:45	18:10	18:39	19:08
2019-09-15	04:32	05:01	05:30	05:55	11:51	17:46	18:11	18:40	19:09
2019-09-16	04:31	05:00	05:29	05:54	11:50	17:47	18:12	18:41	19:10
2019-09-17	04:29	04:59	05:28	05:52	11:50	17:48	18:12	18:41	19:11
2019-09-18	04:28	04:57	05:26	05:51	11:50	17:48	18:13	18:42	19:11
2019-09-19	04:27	04:56	05:25	05:50	11:49	17:49	18:14	18:43	19:12
2019-09-20	04:25	04:54	05:23	05:48	11:49	17:50	18:14	18:43	19:13
2019-09-21	04:24	04:53	05:22	05:47	11:49	17:50	18:15	18:44	19:13
2019-09-22	04:22	04:52	05:21	05:45	11:48	17:51	18:16	18:45	19:14
2019-09-23	04:21	04:50	05:19	05:44	11:48	17:52	18:17	18:46	19:15
2019-09-24	04:19	04:49	05:18	05:43	11:48	17:52	18:17	18:46	19:16
2019-09-25	04:18	04:47	05:16	05:41	11:47	17:53	18:18	18:47	19:17
2019-09-26	04:16	04:46	05:15	05:40	11:47	17:54	18:19	18:48	19:17
2019-09-27	04:15	04:44	05:14	05:39	11:46	17:54	18:19	18:49	19:18
2019-09-28	04:13	04:43	05:12	05:37	11:46	17:55	18:20	18:49	19:19
2019-09-29	04:12	04:41	05:11	05:36	11:46	17:56	18:21	18:50	19:20
2019-09-30	04:10	04:40	05:09	05:34	11:45	17:57	18:22	18:51	19:21

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

24 July 20199 February 2020

August 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Callsheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for August 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

Date	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set
2019-08-01	05:22	05:52	06:22	06:48	12:02	17:15	17:42	18:12	18:41
2019-08-02	05:21	05:51	06:21	06:47	12:02	17:16	17:42	18:12	18:42
2019-08-03	05:21	05:50	06:20	06:46	12:01	17:17	17:43	18:13	18:42
2019-08-04	05:20	05:49	06:19	06:46	12:01	17:17	17:44	18:13	18:43
2019-08-05	05:19	05:49	06:18	06:45	12:01	17:18	17:44	18:14	18:44
2019-08-06	05:18	05:48	06:18	06:44	12:01	17:19	17:45	18:15	18:44
2019-08-07	05:18	05:47	06:17	06:43	12:01	17:19	17:46	18:15	18:45
2019-08-08	05:17	05:46	06:16	06:42	12:01	17:20	17:46	18:16	18:45
2019-08-09	05:16	05:45	06:15	06:41	12:01	17:21	17:47	18:17	18:46
2019-08-10	05:15	05:44	06:14	06:40	12:01	17:22	17:47	18:17	18:46
2019-08-11	05:14	05:43	06:13	06:39	12:01	17:22	17:48	18:18	18:47
2019-08-12	05:13	05:42	06:12	06:38	12:00	17:23	17:49	18:18	18:48
2019-08-13	05:12	05:41	06:11	06:37	12:00	17:24	17:49	18:19	18:48
2019-08-14	05:11	05:40	06:10	06:36	12:00	17:24	17:50	18:20	18:49
2019-08-15	05:10	05:39	06:09	06:35	12:00	17:25	17:51	18:20	18:49
2019-08-16	05:09	05:38	06:08	06:34	12:00	17:26	17:51	18:21	18:50
2019-08-17	05:08	05:37	06:07	06:32	11:59	17:26	17:52	18:21	18:51
2019-08-18	05:07	05:36	06:06	06:31	11:59	17:27	17:53	18:22	18:51
2019-08-19	05:06	05:35	06:05	06:30	11:59	17:28	17:53	18:23	18:52
2019-08-20	05:05	05:34	06:04	06:29	11:59	17:28	17:54	18:23	18:52
2019-08-21	05:04	05:33	06:02	06:28	11:59	17:29	17:55	18:24	18:53
2019-08-22	05:03	05:32	06:01	06:27	11:58	17:30	17:55	18:25	18:54
2019-08-23	05:02	05:31	06:00	06:26	11:58	17:31	17:56	18:25	18:54
2019-08-24	05:01	05:30	05:59	06:24	11:58	17:31	17:57	18:26	18:55
2019-08-25	05:00	05:29	05:58	06:23	11:58	17:32	17:57	18:26	18:55
2019-08-26	04:58	05:27	05:57	06:22	11:57	17:33	17:58	18:27	18:56
2019-08-27	04:57	05:26	05:55	06:21	11:57	17:33	17:59	18:28	18:57
2019-08-28	04:56	05:25	05:54	06:19	11:57	17:34	17:59	18:28	18:57
2019-08-29	04:55	05:24	05:53	06:18	11:56	17:35	18:00	18:29	18:58
2019-08-30	04:54	05:23	05:52	06:17	11:56	17:35	18:01	18:30	18:58
2019-08-31	04:52	05:21	05:50	06:16	11:56	17:36	18:01	18:30	18:59

