In this workshop we were spoken to by Brian who gave us initial feedback on the audio essay. We showed him some brief paragraphs that were written regarding ACMI. He suggested we consider how it is not only a media institution, but has helped grow Melbourne’s cultural and historical heritage.

Following this advice, our group hired a recording device and went down to the ACMI Gallery 1 to both explore, learn and ultimately record some background sounds. This was my first visit to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and it was intensely interesting and exciting. There were a number of unique learning opportunities and plenty more entertaining exhibits, screens and games. I was particularly enthralled by Mario 64 which they had running, as well as a unique light display in an almost completely dark room. There were also a number of learning opportunities presented in an almost documentary or museum-like way, such as Cate Blanchet and a focus on Indigenous actors. The recordings were of random background sounds as well as audio segments that ACMI has stationed around their gallery.

This helped provide an insight into workings of ACMI, where we saw people actively involved in the setup, many of whom were learning and having fun.