Software Training & Forms/Protocols for RMIT Media Students
Film, Audio, Media, RMIT – Pre-Production | Production | Post-Production (A treasure trove of handy information and resources you will need throughout your time in the Media program – includes information on safety protocols when shooting, release forms, technical resources (like Paul R’s Adobe Premiere notes and cheatsheets, as well as regular posts about opportunities to get your work out there in festivals and competitions).
Lynda – free via RMIT Library. Goldmine of training videos (many for relevant software we use) – great for whole courses or short sessions on something specific you might need to do within a particular program like Premiere Pro, Audition etc)
Copyright-free OR Creative Commons Licensed Media and Music
Good sites to trawl for materials you can use in your productions. This list will be updated as new sites come to our attention.
WARNING: it is YOUR responsibility to dig deep and read the fine print for every different piece of media – i.e. WHAT KIND OF LICENCE DOES IT HAVE -> IF YOU CAN”T FIND OUT THEN DON’T USE IT. Don’t assume just because it is on a particular website!
- https://soundcloud.com/groups/creative-commons – you will be setting up your own account anyway
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCht8qITGkBvXKsR1Byln-wA – Audio Library – No copyright music
- http://ccmixter.org/ – need to set up account
- http://www.openmusicarchive.org/ – older out of copyright recordings
- https://archive.org/details/audio
- Macaulay Library – amazing collection of nature/wildlife sounds
- The Public Domain Project
- Flickr: The Commons
Protecting your own work
Creative Commons (Australia) – info about licenses
Equipment Manuals for Media One