Rhonda Small (5 November 1925 â€" 21 January 2014) was an Australian
filmmaker who worked at the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit, first
as an editor then later as a director, between 1958 and 1967.Born in
Melbourne, Australia, Small moved to the United Kingdom in 1967, where
she continued to edit and direct films on a freelance basis for
companies including Anvil Film and Recording Companies.Small was a
fourth-generation Australian, descended from a ship's doctor on her
father's side and a Presbyterian minister from Perthshire on her
mother's. Small trained as a physiotherapist in Sydney. In 1955 she
joined the family business (The Herbert Small Photographic Supply
Stores) which was a retail chain selling AGFA film and cameras with
outlets across Australia.After several years developing skills in
still photography and production techniques, Small spent time at a
small advertising firm in Melbourne owned by the Herbert Small Group,
where she was taught to edit moving pictures by John Dixon. She was
also sent to Germany to learn about the Agfa colour process.
filmmaker who worked at the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit, first
as an editor then later as a director, between 1958 and 1967.Born in
Melbourne, Australia, Small moved to the United Kingdom in 1967, where
she continued to edit and direct films on a freelance basis for
companies including Anvil Film and Recording Companies.Small was a
fourth-generation Australian, descended from a ship's doctor on her
father's side and a Presbyterian minister from Perthshire on her
mother's. Small trained as a physiotherapist in Sydney. In 1955 she
joined the family business (The Herbert Small Photographic Supply
Stores) which was a retail chain selling AGFA film and cameras with
outlets across Australia.After several years developing skills in
still photography and production techniques, Small spent time at a
small advertising firm in Melbourne owned by the Herbert Small Group,
where she was taught to edit moving pictures by John Dixon. She was
also sent to Germany to learn about the Agfa colour process.
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