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

28 June 201913 September 2024

Industrial Awards and Agreements in NSW

Industrial Awards and Agreements cover motion picture production in NSW and Australia. They include

Actor’s Feature Film Collective Agreement (AFFCA) 2012
Motion Picture Production Agreement (MPPA) 2010 ^
Broadcasting, Recorded Entertainment and Cinemas Award 2010 *
2018 In-Principle Offshore Agreement **

Motion picture production covers not only film, television and television commercial production, but also web streaming shows, and even “indie” features.

Deferral contracts are illegal under NSW and Australian Employment law. If you are employed to work on a motion picture, in all likelihood you are an employee. Employees in Australia must be paid. Any producer who tries to contract out of employment law is making themselves liable for claims down the road.

There may be a legal way to make a feature film without employing the cast and crew but I’m not going to publicly speculate about it here. Get in touch if you have an absolutely brilliant idea that can only be made this way and we’ll discuss it.

^ Technically there are two published versions of the Pay Rates under MPPA, one put out by MEAA that won’t get you in legal hot water, and one published by SPA which may get you a date with the Fair Work Ombudsman. Note that there is no agreement between MEAA and SPA on this agreement since it expired in 2013.

* I have never met a professional crew-member who works under the BRECA.

** In-principle agreement between MEAA and the six major studios (Paramount, Sony, Fox, Universal, Disney and Warner Bros). NB: Disney now owns Fox.

28 June 20199 February 2020

July 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Callsheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for July 2019 below.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

Date	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set
2019-07-01	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:59	16:57	17:25	17:56	18:26
2019-07-02	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:59	16:57	17:25	17:56	18:26
2019-07-03	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:59	16:58	17:25	17:56	18:27
2019-07-04	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	12:00	16:58	17:26	17:57	18:27
2019-07-05	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	12:00	16:59	17:26	17:57	18:28
2019-07-06	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	12:00	16:59	17:27	17:58	18:28
2019-07-07	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	12:00	17:00	17:27	17:58	18:28
2019-07-08	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:00	12:00	17:00	17:28	17:59	18:29
2019-07-09	05:31	06:02	06:33	07:00	12:00	17:01	17:28	17:59	18:29
2019-07-10	05:31	06:02	06:32	07:00	12:01	17:01	17:29	18:00	18:30
2019-07-11	05:31	06:01	06:32	07:00	12:01	17:02	17:29	18:00	18:30
2019-07-12	05:31	06:01	06:32	06:59	12:01	17:02	17:30	18:00	18:31
2019-07-13	05:31	06:01	06:32	06:59	12:01	17:03	17:30	18:01	18:31
2019-07-14	05:30	06:01	06:31	06:59	12:01	17:03	17:31	18:01	18:32
2019-07-15	05:30	06:00	06:31	06:58	12:01	17:04	17:31	18:02	18:32
2019-07-16	05:30	06:00	06:31	06:58	12:01	17:05	17:32	18:03	18:33
2019-07-17	05:30	06:00	06:30	06:57	12:01	17:05	17:32	18:03	18:33
2019-07-18	05:29	05:59	06:30	06:57	12:01	17:06	17:33	18:04	18:34
2019-07-19	05:29	05:59	06:29	06:57	12:02	17:06	17:34	18:04	18:34
2019-07-20	05:28	05:58	06:29	06:56	12:02	17:07	17:34	18:05	18:35
2019-07-21	05:28	05:58	06:29	06:55	12:02	17:08	17:35	18:05	18:35
2019-07-22	05:28	05:58	06:28	06:55	12:02	17:08	17:35	18:06	18:36
2019-07-23	05:27	05:57	06:27	06:54	12:02	17:09	17:36	18:06	18:36
2019-07-24	05:27	05:57	06:27	06:54	12:02	17:10	17:37	18:07	18:37
2019-07-25	05:26	05:56	06:26	06:53	12:02	17:10	17:37	18:08	18:37
2019-07-26	05:26	05:55	06:26	06:52	12:02	17:11	17:38	18:08	18:38
2019-07-27	05:25	05:55	06:25	06:52	12:02	17:12	17:38	18:09	18:38
2019-07-28	05:25	05:54	06:24	06:51	12:02	17:12	17:39	18:09	18:39
2019-07-29	05:24	05:54	06:24	06:50	12:02	17:13	17:40	18:10	18:40
2019-07-30	05:23	05:53	06:23	06:50	12:02	17:14	17:40	18:10	18:40
2019-07-31	05:23	05:52	06:22	06:49	12:02	17:15	17:41	18:11	18:41

