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f you’ve driven past the Port Macquarie TAFE Campus late at night and seen vampires in the car park, don’t be alarmed; it’s just the shortfilm and makeup students honing their creative talents. An exciting collaboration has been sparked, with the Certificate IV in Digital Media students enlisting the Diploma of Specialist Make-up Services students to provide high-tech make-up support for their short film shoots. Digital media teacher Todd Millerd was excited that his students could make their films as realistic as possible. “We do a lot of shooting at night, so that we can control the light, and we did some vampire shoots in the bottom car park that probably looked a bit dodgy to people driving past,” Todd says.
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“It was awesome to have that real-life experience, and we are really lucky to have a film school here on campus, because it gives the students practice and helps to build their confidence and techniques,” she says.
“It was good for the two classes to collaborate in the creative process. The film students presented a design brief, and then the makeup students were able to develop the concepts with makeup tests, which is industry standard. It’s very much about teamwork, so this was a golden opportuniWith specialist ty for all the students. t s no
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makeup, it’ ty just about a pret ng ti ea cr e ar u face; yo r film fo rs te ac ar real ch comes and TV, so it be ic more of an artist out ab pursuit and less beauty.”
“The students do all the work for the films, they write a script and a screenplay, create a storyboard and then there’s the shooting, and that’s a lot of fun. We capture the high-definition video and audio, and then there is the post-production sound and special effects. It’s quite a process, but it’s a lot of fun. Get the experience you need to pursue your future career by studying with your local university in Port Macquarie.
the film shoot was a great opportunity for her students.
“This year’s shoot was the first time we’ve had makeup artists on board, and they were fantastic. It made our films a lot more realistic, and it was like a real job for the makeup artists.” Specialist makeup teacher Belinda Balding has 15 years’ experience as a freelance film and TV makeup artist under her belt, and she agrees
“With specialist makeup, it’s not just about a pretty face; you are creating real characters for film and TV, so it becomes more of an artistic pursuit and less about beauty.”
For more information on the Certificate IV in Digital Media or the Diploma of Specialist Makeup Services, call 1300 628 233. Both qualifications will enrol new students in February 2017. Alongside filmmaking, the digital media qualification also includes training in still photography, game theory and creating a game, stop motion animation (claymation) and 2D animation. In the specialist makeup class, students will continue to hone their craft with work experience through collaborations at the Players Theatre and other venues around town.