Griffith Film School has more than 90 students and graduates working with Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games official broadcaster NEP.
The Host Broadcast Training Program has provided Griffith film students with hands-on experience in the lead-up to the Games, working on NEP live broadcasts for network television.
94 Griffith Film School students and graduates are working with NEP Host Broadcast during the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018), with another seven working directly with Official Rights Holders, including Channel 7 and the BBC.
The paid roles are spread across all of the Games venues – from camera assistants to runners and audio technicians.
“These roles provide students with the opportunity for paid work in a real-life industry setting, and to network with media professionals,’’ says Gerry O’Leary, Head of NEP Broadcast Training.
“It is important to get our next generation of broadcast technologists and content creators experience in the real world.
“The live skills they learn are
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Griffith photography students to exhibit at GC2018
Photography students from the Queensland College of Art will have their work displayed at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
A series of large scale images will be on display at the GC2018 Main Media Centre – a purpose-built hub in Broadbeach that will host press representatives from around the globe, providing a backdrop for live crosses and interviews during the Games.
Queensland College of Art Photography program director Dr Heather Faulkner said the project offered students unprecedented exposure for their work.
“Griffith University is the Official Creative Arts Partner of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, and it’s great to see our students being given these once in a lifetime experiences as part of that,” she said.
Queensland College of Art Photomedia convenor Dr Isaac Brown has worked with students to pull together the exhibition.
He said the brief for the students was based around three themes: performance and control, mind and body and
Grand designs
Queensland College of Art graduate Meryl Keioskie has won the Design Institute of Australia‘s Queensland Graduate of the Year Award (GOTYA).
Meryl said she was “in complete shock” about the award, which recognised her Honours project – an arresting graphic novel about her life with Asperger’s Syndrome.
“I didn’t think I even had a chance,” she said.
“It took me a while to process – I think it’s the first thing I’ve ever won.
“I put so much into this project, but it came as such a shock that other people liked it.
“I’m beginning to believe in myself and my work, and this award is proof that I’m on the right track.”
Art with a purpose
Meryl was diagnosed at the age of 18 with Asperger’s Syndrome – a form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) which affects how people perceive the world and interact with others.
“I always felt different to everyone else, and I felt ashamed of it for many
Griffith grad Kate Miller-Heidke headlines Festival 2018
Queensland Conservatorium alumnus Kate Miller-Heidke will rock the Queensland Music Stage at Festival 2018 on April 14.
The multi-platinum selling artist is one of the major drawcards at the multi-arts festival, which runs alongside the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Miller-Heidke graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium in 2002 with a Bachelor of Music, majoring in classical voice. She plays the Queensland Music Stage, which will showcase Queensland’s best musical talent.
Queensland Conservatorium Director Professor Scott Harrison said the Con had produced many remarkable vocalists who had transformed the Australian music scene – from Dami Im to Katie Noonan and Megan Washington.
“Kate Miller-Heidke is one of many talented alumni making their mark on the world stage,” he said.
“We remain the dream destination for aspiring young musicians from around the world – this has been confirmed by our position among the top 50 performing arts programs in the world, and our recent ranking as the
Commonwealth Sports Universities Network launched
The Commonwealth Sports Universities Network (CSUN) celebrated its official launch on the Gold Coast, on Tuesday, on the eve of the Opening Ceremony for the XXI Commonwealth Games. The CGF partnered with Griffith University to debut the Network, which aims to create a formal sporting partnership between the CGF and, initially, five foundation Universities from across the Commonwealth.
The success of the CGF and Griffith University’s existing Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games partnership was the inspiration behind the establishment of the Network. The CGF and Griffith University have been joined by four additional founding member Universities – the University of Ottawa (Canada), University of Toronto (Canada), University of Johannesburg (South Africa) and Strathclyde University (Scotland) – for the Network’s inaugural meeting on the Gold Coast today.
Exciting new initiative
“The Commonwealth Sports Universities Network is an exciting new initiative that builds on our existing research and internship relationships with higher education institutions across
Tracing memories, tracking technology from 1982 – 2018
In 1982, as Robert de Castella was powering his way to gold through the streets of Brisbane and the Queen was visiting the Nathan campus, David Thiel was embarking on an academic career at Griffith University.
Getting to work in the early days meant presenting a special tag at a boom gate at the Kessels Road entrance at the bottom of the campus.
“Kessels Road was closed during the Games right up to Mains Road,” he says. “We were allowed on campus with a special tag. I was coming to work to research and to snoop.”
Campus growth
During that time he witnessed the growth of the campus and the development of a new building for the athletes’ accommodation. Nearby, at the northern end of the campus, another space was refurbished to provide the athletes with a games and entertainment area. “I remember the glittering disco ball and the flashing light.”
David, then a session
New insights into what the Games are all about
Griffith University experts have played an important role in providing the local community with a unique and informative perspective into the delivery and staging of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018).
Through the 2018 Inside Scoop series, hosted by City of Gold Coast Libraries, residents gained a telling insight into topics like the architecture of the Games’ venues, what athletes can expect at the GC2018 Commonwealth Games Village and the various possible legacies of GC2018.
Professor Paul Burton (left), Director, Cities Research Institute, and Professor Susanne Becken, Director, Griffith Institute for Tourism, brought their expertise to bear on two of the prevailing questions in the build-up to the Games: Why is the Gold Coast a great city to host a major event like GC2018? How can hosting GC2018 benefit the city into the future?
“The city has the infrastructure and a great track record of successfully hosting major events,” Professor Burton said. “The
Griffith’s Checklist for Clubs
Being mindful of your ‘capacity for growth’
Increasing participant or member numbers typically requires that you have enough coaches and managers to cater for the increase in demand. Understand that a ‘waiting list’ of names is not a legacy – it is actually a failure to cater for the increase in demand. From another angle, there is no point taking on another 100 members this season, if it burns the committee out and none of the volunteers or coaches want to come back the following year, and we know this is the reality of growth in community sport.
Has your club/committee discussed what is realistic to expect around Games-time? What would be an ideal scenario? What would you need in place to achieve that? What adjustments do you need to make so this growth is sustainable?
Creating a festival effect
Many people will be fortunate enough to have tickets to attend events, and others
Opening Ceremony to crown students’ architecture project
Architecture student Sarah Paige was at university during the holidays when lecturer Karine Dupre approached her with a project that would enhance and invigorate her studies in a way she could never have anticipated.
The project will reach a spectacular culmination on Wednesday night, April 4, when the Official Opening Ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is beamed to Australia and the world.
On the back of the approach from Associate Professor Dupre, Sarah teamed up with fellow architecture students, Kirra Keating, Brian Mates and Nikki Findlay, to create a 3D model of Carrara Stadium that has played a central functional role in the design of what promises to be a memorable Opening Ceremony.
The talented student group was charged with the task of creating a 1:100 scale model of Carrara Stadium that would enable the ceremony designers to picture and plan each step for the gala show.
“It’s only when you
Engineering input makes Velodrome a perfect Games venue
A touch of engineering ingenuity will be at work when cyclists at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games enter the heat of battle at the Anna Meares Velodrome on April 5.
Dr Peter Woodfield, a senior lecturer at the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University, has brought his expertise to bear on an airy issue after he was approached by Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC).
The problem to be solved surrounded air movement and how the best of both worlds would be struck for both elite athletes on the track and eager spectators in the stands.
“The thought was to install some fans inside the Velodrome and try and use those fans to make it comfortable for the spectators without interfering with the athletes on the track,” says Dr Woodfield, whose academic expertise straddles computational heat transfer, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
Complex geometry
“The challenging point for me was the