MAPS Film School

MAPS Film School
Location
Mitchell Park, South Australia
Information
Type Public school (government funded)
Established 1983
Principal Peter Thurmer
Faculty 3
Enrolment 30 Diploma, 15 Advanced Diploma
Campus type Suburban Adult
Website www.maps.sa.edu.au

The Media Arts Production Skills (MAPS) film school is a media production school established in 1983 by then Vermont High School principal Richie Walsh. It is located within Hamilton College, a public secondary school. It offers training in all areas of film production. There are currently three faculty members teaching around 30 diploma students, and 15 advanced diploma students.

Areas of study at the school consist of cinematography, directing, producing, editing, screenwriting, production and post-production audio, photography, visual effects, film theory and digital media.

The school favours the production of short, commercially viable films over academic theory.[1] Pedagogy centres on text creation. Assessment areas include creativity and problem solving. Alumni graduate with show reels exhibiting their work as editors, audio artists, production managers, and camera operators. Students must complete 12 days of work experience or internship during each course.

Both the Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses consists of a series of lectures, discussions, and appearances by entertainment industry guests.

MAPS celebrated its 30th anniversary on 4 February 2013.[2]

Professional programs

The School also offers non-degree courses after school operating hours. The MAPS Master Class short course in visual effects specialises in compositing and rotoscoping using Nuke digital compositing software.[3] It is conducted by Rising Sun Pictures' Daniel Thompson, visual effects lighter on Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Green Lantern.[4] In 2012, the film school initiated the MAPS course in audio engineering conducted by James Currie, sound recordist on Red Dog and Ten Canoes.[5][6]

Facilities

The school consists of a dedicated building for Diploma students and the Film School proper for Advanced Diploma. The school is outfitted with non-linear video editing facilities, 4K cameras and monitors and audio engineering studios equipped with industry standard software. The Advanced Diploma building contains a professional theatrical stage and lighting system.

Faculty

The principal teacher is Peter Thurmer, an established Adelaide stills photographer and Blues-Jazz musician. Assisting him is former Theatre Arts academic, Leigh Sutton, feature film director Ashlee Page[7] and actress and acting coach Genevieve Mooy.[8] A range of specialist part timers from the film and television industries, including Andrew Bayfield and Quentin Eyres (audio), Pete Hall (camera and lighting), Sam Davey (editing) and Michael Hill (directing), contribute to teaching the craft technical areas. Adelaide based media specialists Ernie Clarke (cinematography), Lyn Pike (crewing) and Teresa Crea (performance), sit on the school's advisory panel. Shoots and production companies in the Adelaide, Mt Gambier, Riverland and Port Lincoln region are populated with graduates of the school.

Awards and recognition

52 Tuesdays produced by Bryan Mason won the Crystal Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival and the Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.[9]

Ashlee Page was honoured at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, as a recipient of the Mahindra Global Filmmaking (MGF) Award.[10]

Daniel Soekov won the Gold at the ACS awards 2013 for his news story ‘Christmas Island Detention’.[10]

At the SASA Awards held at Mercury Cinema, the following MAPS Film School student and alumni films were nominated.[1]

2013[10]

2012

A Dance in the Garden Reminds Me by Gemma Salomon received the SASA award in the 2012 Best Non-Narrative Film category.[11]

2013

[12]

MAPS alumni Sandra Cook's The Ride won the 2013 SASA Best Feature Award and Daniel Vink won for his work on The Martyr.[13]

In June 2013 New Shoes by student Nima Raoofi surpassed the two million view count on YouTube,[14] garnering media attention[15]

Alumni

References

  1. 1 2 http://mrc.freerangeclients.com/assets/dc5d81b71f0e17bec6fc41fd4986b28ac7c3961c/sasa_2012_press_release_final.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.maps.sa.edu.au/
  3. ↑ http://www.rsp.com.au/news.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2277739/
  5. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803061/
  6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466399/
  7. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/confidential/ashlee-brings-wintons-words-to-film/story-e6fredq3-1226325339148
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0602190/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
  9. ↑ 52 Tuesdays#Accolades
  10. 1 2 3 http://www.safilm.com.au/Article/NewsDetail.aspx?p=16&id=2697
  11. ↑ http://www.mrc.org.au/follow-it/news/247
  12. ↑ http://www.mrc.org.au/follow-it/news/290
  13. ↑ http://www.safilm.com.au/Article/NewsDetail.aspx?p=16&id=2511
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SolGBZ2f6L0
  15. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/archive/entertainment/persian-refugee-and-film-maker-nima-raoofi-has-huge-following/story-e6fredqc-1226662824423
  16. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447742/
  17. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1595003/
  18. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322641/fullcredits#directors
  19. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1165237/?ref_=fn_al_nm_2
  20. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/10/29/3052552.htm?site=adelaide
  21. ↑ http://www.theridemovie.org/
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