WA Screen Academy
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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.
in 2005. It addressed the growing need for skilled and creative practitioners in the realm of television and related 'small screen' applications. 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.
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.
History
The WA Screen Academy was founded at Edith Cowan UniversityEdith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University is located in Perth, Western Australia. It was named after the first woman to be elected to an Australian Parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Australian university named after a woman....
in 2005. It addressed the growing need for skilled and creative practitioners in the realm of television and related 'small screen' applications. 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.
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.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: Graduate Sam Barrett directs feature film Esoterica
- 2010: The doco Painful Bliss is selected for the Bondi Short Film Festival
- 2010: Short film Stuffed wins ATOM Award for Best Tertiary Short Fiction
- 2010: Ten films and docos selected for the Dungog Film Festival
- 2010: Academy Director John Rapsey wins WA Screen Award for Outstanding Contribution to Industry
- 2010: Graduate Mike Hoath wins WA Young Filmmaker of the Year
- 2010: Graduate Magda Wozniak wins WA Screen Award for Best Screenplay
- 2009: The short The Bucks' Party and the documentary The Bubbleologist selected for the Bondi Short Film Festival
- 2008: Graduate Sam Barrett directs feature film No Through Road
- 2008: Graduate Paul Komadina directs feature film Director's Cut
- 2007: The short Postcard Vernosti receives Honours at California's ActionCut Festival
- 2007: The short Postcard Vernosti receives Merit Award at Australian Shorts Festival