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The West Australian Screen Academy runs a one-year program specialising in digital production for the screen. It works in close collaboration with the renowned Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) Acting, Production & Design and Music Composition programs.

History

The WA Screen Academy was founded at Edith Cowan University in 2005. It addressed the growing need for skilled and creative practitioners in the realm of television and related 'small screen' applications.[1] The WA Screen Academy quickly developed a creative partnership with WAAPA, utilising and showcasing the skills of their Acting, Music Composition and Production Design skills.[2]

Courses offered

The WA Screen Academy offers two awards: a Bachelor of Communications Conversion for applicants with an Advanced Diploma or equivalent (for International students) and a Master of Professional Communications for applicants with a previous undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline, or five years industry experience.[3]

Approximately 30 students are admitted each year on the basis of a showreel/portfolio, cv, personal statement and interview. The areas of specialisation include producing/production management, directing, scriptwriting, cinematography, editing/post-production and sound recording and mixing. Applicants can nominate one area of specialisation or a combination of one major area and up to two secondary ones.

Student achievements

  • 2010: The doco Painful Bliss is selected for the Bondi Short Film Festival[4]
  • 2010: Short film Stuffed wins ATOM Award for Best Tertiary Short Fiction[5]
  • 2010: Ten films and docos selected for the Dungog Film Festival[6]
  • 2010: Academy Director John Rapsey wins WA Screen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry[7]
  • 2010: Graduate Mike Hoath wins WA Young Filmmaker of the Year[8]
  • 2010: Graduate Magda Wozniak wins WA Screen Award for Best Screenplay[9]
  • 2009: The short The Bucks' Party and the documentary The Bubbleologist selected for the Bondi Short Film Festival
  • 2008: Graduate Paul Komadina directs feature film Director's Cut[10]
  • 2007: The short Postcard Vernosti receives Honours at California's ActionCut Festival[11]
  • 2007: The short Postcard Vernosti receives Merit Award at Australian Shorts Festival[12]

References

  1. ^ "New Wa Screen Academy Launched". ScreenWest. 2004-11-23. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  2. ^ Victoria Laurie (2010-06-07). "All cacophonous on the Western front". The Australian. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  3. ^ "WA Screen Academy". Wascreenacademy.ecu.edu.au. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  4. ^ "Film and Television Institute : News and Articles". Fti.asn.au. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  5. ^ "ATOM Award winners". ScreenWest. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  6. ^ "Big Dugong show for WA - The West Australian". Au.news.yahoo.com. 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  7. ^ "News". WA Screen Awards. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  8. ^ "News". WA Screen Awards. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  9. ^ "News". WA Screen Awards. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  10. ^ "WA Screen Academy graduates win major grants - Inside Film: Film and Television Industry News and Issues for Australian Content Creators". If.com.au. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  11. ^ "Action/Cut Short Film Competition - 2007 Finalists & Semi-Finalists". Actioncut.com. 2007-08-15. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  12. ^ "Past Winners". Shorts Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
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