The creative talent of Film and TV students from the Northern Sydney Institute’s St Leonards Campus was brought to life at a special graduate screening on Tuesday 10 December.
The audience was treated to 39 short films produced by Certificate IV and diploma students.
“The screening night is the culmination of the year’s work and the only chance for some of our graduates to show their family and friends what they have been doing,” said Margaret Purcell, Head Teacher, Film and Television.
The films were all shot within class time using equipment provided by the Institute. Students worked on each other’s projects, rotating through crew roles and gaining skills in a variety of areas.
The completed projects varied from commercials to dramas and documentary pieces to music videos and animations. The subject matter was just as diverse and included martial arts, dementia, rescue dogs and road safety.
“It’s an exciting experience for our students to see their hard work finished on the big screen and have an audience react to it,” Ms Purcell said.
“It is also an opportunity to showcase their talents to industry representatives who attend and meet with the students after the screening. Many have received job offers as a result of our screenings,” she said.
While some graduates have enrolled for further study at the Institute, many are already employed in the industry.
“From this year's screening, four students were offered interviews with Channel 9,” said Derek Pola, Faculty Director, Information Technology, Media and Business.
“As a leading provider of vocational training, with the largest broadcast quality film and TV training studios in TAFE NSW, our Film and TV graduates are highly sought after by employers including the major commercial networks, FoxSport, SkyNews and Foxtel.”
“We are proud of our students and their achievements, and of our high calibre teaching staff in the Media Faculty,” he said.
Enrolments are now open for 2014. For more information on media courses at the Northern Sydney Institute, call 131 674 or visit www.nsi.edu.au