SAE Open Day Focus
Ella Hooper
In the lead up to SAE's Open Day on 30 Jan at the South Melbourne campus, we grabbed one of the speakers on the day - musician, TV and radio host Ella Hooper - to answer a few questions about her career.
How did you manage to turn your creative passion into a career? Big dreaming, brain scheming, hard working and getting back up when you fall-downing! Firstly I shared my music, through entering triple j's Unearthed competition, and turned that radio play bit by bit into a career.
Every career has ups and downs — how do you get through the rough patches? A strong sense of self!
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What advice would you give someone currently looking to enter the same area you are in? Find your own voice! (Voice can be style or time, not literally your voice.) Find what it is that YOU can offer that no one else can. Go inwards to find something unique.
If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would it be? Do what you first wanted to do, trust that first instinct and follow it. I think first impulses are often correct. Not over-thought.
What will you be speaking about at the SAE Open Day? I'll talk about ups and downs and the weird bits in between. I don't think you learn as much from the good times as the challenging ones.
In the lead up to SAE's Open Day on 30 Jan at the South Melbourne campus, we grabbed one of the speakers on the day - big wave surfer Mark Mathews - to answer a few questions about his career.
How did you manage to turn your creative passion into a career? I spent time learning from other professional surfers to give myself a road map on what I needed to do.
Every career has ups and downs — how do you get through the rough patches? Focus on the 'why'.
What advice would you give someone currently looking to enter the same area you are in? Weigh up the risks versus the rewards.
If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would it be? Failure is a huge part of success.
What will you be speaking about at the SAE Open Day? Dealing with fear, failure and stress as a professional big wave surfer.
In the lead up to SAE's Open Day on 30 Jan at the South Melbourne campus, we grabbed one of the speakers on the day - filmmaker Macario De Souza - to answer a few questions about his career.
How did you manage to turn your creative passion into a career? Through years of consistent creative output, diving in the deep end and learning on the job, and a few breaks helped opened some doors.
Every career has ups and downs — how do you get through the rough patches? Remaining patient and positive.
What advice would you give someone currently looking to enter the same area you are in? Get to know your tools so you have a good understanding of how all areas of your field works. Start a website/page, constantly put out work and build your brand. The work will soon follow.
If you could go back in time and give yourself some advice, what would it be? Ask more questions and test yourself in different environments, not just within your own circles.
What will you be speaking about at the SAE Open Day? How I went from my tertiary education and into the TV/film/music industry. I want to push the idea of starting early and being a jack of all trades.
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