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

28 May 201928 June 2019

June 2019 Sydney Sunrise & Sunset Times for Callsheets

Call sheets often list First Light/Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk/Last Light times.

Best practice is to calculate them for your shooting location. I’ve provided Sydney for June 2019.

SYDNEY Lat=-33°52’00” Long=+151°12’00”
TIMES OF SUNRISE AND SUNSET (for ideal horizon & meteorological conditions)

Date	AT rise	NT rise	CT rise	Sunrise	Transit	Sunset	CT set	NT set	AT set
2019-06-01	05:23	05:53	06:24	06:51	11:53	16:55	17:22	17:53	18:23
2019-06-02	05:24	05:54	06:25	06:52	11:53	16:54	17:22	17:53	18:23
2019-06-03	05:24	05:54	06:25	06:53	11:53	16:54	17:21	17:52	18:23
2019-06-04	05:24	05:55	06:26	06:53	11:53	16:54	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-05	05:25	05:55	06:26	06:54	11:54	16:54	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-06	05:25	05:56	06:27	06:54	11:54	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-07	05:26	05:56	06:27	06:55	11:54	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-08	05:26	05:57	06:28	06:55	11:54	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-09	05:27	05:57	06:28	06:56	11:54	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-10	05:27	05:57	06:29	06:56	11:55	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-11	05:27	05:58	06:29	06:57	11:55	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-12	05:28	05:58	06:29	06:57	11:55	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-13	05:28	05:59	06:30	06:57	11:55	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-14	05:29	05:59	06:30	06:58	11:55	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-15	05:29	05:59	06:31	06:58	11:56	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-16	05:29	06:00	06:31	06:59	11:56	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:22
2019-06-17	05:29	06:00	06:31	06:59	11:56	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:23
2019-06-18	05:30	06:00	06:31	06:59	11:56	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:23
2019-06-19	05:30	06:01	06:32	06:59	11:56	16:53	17:21	17:52	18:23
2019-06-20	05:30	06:01	06:32	07:00	11:57	16:54	17:21	17:53	18:23
2019-06-21	05:31	06:01	06:32	07:00	11:57	16:54	17:22	17:53	18:23
2019-06-22	05:31	06:01	06:32	07:00	11:57	16:54	17:22	17:53	18:23
2019-06-23	05:31	06:01	06:33	07:00	11:57	16:54	17:22	17:53	18:24
2019-06-24	05:31	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:58	16:55	17:22	17:53	18:24
2019-06-25	05:31	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:58	16:55	17:22	17:54	18:24
2019-06-26	05:31	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:58	16:55	17:23	17:54	18:24
2019-06-27	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:58	16:55	17:23	17:54	18:25
2019-06-28	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:58	16:56	17:23	17:55	18:25
2019-06-29	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:59	16:56	17:24	17:55	18:25
2019-06-30	05:32	06:02	06:33	07:01	11:59	16:56	17:24	17:55	18:26

Computed using National Mapping Division’s sunrisenset program, version 2.2
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Licence.

