Sound Engineering

Diploma of Music Industry
Bachelor of Audio Production
Learn sound engineering, music production and audio post-production in state-of-the-art recording studios with our internationally recognised & government accredited certificate, diploma & degree programs...

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Filmmaking

Diploma of Screen (Filmmaking)
Bachelor of Film Production
From certificate to degree, these filmmaking courses provide students with a thorough education in all aspects of digital video production and are designed to train the future professionals of the industry...

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Current Position
Web TV Director

Course Completed:
Filmmaking Diploma - October 2004

Testimonial:
SAE Byron Bay is a great school where I learned a lot!

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SAE Sponsors International Conference

An International Conference
Byron Bay Community and Cultural Centre
Byron Bay, NSW, Australia
1st - 4th July 2008

This international conference is for everyone who cares passionately about human rights and peace, and who wish to activate/re-activate human rights and peace and their importance in the twenty-first century.

The conference will provide a crucial and critical learning space for activating human rights and peace in relation to the fields of law, justice, culture, humanities, education, politics, spirituality and health.

A major focus of the conference is to invite participants to exchange ideas and experiences about human rights, questions of peace and their implications across these fields. The conference is interdisciplinary as well as activist in approach.

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New Green Screen Film Studio

SAE Byron Bay has recently added a complete sound stage for the teaching of digital special effects and traditional film production.

Located in the Byron arts and industrial estate, the external film studio boasts a large, coved chroma color green cyc for digital matte compositing effects, as well as a newly constructed interior film set. The large green screen can accommodate full “head to toe” and group shots.

The traditional film set, comprising of a spacious lounge room and kitchen, is built to film industry standards and exposes students to a professional working environment. Fully furnished and complete with extensive set dressing, the sets function as a “turn key” installation. Students can easily learn how to break down a shooting script, how to block and rehearse talent and camera movements. Advanced lighting techniques and strategies can be more effectively demonstrated. Proper film industry protocols and practices are taught to SAE students in this real world professional environment.

By providing both a special effects stage as well as an interior sound stage SAE provides students the flexibility and support to explore and push the limits of current digital production techniques

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Scholarship diary

My name is Oana and I'm currently in the process of completing my Bachelor of Film Production here at SAE Byron Bay. I'm from Romania, where I had previously studied film, but nothing from back home compares to my Australian experience at SAE.

The first year was a tremendous accomplishment for me, having learned film and post-production techniques I have never even dared think about before. My studies went well and I really enjoyed my assignments while my confidence to use the film equipment and studios grew. However, my biggest accomplishment so far was being awarded the “exceptional student scholarship” for the second year of my course.

I like the fact that SAE guides us through our program, but gives us the opportunity to personalise our assignments. SAE also encourages us to work in teams and experience everyday hiccups that will train us for further crew work in high-end productions. I also enjoy the multi-cultural environment here at SAE Byron Bay, which creates fresh energy and inspiration, and gives us the opportunity to graduate with an international network, that would normally take years to build up.

A great example of this is the TV pilot assignment I'm directing right now; where our crew is made up of two Romanians, a Lebanese/Australian, a Swiss, a Brazilian and a Canadian. The assignment is a lot of fun and we've almost completed the shooting process, but what I loved the most was organizing and scheduling everything needed for the production. I've learned how to make professional schedules, organize budgets, castings and coordinate the team in a direction that will hopefully have good results.

I'm really enjoying SAE for the rhythm and pace of its course. And I'm positive that after two years of study, I will have learned enough to work and be involved in all the stages of film production.

SAE is definitely a great institution for study, with staff that are always willing to help and assist in any matters, and I would definitely recommend it to other people that want to study Film and Audio.

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New and improved Bachelor courses at SAE Byron Bay!

For over 30 years, SAE has helped many students fast track their career in the creative media and entertainment industry. Key factor in this has been SAE's ongoing commitment to provide its students with the latest knowledge and technology relevant to our courses offered.

Over the last few years, the successful Bachelor of Digital Media (BDM) has done exactly that for our students, but as the entertainment industry continuously evolves and improves itself, so does SAE to stay on the cutting edge of technology and education.

Therefore, SAE Byron Bay is proud to inform you of the implementation of our new and improved Bachelor courses; the Bachelor of Audio Production (BAP) and the Bachelor of Film Production (BFP), replacing the current Bachelor course (BDM), for all new students commencing in July 2008.

To support the new Bachelor courses, SAE Byron Bay has invested time and money to upgrade the already expansive facilities to suit the new curriculum and to ensure our students stay ahead of the competition when entering the job market.

In keeping with SAE tradition, the new Bachelor courses focus on the needs of the students and are designed with the involvement of leading industry experts and educational academics to ensure they are both highly effective and practical. The degrees are offered in an accelerated, full-time mode over 2 years or over a 1 year period for the individual nested diplomas (Diploma of Audio Production / Diploma of Film Production), both receive worldwide industry & government recognition and are delivered at our state-of-the-art campus, complete with on and off-site accommodation.

FEE-HELP to get faster qualification FEE-HELP is now available for Australian Citizens at SAE Byron Bay, making it even more attractive to study one of the new and exciting bachelor courses with the support of this government loan. Our accelerated and accredited Bachelor degrees run for 2 years to get your career started sooner, and with three intakes throughout the year, there is never a long wait to get started with a recognized SAE qualification.

For further information visit our website(www.saebyronbay.com) or talk with one of our Admissions coordinators by calling: 1800 723 338 (Australia Wide) or +61 2 6639 6000 (International).

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