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Metro Apps Lab Seminar
Metro Screen presents a one-day seminar investigating the future of mobile apps with industry experts on Thursday 5 July, 2012 in Surry Hills. Speakers include:
• Oliver Weidlich, Co-Founder, Mobile Experiences
• Tim Parsons, CTO, Quickflix
• Paul Buchanan, Head of Mobile Business, PayPal Australia
• Manuela Davidson, Mobile Executive Producer, ABC
• Michela Ledwidge, Director, Modfilms
• Simon Goodrich, Portable Content
• Justin Baird, Group Innovation Director, Jumptank (Aegis Media Asia Pacific)
The program will cover the start-up phase, the app store, consumer experience, marketing and discovery as well as pricing and launch strategies.
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Featured Items
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Jumpstart Funding
Jump Start production grants offer $45,000 worth of equipment and facilities annually with three application rounds – the next round is due 2 July. Successful applicants can access Metro Screen’s high quality equipment, studio and post production facilities to offset their production budget.
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Dendy Awards Finalists Q&A
Metro Screen presents a panel discussion featuring the diverse group of Dendy Awards finalists, who will share their experiences and discuss current trends in the short-film industry as part of the Sydney Film Festival’s talks program Sunday 17 June.
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Cert IV Early Bird
If you’re thinking about joining the 80% of graduates who walked into film and TV jobs this year after completing the Certificate IV in Screen and Media studies.
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Video Game Design
If you would like to get paid to play video games all day, why don’t you put down the controls and click on the enrolment button for the brand new Video Game Design course starting in June. Places are strictly limited so finish the stage you’re on, hit save and get enrolling.
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LEARN
Start your career or brush up on your skills at one of the part-time short courses enrolling now at Metro Screen – book today and get a free Screen Hub membership. Short courses available online now in Video Game Design, Multiplatform, Webisodes, iPhone Apps,
Screenwriting, Camera and Lighting, Producing, Post-Production, Directing,
Sustainable Screen Production, Cultural Awareness and School Holiday programs for kids including Filmmaking and Video Game Design for Kids.
Starting Soon…
Cultural Awareness 25 May
Debra Hocking, a descendant of the Mouheneener people and a survivor of the Stolen Generation, takes students on a journey through her personal experiences to inform a discussion on cultural awareness. Through a series of exercises and hypothetical scenarios the course is designed to make you more informed, understanding and culturally aware.
Camera Essentials 2 June
Camera Essentials is the perfect introduction to camera operating and cinematography techniques. In this hands-on practical course, participants learn High Definition camera operating and lighting skills. Topics covered include framing, exposure, white balance as well as handling techniques, lighting set-up and layout and an overview of shooting formats.
Final Cut Pro Fundamentals 3 – 17 June
Participants learn the fundamentals of editing techniques using Final Cut Pro 7, one of the world’s most popular and widely used professional editing software. Topics covered include basic set-up, preferences, capturing video and audio, editing and cutting techniques, audio editing, finishing, and exporting video.
Multiplatform Techniques 12 June – 17 July
Multiplatform content is a rapidly growing and increasingly important storytelling medium. The demand for quality content on mobile devices is at an all time high and shows no signs of slowing. This course will teach you the basics of this exciting and creative new way of storytelling in an increasingly digital age, this includes: what is multiplatform (or transmedia)?; pitching your project; business models; marketing and funding opportunities.
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Hire
Congratulations to Andrew Langcake who won the $1000 Production Hire prize in the recent survey competition. We hope you make a great film with the equipment, studio and post production facilities.
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Latest From The Forum
JOBS
Experienced Editor Needed for Comic Genre Short
I'm in search of a talented and enthusiastic editor to bring my gritty comic book genre short film to life. The film was shot on the RED epic and has been through a rough cut. Looking to make some magic with this edit and collaborate with a creative editor.
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EVENTS
Popcorn Taxi Present Dum Maaro Dum
Set in the corrupt underworld of the Indian seaside paradise of Goa, Dum Maaro Dum tells the epic tale of the hunt for the mysterious Michael Barbosa, the key man in the drug trade run by kingpin Lorsa ‘Biscuit’ Biscuita, keeping the Russians, Israelis, Nigerians, Brits and Goans in line.
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Metro Screen Apps Lab Tickets to Win
Metro Screen presents a one-day seminar investigating the future of mobile apps with industry experts on Thursday 5 July, 2012 in Surry Hills. This seminar will show you how to develop an effective strategy for your mobile app and clearly outline what you’ll need to give it the best chance of success.
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Kino Returns
Sydney's monthly 'open-mic' night for filmmakers is back on Monday 21 May, screening a brand new, unseen selection of five-minute short films by creative Sydneysiders. $15 at the door gets you 15 world-premiere short films, free drinks, free pizza and live entertainment - or you can secure free entry by screening a film. There are limited screening spots left - just email kino@kinosydney.com to secure a spot and check the website for the six simple rules.
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GIVEAWAYS
Karen O in Stop the Virgens
'The hottest ticket in Town' - The Independent
From the front woman of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, seven years in the making, and featuring over fifty artists onstage, Karen O’s Stop the Virgens is Vivid LIVE’s most ambitious undertaking yet. Created alongside legendary designer, KK Barrett [Where The Wild Things Are], and Pulitzer Prize winner Adam Rapp, Stop the Virgens features members and collaborators of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Squeak E. Clean, The Greenhornes, The Raconteurs, and the Beastie Boys. Five performances and Sydney exclusive only from 30th May to 3rd June 2012!
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Metro Screen Apps Lab Tickets to Win
Metro Screen presents a one-day seminar investigating the future of mobile apps with industry experts on Thursday 5 July, 2012 in Surry Hills. This seminar will show you how to develop an effective strategy for your mobile app and clearly outline what you’ll need to give it the best chance of success.
More info >
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CONGRATULATIONS
Liv at Palm Springs
Liv is having its World Premiere at Palm Springs International ShortFest in June. Metro Screen Alumni Pauline Findlay and Tracey Savage developed the idea of Red Dot which became Liv and gained a Metro Screen Network Production grant in 2009.
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