Press release from International Film School Sydney
High profile film industry expert, Stephen Murphy, has been appointed as the new Head of Teaching and Post Technology at the International Film School Sydney (IFSS).
The IFSS is run through the University of Wollongong’s largest subsidiary and global education provider, ITC.
Stephen Murphy’s fascination with creative technologies began at an early age, around the time he won a small reel-to-reel tape recorder in a competition. After learning to use it to make recordings, he pulled it apart to learn how it performed its magic.
In 1978 Stephen entered the Australian Film and Television School and upon graduation he worked on commercials, corporates and short films before moving on to telemovies, mini-series and feature films.
He has worked on location and in post-production and along the way he began teaching others about the art and craft of production. From 1988 to 1995 Stephen was Head of Sound at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) where he guided many talented students.
After his time at AFTRS, Stephen returned to freelance work continuing to record, edit and mix for film and television productions of all formats and genres. Throughout this period he also worked for Dolby Laboratories as a sound consultant, assisting filmmakers in Australia and New Zealand on more than 250 feature films.
Teaching remains a passion for Stephen and in 2001 he began teaching for TAFE NSW at North Sydney College.. Having completed postgraduate qualifications in education, Stephen is currently undertaking doctoral studies at the University of Technology, Sydney, researching professional identity among film and television educators.