June/July 2006

SAE Byron Bay, international Headquarters of SAE Institute, has designed an Exceptional Student Scholarship program to attract SAE's most promising audio engineers, music producers, film makers and creative media professionals to the Centre of Excellence in Byron Bay.

Apply on-line or read more about how SAE is making this $40 million campus the world's premiere digital and creative media centre on www.saebyronbay.com/scholarships

April/May 2006

As part of the SAE industry training protocol, SAE Auckland welcomes new lecturer Sam Kiwan to its Diploma in Film Making program.

Sam’s wealth of practical and theoretical and academic experience makes him ideally suited to a Diploma that combines all three elements.

Sam received his secondary school education in New Zealand and after completing a Certificate in Business studies at AUT University, moved to Australia when he enrolled at Bond University. There he completed a BA (double major in Film & Television and International Relations) and an MA in Film and Television.

His practical experience has included roles as cameraman and director in Dubai and Australia, and a TV News Director at BNN on the Gold Coast.

His teaching experience has included a position as a cinematography tutor at Bond University.

We look forward to Sam’s contribution towards current and future Diploma in Film Making programs.

Feb/Mar 2006

SAE (Auckland) NEW ZEALAND is launching its' new 12-month fulltime program commencing June 2006 - DIPLOMA IN FILM MAKING (level 5).

Become part of the revolution in digital media that has blown open the doors for those passionate about visual production.

See high-resolution images streaming from your camera on set. Preview composites and VFX in real time. Cut, Grade and Mix your production from a single workstation. Refine your product with surround sound in our Post Production Studio. Share your vision with the world.

Digital video and digital post-production has made film production affordable and immediate. By mastering these technologies, our students will exert an unprecedented level of control over the production process and author unique new-world cinema.

!  ISN'T IT TIME YOU MADE THAT MOVIE  !

Click Here for Full Film Making Program Details

Nov 05/Jan 06

SAE (Auckland) NEW ZEALAND is launching a new part-time program in Electronic Music Production (EMP).

This unique program provides an opportunity for music enthusiasts to unleash their passion for sound on the best music equipment on the planet, training with the industry experts.

The program encourages individualism and combines the fundamentals of electronic music production with practical experimentation and personal creativity.

Students will graduate from the six-month program with the skills and knowledge to create the music they love and gain a strong foundation for future learning.

Click Here for Full EMP Program Details

This innovative feature of SAE is creating considerable success within New Zealand secondary school music departments.

The Studio Recording Initiative offered school music groups the opportunity to make a recording at SAE's industry standard studios   free of charge.

Key Features of the Studio Recording Initiative

• Each group will visit SAE Institute recording studios for a
  2-hour period.
• The students will have a brief tour through SAE's facilities (including 3 recording studios, and the post-production,
  MIDI and mastering suites).
• The students will be given a brief description of the role of the audio engineer and the academic options provided by SAE Institute from Diploma to BA (Hons) degree.
• A studio recording of a rehearsed piece of music
  (selected by arrangement prior to the visit) will be made.
• The piece of music can be original, and in any genre
  (from rock to string quartet). Vocalists can also be included.
• SAE Diploma in Engineering students will be undertaking the recording under the direct supervision of an SAE lecturer.
• Any other students in the visiting group will be able to stay in the control room and observe the recording process.
• Students from the music group will be able to listen to and comment on their performance, and re-record sections where appropriate.

All students will then be able to observe the process of finally mixing their piece.

• The completed piece will be transferred to a CD.
• The CD will be given to the teacher.
• Limited to Years 12 and 13.

Schools wishing to participate in this exciting venture are invited to contact Dr John Reynolds, Academic Coordinator, (09) 373 4712 email: jreynolds@sae.edu.

Franz Joseph Haydn's String Quartet No 39, was performed by four young women from nearby Diocesan School for Girls. Having practiced this challenging piece they came into the studio where two of our students had volunteered to make a recording. These students were solely responsible for microphone placement, rehearsing, recording and post-production evaluation.

Recording acoustic classical instruments is a special challenge for young audio engineers, as the ensemble has to be recorded as one group. Although the instruments are not recorded and mixed individually, the recording must ensure that there is a degree of separation between them – in this case the two violins, viola and cello.

As well as seeking to expand the recording options for our students, SAE New Zealand is also keen to encourage more young women into the recording industry. With the rapid development of the New Zealand recording and film industries, there is an expanding range of opportunities in these and other creative industries. Consequently the recording provided us with the chance to show the young players the roles played by our two audio engineering students (male and female) and to discuss with them the available career opportunities.

SAE NZ's Principal, Mr. Joseph Campus says: “I'm very pleased that our multimedia and audio students can make elaborate use of this highly powerful and complex production studio. Our students can extend their creativity into the world of moving pictures from creating professional projects in a simulated theatre-style, of audio and visual experience”.