17 January 201823 September 2024

Screen Australia A-Z Budget templates

Update 23 Sep 2024. I’ve fixed the issue and can again share a template. But there are still issues with importing your budget into Xero. Comment below and I’ll email to set up a no obligation chat to understand your needs (and get an idea about indie production in Australia).

Screen Australia provides a standard spreadsheet template for all their funding applications. This is known as the A-Z Budget and is a long-standing standard in Australian Film & TV production. It is an essential tool if you are going to apply for the Producer Offset. The current A-Z Feature Budget is version 7.7.

WARNING: ScreenAustralia change the template without updating the version number. In the Budget tab, text TOTAL BUDGET used to be in cell B1558 now it’s B1560.

Once there is more than one bookkeeper or payroll master the accounts must be kept in a proper system. If you want to import that A-Z Budget chart of accounts into any professional accounts system you are in for hours or days of manual manipulation and pain.

I’ve gone through this too many times so I’ve made a csv file that has account codes and budget categories to match v7.7. This should allow you to set up an A-Z Budget chart of accounts in MYOB, Xero, QuickBooks and other accounting packages. Just ask in the comments and I’ll ~~email it to you, remember to tell me what accounting package you are setting up~~. Sorry I need to talk to you now to make sure it will work.

STOP PRESS: Xero has a 999-line limit on the import, so you can’t import it the whole Chart of Accounts. ~~I’m working on a fix~~. I’ve fixed it.

There is a version of the A-Z Budget in Movie Magic Budgeting 7 but it is hopelessly broken and out of date. ~~I have created a working file for MM Budgeting 7 for my clients.~~ Sorry it’s also broken now and I can’t fix it as I no longer have MMB7 to play with. Let me know if you have a license I can use to fix it.

Specific criticisms of theA-Z Budget Spreadsheet follow. Scroll down to the comments if you want to skip the painful details.

The A-Z Budget spreadsheet has a terrible User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX). That is not the end of the world as, once you get used to it, you can navigate around the ugly beast. Did I mention the Budget tab defaults to ~~1558~~ 1560 lines before dealing with 14 separate detail tabs?

This spreadsheet has grown over the years with many owners and target uses. Therefore it is absolutely Byzantine in structure and layout. Budget categories are coded A to Z (hence the name) with some having logical structure e.g. C.1-C.24 under C. PRODUCTION UNIT FEES & SALARIES.

But C.16 VISUAL EFFECTS & ANIMATION does not have the word “Crew” that most of the departments have. That’s the sort of sloppiness that creeps into legacy systems when they get updated. When the A-Z Budget was developed there was no Visual Effects Crew only practical special effects.

Worse is U IMAGE POST-PRODUCTION whose subcategories go from a. to n. with no reference to the U parent, it just suddenly jumps from U on row 1285 to a. on row 1289 all the way to n. on row 1375. It’s easy to get lost. The same thing happens again at V SOUND – POST PRODUCTION, suddenly we have a. to e. disconnected from the parent account.

How about Above-The-Line E(a) PRINCIPAL CAST with subcategories E(a)1 OFFSHORE CAST – Non-resident and E(a)2 AUSTRALIAN CAST – Australian residents. At least you know there is an E category with subcategory (a) and then 2 sub-subcategories.

Below-The-Line we start with C. and D. before returning to E(b) CAST & CASTING made up of subcategories E(b)1 CASTING FEES & EXPENSES to E(b)6 EXTRAS. Why is it E(b)1 when elsewhere it is C.1 or F.2 or U.2 or L. or R. or n. or any other arbitrary format structure?

This is why you can’t just import the unmodified A-Z Budget. Not rational accounting system understands the accounting levels Screen Australia has created for us.

There’s a whole different post coming on accounting for QAPE (Qualifying Australian Production Expenditure) which you require if you will apply for the Producer Offset.