Degrees and Diplomas in Music, Audio Engineering, Film and Television Production, Entertainment Business Management, 3D Animation and Game Design are programmed with a variety of practical tasks that take advantage of current technologies at JMC Academy.
The tertiary institute ensures all software and hardware used is industry standard. According to Kim Edwards, Head of Animation and Game Design, Melbourne Campus, ‘Absolutely you are equipped to move across platforms if required but we teach our students on the gear common to the majority of global studios.’
Yet for JMC Academy it is the development of creative expression enabled by technology that remains their primary educational focus. ‘Anyone can jump online and learn the buttons, levers, whistles to blow. But how you should use them and the ideas that drive their use is key to progress for our students from amateurs to professionals,’ said Edwards.
Facilities over the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne campuses include professional audio recording studios with 5.1 surround sound mixing on both digital and analogue recording consoles, film and television recording studios, rehearsal studios and green screen studios. There are also post-production and digital editing suites, digital media and animation labs, professional cameras and lighting, and auditoriums that can be used for performances.
CEO of JMC Academy George Markakis explains that keeping up with a fast-changing industry requires careful consideration. ‘We are still mindful of what technology we need to select to ensure we deliver the best quality education we can. So we have invested in top-of-the line equipment including a new Motion Capture facility, the SSL Duality in the Sydney campus,’ he said.
While JMC Academy consistently updates its in-house technologies, it is all too aware of the rapid shifts that define the digital age. With this in mind, JMC Academy has adopted an approach that ensures the fundamentals of each art form are fully explored. ‘In our Animation courses, we teach basic drawing skills before we move on to the more advanced technology skills. Audio students are still taught with both analogue and digital technology. We enable our students to graduate with a wide-range of skills that can be adaptive to different technologies and environments,’ said Markakis.
This broad understanding of the basics ensures ease of technological crossover in the future. According to Markakis, ‘The focus is not on ‘what’ technology to adopt, but on the fundamentals of the craft so it can be applied to any technology moving forward.’
Applications are currently open for 2014 course enrolment at JMC Academy, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.
