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Roto Artist Chris La Jump Starts His Career at RSP Education
Adelaide native Chris La grew up enamored with movie magic. As a young man in 2016, he took a step toward turning his infatuation into a lifetime career by enrolling in Rising Sun Pictures’ Graduate Certificate Program in Compositing and Tracking.
read moreSMPTE Hollywood Section Hosts 2nd Annual Career Day
University students from across Southern California met at the Television Academy’s Saban Media Center on April 27 to learn about technical careers in the media and entertainment industry at the 2nd annual Career Day, produced by the Hollywood Section of SMPTE®, the organization that is defining the future of storytelling.
read moreEntertainment Industry Trade Groups Launch Non-Profit Mentoring Program
A coalition of leading trade and professional groups have formed a non-profit organization to provide mentoring services to young people seeking behind-the-scenes careers in the media and entertainment industry.
read moreMonika Batchelor Uses RSP Training as a Springboard to a Career in Hollywood
Monika Batchelor completed RSP’s Graduate Certificate in Composting and Tracking program in 2016. She then beat long odds by securing a visa to enter the United States through the country’s green card lottery system.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Expects 2019 to be a Big Year for VFX Education
As 2018 comes to a close, Rising Sun Pictures Education can look back on a year that saw its program grow, its partnership with the University of South Australia deepen and a record number of its graduates find meaningful employment in a booming visual effects industry.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Education: Joannah Anderson Interview
Rising Sun Pictures Education has served as the stepping stone that many young artists have used to make the leap from the classroom to industry. Joannah Anderson is one. Having successfully completed the RSP / UniSA 12-week Graduate Certificate Program in Dynamic Effects and Lighting earlier this year, Joannah has just landed her first job as a Junior 3D Lighting Artist at Technicolor’s newly-launched Mill Film studio in Adelaide.
read more“Lucy and DiC” Receives Screen Australia Funding for Web Series
Former Rising Sun Pictures artist Jeremy Kelly-Bakker has received investment funding from Screen Australia to develop his short film, Lucy and DiC, into a web series through We Made a Thing Studios, the production company he formed with partner Tom Phillips.
read moreRising Sun Pictures Education: Russel Balugo Interview
Russel Balugo successfully completed The RSP / UniSA Graduate Certificate program in Dynamic Effects and Lighting earlier this year. A short time later, he accepted a position as a 3D generalist at Rotor Studios, a live action and production studio in Sydney that has produced award-winning work for Toyota and other international brands.
read morePace Pictures Hosts Global Cinematography Institute
Pace Pictures recently hosted international filmmakers from the Global Cinematography Institute for an intensive, hands-on workshop on color grading. Participants included students from China, Israel, Argentina and elsewhere enrolled in a course entitled Advanced Post-Production (DI) for Cinematographers.
read moreSMPTE Hollywood Section Hosts Career Day
STEM students learn about technical careers in the entertainment industry at day-long event LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood Section of SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology, recently hosted students from colleges and universities across Southern California for Career Day, a day-long event focused on technology-oriented employment opportunities in the media and entertainment...
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Creative DirectorKeith Gayhart directs content strategy for the agency, combining keen storytelling skill with deep knowledge of the media landscape from Top Ten print and electronic media outlets to industry and enthusiast websites and blogs.
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